Plans have been unveiled to create the Africa Super League, a new 24-team club tournament set to begin in 2023/24. In an interview with the BBC, the president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Patrice Motsepe, said that the new league would transform football on the continent forever. The Africa Super League was officially launched at the CAF general assembly in Arusha, Tanzania, on Aug. 10, in the presence of FIFA president Gianni Infantino. Motsepe explained to the BBC that his objective is to get resources for football infrastructure, club owners and other stakeholders. He referred to “anything between $250m to $300m every year.” CAF’s member associations will all get a $1 million cash award per annum from the Super League fund. The BBC has reported that the tournament will have an overall prize fund of $100 million, with the winner earning $11.6 million. CAF will announce further details of the Africa Super League in the coming months, including specific promotion and relegation rules. Infantino distanced the new tournament from the failed attempt to form a European Super League last year, arguing that the new Africa Super League “is done within the structure within CAF, within FIFA.”

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