Pitso Mosimane on Africa Super League

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Pitso Mosimane shares his view on new Africa Super League

Former Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has shared his opinion on the Africa Super League that was recently launched by the CAF.

Pitso Mosimane on Africa Super League

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Former Al Ahly coach Pitso Mosimane has shared his opinion on the Africa Super League that was recently launched by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

According to CAF president Patrice Motsepe, the project’s main objective is to financially elevate African football to a global level.

The tournament will take place for the first time in August 2023 with 24 teams from three CAF regions.

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The prize money of the Super League will be $100 million, with the winner receiving $11.5 million while each participant will walk away with $2.5 million.

Mosimane has thrown his weight behind the competition as he believes it’s going to benefit teams on the African continent.

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“We cannot know much about the new CAF Super League, so we cannot shoot it down and say that it will not work and then later have a humble pie,” Mosimane said as per Sunday World.

“The right thing is to ask what benefits can we get out of it. The benefits are the financial resources that come with this tournament. Africa needs money and let us be honest about that and this will be good for football and write-up articles for journalists and the media.

“I support it – I am a coach and I need to get paid – this will be more possible when the teams are earning more money.

“Big clubs with big budgets can play in those spaces because you will need about 30 players. I would ask a coach or a club boss whether the CAF Champions League, which puts you in the Fifa Club World Cup, is more important that the CAF Super league? I am talking about the benefits thereafter.

“For me as a coach, the experience of being in the Fifa Club World Cup is so big – you play against the world and everybody is there at the matches, it’s always full house. So, do I want that (Fifa Club World Cup) or do I want this one because it’s paying me a little bit more?” he asked.

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