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Initially, he was a possible candidate for the presidency of the African Football Confederation (CAF), and his name remained on the table until the candidacy was closed. Once the bid window closed and Mauritanian Ahmed Ould Yahya’s chances of winning increased, he was more likely to leave his seat on the FIFA Council.
But Hani Abu Raida, former president of the Egyptian Federation, and a member of the FIFA Council since 2009, seems closer to continuing in the seat for the next 4 years, among the 6 CAF representatives on the world football governing council. . Alongside the long-awaited CAF president, Patrice Mutsibi, who will naturally become The Spot, is one of FIFA’s vice-presidents, Gianni Infantino.
Abu Raida will enter the elections for the FIFA Council for Africa next Friday, between 4 competitors for two seats in the Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries. Abu Raida’s competitors are the Moroccan Faouzi Lakjaa, Gustavo Ndong Edo from Guinea-Bissau and the Algerian Khairuddin Zetchi, whose candidacy was accepted by the Sports Court a few days ago.
A tweet opens the door to what happens next
On October 3, 2020, Hani Abu Raida wrote a tweet in which he shared the words of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who blessed Pitso Mosimane as the coach of the Al-Ahly club.
“Wonderful words, Mr. President. Soccer is always working to connect the people of Africa. This is the time to take things to the next level by exchanging talents and capabilities across the continent.”
Big words Mr. President 👏🇿🇦🇪🇬
Soccer has always been connecting our people in Africa with each other. And it’s time to take it to the next level by exchanging great talents and calibers across the continent. 🌍 https://t.co/nZFN6eXJi3
– Hany Abou Rida (@AbouRidaHany) October 3, 2020
During that period, there was a lot of speculation about the candidacy of Abu Raida to the presidency of Kaf, and some went to explain the matter that Abu Raida began to work on his propaganda by retweeting what the president of South Africa, the son-in-law. from Mutseppe himself, he said.
On November 10, however, Abu Raida announced that he had no intention of running in the CAF presidential elections.
Abu Raida said, through his media office account, that he would not run for the presidency long enough in the current session despite “the recommendation and support of many heads of African federations, as he is one of the oldest members of the executive office and the strongest supporter of all previous presidents in the elections. “
He continued: “In addition to his desire to have a board of directors of a Football Association elected by the General Assembly, endorsing the Egyptian candidate for the most powerful administrative position in football in Africa.”
The Rabat Agreement and how it paved the Abu Raida road
Three months ago, Abu Raida predicted, according to a source close to him, to FilGoal.com, that the elections for the presidency of CAF would end as announced a few days ago. A cheer win for Mozebi
Another source that went further said that “Abu Raida is one of the architects of the Rabat Agreement.”
The Rabat Agreement, or the Rabat Protocol as pointed out by some African media, is, in short, an agreement to recommend the South African Mozibi to the presidency of CAF, with his competitors, the Senegalese Augustine Senghor, obtaining the position of first deputy, and Yahya’s son as second deputy.
Singor’s own statement confirmed that Abu Raida and Lagaa ‘have a role in the Rabat protocol.
In his official statement, in which he withdrew from the competition for the position of sufficient president, Senjor said: “We decided to accept the proposal that was presented to us through FIFA, Morocco and Egypt, under the name of the supreme interest in the unity of African football, which we have presented to us.”
The way the Rabat deal came out, under the name of the African football unit, and the similarity of Senghor’s statement to what Ould Yahya said in a similar statement. “There is only one African dance for me, what happened is not the victory of one nation over another or one region over another, but the victory of Africa as a whole. ” Much like what Abu Rida tweeted at the time of Musimani’s appointment.
How did Abu Rida, and Lakja ‘in particular, benefit from the Rabat Agreement?
In short, Ahmed Ould Yahya’s victory in the presidential elections was enough, something that could have happened, would have caused Abu Raida, Lajaa Wendong and Zatchi to compete for a single seat, where a sufficient president would naturally win one of the African seats in the FIFA Council, and that Ould Yahya is Mauritanian, would have won a seat in the Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.
However, according to the Rabat Protocol, Ould Yahya will not compete for a sufficient chairmanship position and thus a seat on the FIFA Council, leaving the two-seat competition between Abu Rida and Lajaa, the competitors Stronger, of course, in light of the debate surrounding Zatchi’s candidacy or not, and the difficulty of Ndong’s position among experienced and experienced candidates in the field of African football management.
Abu Raida is therefore expected to remain on the FIFA Council, as its oldest member, where he has held the seat since 2009.
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