UMENGAMELI weConfederation of African Football (CAF), uPatrice Motsepe, useveze ukuthi kungenzeka kuhoxiswe iCAF Confederation Cup, okuwumqhudelwano wamakilabhu wesigaba sesibili ezwenikazi, ngenxa yempumelelo ye-African Football League (AFL) esanda kwethulwa.
UMotsepe, ophinde abe ngumnikazi weqembu laseNingizimu Afrika iMamelodi Sundowns, ukusho lokhu esithangamini sabezindaba ngaphambi kwe-Africa Cup of Nations ngoLwesihlanu, lapho ekhulume khona nabezindaba ebuzwa ngekusasa le-CAF Champions League, okuyi-premier Continental umqhudelwano weqembu.
UMotsepe uthe i-AFL, eyaqala ngo-2023 inamaqembu angu-20 avela ezwenikazi lonke kanye nemali eyaqopha umlando ka-$20 million kulowo owinile, ibe yimpumelelo enkulu futhi yashintsha umdlalo ebholeni lase-Afrika. Uthe i-AFL yakhelwe ukukhiqiza imali ethe xaxa yamakilabhu nezinhlangano ezingamalungu, kanye nokuthuthukisa ikhwalithi nobungcweti bomdlalo.
Uphinde wathi uyakuqonda ukukhathazeka kwamanye amaligi akhokhelwayo e-Afrika, azizwa esongelwa yi-AFL, kodwa wabaqinisekisa ukuthi akafuni ukuwabukela phansi noma ukuthi abadlali badlale imidlalo eminingi. Uthe umndeni wakhe uchithe imali eningi ukuxhasa ibhola lase-Afrika futhi ufuna ukuthi amaligi akhokhelwayo namakilabhu aphumelele enze imali.
Nokho, uvumile ukuthi i-AFL ifike ngezindleko ezinkulu, njengoba ukuminyana kwemidlalo kwenza kube nzima ukusingatha eminye imiqhudelwano, njengeCAF Champions League neCAF Confederation Cup. Uthe ufuna iChampions League ibe yimpumelelo enkulu futhi uzohlangana nabaxhasi ukuze acele enye imali yemiklomelo, amakilabhu nokuthuthukiswa kwentsha nezikole.
Uphinde wathi usecabanga ukuyihoxisa imidlalo yeConfederation Cup athe ayingeni kwezentengiselwano futhi inezinselelo eziningi njengokuthi amaqembu ashiye phansi noma alale ezikhumulweni zezindiza. Uthe ngeke akwazi ukuba nemiqhudelwano eminingi ngakho kumele athathe izinqumo ezinqala ukuze kuhlomule ibhola lase-Afrika.
I-CAF Confederation Cup, eyasungulwa ngo-2004, ilingana ne-UEFA Europa League futhi ihlanganisa amakilabhu angu-32 avela ezwenikazi lonke. Ompetha bamanje yiRaja Casablanca yaseMorocco, eshaye iJS Kabylie yase-Algeria kowamanqamu ngo-2023.
I-CAF Champions League, eyasungulwa ngo-1964, ilingana ne-UEFA Champions League futhi ihlanganisa amakilabhu angu-32 avela kulo lonke izwekazi. Ompetha bamanje yi-Al Ahly yase-Egypt, eshaye iKaizer Chiefs yaseNingizimu Afrika kowamanqamu ngo-2023.
I-AFL, eyethulwe ngo-2023, ilingana ne-UEFA Super League futhi inamakilabhu angama-20 avela ezwenikazi lonke. Ezihola phambili njengamanje yiWydad Casablanca yaseMorocco, enamaphuzu angu-36 emidlalweni engu-15.
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