February 11, 2025

CAF roots for biennial World Cup

CAF roots for biennial World Cup

CAF President Patrice Motsepe confirmed this at a CAF EXCO meeting in Casablanca on Friday 16 July 2021.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has shown its support for a proposal by FIFA to host the World Cup every two years. 

CAF President Patrice Motsepe confirmed this at a CAF EXCO meeting in Casablanca on Friday 16 July 2021. 

The South African said, " “A few weeks ago there was a meeting at the FIFA congress and the CAF delegation supported the decision of FIFA to conduct a study for this proposal which addressed issues of having the World Cup every two years.”

“The highest body of CAF deemed it necessary to express support as we did at the congress. African football, taking into account the serious financial challenges and lack of infrastructure and lack of football facilities on the continent would probably be one of the biggest beneficiaries of a World Cup that takes place every two years," he added.

“So the decision was to reaffirm our commitment to the decision that was taken and to indicate that having the football World Cup every two years is something that will be a huge benefit to the world but more so to the developing world and African football in particular,” he concluded/