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CAF: Africa to go ahead with planned Super League

FIFA president Gianni Infantino [PHOTO COURTESY]

African football is going ahead with plans to launch a Super League, the continent's governing body said on Sunday, despite a similar project in Europe crashing after public outcry.

Confederation of African Football (CAF) president Patrice Motsepe said an African Super League, an idea first suggested by FIFA president Gianni Infantino, was needed to improve the game on the continent and make it financially viable.

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