Sports News of Sunday, 23 June 2019
Source: ghananewsagency.org
Mr. Ahmad Ahmad, President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF), has proposed to its Executive Committee to seek the expertise of the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), to manage the current situation in the African governing body.
The move is to help to accelerate the implementation of the ongoing reform process to ensure that CAF functions with transparency, efficiency while abiding to the highest governance standards.
The Executive Committee has unanimously approved the proposal of the President.
It was also agreed that FIFA and CAF would undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of the later.
With this, CAF and FIFA have agreed to appoint FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura as “FIFA General Delegate for Africa” for a 6-month period starting from August 1 to January 31 next year, renewable based on the agreement of both organisations.
Ms. Samoura would be assisted by a group of experts who would work in a spirit of partnership with President Ahmad and his team in several areas, which include to oversee operational management of CAF, including governance and administrative procedures, to ensure the efficient and professional organization of all CAF competitions and to support the growth and development of football in all countries and regions of CAF.
The two football bodies will work closely together in order to serve all the African Member Associations to bring stability, serenity, professionalism and effective football development on the African continent where the passion for football is so prevalent.
During this period, Samoura would stay Secretary General of FIFA and would delegate her functions within the FIFA administration in accordance with the relevant internal regulations.
The Bureau of the FIFA Council has approved this exceptional and temporary measure.