Interclub competitions 2025-2026: CAF to award USD 100,000 to each of the 130 participating teams

Kinshasa, July 8^th, 2025 (CPA). – The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Monday that it would increase its contribution to each of the 130 clubs participating in its two 2025-2026 interclub competitions by USD 100,000, the CPA learned on Tuesday from the website of this continental sports body.  ‘I am (…) very pleased with the progress being made to double CAF’s financial contribution to each of the 130 clubs participating in our major interclub competitions. Last year, each club received US$50,000 for the first time. This amount will now increase to US$100,000,’ he said. The announcement of this financial package was made during the presentation by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) of the Governance Compliance Committee’s report on possible non-compliance or weaknesses identified within its secretariat. According to the CAF website, chaired by Judge Petrus Damaseb, Vice-President of the Supreme Court of Namibia, this committee presented its findings at the face-to-face meeting of the CAF Executive Committee (EXCO) held in Rabat, Morocco. On this subject, the source indicated that no breaches of governance rules had been found within the secretariat, noting, however, that recommendations had been made to strengthen and improve governance practices within the institution. CAF also expressed its gratitude to Judge Damaseb and his team for the quality and rigor of their work. ‘CAF welcomes the Compliance Committee’s report on governance, which confirms the absence of violations while proposing measures to strengthen our standards. These recommendations will be fully implemented. The Committee’s chairman, Judge Damaseb, will work with the globally recognized firm PricewaterhouseCoopers to ensure rigorous application of international best practices in governance.’ Similarly, Patrice Motsepe also welcomed the presentations made at the Executive Committee meeting by several international marketing agencies, candidates to become CAF partners in a US$1 billion financial contribution project over eight years, or for the duration permitted by COMESA competition regulations, and that these resources will play a key role in the development of African football, improving its competitiveness on the global stage, and investing in youth football and infrastructure.