African football's federations now get three and a half times what they did in 2021
CAF has raised its yearly support to each of its 54 member associations to $700,000, up from $200,000 in 2021, to fund academies, women's football and coaching.
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Cairo — The Confederation of African Football has raised the annual support it gives each of its 54 member associations to a maximum of $700,000.
That is up from $525,000, a rise of a third, and part of CAF's push to invest more in football development and in the running of the game under its president, Patrice Motsepe, Nairametrics reports.
How it has grown
- 2021: up to $200,000 a year for each federation
- then $400,000
- then $525,000
- now $700,000
That is an increase of 250%, or $500,000 more for each federation every year.
At the maximum, the payments to national associations could total about $37.8 million a year. This latest increase alone adds about $9.45 million a year across the continent.
What it is for
The money is meant to:
- strengthen how federations are run, their governance and their long-term finances
- fund youth academies, women's football, coaching and technical training, competitions, facilities and administration
- give federations a more predictable budget, so they depend less on irregular government money and short-term sponsorship
CAF says it is meant to support players, coaches, referees and administrators.
Others get more too
- CAF's regional zonal unions: up from $750,000 to $900,000 a year.
- The African Clubs Association: up from $400,000 to $500,000.
Nairametrics argues that a stronger football system could create jobs in coaching, refereeing, administration, facilities, media and marketing, and that better youth structures could widen the pool of African talent, with more transfer fees, sponsorship and broadcasting income to follow.
Source: Nairametrics, reporting by Timothy Dehinbo, 14 October 2026.
