The following is a list of presidents of
CAF,
the African
association football
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governing body
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. The current president is
Patrice Motsepe
Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African mining billionaire businessman. Since 12 March 2021, he has been serving as the President of the Confederation of African Football. He is the founder and executive chairman of ...
from South Africa.
Presidents of CAF
† ''Indicates that the title of Honorary President was conferred upon leaving office.''
‡ ''Acted for a transitional period from 18 August 1987 following
Tessema's death in
Addis Ababa
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due to illness, until 10 March 1988 when the general assembly was held in
Casablanca and
Issa Hayatou
Issa Hayatou (born 9 August 1946) is a Cameroonian sports executive, former athlete and football administrator best known for serving as the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) between 1988 and 2017. He served as the acting ...
was elected president of
CAF.''
See also
*
List of presidents of FIFA
The following is a list of presidents of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world association football governing body.
Presidents Daniel Burley Woolfall, Rodolphe Seeldrayers, and Arthur Drewry died during the ...
*
List of presidents of UEFA
The following is a list of presidents of UEFA, the European association football governing body.
Presidents of UEFA
;Notes
* Jacques Georges served as interim president before being elected on 26 June 1984.
* The title of Honorary President was ...
*
List of presidents of AFC
The following is a list of presidents of Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the association football governing body in Asia.
Presidents of AFC
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
* List of presidents of UEFA
* List of presidents of CAF
*List ...
*
List of presidents of CONCACAF
The following is a list of presidents of CONCACAF. CONCACAF is the continental governing body for association football in North America, Central America and the Caribbean
Presidents of CONCACAF
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
* List of pre ...
*
List of presidents of CONMEBOL
The following is a list of presidents of CONMEBOL, the South American association football governing body.
Presidents of CONMEBOL
See also
*List of presidents of FIFA
* List of presidents of AFC
* List of presidents of CAF
*List of presidents o ...
*
List of presidents of OFC
References
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