After Issa Hayatou’s fall from the position of Head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) this past 16 March 2017, everybody has been coming up with their own analysis on the causes and those responsible for his failure against Malagasy Ahmad Ahmad. A list of “who voted for whom”, was been widely shared on social networks. This list is in reality pure speculation, considering that voting is top secret based on CAF’s rules. Additionally, this list has a glaring anomaly.
We can read in it that the Zanzibar Football Federation was among the countries who voted for Issa Hayatou. Which is impossible, because this country actually joined CAF on the election day. Which gives 55 members globally. But on the day of voting, only 54 ballots were registered.
Moreover, highlights a sports journalist, “the meeting requests reach the federations 15 days before the start of the work sessions. New entrant –Zanzibar, as it had not yet register as a member when the invitations were issued, could not have been allowed to vote”.
Whatever may be the case, what we must remember is that the man who managed African football for 29 years conceded with 20 votes against 34 for his challenger.
M.N.M.
The fake list
Those who voted for Cameroonian Issa HAYATOU
Anjorin Moucharafou Benin.
Sidiki A Roko Cameroon
Victor Osorio Cape Verde
Andres-Jorge Mbomio Equatorial Guinea
Pierre Alain Mounguengui Gabon
Lamin Kaba Bajo Gambia
Mohamed Souare Guinea
Augustino South Sudan
Manuel Lopes Nascimento Guinea Bissau
Jafaar Libya
Vincent Nzamwita Rwanda
Ravia Idarus Fahinda (Zanzibar)
Jamal Malinzi Tanzania
Mohamed Raouraoua Algeria
Reverien Ndikuriyo Burundi
Kossi Akpovy Togo
Tourqui Salim Comores
Abdiqani Said Arab Somalia
Mutasim Gafaar Sirelkhatim Sudan
Artur de Almeida Angola
Those who voted for Malagasy Ahmad AHMAD:
Mclean Letshwiti Botswana
Edouard Ngaissona Central African Republic
Mahamoud Moctar Chad
Souleiman Hassan Waberi Djibouti
Jean Michel Mbono Congo
Domingos Monteiro Sao Tome e Principe
Omari Constant Selemani DRC
Augustin Sidy Diallo Côte d’Ivoire
Boubacar Diarra Mali
Hany Abo Rida Egypt
Elvis Chetty Seychelles
Juneidi Tilmo Ethiopia
Kwesi Nyantakyi Ghana
Salemane Phafane Lesotho
Ahmad Ahmad Madagascar
Walter Nyamilandu Malawi
Mohamed Ally Samir Sobha Maurice
Fouzi Lekjaa Morocco
Alberto Junior Mozambique
Frans Mbidi Namibia
Melvin Amaju Pinnick Nigeria
Isha Johansen Sierra Leone
Sita Sangare Burkina Faso
Danny Jordaan South Africa
Adam Mthethwa Swaziland
Musa Bility Liberia
Wadie Jary Tunisia
Moses Magogo Uganda.
Andrew Kamanga Zambia
Phillip Chiyangwa Zimbabwe
Ahmed Yahya Mauritania
Augustin Senghor Senegal
Hima Hamidou Djibrilla Niger