Sheikh Salman al-Khalifa should be disqualified from his positions as vice-president of Fifa and president of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) if Hakeem al-Araibi is returned to Bahrain, the head of the world players’ association has said.

Al-Araibi, a Bahraini refugee who has permanent residency in Australia, has spent two months in Thai detention after he was arrested on an erroneously issued Interpol red notice at the request of Bahrain – the country he fled.