The project has been in the pipeline since it was first suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino in early 2020 and met with almost none of the derision and outrage that followed a similar attempt in Europe last year.
Motsepe has promised sponsorship and revenue returns previously unheard of for African football, where the annual Champions League winner earns $2.5-million in prize money. The Super League, which officials told Reuters is likely to be named the African Football League to disassociate it with the negative connotations of last year's flopped European Super League plans, will have 24 teams and start in August next year.
It is not clear whether CAF have finalised the list of clubs, but they will come from 16 different nations with a maximum of three per country.
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