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.

President of CAF
Incumbent
Constant Omari
Acting
since 23 November 2020
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderAbdel Aziz Abdallah Salem
Formation10 February 1957

Presidents of CAF
Presidency 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 Egypt
3 Abdel Halim Muhammad 1968 1972† 3–4 Sudan
4 Yidnekatchew Tessema 1972 18 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
Acting Constant Omari 23 November 2020 Incumbent 78 days Democratic Republic of the Congo

† 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.
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