By Katlego Sekhu
Kaizer Chiefs’ Marketing and Commercial Director, Jessica Motaung, has been appointed to the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF) Organising Committee for Women Football Standing Committee from 2022 to 2024 – the club confirmed this afternoon.
Motaung’s appointment follows her 2019 attendance at a Women’s Football Taskforce Workshop organised by CAF, where she was part of a group of 23 influencers and key stakeholders representing 17 African nations.
The committee is made up of high profiled and experienced football administrators and corporate people from around the continent and chaired by Kanizat Ibrahim, who is CAF’s 5th Vice President and the President of the Organising Committee for Women’s Football of CAF.
Jessica Motaung expressed: “It is also important to thank my Chairman, Mr. Kaizer Motaung, for his support and blessings. I would not have achieved this if it were not for his wisdom and great leadership. Lastly, I would like to say thank you to the PSL Chairman, Dr. Irvin Khoza who, upon receiving the news, conveyed his good wishes.”
She says she’s looking forward to the growth of soccer, both on the field and commercially.
“We are moving towards the sport by being all inclusive and we have seen huge crowd support games played by ladies and we need to ensure that we see more of that on the continent. I will also work closely with SAFA President Dr Danny Jordaan to ensure we contribute to the growth of the women’s game,” said Jessica.
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