Issa Haytou re-elected Caf President

Cameroonian Issa Hayatou was re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football President for a final four year term in office.

The 66 year old who was voted into power in 1988 was retained as CAF President unopposed, and has already said this seventh term will be his final as head of the African Football Organisation.

Hayatou who was applauded by delegates at the caf congress in Marrakech also received a special certificate from FIFA to commemorate his silver jubilee on the executive committee.

Ivorian Jacques Anouma wanted to oppose Hayatou at the elections but a rule change prevented him from doing so.

The rule change saw Presidents of Football federations approving an amendment preventing a few of them from participating in the race for CAF Presidency.

It now permits only those who have held positions of responsibility within the institution to run for presidency.

Meanwhile South Africa's 2010 world cup chief Danny Jordan failed in another bid to join the CAF executive committee.

Jordan lost out to Madagascar's Ahmad after the votes went to a second poll.

Former FIFA member Amadou Diakite of Mali banned for two years in November 2010 over allegations of bribery in a vote-buying scandal surrounding the 2018 and 2022 world cup bids is back in football administration.

The CAF electorate returned him to their executive committee with an overwhelming majority.

CAF said they would hold their next congress in Brazil on the eve of the 2014 world cup but there are no elections due again until 2015.