It is almost certain that South Africa’s Patrice Motsepe will return for a second term as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
He is the only candidate as of the close of nomination on Tuesday, 12 November, confirming that Motsepe will run unopposed.
Motsepe took over from Madagascar’s Ahmed in March 2021 and now looks set to continue leading African football’s governing body after negotiations reportedly cleared the path for his re-election.
Alongside the CAF presidency vote, elections will also decide the new members of the CAF Executive Committee and Africa’s representatives on the FIFA Council.
Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick and Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa, are serving members of the FIFA Council and hope to retain their seats.
Lekjaa is also the President of the Royal Moroccan Football Association (FRMF).
Other outgoing members include Egypt’s Hany Aboureda, Mali’s Mamadou Toure, Benin’s Martin Tchakos, and Sierra Leone’s Aisha Johansen.
The elections will be held on March 12 in Cairo, Egypt during CAF’s General Assembly.
Patrice Motsepe is a South African billionaire and businessman who made his fortune in mining.
He founded African Rainbow Minerals, a big mining company, and was the first Black African to join the Forbes billionaire list.
In 2021, he took on a major role in African football by becoming the CAF president.
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