Eswatini teams out of CAF Super League‘s E40m grants
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M– The top 24 ranked teams will contest in the African Super League and this is minus Eswatini teams.
This is according to a press release from Cafonline, which was published yesterday.
According to the statement, the new competition will bring together the 24 best teams of the continent, which will be known through the CAF Club Rankings. Some of the top ranked teams in Africa are Al Ahly from Egypt (no1), Wydad AC from Morocco (no2), Mamelodi Sundowns (no3), Kaizer Chiefs (no18) and Orlando Pirates (no11) to mention a few. Eswatini’s Royal Leopard is ranked 54 in Africa while Mbabane Highlanders who were runners-up are not ranked while Mbabane Swallows is ranked 70.
CAF President Patrice Motsepe made this revelation during the 44th Ordinary General Assembly,
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in Tanzania on Wednesday.
“We are excited about the CAF Africa Super League and are confident that it will change the face and competitiveness of CAF and African football,” said Motsepe.
The CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) made a decision to launch the CAF Africa Super
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League in August 2022. He said the League will officially kick-off in August 2023.
“We announced on July 3, 2022, that the total prize money of the CAF Africa Super League will be E1.6 billion, with the winner receiving E185 million,” he said.
“There will be 24 clubs from 16
member countries that will compete in the Africa Super League. Each of the 24 teams will each get E40 million every year. These funds will assist with transport and buy players for those teams to partake in this league,” he said.
Funds
“We intend paying each member association E16 million per annum from the CAF Africa Super League funds. We also intend on allocating E806 million to CAF from these funds for youth and women’s football development and for all its other competitions to ensure that they are globally competitive,” he disclosed.
He said he was happy with the progress being made with the CAF Africa Schools Football Championship and they intended on using the E161 million donations from the Motsepe Foundation as prize money to develop football infrastructure and educational facilities at the winning schools. Meanwhile FIFA President Gianni Infantino pointed his commitment and support for African football.
MBABANE – The pair of Sive and Mfanzile Dlamini played an impressive 49 points to win the latest round of the MoMo Quick Loans/ Letshego Mbabane Golf Club business league.
The competition was played on Wednesday. They were closely followed by the duo of Siphesihle
Mhlanga and Albert Zungu on 48 points.
Coming third was Mongiwethu Masuku and former Mbabane
“We are proud of you CAF, and we are here to offer support as FIFA. We want to congratulate CAF who keeps shaping and developing African football. This tournament will bring the best out of African football,” Infantino said.
He said it would improve football as he was made to understand that there would be relegation
Swallows striker Mfanafuthi ‘Taribo’ Bhembe who carded a score of 45 points. They beat strong contenders in Sandile Chonco and Albert Zungu who also scored 45 points.
Shinning in the novelties was
“This means teams will play more games and with more games means competitive football in Africa,” he said.
Dr Motsepe stated that the Africa Super League would contribute to ensuring that football on the African continent was managed and operated at the same professional, ethical and governance level as UEFA, CONMEBOL, CONCACAF and other Confederations.
Tata Dlamini, who won the nearest pin 8/17 while Welcome Mhlanga was the winner of the nearest pin 9/18.Taking home the longest drive award was Albert Zungu while Nosmilo Kgomo went home smiling with the nearest longest drive in the ladies category.
Results
The results were released by Mbabane Golf Club Captain Fisiwe Vilane yesterday.
She revealed that they will be playing the MTN Masters today. She also disclosed that among the golfers that would be playing on the day would be Minister of Commerce, Industry & Trade Manqoba Khumalo and MTN CEO Wandile Mtshali.
The Africa Super League will support the growth of club football, the construction and maintenance of football infrastructure and facilities, as well as the training and the retention of football talent on the African continent. Efforts to get comments from Eswatini Football Association (EFA) Marketing and Communications Officer Muzi Radebe, were futile as he was not reached immediately.