Motsepe Steps Down AS Mamelodi Sundown President

  Motsepe Steps Down AS Mamelodi Sundown President By Sampson Adedeji Confederation of African Football (CAF) President, Patrice Motsepe has resigned as Mamelodi Sundowns president, BSNSports.com.ng reports The South African billionaire has stepped down for his son, Tlhopie Motsepe to take charge of the former African champions. Motsepe becomes Caf president on Friday, succeeding Ahmad Ahmad in leading African football. Dr Rejoice Simelane, who is currently a director at Chloorkop and on the PSL's Executive Committee, is set to serve as the club's vice president. "If I get elected CAF president, I will step aside and my first-born [Tlhopie] will replace me as the club president," Motsepe was quoted in delivering his manifesto in Johannesburg last week. "My heart will always be with Sundowns. The CAF rules say that a president cannot be associated with the club. I will become an ordinary Sundowns fan. My son, I am throwing you into the deep end."