Madagascan Football Administrator Ahmad Ahmad has been elected as the new CAF President.
Ahmad polled 34 votes as against Hayatou's 20 during the general election in Addis-Ababa on Thursday.
Hayatou has been overthrown after 27 years as CAF President.
In the election, which was held at Caf’s 39th General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ahmad defeated Hayatou in a shock result.
Hayatou had been in power since 1988 when he replaced Abdel Halim Mohammad, and has overseen significant growth in the continental game and in Caf’s standing within the global football community.
The Confederation of African Football (Caf) has only ever had five presidents in its 60-year history and the last time a new leader was appointed was way back in 1988.
Hayatou, in charge for nearly three decades, has often been re-elected unopposed. On the two occasions when he did face a challenge, he won with landslides amongst the electorate of presidents of Africa's football associations.
In 2000, he beat Angola's Armando Machado by 47-4 votes and four years later he defeated Ismail Bhamjee of Botswana by 46-6 votes.
CAF former presidents
Abdel Aziz Abdallah Salem (1957-1958)
Abdel Aziz Moustafa (1958-1968)
Abdel Halim Muhammad (1968-1972)
Yidnekatchew Tessema (1972-1987)
Abdel Halim Muhammad (1987-1988)
Issa Hayatou (1988-2017)
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@Yello, I think best question would have been is it by appointment or election? There are several positions moslems have never held for a long time and no one has questioned that. He was elected ooo not appointed.
Is this position only meant for moslems?
Praise the Lord. God we are thankful for hearing our prayers. Some body help me say praise the Lord
At long last Mugabe in our continents Football Association is gone. No condition is permenent.
GHANGE WILL HAPPEN IN GHANA AS WELL. ALLA
Oh! What a relief to African Football. Thanks be to God.
Kwasi Nyantakyi to face similar defeat soon.