PATEL WINS COSAFA ELECTION

Suketu Patel of the Seychelles was voted in on Saturday as the new president of Cosafa.
Patel, who is a CAF executive committee member and president of the Seychelles Football Federation, garnered seven of the 13 votes at Saturday’s general meeting in Gaborone.
His vote tally reflected a more than 50 percent majority.
Cosafa vice president Petrus Damaseb received four votes and there were two for Zambian Football Association vice president Kalusha Bwalya.
Damaseb is a former president of the Namibia Football Association while Bwalya a renowned coach and player.
Patel will serve a four year term and replaces Ismail Bhamjee as president. Botswana based Bhamjee resigned on October 31.