Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe has announced his bid for re-election in March 2025, following widespread endorsements from numerous CAF Member Association Presidents and Zonal Union Presidents.
The South African billionaire, first elected on March 12, 2021, in Rabat, Morocco, made his re-election bid public after months of speculation about his future.
The 46th CAF Ordinary Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, revealed that Motsepe has overseen significant financial improvements in CAF’s operations during his current tenure.
However, he faces potential competition from the Egyptian Football Association’s candidate, Hany Abo Rida, a FIFA counsel member with strong backing from his federation.
Ehab El-Komy, an EFA member, has praised Abo Rida’s abilities, saying, “Hany Abo Rida is a great value in football, and whoever wants anything from Infantino should go first to Abo Rida.”
Motsepe, who replaced banned former president Ahmad Ahmad, assumed office without competition in 2021 after FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s intervention led to the withdrawal of other candidates.
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