Africa: FIFA to help CAF's reform process and Fatma Samoura named general delegate for Africa

The CAF executive committee, which met in Cairo (EGY) on 19/06/2019, unanimously approved the proposal of Ahmad Ahmad, president of the African body, "to seek FIFA's expertise to assess the current situation in the African governing body and help to conclusively accelerate the implementation of the ongoing reform process destined to ensure that CAF functions with transparency, efficiency while abiding to the highest governance standards," announced FIFA and CAF in a joint press release on 20/06/2019.

"As part of this process, it was also agreed that FIFA and CAF will undertake as soon as possible a full forensic audit of CAF," said the two bodies adding that "in light of the above, CAF and FIFA have agreed to appoint FIFA secretary general Fatma Samoura as 'FIFA general delegate for Africa” for a 6-month period from 01/08/2019 to 31/01/2020, renewable with the agreement of both organisations."

"During this period, Fatma Samoura will stay Secretary General of FIFA and will delegate her functions within the FIFA administration in accordance with the relevant internal regulations. The…