CAF President Motsepe faces no opposition in re-election bid
Dr Patrice Motsepe is set to cruise unopposed to a second term as Confederation of African Football president.
The 62-year-old South African, as at Tuesday’s deadline for indicating interest, is the only canditate for president in the African football ruling body.
No other person picked up nomination forms, giving the Mamelodi Sundowns owner a free run to retain the position.
Motsepe, a billionaire businessman with interest in mining, took over from Madagascar’s Ahmad Ahmad in March 2021 and will now secure another four-year term.
The elections will be held on March 12 in Cairo, Egypt during CAF’s General Assembly, with contests into the CAF Executive Committee and Africa’s representatives on the FIFA Council also on the schedule.
Nigeria’s Amaju Pinnick and Morocco’s Fouzi Lekjaa, are serving members of the FIFA Council and hope to retain their seats.
