Shingi Matibiri, Sports Reporter
YAOUNDÉ – The Confederation of African Football has set a participation fee of USD$1 million to each of the 24 teams that will take part in the CAF Super League.
The winner of the tournament will get USD$10 million and will get the ticket to represent Africa at the FIFA Club World Cup scrapping the CAF Champions League.
CAF is pushing for the tournament to be held in first class stadiums with VAR being used throughout.
According to CAF president Patrice Motsepe, three undisclosed sponsors have come on board to sponsor the Super League with one of them being an airliner that will fly the teams to their away assignments.
The CAF Super League has however drawn criticism mainly from sub Saharan African countries who argue that the project is elitist and favours teams from countries with better infrastructure.
The Super League is viewed as FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s project in Africa.
CAF invited representatives from the top clubs in Africa at the just ended Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon for a briefing on the Super League with Dynamos chairman Isaiah Mupfurutsa and CAPS United president Farai Jere attending from Zimbabwe.