2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP G - USA vs Germany 0:1

USA vs Germany 0:1

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP H - Algeria vs Russia 1:1

Algeria vs Russia 1:1

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 15 - GROUP H - Korea vs Belgium 0:1

Korea vs Belgium 0:1

26 Jun 2014
NATIONAL TEAM - TOGO - COACH - Tchanile Tchakala appointed as new coach

Tchakala was a player in the German league between 1992 and 1995 and took his coaches badges in Germany.

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - Brazil - KEY PLAYER - NEYMAR - PROFILE

Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior; born 5 February 1992, commonly known as Neymar, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Spanish club FC Barcelona in La Liga and the Brazilian national team, as a forward or winger.

26 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP E & GROUP F - PREVIEW

GROUP E 
Honduras vs Switzerland -:-
Ecuador vs France -:-

GROUP F
Nigeria vs Argentina -:-
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran -:-

25 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP F - Nigeria vs Argentina 2:3

Nigeria vs Argentina 2:3

25 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP F - Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran 3:1

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Iran 3:1

25 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP E - Honduras vs Switzerland 0:3

Honduras vs Switzerland 0:3

25 Jun 2014
2014 WORLD CUP - DAY 14 - GROUP E - Ecuador vs France 0:0

Ecuador vs France 0:0

25 Jun 2014

FEATURED - CAF sets three-term limit on presidency

The Confederation of African Football president will be limited to three terms in office from next year's election in March 2017.

Junior Binyam, CAF’s media spokesman, confirmed to BBC Sport that the new ruling was approved at Thursday's Extraordinary General Assembly.

It is a major change for the governing body, whose incumbent president Issa Hayatou has been in power for 28 years.

The limit will also apply to the members of CAF’s Executive Committee.
In February, football's world governing body Fifa limited its presidency to three terms in office as it aimed to recover from a corruption crisis.

Binyam told BBC Sport: "The main reason of this amendment of CAF statutes was to align them with Fifa ones. But more reforms and amendment can be expected."

In 2015 CAF voted to change the statutes which previously stopped officials serving past the age of 70, which paved the way for Hayatou, who turned 70 in August, to stand in the next presidential election.

The latest change to the statues means Hayatou could extend his tenure by a maximum of 12 years - each term is four years - when he would be aged 82.

He has yet to announce if he will contest the election.

However, he appears to be in a strong position to remain his post following the rejection on Thursday of Djibouti Football Federation's proposal to end the rule that restricts potential candidates for the Caf presidency only to members of its 15-man executive committee.

That rule was introduced just four years ago and critics have argued it allows Hayatou to continue unopposed and also to handpick his successor when the time comes.

 

 

29 Sep 2016
(BBC Sport UK)

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