By Mark Gleeson
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – An African Super League is to be announced today by Confederation of African Football (CAF) president, Patrice Motsepe, with the promise of $100-million in prize money for clubs across the continent.

The project has been in the pipeline since it was first suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, in early 2020 and met with almost none of the derision and outrage that followed a similar attempt in Europe last year.
Only the players’ union in South Africa, in a statement this week, has criticised the plan, saying: Professional football in South Africa and Africa could be at risk if the resolution to commence the Super League is implemented and there may be no return from the wreckage that a Super League can become.

Motsepe has promised sponsorship and revenue returns previously unheard of for African football, where the annual Champions League winner earns $2.5M in prize money.
He has claimed at several previous news conferences that the Super League will allow clubs to pay top talent wages to match those in Europe and therefore allow African teams to keep their best players.