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This groundbreaking initiative promises significant financial injections, which are poised to facilitate club development and further enhance the infrastructure and organization of African football.
The Africa Super League is set to kick off this October, although it will be two months later than originally planned among several key changes to the tournament including a potential name change.
The African super League (ASL) was launched in August 2022 and was initially set to kick off with 24 teams.
The tournament aims to supersede the long-standing Champions League and CAF Cup, positioning itself as the premier platform for interclub competitions across the continent.
This groundbreaking initiative promises significant financial injections, which are poised to facilitate club development and further enhance the infrastructure and organization of African football.
“It’s very important, in October this year the inaugural African Super League will commence,” CAF President Patrice Motsepe told SABC Sport.
"The Super League is one of the most exciting developments in the history of African football... our objective is to see our clubs compete with the best in the world.”
"One of the main objectives of the African Super League is to work with our clubs to pay football players in Africa attractive and globally competitive salaries," he added.
Motsepe also revealed that the competition's name might undergo a change due to concerns raised by sponsors regarding the term "Super".
The South African stressed that the negative connotations associated with the "Super League" concept in European football, was problematic to influential sponsors who expressed their concerns about the term.
"Some sponsors say the history of the Super League in Europe was not good and if you associate the name 'super' with a football competition, it can have negative connotations," conceded Motsepe
"I will continue to use the name African Super League. Until we change it. Naming the tournament with one of the main sponsors, as for the African Cup of Nations, would not be out of the question.”
The Africa Super League represents a significant milestone in the history of African football.
Launched with great enthusiasm last August in the Tanzanian town of Arusha by Motsepe and FIFA President Gianni Infantino, this competition strives to propel African clubs to compete among the world's best.
With an impressive annual prize pool of $100 million, including a remarkable $11.5 million for the victorious club, the ASL aims to address the long-standing issue of inadequate prize money in CAF competitions.
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