(FILES) Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Patrice Motsepe (L) points out as he talks with FIFA President Gianni Infantino (R) ahead of the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Canada and Morocco at the Houston Stadium in Houston on July 4, 2026. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on August 6, 2026 “unanimously reconfirmed its support for FIFA President Gianni Infantino” after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. CAF president Patrice Motsepe also said in the same statement released following a meeting of its members that CAF “welcomes and endorses” FIFA’s apologies for the scheme. (Photo by Paul ELLIS / AFP)
Confederation of African Football chief Patrice Motsepe says Gianni Infantino’s future should only be decided by elections after Ireland became the latest federation to withdraw their support for the embattled FIFA president.
Infantino is fighting to save his job after a barrage of criticism for his aborted plan to sell stakes in the World Cup to private investors.
The governing bodies of European football (UEFA), North and Central America (CONCACAF) and Asia (AFC) stepped up the pressure on Infantino in a joint letter this week, declaring “trust is broken through deception, when an individual places himself above the collective that entrusted him with authority”.
