Motsepe foundation donates 10m US dollar to Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Football Championship
Motsepe breaks the bank for school champs donation
JOHANNESBURG, May 6 (ANA) – Confederation of African Football (Caf) president Patrice Motsepe on Wednesday, in a visit to Ivory Coast, announced a 10 million US dollar donation from his Motsepe foundation to the Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Championship.
The USD 10m donation will be used to initiate and support the development and growth of schools’ football in the six Caf zones as part of the Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Football Championship which was launched by Fifa and Caf in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo a few weeks ago.
The co-founder of the Motsepe Foundation, Precious Moloi-Motsepe said: “The Motsepe Foundation is passionate and committed to academic excellence and football excellence and has been sponsoring schools football in South Africa for many years. We are now extending this commitment and passion to the rest of the African Continent.”
“Schools are an extremely important social vehicle for the promotion of key life values,” said Fifa president Gianni Infantino.
“Football values, which include respect, discipline, teamwork and fair-play, are perfect complements for the education of future generations, and Fifa is delighted to be part of this important initiative, together with Caf, for the benefit of youths in Africa. Thanks to the generous donation of the Motsepe Foundation, joy and hope will be given to millions of children across the continent for the years to come.”
Boys and girls aged between 12 and 14 will play in the Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Football Championship, which will have three stages; starting at national level (via national football associations) and thereafter proceeding to the six zonal level tournaments which provides the qualification path to the Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Football Championship finals.
The first full edition of the Fifa-Caf Pan-African School Football Championship, including all countries from the African continent, will take place between 2022 and 2023. – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman
