Patrice Motsepe has said he is hoping to get a second term as Confederation of African Football president to proceed the "great headway" made since he assumed responsibility in 2021.
The South African strolled into an emergency hit association after his ancestor, Ahmad of Madagascar, turned into the principal Caf president to be restricted by Fifa for morals manhandles, including misappropriation of assets.
Under the stewardship of Motsepe, African football's overseeing body - whose official races are booked for Walk 2025 - has all the earmarks of being moving into more settled monetary waters after a tempestuous period under the previous system.
"The central point of contention is for us to expand on the inheritance," said Motsepe, a mining tycoon whose abundance is assessed at $3bn (£2.3bn) by Forbes.
Motsepe's choice to look for re-appointment was declared on Friday, only hours after Caf's overall gathering had occurred in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
A public statement expressed that he had "at last" consented to stand "following solicitations from various [football federation] presidents, zonal association presidents and key partners".
"I was somewhat shocked by the colossal demand about congruity," the 62-year-old, likewise the proprietor of South African club Mamelodi Nightfalls, told BBC Game Africa.
"There was some worry that there may not be similar level of accentuation on administration, on morals and the kind of crucial changes that we've needed to present.
"There's a ton of good, great headway that has been made, however there is still a ton of work to be finished."
Motsepe is quick to pronounce as a competitor, for certain reports proposing that Egypt's Hany Abo Rida and previous Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o, a four-time African Footballer of the Year, could likewise make offers.
Senegalese league president Augustin Senghor is considered by some to be a potential future pioneer, however he has invited Motsepe's statement - concurring that his organization, of which Senghor is a VP, assumed responsibility when "Caf was in emergency".
"He has figured out how to place Caf into another time," Senghor told BBC Game Africa.
"Africa Cups of Countries are increasingly coordinated, we have benefit and individuals are giving more regard to Caf.
"We want strength and congruity to move along. When an initiative is functioning admirably, why transform it?"
In spite of the support he has gotten, Motsepe said he would invite challengers.
"I'm certain there are many, numerous presidents that could take over from me at the present time, let alone in future," he said.
Money matters
Motsepe's team say they began their residency on the back foot monetarily, acquiring a deficiency of between $40-50m (£30.8-38.5m).
The administration was additionally troubled by paying a $50m (£38.5m) settlement charge to French media company Lagardere after Ahmad's system dropped the greatest transmission bargain in African football history in 2019.
Last week, Caf declared its shortage had tumbled to just shy of $10m (£7.7m) in the 2022-23 monetary year - a period when the African football body paid the first of two $25m (£19.25m) tranches to Lagardere.
Despite the fact that the association's 2023-24 monetary year, which runs from July to June, incorporated the second installment of $25m, it is normal to additionally work on Caf's records.
The Cairo-based association made a $72m (£55.5m) benefit from the current year's Africa Cup of Countries (Afcon) - a total multiple times greater than that produced by the past version in 2022.
A significant part of the development comes from further developed relations with patrons and telecasters.
"The main thing is to give certainty to the supporters, accomplices and individuals that put cash into football," said Motsepe, adding that financial backers need to feel that "they benefit from being related with African football - and that [African football] has got morals".
The South African likewise implied that Caf's business accomplices impacted his choice to run briefly term.
"I shared with the supporters: 'We have a group, the group will assume control over'," he made sense of.
"A significant number of them were exceptionally frank, similar to the part affiliation and zonal association presidents, to say they recollect the previous where there was vulnerability and frailty."
'Zero resilience' of debasement
The subject of further developed morals was one that Motsepe - who won't draw a compensation from Caf, redirecting his wages rather to ladies' football, staff rewards and unique crisis projects - was quick to push.
This is in spite of the way that Caf's overall secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba is being scrutinized for unfortunate behavior. The Swiss-Congolese denies any bad behavior.
Meanwhile, Motsepe says he is attempting to tidy up African football, not exclusively to work on the game on the landmass yet additionally to act as an illustration for other non-brandishing associations.
"The no resilience of debasement and pay off in football will rise above to no resistance of pay off and defilement in governmental issues, in business and on the African landmass," he recommended.
"We needed to make individuals - all of the part affiliations - understand that administration, morals, consistence with the Fifa and Caf resolutions and guidelines are in the advantage of everyone, as are great refs and match chiefs."
Last week, Motsepe's Caf multiplied the yearly award distributed to part relationship to $400,000 (£308,000), while likewise presenting a new $50,000 (£38,500) installment to clubs that exit mainland club contests in the fundamental rounds.
Ocean side soccer supportLast week, Caf reported its deficiency had tumbled to just shy of $10m (£7.7m) in the 2022-23 monetary year - a period when the African football body paid the first of two $25m (£19.25m) tranches to Lagardere.
Despite the fact that the association's 2023-24 monetary year, which runs from July to June, incorporated the second installment of $25m, it is normal to additionally work on Caf's records.
The Cairo-based association made a $72m (£55.5m) benefit from the current year's Africa Cup of Countries (Afcon) - a total multiple times greater than that produced by the past version in 2022.
A large part of the development comes from further developed relations with patrons and telecasters.
"The main thing is to give certainty to the supporters, accomplices and individuals that put cash into football," said Motsepe, adding that financial backers need to feel that "they benefit from being related with African football - and that [African football] has got morals".
The South African likewise implied that Caf's business accomplices impacted his choice to run briefly term.
"I shared with the backers: 'We have a group, the group will assume control over'," he made sense of.
"Large numbers of them were extremely direct, similar to the part affiliation and zonal association presidents, to say they recall the previous where there was vulnerability and frailty."
'Zero resistance' of debasement
The subject of further developed morals was one that Motsepe - who will not draw a compensation from Caf, redirecting his wages rather to ladies' football, staff rewards and exceptional crisis projects - was quick to stretch.
This is notwithstanding the way that Caf's overall secretary Veron Mosengo-Omba is being scrutinized for unfortunate behavior. The Swiss-Congolese denies any bad behavior.
Meanwhile, Motsepe says he is attempting to tidy up African football, not exclusively to work on the game on the landmass yet additionally to act as an illustration for other non-brandishing associations.
"The no resilience of debasement and pay off in football will rise above to no resistance of pay off and defilement in governmental issues, in business and on the African landmass," he recommended.
"We needed to make individuals - all of the part affiliations - understand that administration, morals, consistence with the Fifa and Caf rules and guidelines are in the advantage of everyone, as are great refs and match chiefs."
Last week, Motsepe's Caf multiplied the yearly award gave out to part relationship to $400,000 (£308,000), while likewise presenting a new $50,000 (£38,500) installment to clubs that exit mainland club rivalries in the starter adjusts.
Beach soccer support
Senegal won a fifth continuous African ocean side soccer title this month and will be one of three groups addressing the mainland at the following year's Reality Cup held in the Seychelles
Motsepe was talking in Hurghada, Egypt, in the wake of going to Saturday's Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Countries last between competition debutants Mauritania and Senegal, who retaliated for a shock opening loss to their neighbors to bring home the championship for a fifth time frame in succession.
The two finalists have equipped for the following year's Beach Soccer World Cup in the Seychelles.
The competition will highlight three African sides interestingly as the host country, who qualify naturally, will turn into the principal country from the landmass to organize the occasion.
"Egypt facilitated the countries that were here in a way on par with anyplace on the planet, and African ocean side soccer is becoming comparable to the best on the planet," Motsepe said.
"We will have the world one year from now in the Seychelles and the countries addressing us will make us extremely, pleased."