Patrice Motsepe, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has embarked on a four-day journey that will conclude in Morocco on Thursday.
In the night from Sunday to Monday, the African football chief landed in São Tomé and Príncipe, in Central Africa. As shown in photos published by CAF on its official X account (formerly Twitter), the 62-year-old leader was welcomed by the president of the São Toméan Football Federation (FSF), Domingos Monteiro, accompanied by local football authorities.
A meeting was held Monday morning at the FSF headquarters. In the afternoon, the South African visited the presidential palace where he was received by the Head of State, Carlos Vila Nova. According to the agenda communicated by CAF, the owner of Mamelodi Sundowns club will continue his “working visit” on Tuesday to neighboring Equatorial Guinea. There, a meeting with Equatorial Guinean football officials, including FEGUIFUT President Venancio Ndong and other local football leaders, is scheduled, followed by a “courtesy visit” to President Teodoro Obiang. With Equatorial Guinean football in crisis following Nzalang Nacional’s impressive performance in the AFCON, Motsepe’s visit is highly anticipated.
In Rabat for the Futsal AFCON
On Wednesday, Dr. Motsepe will travel to West Africa, specifically to Guinea-Bissau, where he will meet with President Umaro Sissoco Embaló after a roundtable discussion with national football leaders. Finally, on Thursday, he will conclude his journey in Rabat by attending the opening ceremony of the seventh edition of the Futsal AFCON, scheduled from April 11 to 21 in Morocco. It is worth noting that this is the second consecutive edition organized by the Moroccan kingdom after the one won at home in 2020.
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