Patrice Motsepe says son will run Mamelodi Sundowns if he wins CAF race

Billionaire South African businessman Patrice Motsepe has confirmed that should be elected as the next Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, his eldest son will take over in a similar role at Mamelodi Sundowns.

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Should Patrice Motsepe take over as head of football on the African continent from incumbent Ahmad Ahmad of Madagascar next month, he would have to step down from his Mamelodi Sundowns duties.

The CAF constitution strictly prohibits a president of the governing body from running or owning a football club as well.

Motsepe is in the running for the CAF top job against Jacques Anouma of the Ivory Coast‚ Augustin Senghor of Senegal and Mauritanian Ahmed Yahya.

South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan said CAF was ready to become a world-class organisation.

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He believes Motsepe’s experience in business, football and youth sport development made him an ideal candidate to bring transformation, accountability and transparency to a body formed in 1957.

“We have a leader who is not part of that past, a leader who can generate confidence, bring financial stability,” said CAF third vice-president Jordaan.

As a press conference on Thursday, Patrict Motsepe confirmed that his son Kgosi would become the new Mamelodi Sundowns president while Dr Rejoice Simelane would fill the vice-president role.

Kgosi and Dr Simelane would be assisted by Patrice Motsepe’s wife, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe.

Kgosi is the eldest of Patrice Motsepe’s three sons.

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“If I get elected CAF president, I will step aside. I’ve got to retire and my son Kgosi will replace me as the new president. But we have to wait and see if I will become the CAF president or not.”

Despite potentially having to step down from his role at Mamelodi Sundowns, Patrice Motsepe said he would forever remain a fan of the club.

“My heart will always be with Sundowns. The CAF rules say that a president cannot be associated with the club. I will become an ordinary Sundowns fan. My son, I am throwing you into the deep end,” he told Kgosi.