Mbidi loses CAF exco bid

Namibia Football Association president Frans Mbidi today lost out on a chance to be one of the two representatives of the southern zone on the CAF executive committee. The Namibian lost out to Angola’s Rui Da Costa and South Africa’s Danny Jordaan during the CAF General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Jordaan received 35 votes, while Da Costa got 25, with Mbidi closely coming third with 24 votes. “Congratulations to the newly elected exco members who made it. I do not regret taking part in this race,” Mbidi told Namibian Sun a while ago. “I would like to thank all those that supported me because it has shown that there are those who believe in my leadership ability.” Earlier in the day, long-serving CAF president Issa Hayatou lost out to Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar in the presidential race.

JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA