Abdel Aziz Salem | |
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1st President of CAF | |
In office 1957–1958 [1] | |
Succeeded by | Abdel Aziz Mostafa |
Personal details | |
Born | Egypt |
Abdelaziz Abdallah Salem,an Egyptian engineer and the first president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). [2]
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He was president of the Egyptian Football Association from 1952 to 1959,he was replaced by the military officer,Abdel Hakim Amer. [4] He is also the first African member of the FIFA Executive Committee. [5] He was present at the meeting of 8 which led to the birth of the Confederation of African Football (CAF),of which he became the first president from 1957 to 1958. [6]
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