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Rodrigues had a lucrative career in business before he started the Guyana Women's National Team programme, leading them to the 2010 CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Championships.
He has also guided them to the Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, which are due take place in the United States from February 10th to 21st.
As part of his manifesto, the Guyanese hopes to distribute more of CONCACAF's money to Member Associations and he has also proposed the creation of a CONCACAF Football Council, which would advise the President and Executive Committee on a range of football issues, including competition formats.
Antigua and Barbuda's Caribbean Football Union president Gordon Derrick has reportedly privately indicated he is keen on the position in the past and could also launch a bid for the Presidency.
Canada Soccer President Montagliani is rumored to be the preferred candidate of the North and Central American region.
Rodrigues is hoping to take over as head of an organization which is at the center of the scandal engulfing FIFA as three of its former Presidents, including Hawit, have been indicted by the DOJ.
The body’s most recent President, Jeffrey Webb of the Cayman Islands, has since pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, three counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering.
He was one of seven people to plead guilty to the charges filed by the DOJ.
Webb followed Jack Warner in taking up the CONCACAF hot-seat after the Trinidad and Tobago businessman was suspended in 2011 for his role in widespread corruption within world football.
He was then banned from football for life in September by the FIFA Ethics Committee.
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