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In a historic move, the inaugural African Football League (AFL) is set to launch amidst great anticipation and excitement.
The clubs that secured their positions in this groundbreaking league were determined through a rigorous ranking system, according to CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe.
This Friday, football enthusiasts around the continent will converge at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, as Tanzania's Simba faces off against the formidable African Champions, Al Ahly, in the league's much-anticipated opening match.
"My job is to every single football club and every single nation of the African continent and specifically in relation to South Africa. The test was ranking the test was taking the CAF and FIFA ratings the rankings where do you qualify what level are you based on your successes your victories how many times you have been in the Champions League and won the Champions League," he said.
"There were three clubs that qualified from South Africa Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns but because of the initial or the inaugural African Football League based on the performance of those clubs and the rankings they get from CAF there is only one that qualified,"
"In terms of communication in the African Football League which in fact is a CAF competition and as President of CAF I have to take responsibility there is a limitation you may not communicate with a football club in any country directly. You are confined to communicating to the member association or the federation so I think we have taken note of those things and I am satisfied that it is still a learning process.
"But you got those that say you can't talk to the professional you may talk to the federation and what complicates this issue in some countries you will find that the leadership of the federation and the professional league the relationships are not what it should be,"
The clubs that secured their positions in this groundbreaking league were determined through a rigorous ranking system, according to CAF President Dr. Patrice Motsepe.
This Friday, football enthusiasts around the continent will converge at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, as Tanzania's Simba faces off against the formidable African Champions, Al Ahly, in the league's much-anticipated opening match.
"My job is to every single football club and every single nation of the African continent and specifically in relation to South Africa. The test was ranking the test was taking the CAF and FIFA ratings the rankings where do you qualify what level are you based on your successes your victories how many times you have been in the Champions League and won the Champions League," he said.
"There were three clubs that qualified from South Africa Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns but because of the initial or the inaugural African Football League based on the performance of those clubs and the rankings they get from CAF there is only one that qualified,"
"In terms of communication in the African Football League which in fact is a CAF competition and as President of CAF I have to take responsibility there is a limitation you may not communicate with a football club in any country directly. You are confined to communicating to the member association or the federation so I think we have taken note of those things and I am satisfied that it is still a learning process.
"But you got those that say you can't talk to the professional you may talk to the federation and what complicates this issue in some countries you will find that the leadership of the federation and the professional league the relationships are not what it should be,"