Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected as president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), for a second term in office.
The 63-year-old, who had announced his decision to vie for another term in office in October 2024, saw his re-election for the next four years confirmed at the CAF extraordinary General Assembly in Cairo, Egypt on Wednesday.
The South African businessman and mining magnate said he was looking to continue the good progress he had made since assuming office in 2021.
Meanwhile, elections were also conducted for positions on CAF’s Executive Committee with Cameroonian football legend Samuel Eto’o winning a seat, while five others were elected unopposed.
Mustapha Ishola Raji of Liberia retained his seat for the next four years, while Bestine Kazadi Ditabala (Democratic Republic of Congo), Wallace Karia (Tanzania), Kurt Simeon-Okraku (Ghana) and Sadi Walid (Algeria) are new to the committee.
Elvis Chetty of Seychelles lost his position as the duo of Feizal Sidat (Mozambique) and Samir Sobha (Mauritius) were voted in to represent southern Africa.
Furthermore, the continent’s six representatives into the FIFA Council were voted in, with Hany Abo Rida of Egypt and Fouzi Lekjaa of Morocco retaining their places while Kanizat Ibrahim (Comoros), Hamidou Djibrilla Hima (Niger), Ahmed Yahya (Mauritania) and Souleymane Waberi (Djibouti) were elected for the first time.