According to the report on the CAF website, 16 clubs, divided into four groups of four, will participate at the group stages instead of the current eight at the pool stage
Browsing: Alhaji Issa Hayatou
“We stand united in our determination to put things right, so that the focus can return to football once again,” said acting FIFA President, Issa Hayatou
Hayatou was assisted by the General Secretary of CAF, Hicham El Amrani, and Dato’ Windsor John, the General Secretary of the AFC.
He said: “First and foremost, I want to congratulate the players who displayed physical, tactical, technical, and mental abilities to get themselves to this level of the competition. Beyond just their countries, they are a plus to the continent as a whole. I equally congratulate the coaches of both teams who once more are showcasing the know-how of local technicians.”
It was proposed that CAF should bring its rules in line with those of world football’s governing body Fifa
“CAF has committed to implementing the decision and will comply with this ruling despite the contradictions observed in the CAS decision,” a statement by CAF read in part
He said the men and women who in one way or the other contributed to the radiance of African football deserved a place in history
In a chat with the President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Melvin Pinnick, after the Draw Ceremony for the championship in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on Wednesday, Hayatou admitted that the entire African football family will miss the Super Eagles at next year’s finals
The President of the Confederation of African Football, Issa Hayatou, was scheduled to meet the President of the South African Football Association, Danny Jordan, at the ongoing Africa Women’s Championships with the possibility of South Africa chipping in to host the tournament
The CAF president has invited Maigari and presidents of four other federations, whose teams would be representing Africa at this summer’s World Cup finals, to a special meeting in the Egyptian capital