 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: The competition seems to be dormant, or gone. It has mostly disapeard from the web: social site's accountes are outdated (e.g. last Instagram update dates from july: https://www.instagram.com/p/C89S5CDKRNR/), the official website is dead (or taken by something else...?), and, most of all, the 2024/25 season is well underway with no news of a new edition.. (September 2024) |
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| Organising body | CAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 17 July 2021 |
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 8 (from 8 associations) in 2023 24 (from TBD associations) from 2025–26 |
| Related competitions | CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup |
| Current champions |  Mamelodi Sundowns(1st title) |
| Most successful club(s) | Mamelodi Sundowns (1 title) |
| Website | Official website [dead link] |
The African Football League (AFL) is a continental men's club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in 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. The second season, scheduled for 2024 did not take place, but a restart of the league has been announced for 2025 with an expanded format.[4]
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "African Football League Set to Return in 2025 with Expanded Format". footboom1.com. 2024-09-19.