African soccer leader Patrice Motsepe has been re-elected and urges working with private financiers to help federations build national stadiums.

Patrice Motsepe, South African billionaire, has been re-elected as CAF’s president. Motsepe, Africa’s ninth richest personality, was unopposed in his bid to extend his reign as the leader of African football. The South African’s re-election was confirmed at the CAF 14th extraordinary general assembly on Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt.

South African mining magnate Patrice Motsepe was re-elected unopposed as Confederation of African Football president at the organisation’s congress in Cairo on Wednesday while four-time African Footballer of the Year Samuel Eto’o won a place on the executive committee.

Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen is "desperate" to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after a "heartbreaking" failure to reach the last finals in Qatar.

Victor Osimhen believes that the Nigeria national team have to ‘correct’ their mistakes and qualify for the 2026 World Cup after the disappointment of missing out on Qatar 2022, and hopes that the current team, which includes Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, cements their status as a ‘talented generation’.

Zimbabwe has named a strong 23-man squad featuring Premier League and Serie A stars for their crucial 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Benin and Nigeria.