CAF Announces Inaugural African Super League Date, Venue

CAF has announced that the African Super League will kick off in August next year in Tanzania, BSNSports.com.ng gathered.

The league will comprise of 24 African clubs that will be picked based on their FIFA ranking.

The Super league’s total prize money will be pegged at $100 million with the winner pocketing a whopping $10 million.

CAF President Patrice Motsepe refused to give any details about the make-up of the new Super League, which he said would not replace Africa’s existing Champions League.

He said there would be a launch at the CAF Congress in Arusha, Tanzania in August.

“We are going to have a total revision of all club fixtures for all the competitions,” he added.

An African Super League has been mooted for several years, first proposed by Fifa president Gianni Infantino who insisted it would entice more sponsors to the African game.

The concept has met with a muted response in Africa in contrast to the fervent opposition to a similar proposal in Europe last year, which quickly scuppered the idea.