Thread by @osasuo

.@CAF_Online #AfricaSuperLeague Exclusive: The planning and management of this new event, to start in August 2023, are in the hands of the THREE ITALIAN men you see below. Who are they and what are their roles? Keep reading, as I make my posts, on this thread.

https://twitter.com/osasuo/status/1598966809998204928

This is former Italian tennis player Eno Polo. A consultant to @FIFAcom, he is the CEO-designate of the company that will be formed to manage the #AfricaSuperLeague, outside @CAF_Online. The company is to be based in #Kigali, #Rwanda.

This is Romy Gai, @FIFAcom’s Chief Business Officer and former CEO of the UAE Football League. He was Chief Revenue Officer at @juventusfcen for 14 years. Gianni Infantino has put him in charge of developing the #AfricaSuperLeague concept.

And this is @andreasartori94, the CEO of Football Benchmark - footballbenchmark.com/home - “the agency in charge of working on the format and business plan of the competition,” according to my source, one of the best-informed people in African football.

Having spoken to a few sources, I am made to understand they are yet to square the financial circle for the #AfricaSuperLeague. Even with a supposed business plan that projects over $250m per annum in income, it will not put the competition into profit.

According to the plans, the #AfricaSuperLeague board will have @CAF_Online & @FIFAcom members, which begs the question - How can FIFA be directly involved in the mamagement of a @CAF_Online competition? And here's another question - will CAF control the competition?

As my sources have explained it to me, "No one from @CAF_Online has a clue about this competition. Everything is being conceptualised by @FIFAcom."

"The big question that has to be asked," said an FA president, "is what is the involvement of the CAF executive committee in the whole process? Is the governance of African football still in Africa? Or Zurich? They really have to consider their positions in all of this."

There is a lot more that I could say. But if I do, it will be traced to some of my sources, which can't happen, as there will be blowback for them. I will make further posts on what i know, as I am able. Stick around these pages.

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