CAF secretary general resigns after Issa Hayatou defeat

ByReuters

Updated 26/03/2017 at 13:06 GMT

The Confederation of African Football's secretary general Hicham El Amrani resigned on Sunday, just over a week after elections swept long-standing president Issa Hayatou from power.

Hicham El Amrani (C), Vice President for the Confederation of African Football speaks during a news conference

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El Amrani, in a letter to African football associations, said he would be departing on Monday, but gave no reason for his decision.

The 37-year-old Moroccan had served as secretary general for the last six years.

Hayatou was deposed as CAF president 10 days ago at elections in Ethiopia, where six of his allies on the body's executive committee also lost their positions. The 70-year-old Hayatou had served as president for 29 years.

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