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NEW ERA AT CAF

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The appointmen­t of former Mamelodi Sundowns president Dr Patrice Motsepe as Confederat­ion of African Football president will usher in a new era of stability, transparen­cy and accountabi­lity.

Some of the football journalist­s cast doubt about Dr Motsepe’s 10-point plan when he canvassed for this position. But in my book, Dr Motsepe is the man who can bring an end to the highly publicized corruption scandals by his predecesso­rs in CAF headquarte­rs, Cairo. Dr Motsepe will not stand for previous nonsense that put African football in the pit it’s in. Motsepe is currently struggling to clear debts and court cases facing the federation. It’s a challenge for him to get sponsorshi­ps for different

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