The Jordanian has written to FIFA’s Electoral Committee to ask them to investigate the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which has been penned ahead of next month’s Presidential election.

It was signed in Rwanda by CAF and acting FIFA President, Issa Hayatou, and AFC President Shaikh Salman.

It is claimed that the MoU will see the two Confederations work closer together on the development of football, with the four-year agreement providing a "framework for exchanges between organisations on competitions and their formation".

Prince Ali, however, says it may be in breach of FIFA's electoral code and fears that voting African countries will now back Shaikh Salman on mass at the election on February 26.

The "improved sharing of information, experiences and initiating high level competitions" have also been claimed as benefits of the partnership, while the organisations say they will hold joint programmes in fields such as coaching, refereeing, youth football and women's football.

“I have written to the FIFA Ad Hoc Electoral Committee informing them of my concerns and asking them to examine the matter,” Prince Ali said in a statement.

“I have always promoted cross-regional understanding, however the timing of this MoU between the AFC and the CAF looks like a blatant attempt to engineer a bloc vote.

“Africa’s proud football associations are not for sale and development resources belonging to National Football Associations should not be used by Presidential candidates and Confederation Presidents for political expediency.

“Questions must be asked: was this deal approved by the members of the executive committees of both the AFC and CAF and is the timing of the announcement, prior to a Presidential election, acceptable?

“Now more than ever, this apparent exploitation of Confederation resources shows the world that the actions of individuals must stop bringing FIFA into disrepute.”

With the CAF boasting 54 National Associations and the AFC 46, a bloc vote in favour of a candidate would take them close to the required winning margin with a total of 209 votes available.

During the 2015 FIFA election in May, the vast majority of both Confederations opted to back Sepp Blatter, who eventually defeated Prince Ali by a margin of 133-73.

The Swiss announced his resignation just days later from the scandal-hit organisation, with Blatter and UEFA chief Michel Platini eventually being given eight-year bans from footballing activity last month.

It followed a FIFA Ethics Committee investigation into a "disloyal" payment of CHF2 million (£1.4 million/$2 million/€1.8 million) made to Platini by Blatter.

Shaikh Salman and Prince Ali are joined by UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino, South African businessman Tokyo Sexwale and France’s Jérôme Champagne in contesting the election at FIFA’s Extraordinary Congress in Zurich.