Africa: What Does It Mean for African Football? Wind of Change Inside African Football Governing Body

Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar reacts after being elected the new president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa on 16 March 2017.

Issa Hayatou had been at the helm for 29 solid years. Madagascar's football chief Ahmad Ahmad replaced him as President of Confederation of African Football, widely known as CAF, on Thursday in an election held at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa.

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