Chad: FTFA elections will go ahead on 1 March
CAS has rejected the application for a stay lodged by Moctar Mahamoud Hamid, the former president of the Chad Football Federation
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Will the Chadian Football Federation finally have a new president on 1 March, after almost a year and a half without one? There was reason for doubt following the proceedings brought by Moctar Mahamoud Hamid, a candidate whose list had been rejected by the federation's electoral and appeals commissions.
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His application for a stay was rejected by CAS, which will nonetheless examine the case on its merits. The ruling will be handed down after the elections, and so could still affect the vote scheduled for 1 March with a sole candidate, Tahir Oloy Hassan.
CAS to examine the case on its merits
If other CAS proceedings brought by Ibrahim Foullah, Moctar Mahamoud Hamid's campaign director, are still ongoing, the FTFA should finally be able to put an executive committee in place after the elections, provided the quorum is reached.
It is a necessity given the recent controversies surrounding the running of the national team and the way the new coach, Tahir Zakaria, was installed in place of Kévin Nicaise.
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What is the interim secretary general doing now that his mission has expired?
There are other internal concerns, too, with an interim secretary general, Baba Ahmat Baba, whose mandate officially expired on 23 February, still running the federation. While he has lifted the suspension of the national technical director, Modou Kouta, he has also been moving furniture around at the Farcha academy.
Several sources told Sport News Africa that the academy's good furniture was swapped for more worn pieces belonging to the interim secretary general. Doubts also surround recent ball donations organised by the same man, whose mission officially ended a few days ago...