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Africans love football and every sports fan prefers to join a local team that has a tendency to sign the players of their dreams and get a club in a strong financial position to make it competitive in the transfer market.
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Money and football go hand in hand. All other things being equal, a richer club has the ability to recruit quality players and meet their needs to motivate them to do their best.
In the end, fans whose winning bonuses are victories for their outfits are drawn to the stadiums with high hopes.
Below are the ten richest clubs in Africa:
Al ahly
Al Ahly is not only the most successful soccer club in Africa in terms of silver, it also tops the list of the richest soccer clubs on the continent with a net worth of $ 28 million.
The Cairo-based club formed in 1907 is considered one of the most successful clubs in the world with a total of 26 international trophies.
Being a successful team allows them to attract a large fan base, thus generating a lot of income from attending the stadium and attracting corporate sponsorship to keep the team in good financial standing.
Kaiser chiefs
Kaizaer Chiefs is one of the second most successful clubs in South African soccer with a total of 50 trophies.
They have a large support base estimated at 16 million, making them one of the best supported teams in Africa.
The team has a strong local rivalry with the Orlando Pirates, a fellow Soweto team that Chiefs founder Kaizer Motaung played for in his early career.
His net worth is $ 23 million.
Pyramid FC
Pyramid FC is a millennial club formed in 2008, but they can rub shoulders with clubs formed 50 and 100 years before them.
The Egyptian side was acquired by Emirati businessman Salem Al Shamsi in 2019 to stabilize his finances.
In the 2018/2019 season, Pyramid FC placed third in the Egyptian league.
His net worth is $ 22 million.
African club
The Tunisian giants have been very successful, having won 13 top-tier Tunisian league titles, 13 FA Cups, 3 Super Cups and a CAF Champions League.
Club Africain has a net worth of $ 20 million, which gives them a lot of purchasing power, and thus the ability to buy quality players across Africa.
Zamalek
Zamalek was formed in 1911, a few years after the formation of its city rivals, Al Ahly.
They have a total of 5 CAF championship titles, 4 CAF Super Cup titles, an African Cup Champion title, a CAF Confederation Cup title, 12 top-level Egyptian league titles, and 25 of the Egyptian Cup.
The Cairo giants have a net worth of $ 18 million and the sources of their income include television rights, sponsorship of corporate entities, contributions from directors, etc.
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates is a power runner in African soccer, winning the CAF Champions League and finishing runner-up in 2013.
They have also been very successful domestically, winning nine South African League titles and four Premier Soccer League titles.
The Soweto club has a net worth of $ 15 million.
WAC
The two-time African champion is one of the giants of Moroccan football alongside Raja Casablanca.
Wydad Casablanca (WAC) was formed in 1937 and has secured the Moroccan Best Flights league 20 times and the Moroccan Cup nine times.
They have a net worth of $ 12 million.
TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe is the richest and most successful club in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. They formed as TP Englebert in 1939 and won two CAF Champions League titles, but went into hibernation for years.
However, in the early 2000s, Moise Katumbi, who is a wealthy businessman, injected sufficient funds into the running of the club and they regained their past glory, winning three CAF Champions League and two CAF Champions League titles. CAF Confederation Cup.
TP Mazembe has also won the national top flight league 17 times.
They have a net worth of $ 11 million.
Esperance
Esperance is the most successful club in Tunisia. They have a total of 48 national titles and 12 international titles.
The Esperance, formed in 1911, have a net worth of $ 11 million and it makes them want to when it comes to the transfer market.
In 2012, they disbursed more than $ 2 million to sign Emmanuel Clottey from Ghana.
MC Algiers
The Algerian giants were formed in 1921. They have won the Algerian Best Flying League seven times and the Algerian Cup eight times.
Internationally, they have a CAF Champions League title to their name: 1976.
They have a net worth of $ 10 million. north
