{"id":1430,"date":"2022-09-09T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T08:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/secretary-general-mouad-hajji-quits-under-fire-caf\/"},"modified":"2022-09-09T08:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T08:06:24","slug":"secretary-general-mouad-hajji-quits-under-fire-caf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/secretary-general-mouad-hajji-quits-under-fire-caf\/","title":{"rendered":"Secretary General Mouad Hajji quits under-fire Caf"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mouadd Hajji was appointed as Caf Secretary General in April 2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ongoing crisis in the Confederation of African Football (Caf) took a new step on Monday as Secretary General Mouad Hajji resigned from his post. <\/span><\/p>\n

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The Moroccan had been in power for less than a year, having taken charge in <\/span>April 2019. <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

His resignation comes at a time when Caf is under close scrutiny from football’s world governing body Fifa, who recently commissioned an audit that proved to be <\/span>damning<\/span><\/a> for African football’s ruling body. <\/span><\/p>\n

“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. <\/span><\/p>\n

Hajji resigned for “personal reasons” while expressing a need to “return to Morocco as soon as possible”, the <\/span>statement added. <\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

His resignation was accepted by Caf President Ahmad, who will now convene an emergency committee meeting in order to appoint an Acting Secretary General. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I have no doubt that the President will continue to work for the good development of the most beautiful sport possible,” Hajji said. <\/span><\/p>\n

Caf’s statement specified that Ahmad – who saluted ‘a committed (and) loyal’ colleague – had agreed to allow Hajji to serve out a shorter notice period than his contract stipulated. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last month, BBC Sport Africa published details of the Pricewaterhouse Coopers audit, which revealed Caf to be in a state of disarray as it questioned the body’s accounting, governance and payments.<\/span><\/p>\n

Amongst other details, the audit found that Caf’s accounting was “unreliable and not trustworthy” while its workforce was “understaffed”, “overworked” and “demotivated”. <\/span><\/p>\n

As it seeks to return to a more stable footing, Caf must now look for its third Secretary General in the space of a year, after Hajji replaced Amr Fahmy eleven months ago. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fahmy, who died after a <\/span>two-year battle with cancer<\/span><\/a> last month, was dismissed shortly after complaining to Fifa about corruption within the leadership of Caf. <\/span><\/p>\n

While Caf has denied any wrongdoing, the Egyptian’s complaints helped prompt Fifa to open an investigation into Caf which is still ongoing. <\/span><\/p>\n

No official reason was ever given for Fahmy’s dismissal, which opened the door for Hajji – a former dentist – to fill a role he has now chosen to vacate. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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