African Super League

The African Super League will be an annual continental club football competition run by the CAF.[1] was announced on 28 November 2019 by Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA.[2] The date of its launch has not yet been announced, but it is known that it includes twenty of the elite African teams.[3]

African Super League
Founded17 July 2021 (2021-07-17)
RegionAfrica (CAF)
Number of teams20
WebsiteOfficial website

The essence of holding this tournament is the huge financial returns that will exceed the barrier of 200 million dollars, which will be used to develop and improve stadiums, infrastructure and the promotion of football in Africa.[4]

History

Gianni Infantino launched the tournament during a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to celebrate the 80th anniversary of TP Mazembe. He said the top 20 clubs in Africa should be chosen and made to participate in an African league. And that this league would generate revenues of $ 200 million, making it among the top ten leagues in the world. Infantino revealed that he is launching an appeal to raise a billion dollars in order to give every African country a real football stadium with the specifications of the FIFA.

In 17 July 2021 The President of CAF, Patrice Motsepe confirmed the move to implement the African Super League project as a new tournament ran under the umbrella of CAF, with large financial returns for the sides taking part.[5]

CAF wants to launch the competition in the autumn of 2023 and reports suggest that 24 clubs will feature in three groups of eight teams ahead of a knockout stage starting at the Round of 16. These teams will be taken from the best-ranked African clubs over the past few years, with groups to be played on a regional basis (North, Central/West, South/East). All participants will be required to have a youth academy and a women’s team as part of their club licensing criteria.[6]

See also

References
  1. "African Super League: Which 20 teams should be included? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  2. Price, Steve. "FIFA Boss Gianni Infantino's African Super League Plan And The Many Problems It Faces". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  3. "African Super League: Predicting the first 20 teams | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  4. "Super League : Gianni Infantino affiche l'opposition ferme de la FIFA | Africa Foot United". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  5. "African Super League Officially Approved". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
  6. "More African Super League talk as Motsepe says it will be FIFA run and privately funded". insideworldfootball. Retrieved 2022-02-07.
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