Newly-elected chairman of Confederation of African Football (CAF) said on Tuesday Egypt had granted him great assistance to win the continent's top football organization presidency. Madagascar's Ahmad Ahmad said in televised remarks that he appreciates the role the Egyptian government, media and football association had played during the last CAF elections. The elections, held in mid-March in the CAF general assembly in Addis Ababa, saw an unexpected result with Ahmad getting 40 votes against 20 for Cameroonian Issa Hayatu. The 57-year-old's victory ended Hayatu's 30-year-long CAF presidency. The former Malagasy football Association Head ruled out the possibility of moving the CAF headquarters out of Cairo. "All these rumors about moving CAF headquarters out of Cairo are baseless," he said in statements to ON Sport satellite station on Tuesday. Egypt is a deep-rooted country. It has supported us a lot," he added. Press reports claimed in March the CAF headquarters might undergo a possible moving after the then president Hayatu had been prosecuted over corruption charges. The 70-year-old Cameroonian violated the Egyptian competitiveness law by giving French company Lagardère exclusive rights to air CAF championships till 2028.
