The Asian Football Confederation referred statements made by Jordan Football Association president Prince Ali bin Hussein to the relevant AFC judicial bodies after the extraordinary congress meeting in Tokyo last Friday. The move followed his criticism of the AFC Congress and Gianni Infantino.
AFC response
The AFC said: "The AFC takes seriously the unsupported and entirely unsubstantiated allegations of coercion, threats or bribery. Such serious accusations must be supported by credible evidence and should not be made without a proper factual basis."
The AFC said: "Accordingly, the AFC will refer the statements made by the President of the Jordan Football Association, including the allegations raised, to the relevant AFC judicial bodies for their consideration and any further action deemed appropriate in accordance with the AFC Statutes and applicable regulations."
The AFC said neither Prince Ali nor any other member association representative had asked to speak.
Prince Ali's criticism
Prince Ali accused Infantino of hijacking the AFC Congress for his own politics. After the congress, Prince Ali claimed no one was allowed to speak, question, debate or talk to media, and described the final day as "pure politics".
In August, Prince Ali publicly attacked Infantino and accused Fifa of blackmail.
What happened in Tokyo
At the AFC's extraordinary congress meeting in Tokyo last Friday, Gianni Infantino embraced AFC president Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa in front of the membership as Sheikh Salman delivered his endorsement for the Fifa president's re-election.
Jordan FA dispute with Fifa
Prince Ali alleged Fifa offered assistance with Jordan's issues in exchange for his endorsement, following Infantino's withdrawal from a World Cup stake sale proposal.
The Jordan Football Association had waited eight months for prize money due since December for reaching the Arab Cup final in Qatar. After the Jordan Football Association posted on X about the outstanding payments, it received the prize money two days later.
Prince Ali bin Hussein said: "It does not change my clear position concerning the leadership of Fifa: my FA and I will not endorse president Infantino, nor will we vote for him."
The Independent reported that the Jordan FA was so far the only Asian nation to outwardly oppose Infantino.