Nigeria’s Justice Roli Harriman has been elected President of the CAF Appeals Board.
This took place on the margin of the Ordinary General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
Harriman is a 62–year-old High Court judge, former senior lecturer at the Nigerian Law School and an Alternative Dispute Resolution Judge in Delta State since January 2013.
She replaces compatriot A. U. Mustapha (SAN) at the head of CAF’s ultimate judicial body.
Harriman was elected alongside Fernando Valera Monteiro from Cape Verde, who will serve as Vice President of the Appeals Board.
Also elected are Senegalese Ousmane Kane, who will serve as President of the CAF Disciplinary Board, while Jane Njeri Onyango from Kenya will be Vice President.