Hayatou to stand for another term

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee has after deliberations last week deemed candidatures for the CAF President and CAF Executive Committee elections for the 2017-2021 valid.

The outgoing president Issa Hayatou has indicated to stand for the position again, and will vie for it with Ahmad, who uses just one name - Madagascar.

Hayatou, 70, was initially elected to the role in 1988 and, if he wins re-elections at the CAF Congress in two months’ time, will extend to 33 years his reign as head of African football’s governing body.

The next election is in Addis Ababa on March 16.

Other decisions are:

Elections for CAF Executive Committee for the period 2017-2021

Northern Zone

Outgoing member: Mohamed Raouraoua (Algeria)

Candidates: Anwar El Tashani (Libya)

Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco)

Mohamed Raouraoua (Algeria)

West Zone A

Outgoing member: Amadou Diakite (Mali)

Candidates: Amadou Diakite (Mali)

Hassan Musa Bility (Liberia)

West Zone B

Outgoing member: Anjorin Moucharafou (Benin)

Candidates: Amaju Melvin Pinnick (Nigeria)

Anjorin Moucharafou (Benin)

Central Zone

Outgoing member: Adoum Djibrine (Chad)

Candidates: Adoum Djibrine (Chad)

Central-East Zone

Outgoing member: Magdi Shams El Din (Sudan)

Candidates: Juneidi Basha Tilmo (Ethiopia)

Magdi Shams El Din (Sudan)

Moses Magogo (Uganda)

Suleiman Hassan Waberi (Djibouti)

Southern Zone (2 Vacancies)

Outgoing members: Ahmad (Madagascar)

Suketu Patel (Seychelles)

Candidates: Danny Jordaan (South Africa)

Frans Mbidi (Namibia)

Rui Eduardo Da Costa (Angola)

Suketu Patel (Seychelles)

Female Candidate (1 vacancy)

Candidates: Isha Johansen (Sierra Leone)

Lydia Nsekera (Burundi)



Elections of African representatives to the FIFA Council for the period 2017 – 2021 and subject to eligibility confirmation by FIFA, the following candidates were approved for the election of African members onto the FIFA Council:

Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish Grouping

Tarek Bouchamaoui (Tunisia)

Francophone Grouping

Constant Omari Selemani (DR Congo)

Augustin Sidy Diallo (Cote d’Ivoire)

Anglophone Grouping

Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana)

Leodegar Tenga (Tanzania)

Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)

Open applications (3 vacancies, including one female member)

Almamy Kabele Camara (Guinea)

Chabur Goc (South Sudan)

Danny Jordaan (South Africa)

Hani Abo Rida (Egypt)

Lydia Nsekera (Burundi)

Meanwhile, following the reports of the CAF inspection teams, the CAF Executive Committee unanimously decided (with the exception of the President of the Malagasy Football Federation) to withdraw the hosting rights of the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2017 from Madagascar.

The CAF Secretariat will launch a new bid for applications within a limited period (until 30 January 2017) for the selection of a new host.

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