Issa Hayatou will for the first time in 29yrs face his strongest opponent, Ahmad Ahmad in today's CAF presidential elections

CAF president Issa Hayatou, head of African football’s ruling body for the last 29 years will today in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, face his strongest opponent in the history of CAF presidential elections, Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar to see who will rule football on the continent for the next 4 years.

Hayatou’s opponents in the last 29 years either bow out on the last day before elections due to political manipulations or are disqualified as a result of amendments to CAF statutes – but today, Ahmad Ahmad backed by Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick and other African football heavyweights has a huge…