The U20 Africa Cup of Nations kicked off on Sunday 14th of February in Mauritania, Cameroon sealed a 0-1 victory against the host, thanks to a second-half strike from Sunday Junior.

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Confederation of African Football (CAF) president and FIFA vice-president Ahmad Ahmad has been handed a five-year ban for breaching the FIFA Code of Ethics.

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Former Ivorian captain Didier Drogba has officially submitted his bid to become the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF).

Drogba since his retirement from the game has openly disclosed ambitions to contest the seat for the top job of the federation.

On various platforms, he has been seen canvassing for votes for the elections which is scheduled for next month in his home country. .

He together with the other three people will go through nomination procedures in efforts to steer the federation in the right direction.

In an interview with local media, the former Ivorian international expressed optimism about the turn of events, where supporters gathered at the headquarters in support of his candidature.

“Football is everyone’s sport, football brings people together, football unites. We can see it today with all these people gathered in front of the headquarters of the Ivorian football federation,” he opined.

Drogba will be hoping to help Ivory Coast regain it’s status on the African terrain as a powerhouse once the delegates vote in his favor to become President of the Federation.

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President of Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad Ahmad has disclosed that he is unsure of seeking re-election next year.

Caf’s next presidential elections will go ahead in March 2021, four years after the Malagasy effortlessly dethroned Cameroonian international Issa Hayatou.

In an interview with BBCSportAfrica, he disclosed he was still consulting relevant stakeholders on the next line of action if he will put in a bid to seek re-election next year or not.

“I still take advice from all the participating parties of African football, Once it’s done, I’ll be able to say whether or not I go for it.”

Since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus across the world, Caf has been battling to pitch pieces together to properly organize it’s flagship tournaments, Africa Cup of Nations, club inter-club competitions.

But in the meantime, CAF has disbursed several amounts to its member associations in an effort to mitigate the financial burden of the novel coronavirus.

In recent times, President Ahmad has been subject to a Fifa ethics investigation after allegations were leveled against him by former Secretary-General Amr Fahmy.

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The decision was made after CAF executives held an extraordinary meeting in Accra on Friday.

According to reports, the meeting lasted more than 10 hours.

CAF says it is because of delays in the progress of Cameroon’s preparation for the tournament, due to start in June.

President Ahmad Ahmad says it will work to “determine a new organising country by the end of the year”.

BREAKING: Today, the @CAF_Online Executive Committee met in Accra, Ghana and has decided that @FecafootOfficie could not host the 2019 Total Africa Cup of Nations pic.twitter.com/bauyyvIMo4

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