Liberian FA president, Edwin Snowe, has criticised Caf vice-president, Farah Addo, for saying bribes were offered to vote for Fifa president, Sepp Blatter.

"We in Africa, especially Liberia, know Mr Blatter to be a very clean person. So we'd like Mr Addo to retract his statement."

Vote buying

Addo had said 19 African football federations were offered incentives to vote for Blatter during the 1998 Fifa presidential elections.

He added that he was also offered $100,000 to vote for Blatter but that he refused to accept the cash.

"I'm not saying that Mr Blatter bought the votes, but those who were campaigning for him, and they are all well known, bought the votes," he said.

Addo would not name the countries involved, but said 99 percent of the federation bosses involved were no longer in charge of the associations.

Blatter's achievements

"That's not correct at all. There was no bribery involved [at the Fifa elections]," retorts Snowe.

"I was at the elections in 1998 and everyone knew what Blatter was capable of.

"Everyone stood by him and gave him the mandate to be Fifa president."

Snowe insists Blatter got Africa's votes because of what he had done for African football.

"He is a man that has given all his life to help develop football in Africa," he said.

During Blatter's tenure as Fifa president, Nigeria hosted the 1999 World Youth Cup.

Many African countries have also received Fifa's funds for football development.