One good and one bad news from Africa

On a happy note is that Africa has a new leader, plus the continent's membership just got bigger. A 29 year old reign from Issa Hayatou was ended yesterday in Addis Ababa. At the Ethiopian capital, Madagascar FA boss Ahmad Ahmad was appointed new CAF president. With 34 votes to 20 he beat the 70 year old Cameroonian, who was seeking an eighth term and was competing with serious kidney problems. In the CAF general assembly it was also announced that the autonomous part of Tanzania and with request from its FA, Zanzibar has become newest member at the confederation, as number 55.
And Thursday's cheerful moment (for the new president) was ruined today by FIFA when one state is excluded from the sport, until further notice. Due to government interference (sports minister dissolved the FA), Mali can not play neither internationally nor club football.