Officially… The African Union announces that President Sisi will be honored at the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony

Patrice Motsepe, President of the Confederation of African Football, announced that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi had been awarded the Excellence Award for the year 2024, stressing that he had contributed to the development of football in the African continent.
Motsepe said during the ceremony distributing the Best Awards for the year 2024: " Hello everyone, I see some legends who have been making us excited, we are here to celebrate the best of Africa. Having legends here is an acknowledgment of the huge strides and great success of the continent. “.
He added: “We are being patient and I am confident that African football will rise in status and recognition, and the crowning of an African international with the title of world champion is imminent.”
He continued: “Football is bigger.” From what is happening on the field, we want to be the best and we realize the power of the game and its ability to bring people together. I thank Infantino for his future vision and for the World Cup to come for the second time. Africa.”
He continued: “We will give prizes to two African heads of state, but football is played in stadiums and needs infrastructure, and they are two presidents who contributed to the development of African football.”
He continued: “We will give the award to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Outstanding Achievement Award, and I call on African countries to build stadiums and pay attention to football so that we can advance among the world.”
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