The CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO”) held a meeting On Thursday at which unanimous resolutions were passed and decisions which were taken by the CAF Leadership were also unanimously ratified.
The CAF General Secretary, Véron Mosengo-Omba, briefed the CAF EXCO on the good progress that is being made in Côte d’Ivoire for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament, tagged Côte d’Ivoire 2023, which starts on 13th January 2024.
“The CAF Executive Committee (“EXCO”) took important unanimous decisions which will make significant contributions to the sustainability, global competitiveness and attractiveness of football on the African Continent,” CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe said.
“We will be meeting again in Cairo on Wednesday 27 September 2023 to discuss and take decisions relating to the countries that will be awarded the TotalEnergies AFCON 2025 and the AFCON 2027.”
CAF will also be hosting, in the next few weeks the first meeting of the African Club Association (ACA) representing the most successful and biggest football Clubs in Africa. We want African football Clubs to be commercially viable and profitable.”
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“I will continue engaging with our current and future sponsors and partners to ensure that we build mutually beneficial, long-term relationships,” the CAF President concluded.
The meeting was also gave an update on the excellent preparations and progress for the exciting Club football competition, the African Football League (AFL).
The AFL will kick off on 20th October 2023 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.