Richest school soccer tournament on the go in Durban

A whopping R5.4 million will be on the line for both the winners of the boys and girls competitions in the CAF African Schools Football Championship – a new school soccer event.

The school soccer event kicked off on Wednesday, 5 April and the final will be played on Saturday, 8 April.

School soccer gets big boost

The inaugural CAF African Schools Football Championship Final will be played at the King Zwelithini Stadium. The Motsepe Foundation has donated over a million US dollars in prize money for the school soccer tournament making it the richest school’s event on African soil.

The tournament will reach the globe via CAFTV (YouTube), SuperSport, FIFA+ and several other TV stations in Africa.

Today we kick-off a historic week in the CAF Africa Schools Championship Final..

Final will be at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Saturday: 08 April – 11h00
Thanks to Minister of Sport #ZiziKodwa and DM Mafu….
20 000 schools. 41 countries. pic.twitter.com/RL374HVOUJ

— Lux September (@Lux_September) April 5, 2023

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And there’s a lot on the line … the boys’ and girls’ competitions will each receive USD 300,000 (about R5.4 million). The runners-up will receive USD 200,000 (about R3.6 million) and the bronze medal winners will take home USD 150,000 (about R2.7 million).

The format has a twist with matches played on a ‘half pitch’ with only eight players. It helps speed things up with two games staged at once.

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Hi Jean- thanks mate

CAF African Schools Championship;
Daily fixtures: King Zwelithini Stadium

Final: Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium (Saturday: 11am)

41 countries, 400 000 u15 boys/girls, 20 000 schools and R180million donation by Motsepe Foundation together with CAF https://t.co/jiUbq4xCKl

— Lux September (@Lux_September) April 5, 2023

CAF AFRICAN SCHOOL BOYS COMPETITION

GROUP A

• Clapham High School (South Africa)
• CS Horizon of Bukavu (DR Congo)
• CEM Belaouche Mouhend Oulhadji (Algeria)

GROUP B

• Salima Secondary School (Malawi)
• Complexe Scolaire Ben Sekou Sylla (Guinea)
• CEG Sainte Rita (Benin)
• Royal Giants High School (Uganda)

CAF AFRICAN SCHOOL GIRLS COMPETITIONS

GROUP A

• Edendale Technical School (South Africa)
• Fountain Gate Dodoma Secondary School (Tanzania)
• Scan Aid (The Gambia)

GROUP B

• CEG Mfilou (Congo)B2 – Anse Boileau (Seychelles)
• CEG Colby (Benin)
• Ecole Omar IBN Khatab (Morocco)

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