The Africa Super League is set to be launched on Wednesday featuring the continent’s leading clubs, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced.
The details regarding to the number of participants in the planned tournament, which is set to run alongside the continent’s flagship Champions League, will be revealed at Arusha International Conference Centre in Tanzania.
“The launch will be live in Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania at 13:00 Eastern African Time (EAT)/ 12:00 Cairo time/ 10:00 GMT on several TV networks in Africa and other parts of the world including CAF streaming platforms, CAFTV (YouTube),” reads a statement on CAF’s official website.
CAF had already laid down the roadmap for the implementation of the league, which is expected to start in August 2023.
“Since the CAF President announced the date of the launch in July 2022, there has been an air of expectation as Africa prepares for a new era that will change the face of African football and the economic fortunes of the continent,” added the statement.
The African football governing body indicated that the winners and participants of the inaugural African Super League will receive significant prize money.
CAF also described the idea behind the tournament is to increase competition within the continent and create more income for the participating clubs.
Source in Cairo suggest that participating 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).
