Saifaddin Galal
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In the African region, the most valuable football team as of the 2021/2022 season was the Egyptian El Ahly, with a market value of 31.85 million euros. El Ahly was established in 1907, and since then it managed to be the most decorated club in Egypt and held the record as the team with the highest Confederation of African Football (CAF) champions league titles. The South African Mamelodi Sundowns FC followed closely with a value of 23.38 million euros. Another Egyptian and South African team followed, namely Zamalek SC and Orlando Pirates, with a market value of 21.43 million and 19.15 million euros, respectively. Furthermore, Pyramids FC ranked fifth with a market value of nearly 17.95 million euros.
Wydad Casablanca secure their third title after beating Al-Ahly of Egypt
The 2021/2022 CAF Champions League kicked off on September 10 with the first preliminary round. The second preliminary round follows. There, ten teams exempted from the first round compete with the winners to reach the group stage. This is followed by two legs (Home and Away) of quarterfinals and semi-finals each and then a final. The final match was on May 30, 2022, in the stadium Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca between the defending champions Al-Ahly and Wydad Casablanca. The Moroccan team managed to deprive Al-Ahly of securing its eleventh title and third consecutive title and won their third title (the last won title was in 2017). Moreover, TP Mazembe and El Zamalek SC managed to win the CAF Champions League title five times each.
Large market value discrepancies from European leagues
A large discrepancy can be easily recognized between African clubs and European clubs. In fact, the market value of the most valuable attacker and player in the Confederation of African Football , Mohamed Salah,stands at 90 million euros which is already higher than the market value of the most valuable club on the continent. Manchester City FC, the most valuable European football club had a market value of over 1.12 billion euros, while Liverpool followed with close to 1.01 billion euros as of April 2021.
Wydad Casablanca secure their third title after beating Al-Ahly of Egypt
The 2021/2022 CAF Champions League kicked off on September 10 with the first preliminary round. The second preliminary round follows. There, ten teams exempted from the first round compete with the winners to reach the group stage. This is followed by two legs (Home and Away) of quarterfinals and semi-finals each and then a final. The final match was on May 30, 2022, in the stadium Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca between the defending champions Al-Ahly and Wydad Casablanca. The Moroccan team managed to deprive Al-Ahly of securing its eleventh title and third consecutive title and won their third title (the last won title was in 2017). Moreover, TP Mazembe and El Zamalek SC managed to win the CAF Champions League title five times each.
Large market value discrepancies from European leagues
A large discrepancy can be easily recognized between African clubs and European clubs. In fact, the market value of the most valuable attacker and player in the Confederation of African Football , Mohamed Salah,stands at 90 million euros which is already higher than the market value of the most valuable club on the continent. Manchester City FC, the most valuable European football club had a market value of over 1.12 billion euros, while Liverpool followed with close to 1.01 billion euros as of April 2021.
