Faz President Andrew Kamanga Secures Cecafa & Cosafa Backing For FIFA Council Bid

FAZ president Andrew Kamanga’s FIFA Council bid has received yet another boost with the Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) teaming up with their Cosafa counterparts to support each other’s single candidate.

In a joint statement by COSAFA and CECAFA the two regional bodies agreed to support single candidates floated from their regions in a race that has attracted 10 participants across the continent.

“The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) and Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) have resolved, in consultation with their Member Associations, to support each other’s single candidate for a place on the FIFA Council,” reads part of the statement by Cosafa president Said Ali Said Athouman and his CECAFA counterpart Wallace Karia.

Kamanga is the sole candidate from the COSAFA Zonal Union for one of five places on the FIFA Council that is open to CAF members.

CECAFA is floating Souleiman Hassan Waberi, the President of the Djibouti Football Federation (DFF) as the sole candidate from the CECAFA Zonal Union.

“That being the case, the two Zones have resolved to jointly support the election of the two candidates for the FIFA Council in a show of solidarity. COSAFA is made up of 14 CAF Member Associations and CECAFA has 11,” the statement reads further.”

Both Kamanga and Waberi have been declared eligible to stand by FIFA’s Review Committee.

Elections for the FIFA Council will take place at CAF’s Elective General Assembly in Cairo on 12 March, 2025.

On 12th March 2025, Africa will be choosing six representatives for the coveted FIFA Council seats with one seat reserved for a female candidate.

Kamanga will be among 10 competitors for the available five seats for CAF male candidates while one seat is exclusively reserved for female contestants.

NOTE: The March 12 FIFA Council elections are not connected to the March 29 FAZ elections.