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*The Politics Of Africa Cup Of Nations Football - Alex T. Magaisa* *Follow Pindula on WhatsApp for daily new updates* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Va84dngJP21B2nWeyM3v?nk The 2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to be hosted by Egypt, which has hosted the tournament more times than any other nation on the continent. Kent University law lecturer, Alex Magaisa sheds light on what he calls the politics of African football. Below is Magaisa’s statement on Twitter: ---------- *HOT DEALS:* *itel A70 - (128GB, 3GB RAM) $89,* *itel A70 - (256GB, 4GB RAM) $99* *itel P40 (128GB, 4GB), (6000mAh) $99* *itel P40 (64GB, 4G), (6000mAh) $93* *LATEST: itel S24 (128) $124; S24 (256GB) $159* Cash on Delivery in Harare & Bulawayo. Tinotumira kwamuri inosvika. WhatsApp: 0️⃣7️⃣8️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣5️⃣0️⃣ 7️⃣9️⃣3️⃣ ---------- > A story on the new General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) caught my attention and triggered a fundamental question: Is there a convention in African football that North Africa holds a monopoly on this position at CAF? > I have observed that since 1961, the General Secretary role has been “shared” as follows: > 1961-1982: Egyptian 1982-2010: Egyptian 2010-17: Moroccan 2017-19: Egyptian 2019- : Moroccan > It’s been either Egypt or Morocco, the rest settling for subordinate roles. > In fact, it’s been a dynasty with the 3 Egyptians who have held the post being Grandfather, Son and Grandson respectively: 3 generations of the Fahmy clan. I see Egypt’s FA appears to have done a lot to support CAF early on. Could this be a source of continental indebtedness? > How is it that in a continent of more than a billion people a role is shared between so few? The irony is that CAF has fought valiantly for inclusiveness in world football and yet the same message doesn’t seem to appeal to itself. > Yes, there can only be one CAF General Secretary at a time but the since inception pattern cannot be down to chance alone. To adapt a common adage, once might be regarded as chance and twice as coincidence, but three times? There’s a pattern! *Related:* *Five Things You Never Knew About Africa Cup Of Nations* *Zimbabwe To Face Egypt, DRC & Uganda At AFCON* *Warriors Face Tough AFCON 2019 Draw On Friday* *Warriors Move 3 Places Up On FIFA World Rankings* *Africa’s Top Teams Seek To Play Warriors In Friendlies – Kamambo* *Warriors Play The Super Eagles Of Nigeria* _If you found this article useful_ *Please support Pindula by forwarding to friends and groups*
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