The Confederation of African Football’s secretary general Hicham El
Amrani resigned on Sunday, just over a week after elections swept
long-standing president Issa Hayatou from power. 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. New CAF
president Ahmad of Madagascar is due to meet staff members in Cairo on
Monday.
