Pressure is mounting on the president of Guinea-Bissau's football federation live up to his promise of quitting the game following the defeat of Issa Hayatou at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidential elections.
Manuel Nascimento Irenio said he will quit football if Hayatou loses Thursday's presidential elections.
Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad thrashed Hayatou at the polls to end the Cameroonian's 29-year reign.
Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election.
Irenio was one of just two men to publicly back Hayatou, with the Comoros FA also offering its support.
"If Hayatou loses, I will quit football," Irenio said before Thursday's election.
Now that Hayatou has been defeated, football leaders and fans are asking Irenio to live up to his word and quit the game.
Last year, Irenio oversaw one of the most remarkable qualifications in Africa Cup of Nations history as rank outsiders Guinea-Bissau qualified for the tournament for the first time.
They had never come close to qualification prior to that but duly recorded both their first point and first goals at the tournament in Gabon.
Irenio, who also works in politics in his homeland, says he is among several African football leaders who convinced Hayatou not to step down this year.
The 70-year-old had previously said that this would be his last term in office, only to later have a change of heart.
Hayatou hails from a political family, with his brother having once served as Prime Minister of Cameroon.
His father was also a local ruler - known locally as a 'lamido' - with the hope being that Issa would one day follow the family business.
Instead, the former athlete has established a political legacy of his own in African football administration - becoming the longest-serving ruler in Caf's history.
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