The vote, initially scheduled for last September, has been overshadowed, however, by Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah's resignation from all of his football roles.

The Kuwaiti, a key and influential powerbroker in world sport, stepped down from his positions on the FIFA Council, its Reform Committee and the AFC Executive Committee after he appeared to be identified in a United States Department of Justice (DoJ) document in connection with their corruption investigation.

The Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) President, also head of the Olympic Council of Asia, strongly denies any wrongdoing after the DoJ seemingly identified him as "co-conspirator number two" in the case involving Guam's Richard Lai.

Lai pleaded guilty to charges of receiving nearly $1 million (£773,000/€915,000) in bribes.

As a result of his alleged link to the scandal, Kuwait's Sheikh Ahmad withdrew his candidacy on April 30 for re-election to FIFA's ruling Council.

He was one of four candidates campaigning for three positions, along with China's Zhang Jian, South Korea's Mong Gyu Chung and Mariano V Araneta of The Philippines.

The three remaining officials in the race are now set to take up the AFC's slots on the FIFA Council.

Four candidates are standing for the one place reserved for a female, with Australia's Moya Dodd, a co-opted member of the FIFA Executive Committee - which has since been rebranded as the Council - from 2013 to 2016 seen as the frontrunner.

Her toughest challenge is expected to come from Bangladesh's Mahfuza Akhter Kiron.

North Korea's Han Un Gyong and Susan Shalabi Molano of Palestine are also standing.

Dodd has called for improved governance and reform within the AFC, led by Bahrain's Shaikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al-Khalifa.

In an interview with Fox Sports Asia, the Australian said she had a "proven track record of action" in the sport.

She also addressed the case involving Lai and Sheikh Ahmad's subsequent resignation.

"It's not my role to judge," said Dodd. 

"There are others whose job it is to investigate and judge. 

"For the rest of us, the task is to be tireless in doing the right thing, in the best interests of the game, guided by integrity and the football values we share and regardless of what goes on around me, that's what I will do.

"No-one takes any pleasure in seeing either individuals or the game suffer. 

"The only response is to work harder to improve the game - to be better tomorrow than we are today and we can send a strong signal to the rest of the world by electing stewards to represent the AFC at FIFA who stand for integrity and football values."

The elections were initially due to be held in September at the AFC's Congress in Goa but the membership voted against the agenda in protest at FIFA's decision to exclude vice-president Saoud Al-Mohannadi from standing, due to allegations of ethics breaches.

World football's governing body then banned the Qatari for a year in November after he was found guilty by the Ethics Committee of breaking FIFA rules on duty of disclosure, cooperation and reporting, as well as his "general obligation to collaborate". 

But the Appeals Committee quashed his one-year ban last month.

It prompted the Qatar Football Association vice-president to criticise FIFA for what he called a "political" decision.

Al-Mohannadi is not on the candidate list for the FIFA Council elections as he was still suspended when the closing date for nominations passed in January.

He has vowed to attend tomorrow's Congress, however.

The AFC's Congress begins a key week of meetings for FIFA and its Confederations, with the Confederation of African Football also set to hold an Extraordinary Congress tomorrow.

The general secretaries of the Confederations are meeting tomorrow, just before their respective Presidents gather here.

The FIFA Council is due to meet on Tuesday (May 9).

Proposals regarding the World Cup rotation policy and handing the Bureau of the Council - comprised of the President and the six Presidents of the Confederations - more power are among the items on the agenda.

The election or dismissal of members of the judicial bodies, the Audit and Compliance Committee and the Governance Committee will also be discussed. 

The Councils of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and UEFA are also scheduled to meet on Tuesday.

The South American Football Confederation Council are due to gather on Wednesday (May 10) before CONCACAF holds their Congress.

FIFA's Congress will bring the crucial week to an end on Thursday (May 11).

The full FIFA Congress agenda can be read here.