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Africa-Press<\/a> – Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>TimesLive<\/b> – Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe\u2019s path to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidency appears to have become smoother after it emerged his rivals for the seat have been convinced to withdraw from the race and serve under him.<\/p>\n

Insiders told TimesLIVE on Monday that Fifa president Gianni Infantino has brokered a deal that could see Senegal\u2019s Augustin Senghor and Mauritania\u2019s Ahmad Yahya take up the first and second vice-president seats at the Caf elective congress in Rabat\u201a Morocco\u201a on March 12.<\/p>\n

The insider said Motsepe travelled to Morocco at the weekend to conclude the ground-breaking deal with Senghor and Yahya.<\/p>\n

\u201cSenghor\u201a Motsepe and Yahya are in Morocco. They have been in Morocco since this weekend\u201a\u201d an insider said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Caf presidential candidates have reached an agreement and his [Motsepe\u2019s] competitors will be his first and second vice-presidents.<\/p>\n

\u201cMotsepe is in Morocco concluding it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deal will complete an amazing journey for the Sundowns boss as few gave him a chance when he embarked on the journey to assume the most powerful football seat on the continent last year.<\/p>\n

Some thought his was a pipe dream as southern Africa has struggled to secure a place on the Caf head table and many have failed to make inroads into a club that has been dominated by nations north of the equator.<\/p>\n

Some of those who have failed include influential figures who are well-versed in continental football politics\u201a and yet they were kept out by the members of the old boy\u2019s club.<\/p>\n

Motsepe appears to have found a magic formula that is largely backed by Infantino\u2019s influence.<\/p>\n

The mining magnate presented his 10-point action plan a few days ago at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, and spelt out his determination to succeed Ahmad Ahmad\u201a who has courted controversy for most of his time at the helm.<\/p>\n

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) dramatically reinstated Ahmad as president of Caf temporarily in January pending an appeal against a five-year ban from the sport.<\/p>\n

Ahmad has taken an appeal against his ban to the international sporting court \u2014 the highest body in sports judicial decisions \u2014 in Lausanne.<\/p>\n

Cas released a statement at the time saying the appeal will be heard on March 2\u201a 10 days before the Caf presidential election\u201a and for positions on the Fifa council on March 12.<\/p>\n

Cas reinstated Ahmad due to \u201ca risk of irreparable harm for Mr Ahmad if the disciplinary sanction is maintained during the period prior to the Caf elections\u201d.<\/p>\n

Motsepe said a few days ago he has found very quickly that football is a lot more tricky than the business world he has been a part of for a number of years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know in business there is a lot of misinformation\u201a but I am learning that maybe football takes the cup when it comes to misinformation\u201a\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Safa president Danny Jordaan\u201a Cosafa president Phillip Chiyangwa\u201a sports minister Nathi Mthethwa and Premier Soccer League chairman and Safa vice-president Irvin Khoza were panellists in the launch of Motsepe\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n

Influential Nigerian FA head Amaju Pinnick\u201a TP Mazembe owner Moise Katumbi\u201a and Southern African FA heads who have supported Motsepe\u2019s campaign attended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Zimbabwe. TimesLive – Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe\u2019s path to the Confederation of African Football (Caf) presidency appears to have become smoother after it emerged his rivals for the seat have been convinced to withdraw from the race and serve under him. 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