Moroccan Secretary-General of the Confederation of African Football Association (CAF) Moaz Haji resigned from his post on Monday, to face the continental union with a new crisis.
Al-Kaf confirmed Haji's resignation, which comes less than a year after he took office. The African Union said that the Moroccan official resigned for personal reasons.
"I sincerely thank President Ahmed Ahmed for giving me the opportunity to serve football on the continent at this level," Haji said in a statement, and Ahmed praised the efforts Hajji made in reforming Kef.
Haji leaves the post amid great turmoil facing African football. He took over in April, succeeding Egypt’s Amr Fahmy, who was sacked after he accused corruption charges of the president of the federation, Ahmed Ahmed, before the FIFA’s values committee. Fahmy died last February at the age of 37 after a struggle with the disease.
The Curriculum Committee confirmed that it had opened an investigation into these allegations, but after nearly a year had passed, no action had been taken against Ahmed, who was questioned by French police last June.
Ahmed denies any wrongdoing, and agreed, days after his interrogation in Paris, to allow FIFA to send Fatima Samora, the Secretary-General of the International Federation, to Cairo for a period of six months in order to assist in the process of reforming the African Union.
A report issued by an independent review committee for the CAF management method, seen by Reuters last month, found "potential elements of mismanagement" and "potential abuse of power", amid concerns about widespread use
Scope for cash payments.
Samora has overseen a massive restructuring of Kef, including controversial lucrative TV broadcasts.
However, the African Union did not agree on Samora staying during his Executive Committee meeting in Morocco last month, which angered FIFA President Gianni Infantino, according to sources close to Kef.
The decision not to allow Samora to continue in her work came after Infantino revealed his desire for more extensive reforms in African football, including the establishment of a Super League among the major clubs as an experience that could be generalized in the future on other continents.
Kef has not yet endorsed the Infantino plan, and sources close to the African Union said President Ahmed Ahmed, who is also FIFA's vice president, opposes Infantino's proposals.