CAF financially fuelled by Whole Energies 4-year renewal

January 29 – The Confederation of African Soccer (CAF) and Whole Energies have renewed their partnership with a four-year deal.

A day after the draw for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations draw, CAF boss Patrice Motsepe held a signing ceremony in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, to mark the renewal. The deal runs till 2028 and covers a sequence of main CAF competitions, together with the 2 subsequent Africa Cups of Nations, the Girls’s Africa Cup of Nations and the African Champions League. The worth of the settlement was not disclosed.

In a press release, Motsepe stated: “This partnership contributes to the event and world competitiveness of Soccer within the 54 African international locations whose Soccer Federations are Members of CAF. CAF has launched a number of initiatives over the previous few years to develop African Soccer amongst its youth and the African Faculties Soccer Championship, wherein roughly 800 000 girls and boys have participated, has been enormously profitable.”

“The values of governance, ethics, transparency and dedication to the event and progress of our communities and international locations in Africa are values that TotalEnergies can be dedicated to and we’re honoured to proceed working with TotalEnergies and Patrick Pouyanné.”

CAF and Whole negotiated for 2 years earlier than the renewal was agreed to. The power big had been eager to tie its identify to African soccer for eight years.

Motsepe disclosed that different corporations had provided more cash, however that CAF valued their relationship with Whole.  “It’s not simply the cash, it’s what TotalEnergies represents. Whole Energies is a vital firm in Africa,” he stated.

Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies Patrick Pouyanné added: “TotalEnergies is proud to help the rise of this common sport, with its values of variety, cohesion and unity, throughout Africa, a continent the place the Firm is a historic participant.”

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