Breaking: More crisis hits CAF as general secretary resigns
The ongoing crisis in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) took another dimension following the sudden resignation of its General Secretary Mouad Hajji on Monday.
Mouad Hajji, a Moroccan has been in the saddle since April 2019.
His resignation comes at a time when Caf is under close scrutiny from football’s world governing body Fifa, for whom Pricewaterhouse Coopers recently compiled a damning audit of African football’s ruling body.
“I would like to warmly thank President Ahmad Ahmad for giving me the opportunity to serve the football of our continent at such a level of responsibility,” Hajji said in a statement.
In a statement, Caf said that Hajji had resigned for ‘personal reasons’ while also expressing a need to ‘return to Morocco as soon as possible’.
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An emergency meeting will now be convened by CAF President Ahmad Ahamd to appoint an Acting General Secretary.