Issa Hayatou re-elected unopposed

Hayatou received warm applause from delegates at the CAF congress in Marrakech, and also received a special certificate from Fifa to commemorate his silver jubilee on the executive committee. Ivorian Jacques Anouma wanted to oppose Hayatou at the elections, but a rule change prevented him from doing so. His attempt to overturn the decision to disqualify non-executive members from the election was rejected by the Court of Arbitration For Sport (CAS).
Hayatou, the son of a sultan from the northern city of Garoua, represented Cameroon at basketball and middle-distance running.
He is the fifth Caf president and by far the longest serving.
Elections were also taking place in Morocco for four executive committee positions. South African administrator Danny Jordaan, one of the officials credited with a successful 2010 World Cup in his country, was among the challengers for a Southern African seat. — BBC Sport.