CAF PRESIDENT AND AFRICAN CLUB ASSOCIATION (ACA) CHAIRMAN, SIGN MoU TO STRENGTHEN AFRICAN CLUB FOOTBALL

Story By: Kyei Manu

President of the Confédération of African Football(CAF) Dr Patrice Motsepe and African Club Association (ACA) Chairman Hersi Said on Tuesday, 11 March, 2025 signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) in Cairo, Egypt to strengthen African Club Football.

The MoU is in line to strengthens the partnership between CAF and ACA and formalizes a number of strategic objectives to help develop African football.

ACA, during the meeting, commended CAF President Dr Motsepe for increasing financial support for Club Football. This includes the USD 50,000 solidary fee given to all Clubs that participated in the preliminary stages of the CAF Interclub competition, making it the first time Clubs are given financial assistance to participate in the CAF Interclub Competitions.

CAF has also increased the prize money in both TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup by over 40%.

However, ACA was launched in November 2023 with the support of Dr Motsepe and recently announced it would be setting up offices at the world-class King Mohammed VI National Football Academy in Sale, Morocco.

CAF and ACA have mutual aims that are crucial in growing Club Football on the continent, including to protect and develop a large and healthy professional football sector and invest in and promote the training of young talented players in the long-term.

Both CAF and ACA also seek to ensure players benefit from suitable education pathways throughout their sporting careers and to promote fair play as well as fight against racism, doping, violence, match-fixing and corruption in football.

They therefore will work to ensure National Team and Club Football provides substantial benefits to players, Clubs, Leagues and Member Associations, and foster a closer working relationship.

They also resolved that, sports-related disputes shall be resolved within the appropriate resolution structures; and that strong national championships and international competitions organised by CAF will be vital going forward to ensure a healthy development of football.

Source: CAF Communications