{"id":1358,"date":"2022-01-17T13:08:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T13:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/afcon-colonial-fifa-casts-shadow-over-motsepes-new-era"},"modified":"2022-01-17T15:15:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:15:31","slug":"afcon-colonial-fifa-casts-shadow-over-motsepes-new-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\/all-news\/afcon-colonial-fifa-casts-shadow-over-motsepes-new-era","title":{"rendered":"AFCON: \u2018Colonial\u2019 FIFA casts shadow over Motsepe\u2019s new era"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Opponents lambasted FIFA&#8217;s \u201ccolonialism\u201d when decision-making effectively moved from Cairo to Zurich in the summer of 2019. Now that CAF is formally standing on its own two feet, Patrice Motsepe still faces criticism for cleaving too closely to outsider interests.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to forget that this was meant to be Issa Hayatou\u2019s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON); a swansong for his likely retirement, a gift to his fellow countrymen after three decades at the helm of the African Football Federation (CAF).<\/p>\n<p>Instead, it is Patrice Motsepe\u2019s first tournament as CAF President following his unopposed election last March, with the South African mining magnate promising a new era of probity and secure finances.<\/p>\n<p>More importantly, he is seeking to rebuild the organisation\u2019s credibility after the disaster of being placed under external administration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/botswana\">Botswana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Botswana. Opponents lambasted FIFA&#8217;s \u201ccolonialism\u201d when decision-making effectively moved from Cairo to Zurich in the summer of 2019. Now that CAF is formally standing on its own two feet, Patrice Motsepe still faces criticism for cleaving too closely to outsider interests. 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