Ahmad, the new Confederation of African Football (CAF) head said controversial decisions made under Issa Hayatou leadership will be reviewed soon. Top of the decisions are African football’s television rights and tournament hosting agreements. The possibility of changing the timing of African Nations Cup finals is also on the cards, as well as the qualification […]
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Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar has been elected as the new CAF president, unseating long-serving predecessor Issa Hayatou. 57-year-old Ahmad garnered 34 votes to Hayatou’s 20 votes at the CAF Congress in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 70-year-old Hayatou’s has been in power since 1988, and was seeking an eighth four-year term, but his 29-year reign as president […]
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The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung, says Nigeria supports the candidature of Issa Hayatou in the April 2017 election for the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) presidency. Dalung told newsmen on Monday in Abuja that Nigeria’s support was based on national interest. “For the presidency of CAF, when I invited them, I told […]
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