Young Africans’ Hersi Said elected first chairman of African Clubs Association

Tanzania’s Eng. Hersi Ally Said has been elected the first chairman of the African Clubs Association (ACA).

Said, also President of Tanzania Premier League giants Young Africans SC was elected on Thursday during the official launch of the new body held at the Marriot Mena House in Cairo, Egypt.

”  I appreciate the effort by the President of the Confederation of African Football Patrice Motsepe to have this body African Clubs Association. It is a platform which will help us try to find solutions to problems affecting us as Clubs, ” said Said.

Jessica Motaung who is also an official of Kaizer Chiefs FC in the South African Premier League was elected first Vice chairperson, while Akwa United FC’s (Nigeria) Paul Bassey is the second Vice chairman. The new body also had 15 Board members with it’s headquarters to be established in Nairobi, Kenya.

Among some of the objectives of the African Clubs Association include; to protect and promote the interest of African Football Clubs, to ensure that African Football Clubs are commercially viable, globally competitive and profitable, to ensure that referees, match  commissioners and VAR operators are respected, to build partnerships with sponsors, the private sector and Governments to build stadiums that comply with CAF and FIFA standards and other football infrastructure and facilities in each of the 54 CAF Member Associations among others.

Besides the different Club chairmen from around Africa, the launch of the new body was also attended by CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe, CAF third and fourth Vice Presidents Souleiman Hassan Waberi and Seidou Mbombo Njoya respectively. The CAF general secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba also attended.