According to Motsepe:Īfrican football needs collective wisdom, but also the exceptional talent and wisdom of every President of every country and every member association. Senegalese Football Association President Senghor was the first candidate to withdraw from the race on March 5, with Anouma and Yahya following a day later.Īs reported by, FIFA suggested that the deal was to ensure more inclusivity and less division among the top African football chiefs. Now, according to Kenyan journalist Francis Gaitho of Kenya Football, Motsepe’s bid was boosted after FIFA President Infantino brokered an agreement which will see Senghor and Yahya step down their respective bids in support of Patrice Motsepe, with both candidates being offered vice president roles. The Mamelodi Sundowns owner is in the running for the highest seat on the continent against the likes of Ivory Coast’s Jacques Anouma‚ Senegal’s Augustin Senghor and Mauritania’s Ahmed Yahya. Reports in Kenya suggest that Patrice Motsepe has taken a step closer in his efforts to become CAF President with some help of FIFA President Gianni Infantino. Soccerladuma, one of Africa's most influential soccer magazines, reported in early March on the purported support for Motsepe at the top level of FIFA: However, many observers saw him as the favorite FIFA candidate. Motsepe was the least known of the four candidates. Patrice Motsepe will become the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) later this week after Ahmad's five-year ban was reduced to two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) on Monday. The federation is currently headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, and, at 56 members, has the largest membership pool among FIFA confederates.īefore the election, the South African Football Association, through its official Twitter account, was enthusiastic about its candidate's chances: Augustin Senghor of Senegal, Ahmed Yahya from Mauritania, the Ivorian Jacques Anouma and Motsepe were the contenders in the “battle for the top job” at CAF.ĬAF represents the national football associations or federations running the continental, national and club competitions. Motsepe is one of the richest men in Africa and also brother-in-law of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.įour contenders were in the running to succeed the outgoing president, Madagascar's Ahmad Ahmad, but his expected re-election bid was halted by corruption allegations in France in the run-up to the elections. The winning candidate, South Africa’s Patrice Tlhopan Motsepe, is a 58-year old billionaire mining tycoon and, since 2003, the president of Mamelodi Sundowns football club. Instead, the show ended even before the first ballot was cast, after the other delegates stepped down to ensure the election of the first South African to this influential post. The Confederation of African Football (CAF), Africa's football governing body, was due to hold its elections on March 12. Motsepe at the World Economic Forum annual meeting Davos 2009 Photo: swiss-image.ch/ Monika Flueckiger ( CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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