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CAIRO, Egypt – South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe was re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football president on the organisation’s congress in Cairo on Wednesday whereas four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o received a spot on the chief committee.
The 63-year-old Motsepe, whose household belief owns one of many continent’s largest golf equipment Mamelodi Sundowns, will serve a second four-year time period after being first elected in 2021 when his candidature was additionally unopposed and closely backed by FIFA president Gianni Infantino.
Eto’o, president of the Cameroon Football Federation, was elected unopposed as a consultant for the central African area on the chief committee lower than per week after successful an attraction to face for the put up.
He was excluded by CAF’s governance committee in January however appealed his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, who dominated in his favour.
Former World Cup footballer Eto’o had been twice banned final yr.
In September, FIFA banned him from attending the nationwide crew’s matches for six months for violating disciplinary laws, after allegedly verbally abusing match officers on the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Earlier within the yr, CAF banned Eto’o after an inquiry into purported breaches of its moral and integrity requirements when he took up a task as ambassador for a betting firm. The ban and a $200,000 fantastic have been later lifted on attraction.
There have been 5 others elected unopposed with Mustapha Ishola Raji of Liberia retaining his seat for an additional 4 years, whereas Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (feminine consultant from the Democratic Republic of Congo), Wallace Karia (Tanzania), Kurt Simeon-Okraku (Ghana) and Sadi Walid (Algeria) are new to the committee.
Elvis Chetty of the Seychelles misplaced his place when Feizal Sidat (Mozambique) and Samir Sobha of Mauritius have been voted in to signify southern Africa on the CAF govt committee.
There was additionally a vote to determine the six African representatives on the FIFA Council with Hany Abo Rida of Egypt, a member since 2009, and Fouzi Lekjaa of Morocco retaining their locations.
Kanizat Ibrahim (Comoros), Hamidou Djibrilla Hima (Niger), Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania) and Souleymane Waberi (Djibouti) have been elected for the primary time.