CAF announces $4m prize money for African Football League winner 

By Wale Mustapha

The soccer governing body in Africa, CAF have announced a sum of Four Million Dollars ($4m) as total prize money for the eventual winner of inaugural African Football League, AFL.

The competition that will feature the highest-ranked and most successful football clubs on the African continent will commence on 20th October, 2023 with Simba SC hosting Al Ahly SC in Dar es Salaam.

The other popular and top-ranked football Clubs participating in the Inaugural AFL are Enyimba FC (Nigeria), Wydad AC (Morocco), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) and Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (Angola).

CAF revealed on Saturday that the eight participating clubs will get One Million Dollars each from the quarter final stages just as the semi finalists will receive $1.7million each.

The Runner Up of the competition will receive the sum of $3million while the eventual winner will get $4million.

The AFL is a CAF competition established in partnership with world football governing body, FIFA with one of its objectives is ensure that the quality of African Club football is globally competitive and that African football Clubs are commercially viable.

The AFL will also contribute to the development and growth of Youth football talent on the African Continent.

CAF’s intention, is that all the 54 CAF Member Associations including the countries that may not have football Clubs in the AFL should benefit and receive financial contributions from the commercial viability and success of the AFL.