Governing Bodies
AMOKACHI, KANU AMONG WORLD FOOTBALL STARS LISTED FOR CAF AWARDS
Egypt is beginning to bubble ahead of Tuesday’s CAF Awards holding at Hurghada.
According to Egypt Independent publication, Kamel Abu-Ali, the President of the Tourism Investment Association in Hurghada, the host organizer of the event, a large number of global and African football stars will attend the ceremony.
The 28th edition of the CAF’s annual football awards will take place on the Tuesday at Citadel Azure in Hurghada.
The winners will be announced during the ceremony in the presence of a number of prominent African sports icons and public figures.
Abu-Ali named the stars invited to the ceremony, which from Egypt are Mahmoud al-Khatib, Hassan Shehata, Wael Jumaa, Ahmed Fathi and Ahmed Hassan.
The rest are Brazilian Cafu, Argentian Juan Sebastián Verón, French Youri Djorkaeff, Portuguese Nuno Gomes, Saudi Sami al-Jaber, Japanese Nakata, Ivorian Didier Drogba, Ivorian Yaya Toure, Angolan Flavio, Cameroonian Roger Milla, Senegalese El Hadji Diouf, Ghanaian Abedi Pele, Zambian Kalusha Bwalya and Nigerians Daniel Amokachi and Nwankwo Kanu.
Participants in the 2019 CAF Awards ceremony started arriving in Hurghada to attend the celebration.
The president of the CAF Ahmed Ahmed arrived in Hurghada, accompanied by former Barcelona star Samuel Eto’o, to follow preparations for the reception of the CAF party – with Eto’o scheduled to present the ceremony.
On Monday, the Hurghada International Airport will receive the stars nominated for the African Player of the Year Award – including Egyptian international and Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and his teammate, Senegalese Sadio Mane alongside Algerian Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City.
Abu-Ali told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the floating theater on the Red Sea has been completed, and that the celebration tent is also finished.
He even teased that one of the brightest stars in the world will be a guest, keeping the name a surprise.
A group from the CAF has been formed alongside the “Pick Albatros” group, which organizes and hosts the ceremony, to put the finishing touches for the ceremony, Abu-Ali said.
The president of the Confédération of African Football, Dr. Patrice Motsepe, has announced five new CAF Vice Presidents. They are:
- CAF First Vice President: Mr Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco)
- CAF Second Vice President: Mr Kurt Okraku (Ghana)
- CAF Third Vice President: Mr Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
- CAF Fourth Vice President: Ms Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (Democratic Republic of Congo)
- CAF Fifth Vice President: Mr Feizal Sidat (Mozambique)
In addition, the CAF President has co-opted Yacine Idriss Diallo, President of Fédération Ivoirienne de football, into the CAF Executive Committee.
The CAF Executive Committee also approved the names to fill vacant positions on several CAF Committees.
Organising Committee for the African Nations Championship (CHAN)
- President: Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabon)
CAF Technical and Development Committee
- President: Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon)
- Vice President: Malouche Belhassen (Tunisia)
CAF Medical Committee:
- President: Dr. Mohammed Bouya (Mauritania)
- Vice President: Dr. Thulani Ngwenya (South Africa)
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Governing Bodies
Nigeria becoming an epicentre of global badminton as Francis Orbih enters the Badminton World Federation Council
Laurels on the courts and now glory in the boardroom sums up the mark that badminton is making in Nigeria.
The President, Badminton Federation of Nigeria (BFN), Francis Orbih, has been elected as a council member of the Badminton World Federation (BWF).
The election took place during the BWF Annual General Meeting on Saturday in Xiamen, China.
Orbih emerged victorious over top contenders from other African countries.
He will join Cameroon’s Odette Assembe Engoulou on the council, while Chipo Zumburani (Zimbabwe) and Hadia ElSaid (Egypt) missed out.
An elated Orbih expressed his gratitude to fellow badminton presidents across the globe for their trust and support.
He said, “I am deeply honoured by the trust placed in me by my peers across the badminton world.
“I look forward to quality representation, driving development initiatives, and strengthening badminton’s global reach over the next four years.”
Orbih also acknowledged the support of the Federal Government of Nigeria, particularly the National Sports Commission (NSC), which he said played a significant role in his successful bid.
“The Chairman and the Director General of the NSC monitored the entire process. I’m grateful for their involvement and confident Nigeria will benefit from this,” he stated.
He further appreciated the BFN board members and the Nigerian badminton community for their prayers and continued belief in his leadership.
“From the day I declared my intentions, the board members of BFN have been supportive, and I promise not to disappoint them,” Orbih concluded.
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A former member of the FIFA Council, Mamoutou Toure, has been released from jail in Mali after almost two years in detention for alleged corruption, Malian media reports said on Wednesday.
Toure, president of the Malian Football Federation since 2019, was released after 622 days in prison on Tuesday.
He served on the FIFA Council, world football’s all-powerful decision-making body, for four years until last month when he lost his seat after failing to contest new elections.
The 67-year-old was arrested in August 2023 on allegations of embezzling $28 million of public funds but was granted a provisional release order by the Malian courts, reports said.
He was accused of misconduct during his time as the National Assembly’s financial and administrative director from 2013-2019.
Toure denied all charges and, during his time in jail, was last August re-elected as Malian Football Federation president for a second consecutive term, with his supporters claiming he was a victim of a conspiracy fuelled by detractors.
While in jail, he received a letter of support from FIFA president Gianni Infantino. However, as of last month, Toure is no longer a member of the FIFA Council or the Confederation of African Football’s executive committee.
-Reuters
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