Ahmed Yahya is a businessman. At 44, Yahya is the youngest candidate in the bid for Africa’s big seat in football.
The head of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (FFRIM), a post he has held since 2011.
Achievements in football
- Founded football club FC Nouadhibou in 1999 and served as President of the club until 2004. The club has won two cups and six national titles,
- Elected as the President of FFRIM, 2011
- Member of CAF’s Executive Committee since 2017. Yahya also sits on the Organising Committee for FIFA Competitions.
- CAF Awards – awarded as ‘The Continent’s Best Football Administrator ‘ 2017 by CAF (Confederation of African Football)
- Under his FFRIM leadership, Mauritania qualified for the first time in history for the Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) under coach Corentin Martins (2018)
- Mauritania was crowned CAF’s Team of the Year for 2018,
- Mauritania selected a women’s team to represent the country for the first time (2019)
- FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, praised Yahya for role in developing both football and its infrastructure in Mauritania (2019)
- Yahya was re-elected as the President of FFRIM in a landslide victory (2020)
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