CAF withdraws U-17 AFCON 2017 hosting rights from Madagascar

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has withdrawn the hosting rights of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2017) from Madagascar.

The decision was reached at the CAF executive committee meeting held in Libreville, Gabon on Thursday.
 
Following the reports of the CAF inspection teams, the CAF executive committee unanimously
decided (with the exception of the President of the Malagasy Football Federation) to withdraw the hosting rights from Madagascar.
 
In a statement on its website, the secretariat of the continental body said it will launch a new bid for applications within a limited period (until 30 January 2017) for the selecion of a new host.
 
CAF has also issued a 10-day ultimatum to the Congolese Football Federation (FECOFOOT) to
present player, Langa Lesse Bercy, for a new MRI test in Libreville, following a protest filed by the Tanzania Football Federation, after two unsuccessful scheduled meetings.
 
The test is to confirm the player’s eligibility to participate in the U-17 AFCON championship, having played in the qualifiers. 
 
Meanwhile, CAF has also released the list of candidates for its executive committee elections billed for March this year with president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mr Amaju Pinnick as one of the contestants.
 
The incumbent president of CAF, Alhaji Issa Hayatou is to re-election against Ahmad from
Madagascar.

The full list:

Election of CAF President for the period 2017-2021

Outgoing President: Issa Hayatou (Cameroon)

Candidates:  Ahmad (Madagascar) and Issa Hayatou (Cameroon)

Elections for CAF Executive Committee for the period 2017-2021

Northern Zone

Outgoing member: Mohamed Raouraoua (Algeria)

Candidates:  Anwar El Tashani (Libya), Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco) and Mohamed Raouraoua

(Algeria)


West Zone A 

Outgoing member: Amadou Diakite (Mali)

Candidates:  Amadou Diakite (Mali) and Hassan Musa Bility (Liberia)



West Zone B 

Outgoing member: Anjorin Moucharafou (Benin)



Candidates:  Amaju Melvin Pinnick (Nigeria)

           Anjorin Moucharafou (Benin)



Central Zone

Outgoing member: Adoum Djibrine (Chad)

                                              

Candidates:  Adoum Djibrine (Chad)

                                                                                          

   

Central-East Zone

Outgoing member: Magdi Shams El Din (Sudan)



Candidates:     Juneidi Basha Tilmo (Ethiopia)

              Magdi Shams El Din (Sudan)

              Moses Magogo (Uganda)

              Suleiman Hassan Waberi (Djibouti)



Southern Zone (2 Vacancies)

Outgoing members:         Ahmad (Madagascar)                        

          Suketu Patel (Seychelles)



Candidates:     Danny Jordaan (South Africa)

              Frans Mbidi (Namibia)

              Rui Eduardo Da Costa (Angola)

              Suketu Patel (Seychelles)





Female Candidate (1 vacancy)

Candidates:     Isha Johansen (Sierra Leone)

              Lydia Nsekera (Burundi)





2. Election of African representatives to the FIFA Council for the period 2017 - 2021

Subject to eligibility confirmation by FIFA, the following candidates were approved for

the election of African members onto the FIFA Council:



Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish Grouping

Tarek Bouchamaoui (Tunisia)



Francophone Grouping

Constant Omari Selemani (DR Congo)

Augustin Sidy Diallo (Cote d’Ivoire)



Anglophone Grouping

Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana)

Leodegar Tenga (Tanzania)

Kalusha Bwalya (Zambia)



Open applications (3 vacancies, including one female member)

Almamy Kabele Camara (Guinea)

Chabur Goc (South Sudan)

Danny Jordaan (South Africa)

Hani Abo Rida (Egypt)

Lydia Nsekera (Burundi)

Caption: NFF president, Amaju Pinnick in the race for CAF seat.