Uganda Football Federation(FUFA) President Moses Magogo has dropped his bid for the vacant FIFA Council member(CAF) position.
Magogo who is also a co-opted CAF Executive committee decided to pull out from the race to give room to the other contestants especially after it became evident the Cecafa region had three aspirants for the seat namely Football Kenya Federation(FKF) President and CAF Exco member Leodegar Tenga who are both in the race.
Speaking to www.soka25east.com President Magogo confirmed saying “yes its true I have stepped down from the race I have thought about it, it’s the best option.my time will come I have many years ahead.I wish the best of luck to the remaining contestants“.
The seat fell vacant after Kwesi Nyantakyi resigned in June following a sting operation by Ghana’s investigative journalist Anas Aremayew Anas.
The Elections for an African place on the new-look FIFA Council will be held in Cairo on September 30, 2018.Among the candidates that have thrown their hats in the ring for the contest include Elvis Chetty (Seychelles),Nick Mwendwa(Kenya)Leodegar Tenga(Tanzania),Walter Nyamilandu(Malawi), Danny Jordan(South Africa).
In the past, the contests have been painstakingly choreographed by former long-standing CAF president Issa Hayatou but things have since changed as the lieutenants are now allowed to battle it out among themselves for the post to be decided by the CAF’s 54 Member associations.
All candidates face integrity checks, conducted by FIFA, before their names will be confirmed for the ballot at CAF’s extraordinary general meeting.
Africa has seven places on the FIFA Council, which was renamed and expanded after Gianni Infantino came to power in 2016. One place is automatically reserved for the CAF president Ahmad and another for a female representative.
African(CAF) members at the FIFA Council include CAF President Ahmad Ahamd,Tarek Bouchamoui of Tunisia,Hany Abo Rida(Egypt) Omari Constant Selemani of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi’s Lydia Nsekera, and Almamy Kabele Camara of Guinea to represent Africa on the FIFA Council for the cycle 2017-2021.
All five face integrity checks, conducted by FIFA, before their names will be confirmed for the ballot at CAF’s extraordinary general meeting.
