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FIFA has approved the approval of four candidates for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football, to succeed the Malagasy Ahmed Ahmed, who left the post due to corruption cases.
After undergoing additional checks, the FIFA Review Committee gave the green light to Yehia’s son and South African Patrice Mutseppe, to join Senegalese Augustine Senghor and Ivory Coast Anoma.
FIFA gives the green light to four candidates in the AU elections, including Mauritanian Ahmed Ould Yahya https://t.co/yC7C3kTRsxpic.twitter.com/fGtYy7wrjb
Monte Carlo Doualiya (@MC_Doualiya) January 27, 2021
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The elections are scheduled to be held on March 12 in the Moroccan capital, Rabat.
Ould Yahya wrote on his Twitter account: “I am happy to announce the approval of my candidacy for the presidency of CAF and the position of FIFA Vice President by the FIFA Monitoring Committee.”
The African Union Governance Committee announced on January 6 that the nominations of Mauritania and South Africa were in need of additional study.
Malagasy President Ahmed Ahmed was excluded from applying for a second term after being suspended by FIFA for five years from all football activities due to corruption cases on November 23, despite his appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Source: arabia.as.com
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