The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday launched the highly anticipated Africa Super League aimed at revamping and repositioning club football in the continent. <\/p>\n
The continental football governing body inaugurated the new African inter-club competition at a meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
According to CAF, participating teams will get prize money of $100 million. <\/p>\n
The project has been in the works since it was broached by Gianni Infantino, FIFA president, in 2020.<\/p>\n
CAF announced that the African Super League will be operated on a budget of $200 million and will kick off in August 2023.<\/p>\n
Half of the budget will be split between the 24 participating clubs, with each team guaranteed a minimum of $2.5 million and the winner gets $11.6 million.<\/p>\n
The money is over five times the $2.5 million awarded to the winners of the CAF Champions League.<\/p>\n
CAF added that each of its 54 member associations would receive $1 million annually, while $50 million would be set aside for women\u2019s football and youth development.<\/p>\n
FORMAT OF THE AFRICA SUPER LEAGUE<\/p>\n
According to CAF, the Super League will be played by 24 teams from three regions (North Africa, West\/Central Africa, South\/East Africa) and 16 different countries.<\/p>\n
A total of 197 matches will be played between August and May, with the finalists playing a maximum of 21 games. The league will include both promotion and relegation playoffs.<\/p>\n
The final will be a one-legged tie at a neutral ground later in the season.<\/p>\n
CAF is yet to provide more details on the formatting of the league.<\/p>\n
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