Football: Results Emerges as 2025 CAF Election Wines Down Motsepe retained his position at the extraordinary general assembly held in Cairo. This confirmation marks the continuation of his leadership since he foremost took office in 2021.
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Motsepe initially publicised his intention to seek a second term in October 2024, and his re-election reflects the confidence that CAF members have in his leadership. He aims to build on the corporeal advancement made over the past four years, egregiously during a challenging phase for African football.
While Motsepe’s re-election was largely expected, elections were further conducted for other positions within CAF’s executive committee. Among the most notable outcomes was the election of football legend Samuel Eto’o, who mixed up with the committee as he abide his role as president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot). Eto’o’s election is significant as he was the sole candidate from the Central Africa region and was welcomed warmly by the delegates present.
Motsepe’s leadership has already seen a financial turnaround for CAF, with previous year’s Africa Cup of Nations generating a remarkable profit of $72 million—substantially more than previous tournaments. He acknowledged that but advancement has been made, there is in return much work ahead, of all things regarding the development of sports infrastructure across Africa. He stressed the need to reform national stadiums, noting that the number of countries not organising football matches has descended from 36 to 12, although stressed that further efforts are fundamental.
Eto’o’s election onto the CAF executive committee furthermore generated dispersed relevancy, prominently as it goes after a recent governing from the Court of Arbitration for Sport that allowed him to take part after an earlier disqualification. Despite encountering a suspension most recent year due to disciplinary issues, his leadership is now being met with optimism from many.
Additional elections furthermore took place for the six African representatives on the FIFA Council. Hany Abo Rida (Egypt) and Fouzi Lekjaa (Morocco) successfully retained their positions, while four new representatives were welcomed: Kanizat Ibrahim (Comoros), Hamidou Djibrilla Hima (Niger), Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania), and Souleymane Waberi (Djibouti).
On the CAF executive committee, five other members were voted without antithesis alongside Eto’o. Mustapha Ishola Raji (Liberia) was re-elected for another term, while newcomers Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (Democratic Republic of Congo), Wallace Karia (Tanzania), Kurt Simeon-Okraku (Ghana), and Sadi Walid (Algeria) mixed with the leadership team. In a closely watched outcome, Elvis Chetty of the Seychelles departed his seat as Feizal Sidat (Mozambique) and Samir Sobha (Mauritius) stepped in to represent Southern Africa.
Note that FIFA President Gianni Infantino was in attendance to witness this significant conjunctive.
The Round Table has stated that former Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) president Amaju Pinnick, annihilated his seat on the CAF executive committee.
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Published 3/12/2025