African football: the new Secretary General of CAF and the known vice-presidents
During the first CAF Executive Committee, under Patrice Motsepe, on March 13, 2021 in Rabat.
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Véron Mosengo-Omba, Director of the FIFA Member Associations division, replaces Moroccan Abdelmounaïm Bah as head of administration (Secretary General) of the African Football Confederation (CAF).
Patrice Motsepe, the new president of CAF, has also chosen his five vice-presidents: Senegalese Augustin Senghor (1st), Mauritanian Ahmed Yahya (2nd), Djiboutian Suleïman Waberi (3rd), Cameroonian Seydou Mbombo Njoya ( 4th) and Comorian Kanizat Ibrahim (5th).
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From our special correspondent in Rabat,
The day after his election as President of the African Football Confederation (CAF), Patrice Motsepe headed his first Executive Committee.
A meeting during which the South African officially appointed his five vice-presidents.
Unsurprisingly, and in accordance with the compromise signed in Rabat at the end of February, Augustin Senghor became 1st vice-president and Ahmed Yahya the 2nd.
The Senegalese and the Mauritanian had agreed to withdraw from the race for the presidency of CAF.
Djiboutian Suleïman Waberi becomes 3rd vice-president.
Shattering entries from Cameroon and the Comoros
The surprise rather came from the 4th and 5th positions.
It was finally Cameroonian Seydou Mbombo Njoya and Comorian Kanizat Ibrahim who obtained the last two positions.
Mbombo Njoya signs in passing one of the most resounding “remorada” in the history of CAF.
A few days ago he was ineligible for a post on the Executive Committee.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport however narrowly validated his candidacy.
The person then won 45 votes to 7 against the Chadian Adoum Djibrine.
"
I take this opportunity to thank President Motsepe for having chosen my country, because it is first and foremost my country that counts and not my person
," he reacted.
I intend to make my contribution to this big challenge that awaits us: to straighten out this CAF house which is a drifting boat
”.
Kanizat Ibrahim, she couldn't believe it.
The former boss of the Comorian Federation's Normalization Committee was still unfamiliar with the football world a few years ago.
“
I do not realize yet
, she rejoiced at the microphone of Olivier Pron.
It's new but it's also a pleasure because we see a change in the way of governing CAF and that is very important.
We give more importance to women and that is immense
”.
Former FIFA “Monsieur Africa” CAF General Secretary
But the surprise of the day is rather the arrival of Véron Mosengo-Omba as head of administration (Secretary General) of CAF, in place of interim Abdelmounaïm Bah.
This Swiss-Congolese lawyer was the Director of the Member Associations division of the International Football Federation (FIFA).
He was also FIFA's “Africa-Caribbean Mister”.
It is therefore a skilful connoisseur of the arcana of continental football who leaves Zurich for Cairo.
He worked at the European Confederation (UEFA) with Gianni Infantino, of whom he is a close collaborator, before following the latter to FIFA.
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