Newly elected CECAFA President Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam has pledged sweeping reforms after officially assuming office at the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Eritrean football chief declared that his administration will prioritise building a stronger and more impactful CECAFA that delivers tangible value to its member associations.
“Our priority is to build a stronger, more impactful CECAFA that delivers value to member associations and advances the game at all levels,” Paulos said.
“My target is one, to make CECAFA the best in terms of football governance and to unite all the member associations. We have 11 plus one, including Zanzibar.
The second aim is to improve the secretariat we have. We also have to improve the competitions that we organise.”
Andemariam was received at the headquarters by FKF President Hussein Mohamed and was flanked by CECAFA Interim Executive Director Jean Sseninde and CECAFA Vice President Ali Abdi Mohamed.
The event was attended by members of the CECAFA Secretariat and former FKF Vice President Doris Petra.
He takes over from Alexandre Muyenge, who had been serving as Acting President since late last year.
New CECAFA executive committee
President – Paulos Weldehaimanot Andemariam of the Eritrean National Football Federation
Vice President – Ali Abdi Mohamed of the Somali Football Federation
Executive Committee Members: Francis Amin Michael of the South Sudan Football Federation and Shema Ngoga Fabrice of the Rwanda Football Federation
