By Ahmad Mustafa
CAIRO, Jan 26. – FIFA Review Committee has given President of the Niger Football Federation (FENIFOOT) Djibrilla Hima Hamidou ‘Pele’ the all-clear to contest for the FIFA Council seat.
The FIFA Council seats will be decided during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) General Assembly slated for March 12th, 2025 in Cairo, Egypt.
In a letter addressed to Djibrilla from the CAF General Secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba, FIFA declared him after having passed all the requisite tests.
“CAF is pleased to inform you that you have been declared eligible to be a candidate for elections to the FIFA Council at the 14th CAF Extraordinary General Assembly, Cairo, 12 March 2025,” reads part of the correspondence.
During the Assembly in Cairo, Africa will be choosing six representatives for the coveted FIFA Council seats with one seat reserved for a female candidate.
Djibrila will be among competitors for the available five seats for male candidates from Africa.
The FIFA eligibility test is crucial for any would be candidate for elections as provided for in the FIFA Statutes.
Contestants list
Hany Abo Rida – Egypt
Fouzi Lekjaa – Morocco
Yahia Ahmed- Mauritania
Suleiman Hassan Waberi- Djibouti
Amaju Pinnick – Nigeria
Idriss Diallo – Cote D’Ivoire
Mathurin Chakus – Benin
Augustine Senghor – Senegal
Djibrilla Hima Hamidou – Niger
Andrew Kamanga – Zambia
Women position
Lydia Nsekera – Burundi
Isha Johansen – Sierra Leone
Kanizat Ibrahim – Comoros
