He was returning home after serving as match Commissioner in the 1-1 Caf Champions League match between Egyptian side Ismaily SC and TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo played on Friday in Alexandria."He was a committed football administrator and we are very grateful for his services, we miss him and we will continue to miss him," mourned Caf executive committee member,
Leodegar Tenga speaking to the press at FKF's Kasarani offices on Wednesday.
Other members include Adoum Djibrine (Chad); Hani Abo Rida (Egypt); Almamy Kabele Camara (Guinea); Tarek Bouchamaoui (Tunisia);
Leodegar Tenga (Tanzania); Lydia Nsekera (Burundi); Alexander Danny Jordaan (South Africa); Hassan Musa Bility (Liberia); Isha Johansen (Sierra Leone); Rui Eduardo da Costa (Angola); Suleiman Hassan Waberi (Djibouti); Jamal El Jaafri (Libya); Augustin Senghor (Senegal); Sita Sangare (Burkina Faso); Walter Nyamilandu (Malawi); Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania), and Moses Magogo (Uganda).
The elections witnessed the withdrawal of the other African candidates include
Leodegar Tenga from the Confederation of Tanzania Federation, Namibia Football Association President Frans Mbidi and Mauritius Football Association President Sohba Mohammad Ally Samir.
Il s'agit de Issa Hayatou (Cameroun), president, Suketu Patel (Seychelles), 1er vice-president, Almamy Kabele Camara (Guinee), 2e vice-president, Amadou Diakite (Mali), membre, Adoum Djibrine (Tchad), membre, Mohamed Raouraoua (Algerie), membre, Magdi Shams El Din (Soudan), membre, Tarek Bouchamaoui (Tunisie), membre, Kalusha Bwalya (Zambie), membre, Kwesi Nyantakyi (Ghana), membre, Constant Omari Selemani (RD Congo), membre,
Leodegar Tenga (Tanzanie), membre, Ahmad (Madagascar) membre, Anjorin Moucharafou (Benin), membre.
Among those Blatter is expected to meet are regional football heavyweights Suketu Patel (south),
Leodegar Tenga (east), Iya Mohammad (center) and Aka Malan (west) while no officials from the north are attending.