In an exclusive interview with FRANCE 24, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe discussed his ambitions for African football and his tenure as CAF president. He also rejected accusations of defamation from Cameroon's football federation president Samuel Eto'o and responded to allegations of sexual abuse involving several youth football team coaches in Gabon.
Motsepe stated that one of his objectives is for an African team to win the next World Cup in 2026. According to him, the most recent Africa Cup of Nations, which was held in Ivory Coast earlier this year, was "the most successful in the history of African football". It brought in $80 million, saw a doubling of sponsor numbers and attracted over 2 billion television viewers worldwide, he said.
