It has been reported that the Confederation of African Football (CAF) intends to replace the Confederation Cup with the African Football League (ALF) as the continent’s top club competition.
The CAF Confederation Cup is the second-tier club football competition on the continent. It was created in 2004 by merging the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners’ Cup.
Participants qualify by winning their domestic cups or placing third in one of the top 12 rated leagues in Africa. There are 59 clubs split into 16 groups.
The African Football League, which will begin play in 2023, is expected to take the place of the Confederation Cup, according to a recent Daily Post report. The revamped ALF is poised to expand from eight teams to an undisclosed number of participants.
The CAF Champions League, which will function similarly to the soon-to-be-canceled Confederation Cup, will now be superseded by the African Football League, according to the most recent directive from the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
Consequently, the winner of the Super League will secure Africa’s spot in the FIFA Club World Cup instead of the CAF Champions League victor.
