At the 43rd General Assembly held on March 12 in Rabat, Patrice Motsepe was elected as the new president of the Confederation of African Football.
Aged 59, Patrice Motsepe is a South African businessman. He has been president of the famous South African club Mamelodi Sundowns for 20 years. At the head of CAF, he becomes the seventh president elected for a four-year term.
Upon his appointment, the new president also unveiled his ambitions for the development of African football and the image of a "new CAF":
"The face of African football will never be the same again, and I am very excited. It is urgent to produce results. We must ensure that African football is not only competitive, but also a global success. Africa spends millions of dollars every year to pay for television rights and watch matches outside Africa. We need to make our own products."
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