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The Confederation of African Football (CAF), led by its President Patrice Motsepe, launched the CAF Super League project, in the presence of FIFA President Gianni Infantino.
"The goal of the African Super League is to raise the level of football in the continent," CAF President Motsebe said during the press conference. "We will provide an amount of one million dollars to the teams participating in the competition, and we will help the clubs to move from one country to another."
He added, "The financial prizes of the African Super League are 100 million dollars each year, the champion will win 11 million dollars, and all these initiatives will show the feasibility of taking the African Super decision."
He continued, "We gave 10 million dollars to develop football in African schools, and the African Super is a plan to develop African football, and the Frenchman, Arsene Wenger, is doing an exceptional job in terms of developing football."
He continued, "The tournament will start in August 2023, and preparations for it start from next month through interaction with senior consultants and companies."
He continued, "The coverage and infrastructure of the Super League will be high, and Pierluigi Collina, the former Italian referee, will ensure the conduct of the matches in an effective manner and supervise the application of video technology in all matches."
He concluded, "We will deal with the best sponsors of this league, and our desired goal is to reach the top through the African Super, and today we will witness a qualitative shift in football."
"I will be present for the first match in the African Super when this competition takes place," Infantio said.
And he added, "This is a big project and an initiative that has a lot of innovation and creativity and includes a lot of high football values and a project that has been carefully studied by football experts in Africa and the world. As a representative of FIFA, we felt Africa's need to create this competition, and this applies to the rest of the continents and to finding new initiatives such as the African Super."
He stressed, "The dream will become a reality in August 2023 and this project will benefit the continent. The players are shining outside Africa and the African player has the right to a high salary within the continent, and we will witness the presence of 24 teams from 16 countries."
African Super League system (Super League):
It includes 24 teams according to the classification of clubs in the CAF.
The 24 clubs are divided into 3 groups, each group comprising 8 teams, according to the geographical distribution of the continent: (North African group - West and Central Africa group - East and Southern Africa group).
The tournament starts in August and ends in May.
The matches in the group stage are played in the home and away system, meaning that each team will play 14 matches.
The top 5 teams from each group, plus the best sixth-placed team from among the three groups, qualify for the round of 16 competition.
While the 8 teams that did not qualify for a new league play their own to stay in the next season of the competition, the last two teams will be relegated to the African Champions Cup.
From the round of 16 to the final, all matches will be played on a home and away basis.
A one-match final that CAF described in the tournament introduction video as the "Africa Super Bowl" will take place.
The total matches of the tournament from the group stage to the final are 197 matches.
That is, the team that reaches the final will participate in 21 matches.
The fate of the African Champions League
A source from CAF revealed that Patrice Motsepe will officially announce the return of the old system of the African Champions League.
The group stage will be canceled, with 64 teams participating in the knockout system until the final, starting from the 2023-202 season
It is expected that the name of the tournament will be changed to the African Champions Cup.
It has not yet been decided whether the champion of the championship will participate in the Super League or not, pending the resolution of the number of relegators from the new championship.
The fate of the Confederation Cup
It is expected that the system and name of the tournament will be changed starting from the 2023-2024 season.
24 teams will be divided into three regions, with each region having eight teams.
Each region is divided into two groups with four teams in each group.
The first and second place winners from both groups advance to the semi-finals and then the final
The champion of the three regions qualifies for the Super League, with the last three places in the new tournament relegated to the CAF Cup (Confederation Cup).
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