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Ahmad Ahmad Ends Hayatou’s 29-Year Reign

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Friday, March 17th, 2017
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MADAGASCAR executive Ahmad Ahmad, is the new President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) after elections held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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This brings to end the 29-year reign of Cameroonian strongman, Issa Hayatou, whom he beat 34-20 votes in a secret ballot.

Hayatou has comfortably won previous polls since succeeding the late Sudanese Abdel Halim Muhammad.

However, this time, the 70-year-old faced stiff competition from Ahmad, whose campaign Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA) President, Phillip Chiyangwa, spearheaded.

Ahmad (54) is elected as the organisation celebrates 60 years in existence.

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