African Football League

African Football League
Organising bodyCAF
Founded17 July 2021; 3 years ago (2021-07-17)
RegionAfrica
Number of teams8 (from 8 associations) in 2023
24 (from TBD associations) from 2024–25
Related competitionsCAF Champions League
CAF Confederation Cup
Current championsSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
(1st title)
Most successful club(s)South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
(1 title)
WebsiteOfficial website
2023 African Football League

The African Football League (AFL) is an annual continental men's club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) since 2023.[1][2] It was announced on 28 November 2019 by Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA. It was initially launched as the Africa Super League on 10 August 2022 and was to include twenty-four elite African clubs with a promotion/relegation system,[3] but is scaled down to eight teams for its inaugural campaign.

  1. ^ "THE INAUGURAL AFRICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (AFL) KICKS OFF IN OCTOBER 2023 AND WILL BE PRECEDED BY OFFICIAL DRAW ON SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2023". CAFonline.com. 29 August 2023. Archived from the original on 4 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  2. ^ "New African Football League to start on Oct. 20, says Infantino". Reuters. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original on 13 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ "African Super League: Predicting the first 20 teams | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-18.