Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected unopposed as president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) during the extraordinary general assembly in Cairo. Since taking office in 2021, Motsepe has focused on reforming African football and has reported significant financial gains, including a $72 million profit from the last Africa Cup of Nations. His leadership is noted for guiding Caf through a tumultuous period, following the ban of former president Ahmad. Motsepe highlighted the improvement in national stadium usage across Africa as a key achievement but acknowledges further work is needed.
"When declaring his intent to run for a second term, Motsepe told the BBC progress had been made, 'but there is still a lot of work to be done'."
"His re-election for another four-year reign was confirmed at the Caf extraordinary general assembly in Cairo on Wednesday where Fifa president Gianni Infantino was in attendance."
"Motsepe, a mining magnate who also owns South African club Mamelodi Sundowns, had said he was looking to continue the 'good progress' he had made since coming to office four years ago."
"In 2021, there were 36 countries that were not playing football in their countries. The number has come down to 12 but for us, this is still a work in progress."
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