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Zaki, a businessman from South Africa, was in the African Union Patrice Motsepe As president in March 2021, he succeeded the Malagasy Ahmed Ahmed, who was pursued on suspicion of corruption after succeeding in 2017 the late Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, who was also followed by several corruption scandals.
During the next General Assembly, the following positions will be filled: President of the Union, members of the Executive Committee and African representatives in the Council FIFA.
And it was not produced enough No official statement has been made yet, only publishing a report on their official website about the group’s financial situation, which was discussed at the assembly.
The source said: “The General Assembly agreed to hold the next CAF elections in Cairo on March 12.
He said: “The General Assembly agreed to abolish the article that the age of the candidate for the position of the president of the federation and the members of the Executive Committee should not be more than 70 years, which was approved in 2017, and opened the door to application without age restrictions.”
This change seems to benefit several officials, including Al-Masry Hani Abu RidaThe former president of the Egyptian Federation and a member of the FIFA Council, who is 71 years old, means that he had no right to run for the post of CAF President or the membership of the Executive Committee. according to the previous rules which were abolished. confirmed.
The current CAF President, Motsepe (62 years old), has not yet announced his intention to run for another term, as he refused to answer a question at a press conference held after the General Assembly in this regard, saying that he will respond at the appropriate time.
The source continued: “The General Assembly also approved the abolition of nominations for African members to the FIFA Council according to the distribution of the official languages of the federation (French, English, Arabic and Portuguese), as before, on supply that nominations for membership of the FIFA Council take place without being bound by linguistic distribution or geographical areas.”
He concluded: “Nominations for the post of CAF President, membership of the Executive Committee, and membership of the FIFA Council will be opened within days, and will continue until November 12, as the rules state that applications will be closed 120 days before the deadline. the date of the election.”
Motsepe’s term expires in March 2025, as do the terms of Djibouti’s Executive Committee members, Suleiman Wabiri (third vice-president), Cameroonian Seydou Ngoya (fourth vice-president), and Comorian Kenizat Ibrahim (fifth vice-president). -sitting) , as well as Tunisian Wadih Al-Jari, Liberian Mustafa Raji, and Nigerian Gabriela Hamidou, Seychelles Elvis Shetty, and Botswana McLean Cortez.
The term of the CAF members on the FIFA Council, namely the Egyptian Hani Abu Raida and the Moroccan, will also come to an end. Fawzi Lakjaa Beninese Martin Chakos, Malian Mamadou Toure, Nigerian Amaju Pinnick, and Sierra Leonean Aisha Johansen.
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Zaki, a businessman from South Africa, was in the African Union Patrice Motsepe As president in March 2021, he succeeded the Malagasy Ahmed Ahmed, who was pursued on suspicion of corruption after succeeding in 2017 the late Cameroonian Issa Hayatou, who was also followed by several corruption scandals.
During the next General Assembly, the following positions will be filled: President of the Union, members of the Executive Committee and African representatives in the Council FIFA.
And it was not produced enough No official statement has been made yet, only publishing a report on their official website about the group’s financial situation, which was discussed at the assembly.
The source said: “The General Assembly agreed to hold the next CAF elections in Cairo on March 12.
He said: “The General Assembly agreed to abolish the article that the age of the candidate for the position of the president of the federation and the members of the Executive Committee should not be more than 70 years, which was approved in 2017, and opened the door to application without age restrictions.”
This change seems to benefit several officials, including Al-Masry Hani Abu RidaThe former president of the Egyptian Federation and a member of the FIFA Council, who is 71 years old, means that he had no right to run for the post of CAF President or the membership of the Executive Committee. according to the previous rules which were abolished. confirmed.
The current CAF President, Motsepe (62 years old), has not yet announced his intention to run for another term, as he refused to answer a question at a press conference held after the General Assembly in this regard, saying that he will respond at the appropriate time.
The source continued: “The General Assembly also approved the abolition of nominations for African members to the FIFA Council according to the distribution of the official languages of the federation (French, English, Arabic and Portuguese), as before, on supply that nominations for membership of the FIFA Council take place without being bound by linguistic or geographical distribution.”
He concluded: “Nominations for the post of CAF President, membership of the Executive Committee, and membership of the FIFA Council will be opened within days, and will continue until November 12, as the rules state that applications will be closed 120 days before the deadline. the date of the election.”
Motsepe’s term expires in March 2025, as do the terms of Djibouti’s Executive Committee members, Suleiman Wabiri (third vice-president), Cameroonian Seydou Ngoya (fourth vice-president), and Comorian Kenizat Ibrahim (fifth vice-president). -sitting) , as well as Tunisian Wadih Al-Jari, Liberian Mustafa Raji, and Nigerian Gabriela Hamidou, Seychelles Elvis Shetty, and Botswana McLean Cortez.
The term of the CAF members on the FIFA Council, namely the Egyptian Hani Abu Raida and the Moroccan, will also come to an end. Fawzi Lakjaa Beninese Martin Chakos, Malian Mamadou Toure, Nigerian Amaju Pinnick, and Sierra Leonean Aisha Johansen.
