The president, whose plane touched down around 11am, was
greeted by well wishers as he received wet flowers and the national flag of
Djibouti in the airport’s VIP room before coming out to address hundreds of
football fans who were waiting for his arrival outside the airport since dawn morning
on Monday.
The president was then escorted to the headquarters of
Djiboutian Football Federation in the heart of the city where he addressed his
executive committee, football stakeholders and the country’s elite national
team members before talking to members of the media who were invited to a press
conference at FDF headquarters.
"African football has entered into a new era. The recent election of CAF president Ahmed Ahmed and his committee was a milestone for African football. CAF is now working on a new strategy for African football development” the president told the media during his first news conference at home after winning CAF election last week.
"The election has marked a meaningful era for Africa”
president Souleiman Hassan Waberi told the media on Monday. Mr. Waberi became
Djibouti’s first man to become CAF executive committee member in the country’s
football history.
In January this year, Mr. Waberi was appointed on FIFA
competitions committee. He became one of the very few Africans who appeared on
FIFA sub committees this year.