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Patrice Motsepe Sole candidate South African Patrice Motsepe was confirmed as Confederation of African Football (CAF) president in Rabat Friday, and pleaded for unity as he seeks to fix the troubled organisation. “Africa needs collective wisdom, but also the exceptional talent and wisdom of every (national football association) president and every member nation,” he said. “When we all work together, football in Africa will experience success and growth that it has not enjoyed in the past.” Africa has suffered serious setbacks in recent years with all five qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup in Russia eliminated after the first round the continent’s worst showing in 36 years. ....
South Africa's government bends to student pressure and acts on university tuition costs. And: Another school abduction in Nigeria. We ask our correspondent: Why do these attacks keep happening? Plus: A new boss for African football's governing body CAF. Will Patrice Motsepe be successful in turning around the beautiful game's fortunes? ....
Motsepe is the man to revive CAF Sowetan > By Sowetan - 10 March 2021 - 07:26 Patrice Motsepe’s expected ascension to the Confederation of African Football presidency is a truly remarkable achievement for SA football, which has had little to celebrate of late. On Friday, the SA businessman should be installed as CAF president unopposed at the organisation’s congress in Morocco, after a deal brokered by Fifa president Gianni Infantino saw his challengers agree he’s the best man for the job. This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue. ....
CAF President s Ban Upheld by CAS 03/08/21 (ATR) Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Ahmad Ahmad will not be allowed to run for re-election on March 12. Ahmad Ahmad will not be able to run for re-election on March 12. (CAF) The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday upheld Ahmad’s ban from football, though it reduced it from five years to two. The original fine of CHF 200,000 ($213,714) was reduced to CHF 50,000 ($53,429). The three-person CAS panel unanimously found Ahmad guilty of two articles of the FIFA Code of Ethics for “failure to record various financial transactions, acceptance of cash payments, bank transfers of bonuses and indemnities without a contractual or regulatory basis”. ....
There's no better candidate for the presidency of CAF than Dr Patrice Motsepe. Motsepe presses all the right buttons to lead the sleeping giant of global football. Africa has been in the sporting ICU for far too long with the North African states calling the shots with no progress. ....