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The 34-year-old referee also reached out to the wider football community, acknowledging messages of encouragement he received following reports of his denied entry.
The dispute traces back to an April 24 NEC resolution that sought to compel the three officials to step aside over claims involving the alleged misappropriation of about Sh42 million connected to CHAN insurance funds and procurement-related concerns.
In a statement on Sunday, the football body confirmed that Motsepe will participate in the high-level summit before holding talks with regional officials on the progress of AFCON 2027 preparations.
The 2027 tournament also marks a significant return of Africa’s premier football competition to the East African region for the first time in over five decades, since Ethiopia hosted the event in 1976.
The decision is part of a broader ratification of the global football calendar, with FIFA officials endorsing key competition windows across all confederations for the next cycle.
Kcb and Kabras players pictured during a past clash, a fierce battle is looming this coming May 2nd in the Kenya Cup finals.
Kenya has paid the Sh3.87 billion AFCON 2027 hosting fee to CAF and restructured its organising committee, paving the way for accelerated stadium, transport and logistics upgrades nationwide.
During a CAF inspection in February, Kenya presented three key stadium projects, all located in Nairobi, as the report revealed on Thursday evening, highlighting critical gaps even as Kenya prepares to co-host the 2027 tournament with Tanzania and Uganda.
The Principal Secretary in the State Department for Sports Elijah Mwangi said on Sunday that there was adequate time provided by CAF to Kenya to comply with key requirements chief among them the payment of Sh3.9 billion as requisite hosting fee.
Sports Principal Secretary Elijah Mwangi, speaking on Thursday before the National Assembly Committee on Sports and Culture, said the matter is urgent, noting that co-hosts Uganda and Tanzania have already paid their share.
Senegal beat Morocco 1-0 in the final on 18 January in a match which was overshadowed when the Senegalese players refused to play after the hosts were awarded a stoppage-time penalty with the match goalless.
Initially, WAFCON had been scheduled to take place from March 17 to April 3 in Morocco, doubling as a qualifier for the 2027 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Brazil, with all semi-finalists earning automatic qualification for the global showpiece.