Djibouti’s Waberi named Third CAF Vice President

The President of the Djibouti Football Federation (DFF), Hassan Suleiman Waberi has been named third Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Waberi was named at the first CAF Executive Committee meeting chaired by the newly elected President Dr. Patrice Motsepe at the Sofitel Hotel in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday.

The Djibouti football boss becomes the second football official from the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) Zone to become a Vice President in CAF after the late Farah Addo.

Addo was President of the Somalian Football Federation (SFF), CECAFA, 1^st vice-president of CAF and later became an Honorary Member of the organisation.

“I am glad that I will once again serve on the CAF Executive Committee this time as a Vice President. We are determined as a team under the new President Dr. Patrice Motsepe to push African Football to another level,” said Waberi.

The Executive Committee also named Senegal Football Federation (SFF) President Augustin Senghor as the 1st Vice President, while Mauritania Football Federation (MFF) President, Ahmed Yahya who was co-opted in the Executive Committee as the 2nd Vice President.

Both Senghor and Yahya were candidates against Dr. Motsepe for the CAF Presidency, but stood down for what they called unity in African football.

Cameroon’s Seldou Mbombo Njoya is the fourth Vice President and Kanizat Ibrahim, President of the Comoros Football Federation Normalisation committee is the 5th Vice President.

The Committee also named Veron Mosengo-Omba as the new General Secretary. Mosengo-Omba, who has been  FIFA’s Chief Member Associations Officer takes over the office from Abdelmounaim Bah who has been in acting capacity.