I have given the local organizing committee ... up to Friday to tell me who was responsible for the accident, who shares the blame and additional safety and security measures taken to protect football fans, players and match officials, our priority is the safety of people and if we are not assured that the stadium offers that safety, we will not accept matches to be played there again.

Patrice Motsepe

Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe (born 28 January 1962) is a South African mining billionaire businessman. Since 12 March 2021, he has been serving as the President of the Confederation of African Football. He is the founder and executive chairman of African Rainbow Minerals, which has interests in gold, ferrous metals, base metals, and platinum. He sits on several company boards, including being the non-executive chairman of Harmony Gold, the world's 12th largest gold mining company, and the deputy chairman of Sanlam. In 2012, Motsepe was named South Africa's richest man, topping the Sunday Times' annual Rich List with an estimated fortune of R20.07 billion ($1 billion).In 2003, he became the owner of football club Mamelodi Sundowns.In 2013, he joined The Giving Pledge, committing to give half of his wealth to charitable causes.

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