Billionaire Patrice Motsepe runs for leadership of African football

SOUTH AFRICAN billionaire mining magnate Patrice Motsepe has been nominated as a candidate for the leadership of the Confederation of African Football. He is the third candidate to be nominated, alongside incumbent Ahmad Ahmad and Jacques Anouma, a former FIFA executive committee member.

Motsepe is the owner of South African team Mamelodi Sundowns and has made it a dominant domestic force. It won the African Champions League four years ago.

“His business acumen makes him a revolutionary choice to change the landscape of African football and make the game on the continent more profitable,” said Danny Jordaan, President of the South African Football Association.