It is with great pride that NAFCOC congratulates and recognizes Black Excellence in Patrice Tlhopane Motsepe who was elected unopposed as 7th President of the Confederation of African Football ( CAF) on the 12th of March 2021 .We can proudly beat our chests with pride as we have firsthand experience in witnessing the diligence and excellence at which he served as the National President of NAFCOC from 2002 to 2006 and the Founder and Chairman of African Rainbow Minerals. He became the first black African on the Forbes list. In 2016, he launched a new private equity firm, African Rainbow Capital, focused on investing in Africa.
Motsepe also has a stake in Sanlam, a listed financial services firm, and is the president and owner of the Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club ( since 2003).In 1994, he became the first black partner at law firm Bowman Gilfillan in Johannesburg, and then started a mining services contracting business.In 1997, he bought low-producing gold mine shafts and later turned them profitable.