Patrice Motsepe

Billionaire Resolves S Africa’s World Cup Pay Dispute
06 Jul

Billionaire Resolves S Africa’s World Cup Pay Dispute

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The president of the governing body of African football has intervened to resolve a pay dispute between the South Africa women’s football team and the national federation. The team’s preparations for this month’s World Cup were thrown into disarray before the final warm-up game against Botswana at the weekend. Banyana Banyana boycotted the match. They also refused to sign contracts after raising bonus issues. Fifa has guaranteed each player $30,000 (£24,000) for taking part in the tournament but this figure was not included in the contracts the players were given to sign. Patrice Motsepe, a wealthy South African businessman who…
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‘Africa’s World Cup Dream Closer To Reality Than Ever’ – CAF President
16 Mar

‘Africa’s World Cup Dream Closer To Reality Than Ever’ – CAF President

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President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has stated that the continent’s dream of producing a world champion is closer to reality than ever before following Morocco’s semi final run at the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The North Africans became the first African country to make the semi finals of the World Cup and finished 4th in Qatar. Morocco became the first African country to make the semi finals of FIFA World Cup Speaking at the 2022 CAF Outstanding Achievement Award held in Kigali, Rwanda, Motsepe said Morocco’s fairytale run given him real belief that an African…
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Six Countries Bid To Host 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations After Guinea’s Withdrawal – CAF
17 Jan

Six Countries Bid To Host 2025 Africa Cup Of Nations After Guinea’s Withdrawal – CAF

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The President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has revealed six nations have submitted bids to replace Guinea as host of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, and Benin-Nigeria are the countries in the race to replace Guinea as tournament host in two years. In 2014, Guinea was chosen as the host nation for the premier African national team tournament. However, due to little progress in preparations, the West African nation withdrew from hosting the biennial event last year. This month, CAF officials will conduct inspection tours of all the six…
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