Patrice Motsepe Is The New CAF President

During the Organisation’s 43rd Ordinary General Assembly in Rabat, Morocco on Friday, Patrice Motsepe emerged as an unopposed elected President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The Billionaire who is the 9th richest person in Africa is also the owner of South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Mamelodi Sundowns tweeted saying, “Mamelodi Sundowns sends its congratulations & best wishes to Dr Patrice Motsepe after being elected CAF President Mamelodi Sundowns supports you in all your endeavours.”

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— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) March 12, 2021

In his acceptance speech, Motsepe said, “I’m absolutely confident that working together we will indeed succeed to make African football to be amongst the best in the world.

“African football must become the best in the world,” he added. “It won’t happen overnight, but that is the test of what we are going to do over the next few years.”