Secretary general of the Confederation of African
Football, CAF, Hicham El Amrani has resigned just over a week after
long-standing president Issa Hayatou was ousted from power following defeat to
Madagascar’s Ahmad in the elections.
El Amrani, in a letter to African
football associations, said he would be departing on Monday, but gave no reason
for his decision.
The 37-year-old Moroccan had served
as secretary general for the last six years.
Hayatou was deposed as Caf president
10 days ago at elections in Ethiopia, where six of his allies on the body’s
executive committee also lost their positions.
The 70-year-old Hayatou had served
as president for 29 years.
CAF’s new president, Ahmad, chaired
a meeting with his staff at the African football body’s headquarters in Cairo
later yesterday.
During the meeting, the new president
announced he had accepted the resignation of El Amrani.
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