An African Super League is to be announced on Wednesday by Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe with the promise of $100 million in prize money for clubs across the continent.

The project has been in the pipeline since it was first suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in early 2020 and has been met with almost none of the derision and outrage that followed a similar attempt in Europe last year.



Only the players' union in South Africa, in a statement this week, has criticised the plan, saying: "Professional football in South Africa and Africa could be at risk if the resolution to commence with the Super League is implemented and there may be no return from the wreckage that a Super League can become."

Motsepe has promised sponsorship and revenue returns unheard of for African football, where the annual Champions League winner earns $2.5m in prize money.

He has claimed, at several previous news conferences, that the Super League will allow clubs to pay top talent wages to match those in Europe and therefore allow African teams to keep their best players.

The Super League, which officials told Reuters is likely to be named the African Football League to disassociate it with the negative connotations of last year's failed European Super League plans, will have 24 teams and start in August next year.

It will offer $100m in prize money with $11.6m for the winner. CAF also intends to pay each African football association $1m annually from the league's earnings. There are 54 member associations of CAF.

It is not clear whether CAF has finalised the list of clubs, but they will come from 16 different nations with a maximum of three per country.

They will play a group competition first, divided into three groups of eight clubs, before the majority of clubs move onto an American-style playoff system, including wildcard berths.

CAF plans to continue with its club showpiece Champions League but officials said there were plans to revert back to a two-legged knockout competition, dispensing with the group phase.

When he raised the concept at a CAF seminar in Morocco in February 2020, Infantino said: "We have to take the 20 best African clubs and put them in an Africa league. Such a league could make at least $200m in revenue, which would put it among the top 10 in the world."
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Good news for Enyimba football club they will no longer be loosing their big players to European giants. But the bad news is that their stadium is not up to standard they might be using the Akwa ibom stadium or abuja for their home matches.

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it is a good move going forward to promote African football that really needs money n sponsors..

I watched the programme live. Africa has always been the testing ground of the whites.

Although, if this will materialise and become a reality next year as promised, then it would be a great gain for African football financially...

yusluvad:
I watched the programme live. Africa has always been the testing ground of the whites.

Although, if this will materialise and become a reality next year as promised, then it would be a great gain for African football financially...

test as in how are u enjoying the caf champions league? Were only Egypt and south Africa are dominating due to the fact that they keep their best players this new competition is a disadvantage to the northern teams and south African teams is a good advantage to most especially eyinmba who will be the only Nigerian club side to make it to the Africa super league they can now keep their best players employ world class coaches even players like oshimen and d likes can now retire at enyimba because is a breakaway league from domestic league. I can't wait for it to start is an advantage to enyimba especially

kenzysmith:
test as in how are u enjoying the caf champions league? Were only Egypt and south Africa are dominating due to the fact that they keep their best players this new competition is a disadvantage to the northern teams and south African teams is a good advantage to most especially eyinmba who will be the only Nigerian club side to make it to the Africa super league they can now keep their best players employ world class coaches even players like oshimen and d likes can now retire at enyimba because is a breakaway league from domestic league. I can't wait for it to start is an advantage to enyimba especially

So if Osihmen is your brother, you will advice him to retire in Eyimba?


When club never finish for China, US, Saudi and Qatar.

Mind yourself o.

My question is this, why did they reject it in Europe and make we African accept it?

paulolee:
it is a good move going forward to promote African football that really needs money n sponsors..

African clubs will be attracting private investors Roman abrahimovic might consider buying enyimba after all their games he go sweet die foreign players will start coming .

bobbybrown007:
My question is this, why did they reject it in Europe and make we African accept it?

una own dey una money the champions league wet u dey play all this years una dey enjoy am? As the best players dey leave Africa for mediocre league u dey like am? Black men set na wahala people with proper organized league they reject una dey una league no get calendar format one still reject

Karleb:


So if Osihmen is your brother, you will advice him to retire in Eyimba?


When club never finish for China, US, Saudi and Qatar.

Mind yourself o.

sule muntari and gyan wet dey play for kotoko for Ghana na fools abi even d super league is more attractive now

kenzysmith:
una own dey una money the champions league wet u dey play all this years una dey enjoy am? As the best players dey leave Africa for mediocre league u dey like am? Black men set na wahala people with proper organized league they reject una dey una league no get calendar format one still reject

so how will it be played?

yusluvad:
I watched the programme live. Africa has always been the testing ground of the whites.

Although, if this will materialise and become a reality next year as promised, then it would be a great gain for African football financially...

Dangonte can na finally buy an African club.side

bobbybrown007:
so how will it be played?

16 teams from different countries Egypt and south Africa both have the highest slot with 3 teams Nigeria likely to have a slot with Enyimba the sole team

Yes

kenzysmith:
Dangonte can na finally buy an African club.side

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