List of presidents of the Confederation of African Football

The following is a list of presidents of CAF,[1] the African association football governing body. The current president is Patrice Motsepe from South Africa.[2]

President of CAF
Incumbent
Patrice Motsepe
since 12 March 2021
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderAbdel Aziz Abdallah Salem
Formation10 February 1957

Presidents of CAF
No. Image Name Took office Left office Tenure Nationality
1 Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem 1957 1958 0–1  Egypt
2 Abdel Aziz Moustafa 1958 1968† 9–10  United Arab Republic
3 Abdel Halim Muhammad 1968 1972† 3–4  Sudan
4 Yidnekatchew Tessema 1972 19 August 1987† 15 years, 229 days  Ethiopia
5 Abdel Halim Muhammad 18 August 1987 10 March 1988‡ 205 days  Sudan
6 Issa Hayatou 10 March 1988 16 March 2017 29 years, 6 days  Cameroon
7 Ahmad Ahmad 16 March 2017 23 November 2020 3 years, 252 days  Madagascar
– Constant Omari 23 November 2020 29 January 2021 67 days  DR Congo
7 Ahmad Ahmad 29 January 2021[3] 12 March 2021 42 days  Madagascar
8 Patrice Motsepe 12 March 2021[4][2] Incumbent 2 years, 65 days  South Africa

† Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.

‡ Acted for a transitional period from 18 August 1987 following Tessema's death in Addis Ababa due to illness, until 10 March 1988 when the general assembly was held in Casablanca and Issa Hayatou was elected president of CAF.

See also

References
  1. "CAF Magazine "CAFOOT" - February 2007 Special Edition (p. 12:17)" (PDF). CAF. 2007-02-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  2. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Dr. Patrice Motsepe elected 7th CAF President unopposed in Rabat". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. "Madagascar's Ahmad Ahmad Temporarily Reinstated as Head of the CAF". Africanews. 30 January 2021..
  4. "Patrice Motsepe: Africa's ninth richest person appointed Caf president | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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