This election was made possible thanks to Morocco’s strategic positioning in Africa and thanks to the proactive and wise strategy led by Morocco under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, he told the press at the end of this general assembly.
“The Kingdom has confirmed, once again, that it has been, on the sporting level, a meeting place which led to the conclusion of the “Rabat Agreement” last week, which allowed Africa to be united around a single program and to take up the same challenges.
For his part, the president of the International Football Federation (FIFA), Gianni Infantino, considered that “a new page in African football is being written today”, through the election of Patrice Motsepe at the head of CAF.
“It was a meeting of African unity. I am happy to have been able to witness this beautiful general assembly,” he continued.
Mr Fouzi Lekjaa was elected as a member of the FIFA Council, in the Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish language group, alongside Egyptian Hany Abo Rida, who was seeking a second term.
Mr Lekjaa’s election is the first of its kind from Morocco to this world sporting body.
Mr. Lekjaa, second vice-president of CAF, also holds several positions within the bodies and committees of world and continental football: he is chairman of the CAF finance committee and vice-chairman of the committee for the organization of inter-club competitions and the management of the club licensing system within CAF, in addition to sitting on the FIFA governance committee.
Algerian FA President Khreireddine Zetchi, who was also in the running for a position on the FIFA Council, withdrew from the race just before the elections.
2024-09-25 21:00:01