{"id":26613,"date":"2020-08-04T02:08:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=26613"},"modified":"2020-08-04T02:08:09","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T02:08:09","slug":"ahmed-ahmed-unsure-contesting-presidential-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/ahmed-ahmed-unsure-contesting-presidential-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ahmed Ahmed unsure of contesting Presidential elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Ahmed Ahmed unsure of contesting Presidential elections<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>President of Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad Ahmad has disclosed that he is unsure of seeking re-election next year.<\/h3>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><br \/>\nCaf&#8217;s next presidential elections will go ahead in March 2021, four years after the Malagasy effortlessly dethroned Cameroonian international Issa Hayatou.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with BBCSportAfrica, he disclosed he was still consulting relevant stakeholders on the next line of action if he will put in a bid to seek re-election next year or not.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I still take advice from all the participating parties of African football, Once it&#8217;s done, I&#8217;ll be able to say whether or not I go for it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus across the world, Caf has been battling to pitch pieces together to properly organize it&#8217;s flagship tournaments, Africa Cup of Nations, club inter-club competitions.<\/p>\n<p>But in the meantime, CAF has disbursed several amounts to its member associations in an effort to mitigate the financial burden of the novel coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>In recent times, President Ahmad has been subject to a Fifa ethics investigation after allegations were leveled against him by former Secretary-General Amr Fahmy.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahmed Ahmed unsure of contesting Presidential elections President of Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad Ahmad has disclosed that he is unsure of seeking re-election next year. Caf&#8217;s next presidential elections will go ahead in March 2021, four years after the Malagasy effortlessly dethroned Cameroonian international Issa Hayatou. In an interview with BBCSportAfrica, he disclosed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":26616,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,8417],"tags":[6,15592,251],"class_list":{"0":"post-26613","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-football","8":"category-featured","9":"tag-african-football","10":"tag-ahmed-ahmed","11":"tag-caf"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.saharafootball.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/63365.jpg?fit=628%2C378&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8jzHl-6Vf","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":43067,"url":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/caf-elections-patrice-motsepe-re-elected-as-caf-president-for-second-term\/","url_meta":{"origin":26613,"position":0},"title":"CAF Elections : Patrice Motsepe re-elected as CAF President for second term","author":"Raphael Bannerman-Quartey","date":"March 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"South African billionaire Dr Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected\u00a0 CAF President at the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly on Wednesday 12 March, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. 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