CAF: Africa Football League winner to take home Sh591M
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced cash prizes for the upcoming Africa Football League (AFL) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The organisation said the competition will feature the highest-ranked and most successful football Clubs on the African Continent.
The competition is going to be the first ever under the CAF.
“The Prize Money is appealing and competitive as the Winning Club will only play six matches to win the substantial Prize Money of $4,000,000 (Sh591,200,000),” CAF said in a statement.
The runner-up will take up to $3,000,000 (Sh443,400,000) while for each of the Semi-finalists, the teams will get $1,700,000 (Sh251,260,000).
“For each quarter-finalist, the team will receive $1,000,000 (Sh147,800,000)”
The AFL is expected to start on Friday, October 20, 2023.
The competition will feature; Simba SC (Tanzania) and AlAhly SC (Egypt), Enyimba FC (Nigeria), Wydad AC(Morocco), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa)
Others are; TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) and Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (Angola).
“The AFL will also contribute to the development and growth of Youth football talent on the African Continent.