By: Alusine Rehme Wilson
For the first-ever edition of the Africa Super League, CAF, the Africa continent football governing body has confirmed pumping a whooping sum of One Hundred Million United States dollars ($100,000,000) as prize money.
According to CAF, the tournament will be contested by representatives’ teams from all zones in the Africa continent with the team to emerge as champions to bag home the sum of USD 11.6 Million as prize money.
The recent announcement follows the official launching ceremony of the eagerly anticipated Africa Super League in the Tanzanian city of Arusha on August 9 this year in the presence of 52 Member Associations, leading football Club officials, legends including Gianni Infantino, the FIFA President that graced the launch.
Partners and members of the African football family have observed that “having the Africa Super League is a great development for the continent because it gives a chance to have more competitions that brings in more money, and because Football needs money, having the Africa Super League competition that brings money means a lot.”
Comments
Post a Comment