Egyptian Abu Raida determines his position on running for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football
The former president of the Egyptian Football Association, Hani Abu Raida, announced that he would not run for the position of president of the African Confederation, "despite receiving the recommendation and support of many African federations' presidents."
On the other hand, Abu Raida decided, according to a statement issued by his media office, "to run for renewal of his seat in the International Football Association (FIFA) in order to preserve Egypt's seat in the largest football management organization in the world."
And while Abu Raida considered himself "the strongest supporter of all former presidents in the elections," he referred to his previous assertion that he would not run for the presidency of CAF except in the absence of the current president (Malagasy Ahmed Ahmed) to compete, in addition to his desire to have an elected football association board By the General Assembly standing behind the Egyptian candidate for the strongest administrative position in football in Africa.
In addition to Ahmed Ahmed, he has run for president so far, Ahmed Ould Yahya, president of the Mauritanian federation, businessman and president of the South African Mamelodi Sundowns Club, Patrice Mutsibi and Ivory Coast, Jack Anoma.
In late October, Ahmed announced his candidacy for a second term, despite facing financial corruption allegations that he had always denied, after he reached the presidency in 2017, ending a 29-year rule for Issa Hayatou, receiving 34 votes against 20 for the Cameroonian.
A press report by the British BBC reported on October 23 that Ahmed had the support of 46 federations out of 54, and a few days later the network published a second report indicating the possibility of depriving Ahmed from continuing his candidacy by the Ethics Committee of the International Federation. ".
Any candidate must obtain the designation of three national federations, including that of his country.
The next elections are scheduled to be held on March 12 in Rabat, noting that candidacy closes on November 12.
Abu Raida is one of the oldest members of the Executive Office in the African Union since 2004, and a member of the FIFA Council since 2009.
Abu Raida added, "We point out that Abu Raida's close and historical relations with the International Federation make him able to read the electoral scenes and deal wisely with all the data and changes." .
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