Italian company to sponsor Africa Super League
Felele247 Media have scooped thst an Italian company is going to sponsor the first inaugural Africa Super League which will kickoff in August.
The African Super League was launched by the football governing body president Gianni Infantino
after it was rejected by UEFA after it initially introduced by some European Football Association members which include Real Madrid, Bayern Muchen, Juventus and Manchester United.
The FIFA launched the tournament during a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to celebrate the 80th anniversary of TP Mazembe, saying the top 20 clubs in Africa should be chosen and made to participate in an African league. Infantino said this league would generate revenues of $ 100 million, making it among the top ten leagues in the world, and revealed that he was launching an appeal to raise $1 billion in order to give every African country a football stadium that complies with the specifications of FIFA.
In 17 July 2021, the President of CAF, Patrice Motsepe, confirmed the move to implement the African Super League project as a new tournament ran under the umbrella of CAF, with large financial returns for the sides taking part.
The Confederation of African Football launched the competition on 10 August 2022 in Arusha, Tanzania, where more information about the competition was released.
The best-ranked African clubs over the past few years, with groups to be played on a regional basis (North, Central/West, South/East). As part of the club licensing criteria, participating clubs will be required to have a youth academy and a women’s team.
The teams that will take part in this competition won’t pay for transportation, logistics, food and accommodation as it will be taken care of by this company.
