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The Africa Super League was finally launched by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) President Dr. Patrice Motsepe in Arusha, Tanzania on Wednesday, reports Megasportsarena.com.
52 Member Associations, leading football Club officials, legends and the FIFA President, Gianni Infantino joined in on the launch.
The Africa Super League which will have a total prize money of USD 100 million, with the winner receiving USD 11.6 million will have all Zones represented.
The format will see 197 matches played from August to May, which Caf say will lead to a ‘Super Bowl-like’ final.
Caf’s 54 member associations will all get a $1m cash award per annum from the Super League kitty, with Caf hoping to earn about $50m which it can dedicate to youth and women’s football.
“My objective is to get money for football infrastructure, for players, club owners, stakeholders. We are talking about anything between $250m to $300m every year,” Motsepe explained.
“If you look at the numbers, we are talking about $2.5m for each of the 24 clubs to use, to help with transport and accommodation but also to buy players.”
The addition of the Super League will mean Africa will have three continental club competitions; the Africa Super League, the African Champions League and the Caf Confederation Cup.
Motsepe says that all three must co-exist, with the two already-established competitions also benefiting from the financial windfall expected from the Super League.
The Super League will have participants from 16 countries, with promotion and relegation planned via play-offs.
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