by FSL News | 1 Oct, 2016 | African News
The Confederation of African Football president will be limited to three terms in office from next year’s election in March 2017.
Junior Binyam, Caf’s media spokesman, confirmed to BBC Sport that the new ruling was approved at Thursday’s Extraordinary General Assembly.
It is a major change for the governing body, whose incumbent president Issa Hayatou has been in power for 28 years.
The limit will also apply to the members of Caf’s Executive Committee.
In February, football’s world governing body Fifa limited its presidency to three terms in office as it aimed to recover from a corruption crisis.
Binyam told BBC Sport: “The main reason of this amendment of Caf statutes was to align them with Fifa ones. But more reforms and amendment can be expected.”
In 2015 Caf voted to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70, which paved the way for Hayatou, who turned 70 in August, to stand in the next presidential election.
The latest change to the statues means Hayatou could extend his tenure by a maximum of 12 years – each term is four years – when he would be aged 82.
He has yet to announce if he will contest the election.
However, he appears to be in a strong position to remain his post following the rejection on Thursday of Djibouti Football Federation’s proposal to end the rule that restricts potential candidates for the Caf presidency only to members of its 15-man executive committee.
That rule was introduced just four years ago and critics have argued it allows Hayatou to continue unopposed and also to handpick his successor when the time comes.
Source: BBC
by FSL News | 30 Sep, 2016 | African News
Kwesi Nyantakyi and Almamy Kabele Camara have been elected to fill two new Confederation of African Football seats on the Fifa Council.
Nyantakyi is president of the Ghana Football Association and Camara, from Guinea, is a Caf vice-president.
Nyantakyi secured 31 votes and Camara got 37 to defeat Ahmad of Madagascar and Austin Senghor of Senegal.
Both men will hold the position until March 2017. The duo thus joins CAF President Issa Hayatou (Cameroon), Hani Abo Rida (Egypt), Constant Omari (DR Congo), Tarek Bouchamaoui (Tunisia) and Lydia Nsekera (Burundi) as the Africans on the FIFA Council.
The Caf’s seven-member African delegation will be at a meeting of the expanded Fifa Council on 13-14 October.
The election took place at the CAF Extra-Ordinary General Assembly in Cairo on Thursday.
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by FSL News | 29 Sep, 2016 | Players Abroad News
Recent Denizlispor Kulübü summer signing Alfred Sankoh, who has been regular for the Turkish TFF League one side says he is “enjoying life at Denizlispor’ and feels the team “is improving “.
Sankoh, 27, joined the Turkish second tier from Balıkesirspor as a free agent on a one-year deal and has settled straight in at Denizli, already featuring five times for the club.
The former Şanlıurfaspor midfielder is likely to be a key player for Denizlispor this season after helping the club to fifth position from five matches.
“I’m enjoying life at Denizlispor Kulübü and I can sense we as a team is improving as well,” He told footballsierraleone.net.
“We’ve only lost once in five matches, draw twice and two wins, so yeah I am enjoying my time here.”
However, the Leone Stars midfielder acknowledges is still too early in the season to determine anything.
“I must say we doing ok at the moment, but we must not forget is a very long season, so we have to wait and see by God’s power.”
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by FSL News | 27 Sep, 2016 | Players Abroad News
New AGF Aarhus signing Mustapha Bundu has made his debut for the White’s reserve team at Casa Arena on Monday. (AGF Aarhus photo)
Bundu, 19 joined the Danish Superliga side on a one-year loan deal with an option to extend his contract.
The first-team gaffer gave the youngster his chance and the Sierra Leone-born was delighted to be part of the squad.
A well-deserved 4-3 victory following a great comeback for AGF over AC Horsens and after the match Bundu told club’s TV: “It feels good, good game and good players.”
“It was nice to like play with some of the players and just to get going.”
“I thought in the first half we did not get our heads around the game, but in the second half we came out and tore them apart.”
When asked about his team-mates, he added: “They are very welcoming and they are very good players as well.”
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by FSL News | 27 Sep, 2016 | Players Abroad News
UEFA Europa League Group stage – Thursday, 29 September, 18:00- Letzigrund Stadium
Umaru Bangura has been ruled out of this Thursday’s Europa league tie due to a thumb injury.
The 28-year-old underwent a surgery on his left thumb finger last Tuesday and was given a three weeks recovery period.
Bangura, who was part of the FC Zurich’s side that suffered a 2-1 defeat in Spain to Villarreal in the first round of the Europa League ground stage, will certainly miss important league matches.
He was instrumental in the FC Zurich 2-0 cup victory over Bellinzona last Sunday at the Stadium Comunale.
They host Turkey’s Osmanlispor in a very important contest and following their 2-1 defeat at Villarreal on match-day one, Zürich have gone four games without a win in Europe.
The Swiss side (Zürich) qualified for this year’s Europa League competition as winners of the 2015/16 Swiss Cup but were relegated from the Swiss Super League in the same season.
Osmanlispor tops Group L after their impressive 2-0 thrashing over Romanian side FC Steaua București.
Bangura signed for the Swiss side on August 4, 2016, on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
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