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Patrice Motsepe

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Patrice Motsepe told : “I have now spent so much time in almost all of those meetings with potential sponsors and partners and with people who we need to work with,”

dailymaverick Monday, May 24, 2021 4:31:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe warned : “I want to indicate to you that we are going to do what is required,” “I am going to take legal advice and make sure that this organisation is not just protected, but that we get out of those arrangements”

dailymaverick Monday, May 24, 2021 4:31:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Paul Kagame ) : “In you, President Kagame, we don’t only have an ambassador, but a partner,” “A partner who talks on our behalf with all other heads of state in Africa. To say to them, we have to work together to support the most popular sport of football on the continent”

modernghana Monday, May 17, 2021 1:41:00 PM EAT

ngrguardiannews Sunday, May 16, 2021 9:52:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe déclaré ( about Paul Kagame ) : “En vous, Président Kagame, nous n'avons pas seulement un ambassadeur, mais un partenaire” “Un partenaire qui parle en notre nom avec tous les autres chefs d'État d'Afrique, pour leur dire que nous devons travailler ensemble afin de soutenir le sport le plus populaire de ce continent”

AfricaNews-French Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:06:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “In you, President Kagame, we don’t only have an ambassador, but a partner,” “A partner who talks on our behalf with all other heads of state in Africa. To say to them, we have to work together to support the most popular sport of football on the continent”

foreignaffairs-nz Sunday, May 16, 2021 5:02:00 PM EAT

AfricaNews-English Sunday, May 16, 2021 4:40:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “We hear your concerns and would like to assure you of CAF’s commitment to work with Liberian football and government authorities to improve football infrastructure here”

modernghana Friday, May 7, 2021 1:51:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Ivory Coast The ) : “The best investment we can make to ensure that African football is among the best in the world and self-sustaining is to invest in schools football and youth football development infrastructure for boys and girls at club and national level. This is one of my key focus areas as president of Caf‚”

businessday Wednesday, May 5, 2021 9:35:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe sagte : "Technologien der vierten industriellen Revolution (4IR) können komplizierte sozioökonomische und menschliche Probleme lösen. In den Händen von Unternehmern können diese Technologien Afrika zu einem globalen Wirtschaftsmotor machen und die Welt verändern"

finanznachrichten-en Saturday, May 1, 2021 8:17:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Industrial Revolution ) : “Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies have the power to solve complicated socio-economic and human problems. In the hands of entrepreneurs, these technologies can turn Africa into a global economic powerhouse and transform the world,”

businesswire Wednesday, April 28, 2021 8:13:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Industrial Revolution ) : "Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies have the power to solve complicated socio-economic and human problems. In the hands of entrepreneurs, these technologies can turn Africa into a global economic powerhouse and transform the world,"

afp-en Wednesday, April 28, 2021 12:01:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe stated : “Morocco is one of the countries on which we place great hopes to proudly represent the African continent,”

moroccoworldnews Sunday, April 25, 2021 6:06:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe stated : “Morocco is one of the countries on which we place great hopes to proudly represent the African continent,”

moroccoworldnews Saturday, April 24, 2021 2:52:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “Football is sport number one in Africa, and it can and must create opportunities in our continent that has many challenges,”

thestarkenya Monday, April 12, 2021 5:49:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “Inter-school competition should, through the power of football, help improve lives and instil positive values in young people. It is also about promoting health and supporting social cohesion by integrating football practice into the school curriculum,” “The initiative will make it possible to provide schools with football facilities and set up young referees’ recruitment and training programs. Also, young schoolchildren without distinction of gender will be able to play football and forge links across the continent,”

thestarkenya Monday, April 12, 2021 5:49:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe Said : "To make progress in Africa, we need to create partnerships that will accelerate growth and put in place structures at the youth level, with a particular focus on schools. Football is sport number 1 in Africa, and it It can and must create opportunities in our continent that has many challenges,"

allafrica Monday, April 12, 2021 3:03:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Mamelodi Sundowns ) : “I would like to apologise to all the supporters and members of the Mamelodi Sundowns family‚”

businessday Saturday, March 27, 2021 2:20:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “We will increase sponsorship for Afcon and the Champions League,”

africanbusinessmagazine Wednesday, March 24, 2021 11:44:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Gianni Infantino ) : “Absolutely not. Infantino is doing a great job and must be supported”

phnompenhpost Thursday, March 18, 2021 5:45:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “We want women’s football, in the period of my presidency, to be significantly growing, progressing and prospering. Someone was saying to me, we could actually have an African nation winning the Fifa Women’s World Cup before we have a male team doing so,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:09:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “I will not be the president of an organisation which, in four years, will not have made significant, tangible, practical and accessible progress. It will not happen,”

dailymaverick Wednesday, March 17, 2021 4:09:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “I want to emphasize there is a sense of extreme urgency, a sense of urgency to get going. Part of that is clearly a need to make sure we stabilize our finances. We need to make sure that we stabilize the financial position of CAF and put it in a significantly more healthy position”

cameroononline Wednesday, March 17, 2021 3:08:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : "I will not be the president of an organization which, in 4 years, will not have made significant, tangible, practical and accessible progress. It will not happen. We have to stop being pessimistic. It is important to identify our weaknesses and failures, and we will correct them. "

modernghana Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:58:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Gianni Infantino ) : “Absolutely not. Infantino is doing a great job and must be supported”

vanguardngr Tuesday, March 16, 2021 7:33:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said ( about Gianni Infantino ) : "Absolutely not. Infantino is doing a great job and must be supported"

afp-en Tuesday, March 16, 2021 5:29:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “I'm very excited. There is a great deal of urgency to get things done. There is going to be a lot of work and a lot of running. We have to make sure that African football is not just competitive but globally successful. Africa spends millions of dollars every year paying for TV rights of leagues outside Africa. There is a need to build our own products and we will succeed,”

namibian Tuesday, March 16, 2021 3:23:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “David is widely credited for his vast experience and skills in retail finance, which is critical to ensure TymeBank’s continued success,”

businessday Monday, March 15, 2021 8:59:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “We need to make sure we put the financial position of CAF in a more healthy position. We want to bring new partners and lay a foundation that will make African football globally successful,”

independent-UG Saturday, March 13, 2021 10:42:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “There is a great deal of urgency and this is something we all know. One of the things I’m going to propose is that we need to meet regularly as the Member Associates Presidents. We need to close the distance between the members and CAF. I believe we have a clear understanding of what needs to be done. At times we find fancy words to describe what needs to be done but the most important thing is implementation,”

independent-UG Saturday, March 13, 2021 10:42:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “The face of African football will never be the same again. 95% of our conversations will be about football and that is fine but there must be that 5% where we discuss the importance of the private sector partnerships. We need to restore the pride, the dignity and the respect of Africa,” “There is a great deal of urgency and this is something we all know. One of the things I’m going to propose is that we need to meet regularly as the Member Associates Presidents. We need to close the distance between the members and CAF. I believe we have a clear understanding of what needs to be done. At times we find fancy words to describe what needs to be done but the most important thing is implementation”

modernghana Saturday, March 13, 2021 2:53:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “Africa needs collective wisdom, but also the exceptional talent and wisdom of every [national football association] president and every member nation,” “When we all work together, football in Africa will experience success and growth that it has not enjoyed in the past”

aljazeera-en Saturday, March 13, 2021 11:12:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : "Sometimes we see the problems, failures and the weaknesses in CAF and there are challenges but we must also focus on the optimistic and the positive,"

tuko Saturday, March 13, 2021 9:59:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe asked : “Do we have to cut or must we invest?” “The way to get yourself out of trouble is not necessarily cutting until you can cut no more and get to the bone. "The recognized strategy around the world is to grow. Look at the budget we have at Caf: you can’t keep cutting and cutting. "We will reorganize and reposition," he added. "The significant benefits take some time, they don’t happen overnight”

msn-uk Saturday, March 13, 2021 2:13:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “Sundowns will never lose me. My heart and soul will always be with Mamelodi Sundowns. But why my wife is here‚ and why my children are here is because of the deep emotional commitment we have to Mamelodi Sundowns. And I’m talking here not just of the love but also the financial commitment,” “If I’m honoured and privileged to be elected, I will have to step aside [at Sundowns]. In our culture my eldest son is going to be the new chairman. And his mother will be there‚ and his brothers will be there”

dailymaverick Friday, March 12, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “Let me start by saying it’s a huge honour and a huge privilege for me‚” “And we spent the morning hearing the challenges that confront African football. And I’ll talk later about what all of us can and will do together”

businessday Friday, March 12, 2021 8:17:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “We can only deal with the challenges of Africa — and we will succeed — but we will only do so when we are united‚”

businessday Friday, March 12, 2021 8:17:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “And I’m absolutely confident that working together we will indeed succeed to make African football among the best in the world. My brother Senghor‚ my brother Yahya‚ my brother Jacques Anouma‚ thank you so much,”

businessday Friday, March 12, 2021 8:17:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “My father [Chief Augustine Motsepe] used to say to me‚ ‘Always remember that you are what you are because of the communities‚ the society your parents’. And for us in SA, Nelson Mandela would always say that‚ ‘Your democracy was because of the people of Africa’”

businessday Friday, March 12, 2021 8:17:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : "It's a huge honour and privilege for me [to be Caf president],"

modernghana Friday, March 12, 2021 5:51:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe told : “There is no one in Africa who has lost more money in football than I have,”

dailytimes-NG Friday, March 12, 2021 4:00:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “If I get elected CAF president, I will step aside and my first-born (Tlhopie) will replace me as the club president,”

herald Wednesday, March 10, 2021 3:37:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe déclaré : "Le football africain a besoin de sagesse collective, mais également du talent exceptionnel et de la sagesse de chaque président de chaque pays et de chaque association membre. C'est ce qui me donne confiance. Si nous travaillons ensemble avec l'expérience, le talent et la passion, le football en Afrique connaîtra une réussite et une croissance qu'il n'a jamais vécues par le passé. Pour cela, il a besoin de nous tous"

cridem Tuesday, March 9, 2021 1:22:00 AM EAT

france24 Monday, March 8, 2021 5:40:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe déclaré : «Le football africain, plus que celui de tous les autres continents, a besoin de collecter les compétences, les connaissances, les leaderships»

letemps Monday, March 8, 2021 12:30:00 AM EAT

Patrice Motsepe déclaré : «Le football africain, plus que celui de tous les autres continents, a besoin de collecter les compétences, les connaissances, les leaderships»

cridem Sunday, March 7, 2021 5:22:00 PM EAT

Patrice Motsepe said : “You’ve got to replace the orebody that you’re mining with an equally world-class and an equally competitive orebody,”