General treasurer of the FFF then vice-president, Philippe Diallo (61 years old) had assumed the interim presidency of the FFF from January 2023 before being elected president on June 10, 2023. Finally the adventure for Diallo at the head of the organization managing French football continues.
Indeed, during the electronic vote organized “remotely” on Tuesday December 10 and Wednesday December 11, 2024 among amateur and professional clubs, districts and leagues, the list of Philippe Diallo, outgoing president, obtained 55.34% of the votes. first round ahead of his competitor, Pierre Samsonoff who obtained 44.65% of the votes.
It was at the end of the federal assembly organized on Saturday, December 14 in Paris, that Alain Bach, the president of the Commission for the Control of Electoral Operations (CCOE), proclaimed the results of the elections to the presidency and the Executive Committee of the FFF. Philippe Diallo is now president for four years, until 2028.
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Among its projects, developing amateur football as well as the creation of a 3 league: “Tomorrow, work awaits us. I want to implement our project very quickly. From mid-January, I will convene an Executive Committee. Among the projects, a major French football conference to jointly define our roadmap on improving amateur football aid and its signage. The project for a professional Ligue 3 placed under the aegis of the Federation will also be announced. Professional football is experiencing a crisis. It is necessary to put in place the elements of reflection on its rebound. The FFF must provide the impetus. We want to ensure that French football is stronger in four years, that our projects turn into reality. It all starts in our amateur clubs and with the involvement of our volunteers, our leagues and our districts. It is towards them that we will do our utmost in a trajectory which should take us towards €150M annually in aid to amateur football. We have carried out an ambitious project which aims to make our football one of the very first in the world. This is the project that I want to carry out with you and the new Comex team. Thank you for your trust.“
We can also note that among the members elected by the elective assembly is Jean-Michel Aulas as Deputy Vice-President.