FIFA: "We will support Gianni Infantino at the next election" (Patrice Motsepe, CAF)

"A few months ago, I was asked why Africa supports Gianni Infantino. We adopted a resolution to that effect unanimously. We support him and we will support him at the next election. I want you all to stand up and applaud Gianni. If anyone has accusations or allegations to make against Gianni Infantino, a president or myself, go to the FIFA Ethics Committee, that is what these bodies are there for," Patrice Motsepe, president of the Confederation of African Football, said on 8 October 2026 during the opening session of the CAF Strategy Conference, held in Santa Maria on the island of Sal (Cabo Verde) from 7 to 9 October.

The conference brings together the presidents of CAF’s 54 national member associations, the presidents of the zonal unions (the six African regional bodies), members of the CAF Executive Committee, national team coaches and international football experts.

Gianni Infantino thus received renewed support from CAF and its 54 member associations on the same day that UEFA and all of its associations except Azerbaijan, i.e. 54 as well, reaffirmed their "loss of confidence…