His election was ratified by the congress of FIFA at its 67th Congress in Manama, Bahrain on Thursday
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The high-calibre delegation to the 12th continental cadet competition is led by newly-elected CAF President, Ahmad, from Madagascar along with a member of the Executive Committee, Kwesi Nyantakyi from Ghana, and also includes 1988 African Player of the Year, Kalusha Bwalya, who would preside over the organising committee
The game will be played on April 15 at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola at 3pm local time
The Minister stated this when the executive board of the the NFF paid him a courtesy call
The newly elected CAF president has announced the possibility of a change in the 12-year broadcasting deal with Lagardère Sports, after Issa Hayatou and former General Secretary, Hisham El-Amrani, agreed a controversial deal with the French company
Ahmad‚ who beat previous President of 28 years, Issa Hayatou, in last month’s elections at Caf’s congress in Addis Ababa‚ Ethiopia‚ says he is open to changing the current two-year format to four
Dalung, who spoke after a closed door meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said he also briefed him on other developments in sports
According to a report on the CAF website, Ahmad chaired a meeting with staff of the organisation at the secretariat
Just over a week after long-standing Issa Hayatou was defeated in the CAF elections to Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad, Morocco’s El Amrani, who served as secretary general for the last six years, announced that he will be leaving his position
The match was earlier billed for Monday in London
Ahmad, who is also the Madagascar Football Federation boss, tendered his resignation on Monday at 4.45pm local time to vacate the office he had occupied since February 2016
In the draw conducted by CAF General Secretary, Hicham El Amrani, assisted by Hazem El Hawary, a member of the CAF Interclubs Committee, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday, the Nigerian sides will play as hosts in the first leg is slated for April 7, while the second leg will hold a week later
Uduaghan in his congratulatory message, commended Pinnick’s doggedness to attain global recognition in football
Pinnick was elected CAF Executive Committee member on Thursday in Ethiopia
Pinnick defeated the incumbent Benin Republic’s Moucharafou Anjorin by 32 to 17 votes to become the third Nigerian to serve on the executive seat of CAF
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Pinnick’s election makes him the third Nigerian ever to sit on the CAF Executive Committee
Pinnick emerged at the CAF congress in Ethiopia
In a statement on its website, CAF said it was compelled to make clarifications “in the face of a variety of unsubstantiated charges and allegations”
Orok Duke, the Chairman of the Cross River State Sports Commission, said on Sunday in Calabar that the sports heroes will be remembered through sustainable competitions
Ahmad, who is also Deputy Senate President of Madagascar, told Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki; Sports Minister, Solomon Dalung; and officials of the Nigeria Football Federation in Abuja that African football cannot afford to continue with ancient principles while the rest of the world’s game has been taken over by youthful, dynamic and innovative managers