Morocco’s Influence Threatens Algeria’s Bid for CAF Executive Committee Seat

Are the upcoming elections for the partial renewal of the Executive Committee (COMEX) of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) escaping Algeria? Djahid Zefizef, who is vying for a seat on the CAF Executive Committee (EXCO), could suffer a setback. Faouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), "who supported the candidacy of Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani", who is running for a second term on the COMEX for the North African Union (UNAF) zone, would have "managed to turn some voters" against the Algerian candidate, believes the very Moroccan-phobic fennecfootball.com.

Who are the candidates in the running?

COSAFA Zone:
• Walter Nyamilandu Manda (Malawian Federation)
• Mokhosi Philip Mohapi (Lesotho Federation)
• Mohamed Ally Samir Sobha (Mauritian Federation)

WAFU B Zone:
• Lazare Bansse (Burkinabe Federation)
• Colonel Gbezonde Kossi Akpvoy (Togolese Federation)

UNIFFAC Zone:
• Augustin Senghor (Senegalese Federation)

WAFU A Zone:
• Pierre-Alain Mounguengui (Gabonese Federation)

CECAFA Zone:
• Dr Mutasim Gafar Sirelkhatim (Sudanese Federation)
• Magogo Moses Hassim (Ugandan Federation)

UNAF Zone:
• Djahid Zefizef (Algerian Federation)
• Abdelhakim Al-Shalmani (Libyan Federation)