{"id":421108,"date":"2017-09-22T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T13:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/caf-is-working-in-the-interest-of-africa-ahmad-ahmad\/"},"modified":"2017-09-22T13:00:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T13:00:22","slug":"caf-is-working-in-the-interest-of-africa-ahmad-ahmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/09\/22\/caf-is-working-in-the-interest-of-africa-ahmad-ahmad\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF is working in the interest of Africa &#8211; Ahmad Ahmad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Sports News of Friday, 22 September 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2017-09-22<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/36412803.295.jpg\" alt=\"Ahmad Ahmad Gh2\" title=\"Ahmad Ahmad Gh2\" width=\"295\" height=\"175\" \/><span class=\"play-icon\">play video<\/span><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Ahmad Ahmad, CAF President<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=149916385178506\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=149916385178506\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/1506085222_376_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Dr. Ahmad Ahmad says the CAF Executive Committee, which is the highest decision making body in African football, does not work in the interest of its members but work with the aim of improving football on the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Ahmad Ahmad arrived in Ghana on Thursday for a four day working visit and has already met with members of the GFA Executive Committee as well as the vice-President of Ghana Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to deliberate on issues about the development of African football, AFCON and other important issues. <\/p>\n<p>He is also expected to be the guest of honour at the maiden edition of the Sly Tetteh Memorial Lectures on Friday and attend the grand finale of the ongoing WAFU Cup in Cape Coast on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly, Ahmad Ahmad will lead the CAF Executive Committee as they hold their meeting in Accra on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to pressmen on his arrival, Ahmad Ahmad said CAF is focused on improving African football and not interested in serving the selfish interest of members of the CAF Executive Committee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe ask the stakeholders of football to give us what they need.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs the leader we have to respect what the people need and what the stakeholders need for the development of football in Africa. CAF is not interested in what I need or what the Executive Committee needs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cWe have to respect this decision, my job is clear, to respect this decision that is my job and my Executive Committee. Don\u2019t go away from this decision.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Watch the video below<\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uy6BS_NWxIs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 4 updated by: 4 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sports News of Friday, 22 September 2017 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2017-09-22 play videoAhmad Ahmad, CAF President &#13; 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