The president of the Madagascar Football Association, Ahmad Ahmad has defeated long-serving CAF President, Issa Hayatou in the just ended CAF elections held at the Africa Union Plenary Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. His victory ends Mr. Hayatou’s 29-year reign as president of the Confederation of African Football. Join GhanaStar.com to receive daily email alerts … Read more
President of the Madagascar Football Association Ahmad Ahmad will be the latest to attempt to topple long-term President of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Issa Hayatou in elections scheduled to be held on Thursday. The elections will be held in Addis Abba, Ethiopia, where heads of the continent’s football associations have met for 39th … Read more
All eyes will be on the Confederation of African Football congress in Addis Abba on Thursday where Madagascar Football Federation boss Ahmad Ahmad and incumbent CAF president Isaa Hayatou will engage in a fierce battle for the top job in African football. Also, the Nigeria Football Federation president Amaju Pinnick will look to unseat his … Read more
There were reports yesterday that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo through the Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung ordered Pinnick to vote for Hayatou to preserve the ‘special relationship between Nigeria and Cameroun.’ The Sports Ministry yesterday denied reports that the Federal Government has ordered Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to vote for incumbent Confederation of African Football (CAF) … Read more
Issa Hayatou, the last of the old generation leaders in world football, faces a rare and determined challenge when he bids for an eighth term as head of the Confederation of African Football in Thursday’s election. Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Madagascar Football Assocation, has picked up key votes with his calls for “change” against … Read more
Ghana Football Association President Kwasi Nyantakyi and his vice George Afriyie have arrived in Addis Ababa ahead of Thursday’s CAF Elections. Nyantakyi is contesting for a four year mandate on both the CAF Executive committee and the new FIFA Council. He is up against Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga for a seat on the FIFA Council. The … Read more
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly come out in support of Hayatou’s main challenger, Ahmad Ahmad. … Read more
Nigeria’s government has ordered the head of the country’s football association to back current CAF president Issa Hayatou of Cameroon in his re-election bid, a senior official said Monday. The decree from on high came despite Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick having publicly come out in support of Hayatou’s main challenger, Ahmad Ahmad. … Read more
Ahmad Ahmad insisted Thursday he can bring widespread, meaningful change to African football if he unseats Issa Hayatou as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Ahmad, a CAF executive committee member and head of the Madagascar football federation, made a whistle-stop visit to Nigeria to canvas for support in the CAF presidential poll … Read more
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino who was in Ghana on a one-day visit toured the Accra Sports Stadium on Monday. He flew in from Zimbabwe where he met a number of high-profile African football leaders, including South African Football Association boss Danny Jordaan, Nigerian Football Federation chief Amaju Melvin Pinnick. The man who is challenging Issa … Read more
The head of Nigerian football’s governing body is at loggerheads with his executive committee after he endorsed Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad to be president of the Confederation of African Football. The Nigerian Football Federation said it had called a meeting on Tuesday to distance itself from Amaju Pinnick’s position and instead throw its weight behind the … Read more
ZIFA and Cosafa president, Philip Chiyangwa might have plunged himself into hot water over his “birthday celebrations” gathering in Harare on Thursday night, which was attended by football association (FA) presidents as well as Fifa boss Gianni Infantino, as Confederation of African Football president, Issa Hayatou has chosen to pursue the matter at the continental … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino met Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe on Friday a day after he attended a birthday party for the country’s football chief, an official said. Zimbabwe Football Association spokesman Xolisani Gwesela confirmed to AFP that Infantino had paid a courtesy call on Mugabe at State House, but gave no details. The 46-year-old Swiss-Italian … Read more
South Africa sports minister Fikile Mbalula Monday denied a Confederation of African Football statement that President Jacob Zuma was backing incumbent Issa Hayatou in the CAF leadership race. A CAF statement made the claim after its president met Zuma at the weekend ahead of the African Super Cup match in Pretoria between Mamelodi Sundowns of … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino will be in South Africa and Zimbabwe this week to meet African football bosses and attend a birthday party. He has invited all 54 African national football association presidents to Johannesburg for two days of meetings, starting Tuesday. The 46-year-old Swiss-Italian leaves for Harare Thursday to attend the birthday party of … Read more
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is set to travel to Zimbabwe next week for a high-profile visit that has sent long-serving CAF boss Issa Hayatou into panic mode as the Cameroonian is cognisant of the blustery winds of change sweeping through the corridors of power in African football. The Swiss lawyer is scheduled to fly into … Read more
The Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA) unanimously endorsed Ahmad Ahmad as a presidential candidate in upcoming Confederation of African Football (Caf) elections. Ahmad, currently the head of Madagascar’s FA, had already outlined his intention to challenge long-standing Caf ruler Issa Hayatou in March’s elections in Ethiopia. Cosafa announced their backing for Ahmad following … Read more
The Confederation of African Football says it will take greater control over pitches at Africa Cup of Nations to avoid poor playing surfaces. The pitches at this year’s finals in Gabon came in for heavy criticism, with the state of the turf in Port Gentil blamed by then-Ghana coach Avram Grant as responsible for causing … Read more