Africa-Press – Eritrea. The Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) have voted a new executive Committee to be headed by Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam for the next four years.
The CECAFA Elective General Assembly attended by all 11 Member Associations and graced by FIFA, CAF and other stakeholders took place at the Djibouti Palace Kempinski on Saturday.
Weldehaimanot, also President of the Eritrea National Football Federation (ENFF) was elected unopposed.
President of the Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA), Moses Hassim Magogo and Alexandre Muyenge, President of the Burundi Football Federation (BFF) had earlier withdren their candidature for presidency.
“I declare Weldehaimanot Andemariam the new President of CECAFA,” announced Jean Sseninde, the CECAFA Interim Executive Director.
President of the Somali Football Federation (SFF), Ali Abdi Mohamed is the new Vice President, while Francis Amin Michael and Shema Ngoga Fabrice, Presidents of the South Sudan Football Federation (SSFF) and Rwanda Football Federation (FERWAFA) respectively.
“I thank the Assembly for having confidence in me. I promise that we shall be very accountable with a lot of integrity and also make sure we get more sponsors,” said the new elected President of CECAFA.
Fezal Ismael Sidat, the 5th Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) speaking on behalf of the President Dr. Patrice Motsepe congratulated the new leadership of CECAFA. “We thank CECAFA for the continuous work they are doing and congratulate them that they will host AFCON 2027 in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda,” added Sidat.
Gelson Tavares Fernandes, Director of Member Associations at FIFA also congratulated the newly elected leadership of CECAFA. “On behalf of the FIFA President Gianni Infantino, we thank all members. We shall stand with you and we expect commitment, engagement and hard work,” he added.
New CECAFA Executive Committee
President: Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam (Eritrean National Football Federation)
All Federation
Vice President: Ali Abdi Mohamed (Somali Football Federation)
Executive Committee
Francis Amin Michael (South Sudan Football Federation)
Shema Ngoga Fabrice (Rwanda Football Federation)
