CAF divided ahead of the Zurich-FIFA polls

The Pan-African Football Body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has been divided with regards to the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) presidency contest.

FIFA President, Joseph "Sepp" Blatter and the President of the Asian Football Federation, Mohammed Bin Hammam will go head to head on June 1, 2011 at the 

FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. Both candidates have launched their campaigns for votes since.

At its meeting on May 16, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt, following a secret ballot, the CAF Executive Committee voted in majority to support the incumbent Joseph Sepp Blatter.

Danny Jordaan: Football is essential, but we must engage investors

Danny Jordaan (pix by ESPN)

Danny Jordaan, the Chief Executive Officer of the South Africa World Cup Organising Committee has called on football officials in Africa to engage their development partners to invest in the game.
 

Mr. Jordan was a special guest of the Gambia Football Association (GFA) and West African Football Union (WAFU) who jointly hosted the April 9, 2011 General Assembly in Banjul.

Qatar’s Bin Hammam poised to address corruption within FIFA

Bin Hammam (Getty Images)

The President of the Asian Football Federation (AFC), Mr. Mohammed Bin Hammam, has said he is poised to deal with the issue of corruption within FIFA, once he is elected as president.
 

Corruption has been perceived to be a major issue within the ranks of the world football governing body, especially after high profile allegations of exchanging votes for money by some FIFA Executives during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup Bidding in Zurich late last year.

WAFU President plays down total support for Bin Hammam

Nyantakyi, GFA Boss

GFA Boss Nyantakyi hopes CAF will act within the laws

The newly elected Interim President of the West African Football Union (WAFU) Kwesi Nyantakyi has played down talks that the Union is fully behind Mohammed Bin Hammam, a FIFA Presidential Candidate.

Mr. Nyantakyi, the Ghana Football Association President, was speaking at a press briefing at the end of the WAFU meeting in Banjul, The Gambia on April 9, 2011.

Bin Hammam Extends FIFA Presidency Campaign to WAFU

Bin Hammam (Getty Images)

The President of the Asian Football Federation, Mohammed Bin Hammam has sought for support from the West African Football Union (WAFU) in a campaign on his bid to become the President of the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA).

Bin Hammam, a member of the FIFA executive committee, told WAFU at its Extraordinary General Assembly in Banjul, The Gambia on April 9, 2011 that he has come to campaign amongst “brothers and sisters”.

“It is right and long overdue that the stage of friendship has passed, we are brothers and sisters and we have passed through thick and thin in our endeavours and have come to know each others problems,” he said.

He added: “I am vying for the FIFA presidency and I represent not only my country or region but the world at large.”