Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected as the CAF President for a second term, which will run from 2025 to 2029. In his acceptance speech, Motsepe discussed challenges African countries face in prioritising spending between stadiums, hospitals, and education.
South Africa boasts international quality stadia and general infrastructure, a legacy of hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Conversely, however, several African nations do not meet the necessary standards.
“Many heads of state I meet tell me: ‘We have small money, and what is worse is our economies have experienced periods of difficulty, and whatever money we have is for paying loans’,” Patrice Motsepe spoke.
“They say, ‘We ask ourselves, should we take the money to build a stadium or a hospital or [put it to] education?’”
✍️ ➡️Four more years for Dr. Patrice Motsepe to continue with the progress Agenda of African Football. ⚽️
✍️ ➡️ Quatre années supplémentaires pour Dr Patrice Motsepe afin de poursuivre l’agenda de développement du football africain.
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“One of the things we are doing as African football is to present a case and convince the heads of states to understand that investing in a stadium, spending money on football development and football infrastructure is enormously beneficial for the economic development of Africa.
“It made me proud to hear from the head of state of Ivory Coast that an independent study that found the country benefited to the value of $1.5bn (R27.5bn) from [hosting] Afcon [last year’s Africa Cup of Nations].” Motsepe added.
Aiding infrastructure development will be a continued focus in his second term, following his string of successes during his first term as CAF President.
Patrice Motsepe Praised for Financially Strengthening CAF
Motsepe’s first term is praised for bringing financial stability to CAF, with improvements in revenue generation through broadcasting deals and sponsorships. He has also been praised for introducing professionalism to the CAF governing body.
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