After years of turmoil, Cameroon federation elects new head

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) - The Cameroon Football Federation has elected former secretary general Sidiki Tombi a Roko as its new president following years of turmoil and threats of a ban by FIFA.

Tombi a Roko won the vote late Monday and replaces Mohammed Iya, who is in prison after being convicted of misappropriation of money in his former role as a director at Cameroon's national cotton producer.

The federation in Cameroon, the home country of African football head and FIFA senior vice president Issa Hayatou, had been operating under a temporary committee since 2013.

The sport has been badly affected by the federation's long-running problems.

Cameroon was the first African team to make the quarterfinals of the World Cup in 1990, but has lost every one of its games at the last two tournaments.