advertisementThe 2019 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations is set to be hosted by Egypt, which has hosted the tournament more times than any other nation on the continent. Kent University law lecturer, Alex Magaisa sheds light on what he calls the politics of African football. Below is Magaisa’s statement on Twitter:A story on the new General Secretary of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) caught my attention and triggered a fundamental question: Is there a convention in African football that North Africa holds a monopoly on this position at CAF? I have observed that since 1961, the General Secretary role has been “shared” as follows:1961-1982: Egyptian1982-2010: Egyptian2010-17: Moroccan2017-19: Egyptian2019- : MoroccanIt’s been either Egypt or Morocco, the rest settling for subordinate roles. advertisementYes, there can only be one CAF General Secretary at a time but the since inception pattern cannot be down to chance alone.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 13, 2019 17:30 UTC