Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa Elected by Landslide Among CAF Representatives on FIFA Council

Cairo – The president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), Fouzi Lekjaa, was elected by a landslide (49 votes out of 52) as the top representative of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on the FIFA Council.

The election took place on Wednesday in Cairo during the 14th Extraordinary General Assembly of the continental football governing body.

Lekjaa secured a wide margin over Egyptian candidate Hani Abou Rida, Niger’s Djibrilla Hima Hamidou, Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya and Djibouti’s Souleiman Waberi.

Comorian candidate Kanizat Ibrahim secured the seat designated for female representatives.

CAF representatives on the FIFA Council are elected for a term that runs until 2029.

This extraordinary general assembly was also marked by the re-election of Patrice Motsepe as CAF president.