The Extraordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) will be held on Thursday at the Marriott Hotel Zamalek, Cairo, Egypt. The Congress will be addressed by CAF President, Alhaji (Dr.) Issa Hayatou.
Already, the president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Amaju Pinnick and the Secretary General, Dr Mohammed Sanusi, are in Egyptian capital for CAF’s Extraordinary General Assembly.
Among items on the agenda is the election of two additional African members to the FIFA Council (formerly known as FIFA Executive Committee), as well as a proposal by the Football Federation of Djibouti for the modification of article 18.3 of CAF Statutes regarding the candidacy to the Presidency of CAF.
CAF’s two vice-presidents, Suketu Patel and Almamy Kabele Camara, as well as Ghana FA president Kwesi Nyantakyi, are among those in the race for the two slots to the FIFA Counciil Article 18.3 of the CAF Statutes, which the Football Federation of Djibouti is seeking modification, reads: Only member associations are empowered to propose candidacies to the function of CAF President. A candidacy to the function of CAF President is valid only if it is supported by at least five member associations. The candidate with the declaration of support of at least five member associations, a candidate to the function of CAF President must have played an active role in football as an official member of a member association, during four of the last five years preceding the submission of candidacy, and the candidate will have the obligation to go undergo an eligibility check.
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