Tanzania Football Federation president Wallace Karia has stepped down from the contest to claim a Fifa Council post for the African Anglophone nations.
Karia was among the candidates who had shown interest in the council position but his withdrawal means Kenya's Nick Mwendwa, Amaju Pinnick of Nigeria, Malawi's Walter Nyamilandou and Andrew Kamanga of Zambia are the remaining candidates who will square it out for the remaining Anglophone slot.
"Tanzania Football Federation President [Wallace] Karia has withdrawn from the African Anglophone Fifa Council representative race," TFF's statement obtained by Goal read.
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"After wider consultation with federation presidents from the Cecafa region, where he is the president, Karia has decided to quit the race in order to put more energy and focus on TFF and Cecafa.