The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) (CAF) and SuperSport have reached an agreement that will see SuperSport broadcasting the CAF African Schools Football Championship, Ghana 2025 Continental Finals that are to be played from 23-26 April, 2025.
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Following the finalisation of the agreement, the games will be broadcast in high definition on SuperSport on DStv, the SuperSport Schools App, SABC+ App and CAF’s YouTube channel, CAF TV.
A total of 16 teams – eight each in the Boys’ and Girls’ Under-15 category – will compete for the coveted trophy in the third edition of the competition that was launched in 2022 by CAF President Dr Patrice Motsepe and boosted by a USD 10-million donation from the Motsepe Foundation.
Hosts Ghana will have to navigate their way past Uganda, South Africa and Algeria in Group A of the Boys’ competition, while Group B headlined by defending champions Tanzania, who will face strong competition from Senegal, debutants Cote d’Ivoire and DR Congo.
In the Girls’ competition, hosts Ghana headline Group A where they will be against Morocco, Benin and Malawi. Champions South Africa begin their title defence in Group B where they face Uganda, DR Congo and The Gambia.
There is a first prize of USD 300,000 for the continental champions in both the Boys and Girls competitions, while the runners-up receive USD 200,000 and third-place USD 150,000. This prize money is used for legacy projects in schools, including renovations, building libraries, infrastructure development and other community-related developments.
Former Banyana Banyana captain and SuperSport analyst Amanda Dlamini joins the event as one of the ambassadors and mentors. Other ambassadors and mentors include Abedi Pele (Ghana), Robert Kadiaba (DRC), Kareem Haggui (Tunisia), Adjoa Bayor (Ghana) and Clementine Toure (Cote d’Ivoire).
The CAF African Schools Football Championship is a development project founded on the need to create and sustain a continentally competitive schools football competition that encourages young Africans to stay in school and play football.
Since its inception three years ago, almost 2-million Boys and Girls from across the continent have played in the competition at either national, zonal or continental level.
For more on the CAF African Schools Football Championship, visit www.cafonline.com.
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