Daily Archives: July 18, 2019

Pinnick’s Tenure as CAF 1st Vice President expires

The term of the President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr. Amaju Melvin Pinnick as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of African Football along with that of the 2nd and 3rd Vice Presidents expired today. In line with Article 22(4) of the CAF Statutes, every two years when elections are held at the CAF Congress (as took place ...

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BREAKING: I do not have necessary expertise to run CAF – President Ahmad

Mr Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation of African Football, CAF, has defended the announcement that the World Soccer Governing Body, FIFA, would take over the running of African football in the interim. Delivering his speech at the 41st CAF Ordinary Assembly in Cairo on Thursday, Ahmad said he actually requested for help from FIFA. Ahmad admitted not having necessary ...

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Road map for cooperation between FIFA and CAF out

Last June, the President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Ahmad Ahmad announced that he had called on FIFA President Gianni Infantino to create an unprecedented partnership between FIFA and CAF that would allow the continuation of reforms aimed at modernising the governing body of African football. Today, at the CAF General Assembly held in Cairo, the two organisations ...

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