SCOTTISH FA president Campbell Ogilvie has put himself forward for election to be part of Uefa's executive committee.

The former Rangers secretary will stand alongside Welsh nominee Trefor Lloyd-Hughes, who is also standing against Englishman David Gill for the position of British Fifa vice-president.

Ogilvie will find out if he has been successful in his bid at the Uefa Congress in March, and SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said: "After the best part of 40 years in football we feel Campbell's involvement in Europe and areas such as the Champions League, and his understanding of the game, will add great value at European level."

Meanwhile, the English FA is to throw its weight behind Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein's campaign for the Fifa presidency.

Chairman Greg Dyke is understood to have offered the Association's backing to the Jordanian prince and to nominate him to stand against Sepp Blatter.

Discussions have taken place between FA board members ahead of a meeting on Thursday and the decision has been taken to support Prince Ali, who has led calls for further reforms of the world governing body.

Dutch FA president Michael van Praag has also announced that he is to stand for the top job.

The FA board's view is that the more candidates who enter race to replace Blatter the better, and that they want both Prince Ali and Van Praag confirmed as candidates.

In October, Dyke stated his desire to see Blatter come up against another presidential candidate in May, saying: "The FA made it very clear we didn't think he should have stood again. We did think he stood last time on the basis that would be his last term and therefore we needed another candidate."

Dyke has also publicly welcomed the announcement by Prince Ali that he is standing, describing him as a "credible candidate".

Nominations for the presidency close on Thursday night. Of those other figures who have announced they are standing, only French former diplomat Jerome Champagne appears to have any chance of securing five nominations, which means David Ginola's bookmaker-backed campaign will be over almost as soon as it has started.