The President of CAF, Dr. Patrice Motsepe has extended his congratulations to the newly-elected President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Ms. Kirsty Coventry.
In a short message, Dr. Motsepe said, “On behalf of the CAF Member Associations who represent 54 African countries, we would like to express our heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Kirsty Coventry on her election as President of the IOC.”
The CAF President in his congratulatory message added, “Her election as President of the IOC fills us with enormous pride and is also a recognition of her outstanding achievements and embodiment of the philosophy of Olympism. We wish her everything of the very best.”
Following her election as the President of the IOC, Ms. Coventry who is the current Minister of Youth, Art, Sport and Recreation in Zimbabwe, has made history by becoming the first African and the first woman to be elected to the position.
