CAF President Dr Motsepe congratulates Morocco for world class Football Headquarters and encourages African Governments to partner with their National Football Associations to improve and develop football infrastructure in their countries

WEBWIRE – Friday, July 7, 2023

The CAF Executive Committee today visited and held its meeting in the newly built headquarters of the Fdration Royale Marocaine de Football (FRMF) in Rabat.

CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said: We would like to congratulate the Fdration Royale Marocaine de Football and our Brother Fouzi Lekjaa for their world class headquarters. We would also like to express our gratitude to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Government and people of Morocco. The excellent headquarters that we visited today and the world class stadiums and football infrastructure in Morocco are good examples of the success and accomplishments that can be achieved through partnerships between our African Governments and our National Football Associations.

The Executive Committee appointed the following new members to the CAF Referees Committee:

-The President is Mr Hugues Alain Adjoyi from Benin and the Vice-President is Mr Victor Gomes from South Africa.

-The other members are:

oMrs Fatou Gaye from Senegal

oMr Dombouya Aboubacar from Guinea

oMr Ali Mohammed Ahmed from Somalia

oMrs Tesfanesh Woreta from Ethiopia

oMr Djamel Haimoudi from Algeria

oMr Hadqa Yahya from Morocco

oMr Olivier Safari Kabene from Democratic Republic of Congo

oMr Louzaya Ren Daniel from Congo

oMr Inacio Candido from Angola

oMrs Gladys Lengwe from Zambia

oMr Aminu Shantali Shuaibu from Nigeria

President Motsepe added: The integrity, independence and credibility of referees, match commissioners and VAR operators is crucial for the respect and growth of African football and we are confident that the newly appointed CAF Referees Committee members will contribute towards the growth and global competitiveness of football in Africa.

The Executive Committee also approved the cancellation of the additional second preliminary of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.

This means that the 16 winning Clubs of the Second Preliminary round will qualify to the Group Stage of both the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2023-2024 season.