African soccer leader Patrice Motsepe re-elected pledging to seek private finance for new stadiums
FILE - Patrice Motsepe, the President of the Confederation of African Football, arrives for the 2022 soccer World Cup draw at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center in Doha, Qatar, on April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Darko Bandic]
African soccer leader Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected and urges working with private financiers to help federations build national stadiums. The 54 member federations of the Confederation of African Football elected Motsepe unopposed to have a second four-year term. Currently 12 countries cannot host national-team games in international competitions because their stadiums are not certified. Motsepe, a billionaire from South Africa, says African heads of state often tell him they must weigh investments in soccer against health and education spending.
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