The next 12 months will see four African clubs participate in the FIFA Club World Cup in June, before the Women's and Men's Africa Cup of Nations take centre stage in July and December-January as we build up to next year's FIFA World Cup.

Speaking exclusively to SABC Sport, Motsepe, who on Wednesday announced the renewal of another key partnership with freight company Africa Global Logistics in Johannesburg, says the bar needs to keep being raised to compete with European football on all fronts.

“The quality of football must be appealing because many of my people watch European football, Brazilian football and in order for us to want them to watch our football, we must improve all the times. its sciting, its competitive and its good and exciting and the best in the world.

Having last month entered his second term as head of CAF, Motsepe, who led the Confederation through a groundbreaking four years from 2021, refuses to gloat over the successes and insists he values the criticism more than the praise.

The important thing is for me as president I leave the judgment of how well we have done or where there has been failures to you guys and various other commentators, as its in the criticism that we receive helps us  focus on those areas where we might ting we are doing well in and maybe better.”

--ChannelAfrica--