{"id":14465,"date":"2022-08-10T06:21:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/?p=14465"},"modified":"2022-08-10T06:21:42","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T06:21:42","slug":"caf-president-to-launch-african-super-league-on-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appsaf.apieproject.com\/news\/2022\/08\/10\/caf-president-to-launch-african-super-league-on-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF president to launch African Super League on Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThe launch will be live in Arusha International Conference Centre, Tanzania at 13:00 Eastern African Time (EAT)\/ 12:00 Cairo time\/ 10:00 GMT on several TV networks in Africa and other parts of the world including CAF streaming platforms, CAFTV (YouTube),\u201d reads a statement on CAF\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<p>On 3 July, the CAF president announced that the launch of the anticipated tournament will be in August 2022, while the kick-off will be in August 2023 with prize money of $100 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe competition will breathe new life into African club competition. 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