BallBridge Sports Newsroom| 15 October 2026 | Morning Update | BallBridge

BallBridge Sports Newsroom| 15 October 2026 | Morning Update Moses Oluwafemi 1. CAF Increases Annual Funding for All 54 Member Associations to $700,000. CAF President Patrice Motsepe has announced a 33% increase in annual funding for each of CAF’s 54 Member Associations, raising the maximum allocation from $525,000 to $700,000 per year. Funding for each CAF Zonal Union will also rise by 20%, from $750,000 to $900,000, while the African Clubs Association allocation increases from $400,000 to $500,000. The scale of the increase is particularly significant when compared with 2021, when Member Associations received $200,000 annually, meaning CAF’s support has risen by 250% in five years. CAF says the additional funding is intended to strengthen administration and governance, youth and women’s football, development structures and sustainable programmes across the conti…