NPFL champions Enyimba set to commence African Football League next month

The highly anticipated CAF African Football League, AFL, is now set for kick off, with Nigerian champions Enyimba and seven others.

Pulse Sports can report that the AFL is slated to start next month with NPFL champions, Enyimba, one of the teams at home. 

The first leg matches will take place from October 20 through 22. 

The People’s Elephant will fly Nigeria’s colours at the lucrative club competition.

Enyimba will go head-to-head with Moroccan giants Wydad Casablanca, with the Aba Millionaires at home for the first leg.

Both clubs were pitted against each other during the draw held in Cairo as reported by Pulse Sports. 

The competition comes as a consolation for the nine-time NPFL champions after they crashed out of the CAF Champions League. 

Enyimba will host Wydad at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on October 22, with the second leg in Morocco three days later.

The AFL is a competition for elite clubs in Africa put together by the Confederation of Africa Football, CAF, in partnership with FIFA.

AFL, which was known as the Africa Super League, was created to showcase the best of African club football and provide football fans in Africa the opportunity to see and enjoy the beautiful game.

The competition was also put together as a means to inject more money into football development for clubs in Africa and the promotion of African football.

It is an annual competition that was announced by FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, with an initial plan to see 24 elite teams from across the continent compete at the highest level.

However, CAF and FIFA decided to kick off the maiden edition of the knockout tournament with just eight teams before returning to the initial plan for the 2024/2035 season.