Africa will be choosing its representatives for the FIFA Council positions and already battle lines have been drawn for all the slots available ahead of the March 2025 elections in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Africa has 6 positions with 5 going to men and 1 position reserved for women candidates.
Big hitters will be pitted against each other as they try to win the vote to have some measure of influence at the world’s governing body.
The likes of Royal Morocco Football Federation (RMFF) President Fouzi Lekjaa is one of the strong contendors set to recapture their seats easily together with Egypt Football Federation(EFA) President Hany Abou Rida.
Djibouti’s and CAF Exco member Souleiman Waberi is also another favoured contestant in the race not forgetting Zambia FA President Andrew Kamanga who has put up a spirited campaign to capture the five position reserved for African representatives.
Africa will be choosing its representatives for the FIFA Council positions and already battle lines have been drawn for all the slots available.
Big hitters will be pitted against each other as they try to win the vote to have some measure of influence at the world’s governing body.
This elections will be very different from the past FIFA Council elections in Africa with the removal of languages in voting for FIFA Council members was a resolution from the most recent 46th CAF General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The removal of language brings an element of fairness and also increasing the level of competition from the nominations.Previously The Arab/Luso-Spanish speaking region has strong contendors like Abou Rida and Faouzi Lekjaa who will be seeking a second term.
In the Women’s position we have three ladies of substance,current FIFA Council member Isha Johansen the Sierra Leone FA President will be contesting against the former representative from the FIFA Council, Lydia Nsekera. And CAF Vice President Kanizat Ibrahim from Comoros.
Johansen will be hoping to retain her seat against Nsekera who also once served as Burundi FA President from 2004 until 2013 and the new African darling Kanizat.
The battle lines have been drawn. Who will win?
FIFA positions for CAF elections 2024
Contestants list:
- Hany Abo Rida – Egypt seeking re-election
- Fouzi Lekjaa – Morocco seeking re-elections
- Yahia Ahmed- Mauritania
- Waberi- Djibouti
- Amaju Pinnick – Nigeria
- Idriss Dialli – Cote D’Ivoire
- Mathurin Chakus – Benin
- Augustine Senghor – Senegal
- Djibrilla Pele- Niger
- Andrew Kamanga – Zambia
- Toure of Mali has pulled out
Women position
- Lydia Nsekera – Burundi
- Isha Johansen – Sierra Leone
- Kanizat Ibrahim – Comoros
The battle lines have been drawn. Who will win?
FIFA positions for CAF elections 2024
