Confederation of African Football (CAF) have received a letter from 46 of the 54 member associations requesting president Ahmad Ahmad to run for a second four-year term at the helm of the federation.
A majority of 28 votes of each association participates is required to win the election but no other official has announced their candidacy.
Algeria, Botswana, the Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe were the eight nations not included in the letter of support.
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Ahmad scored a stunning victory three years ago over incumbent Issa Hayatou, a Cameroonian who had ruled African football for 29 years. However, his tenure was clouded by alleged financial irregularities, which led to a probe by FIFA.
Last year Ahmad requested FIFA to send secretary general Fatma Samoura to CAF headquarters in Cairo last year to assist for six months in the running of the organisation.
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