The president of CAF has revealed while his father christened him Patrice Motsepe.
The South African said that his father named him Patrice after the ex-Congolese leader, Patrice Lumumba because of the love he had for him.
The 62-year-old made this revelation during an AFCON 2023 media Parley at the Palais de la Culture, Trenchviele, Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire on Saturday February, 9.
Patrice Lumumba was a Congolese politician and independence leader who served as the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (then known as the Republic of the Congo) from June until September 1960, following the May 1960 election.
He was the leader of the Congolese National Movement (MNC) from 1958 until his execution in January 1961. Ideologically an African nationalist and pan-Africanist, he played a significant role in the transformation of the Congo from a colony of Belgium into an independent republic.
Furthermore, Motsepe noted that he loves DR Congo and their football team.