Senghor, Anouma confirm withdrawals as Motsepe set for Caf presidency 06 March 2021 - 08:42 By Marc Strydom Patrice Motsepe speaks during his manifesto launch for his Caf presidency bid at Sandton Convention Centre on February 25 2021 in Johannesburg. Image: Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images
The Senegalese candidate for the Caf presidency, Augustin Senghor, has officially withdrawn from the race and pledged his support for SA’s Patrice Motsepe.
With Ivorian Jacques Anouma also confirming his withdrawal Motsepe is set to be confirmed as Caf president at the March 12 elective congress in Rabat, Morocco.
This follows the reports that Senegalese Football Federation president Senghor and Mauritanian FF president Ahmed Yahya had agreed, in a deal brokered by Fifa president Gianni Infantino, to withdraw their candidacies in a meeting in Rabat last weekend.
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