An African Super League featuring the continent’s leading clubs and with $100 million in prize money will start in 2023, CAF has confirmed. Photo: Getty Images
CAF to launch African Super League in 2023 – with MASSIVE prize money on offer
An African Super League featuring the continent’s leading clubs and with $100 million in prize money will start in 2023, CAF has confirmed.
An African Super League featuring the continent’s leading clubs and with $100 million in prize money will start in 2023, CAF has confirmed. Photo: Getty Images
An African Super League featuring the continent’s leading clubs and with $100 million (R1.63 billion) in prize money will start in 2023, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Sunday.
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No details were revealed regarding the number of participants in the planned tournament, which is set to run alongside the continent’s flagship Champions League.
African Super League will be officially launched in August
The African Super League, which CAF said will “breathe new life into African club competition”, will be officially launched in August at the continent’s governing body’s assembly in Tanzania.
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The announcement comes after CAF’s 54 member associations last year voted unanimously to go ahead with the competition.
“We have been inundated with investors and sponsors, who are anxious to partner with us on the CAF Super League. It has huge potential to significantly uplift African football and to make it even more powerful,” said CAF president Patrice Motsepe in a statement.
“A significant amount of the money from the CAF Super League will be invested back into African football and part of the process involves giving $1 million every year to every one of CAF’s 54 Member Associations as a contribution to football and youth development.”
