Whoever is voted Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in 2017 will not have more than 12 years as head of the continental football governing body according to Supersport.
The online publication on Monday revealed that CAF Presidents will be limited to only three terms of four years each and that it will also apply to CAF Executive Committee Members.
Incumbent Issa Hayatou has been in this position since 1988 and is yet to announce whether he will stand in next year’s elections or step aside for someone else.
“The main reason of this amendment of CAF Statutes was to align them with FIFA ones. But more reforms and amendment can be expected,” said CAF’s official spokesperson Junior Binyam
In charge for 28 years, Hayatou is the longest serving CAF boss. He replaced Ethiopian Yidnekatchew Tessema (RIP) who was president for 16 years from 1972.
CAF second vice-president Almamy Kabele Camara of Guinea and Executive Committee member Kwesi Nyantakyi of Ghana were voted on to the FIFA Council (formerly Executive Committee).
Other Africans on the FIFA Council are Hayatou, Egyptian Hani Abo Rida, Constant Omari from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tunisian Tarek Bouchamaoui and Burundian Lydia Nsekera.
