Danny Jordaan: 40 of 53 CAF Member Association back Patrice Motsepe

Jordaan, who was joined by his counterparts from Zambia, Botswana, Eswatini, and Malawi during Wednesday’s press conference, has alleged that 40 of 54 Member Associations have backed Motsepe for a second term. 

The 73-year-old further clarified that this nomination is not a guaranteed vote, but should the member associations action their verbal pledge, it should hand Motsepe a landslide victory come March 2025.

"A nomination is not a vote, but nomination is an expression of support, and we have reached over 40 out of 53 [member associations]," said Jordaan.

"So if the votes follows the pledge, you [can] see what is the end result [going to be]. We are confident that he will be re-elected as [CAF] president."

Motsepe last week confirmed his willingness to contest for a second term, after being persuaded by zonal unions and member association presidents, and Jordaan reiterated their belief he can continue to turn CAF’s stability around.

"You know that CAF started off with a huge deficit, [Zambia FA president] Andrew Kamanga, sitting here, is the vice chair of the CAF finance committee, and he can give you details on how that recovery happened," he added.

"But simply to say that, the most successful AFCON was the recent one in Cote d'Ivoire, and it was a huge success in terms of television viewership, revenue, ticket sales, global reach, all of it was just phenomenal.

"And so, given the background and the achievements over the period, we thought it's best for us to endorse Patrice Motsepe again for a second term."

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