Izuchukwu OkosiConfederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed that the African Super League will get underway in August 2023.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe confirmed on Sunday that the tournament will feature 24 teams and carry total prize money of $100m, adding that just over $10m will go to the winner.
Citing ‘financial challenges’ in CAF which he inherited from his predecessor Ahmad Ahmad, whom he replaced last year, Motsepe said that businesses are interested in sponsoring the event.
“The key issue for us is the abnormal interest we’ve been exposed to from some of the biggest and most prominent investors and sponsors,” he said.
Motsepe also said that the CAF Champions League, which is open to all countries in Africa, will continue alongside the new African Super League, and the top 24 teams will be determined according to their FIFA ranking.
Following huge criticism by beaten finalists Al Ahly of Egypt following CAF’s decision to stage this year’s Champions League final in the home stadium of eventual winners Wydad Casablanca of Morocco.
CAF has also announced that the finals of both CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup will return to being a two-legged home and away format.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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