Present in Cameroon, two days before the start of the African Cup of Nations, Patrice Motsepe answered questions from Algerian journalists present on site. The president of the African Football Confederation was very laudatory towards Algeria.
Less than 48 hours before the official start of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (postponed to 2022), the pressure and scenes of joy are numerous in Cameroon. This time it was the turn of Patrice Motsepe, president of the African Football Confederation (CAF), to take the time to answer questions from the various media present on site.
He notably expressed his good surprise when he learned that as many Algerian journalists had come for the event before being laudatory: “ Algeria? Magnificent, magnificent country, magnificent, magnificent team! They made Africa very proud. We wish them all the best, good luck for them and for the other nations … but Algeria must win the World Cup! Algeria is one of the African nations which can make us proud. Of course, CAN is the priority for now, but we wish them the best. With 34 unbeaten matches, you can be very proud, the Algerians, and all Africans, can be proud. Algeria is one of the best nations,
A concert of elegant praise from the South African, very polite, and who notably announced that the bonus granted to the winner of the African competition had been increased: “ We had a meeting and we made an announcement. We will increase the amount allocated to the winner. The most important thing now is to make this CAN the most successful of all. There will be a lot of challenges, like in every competition, but the most important thing is to ensure health, safety, with the Covid-19 pandemic we will make sure that every spectator has a negative test. “
