The Japan Football Association president, Kozo Tashima, ⁠has said he will run for the ⁠Fifa ​presidency in March.

Gianni Infantino, ⁠who is seeking re-election, has faced opposition since his failed ⁠move in July to bring ​private investors into ‌a new ‌Fifa commercial entity holding rights linked ‌to competitions including the World Cup.

Tashima told Sports Nippon: “I am grateful that I can make this announcement with the full support of the JFA. It’s not about winning or losing but about conveying ​to the world the honest, sound and upright attitude that Japanese football has built. What Fifa ⁠needs now are these values that ​we ​have protected. I ​have decided to run in ​order ‌to make ​this ​appeal to the world.”