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CAF president and Mamelodi Sundowns owner Patrice Motsepe has backed Fifa’s proposals to host a World Cup every two years.
Plans for a more regular World Cup are being initiated by former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, who is Fifa’s chief of global football development.
The proposal has caused intense controversy in recent weeks, with former players and current coaches debating the sustainability of changing the current World Cup format.
Motsepe threw his backing behind Fifa’s proposal in Ghana where he is on a two-day working visit.
“One of the biggest beneficiaries of football every two years are the developing countries. My job is to make sure that African football grows and succeeds,” Motsepe told the media.
“Side by side with the Super League is to have a World Cup every two years. African football must be put in a fundamental position to benefit financially.”
Motsepe also backed calls for an African Super League, which he said would financially benefit the continent.
“The Super League for Africa is a new competition because all of those other competitions are locked into agreements and the money they get is not enough.
“There has to be fundamental changes in how we do things in football so that African football can be noticed across the world. We do not want aid from anybody; we can work on our own and that’s what I am here to do,” he said. — KickOff
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