Kaizer Chiefs’ marketing boss Jessica Motaung has been appointed to the FIFA Men’s Football Stakeholders Committee, one of world football’s most powerful decision-making bodies.
At 52, Motaung joins a growing list of Africans shaping the global game. Under the FIFA umbrella, the committee handles the sport’s structure, from players and clubs to leagues and confederations.
In 2023, she was elected First Deputy Chairperson of the African Clubs Association (ACA) in Cairo, making her one of the continent’s most influential football administrators.
JESSICA MOTAUNG TO REPRESENT MZANSI AND KAIZER CHIEFS AT FIFA
The Amakhosi marketing boss has been appointed among nine standing committees shaping the global game.
“Following a thorough consultation process involving FIFA’s Member Associations and the confederations, members of the newly created Standing Committees were appointed for the period 2025-2029,” FIFA announced.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said the new committees would “lead to the greater involvement of our Member Associations, the confederations and other stakeholders in our decision-making processes, increased female representation and more focused technical expertise in various areas relevant to football.” He added that, “in other words, FIFA will be better equipped to face the future.”
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OTHER APPOINTMENTS:
- Algerian FA President Walid Sadi as Deputy Chairman of the Stadiums and Security Committee.
- Somali FA President Ali Abdi Mohamed as a member of the Grassroots and Amateur Football Committee.
- Mr. Oabile Thona Tariq Babitseng, president of the Botswana FA, as vice president of FIFA Esports.
