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00:02 This is the first time it's happening in Africa.
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00:13 It's something that's really compact.
00:15 It's just big game after big game after big game.
00:18 That's where we can measure where we really are.
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00:28 (SINGING)
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00:34 It's time for the world to see African football
00:41 like it has never been seen before.
00:43 This year, the new African Football League is born.
00:47 CAF and FIFA have envisioned a platform
00:50 to catapult Africa to the forefront of global football.
00:54 For a long time, Africa has contributed a tremendous amount to football
00:59 through its talented players.
01:01 But the passion of its fans has also lit up the beautiful game.
01:06 The African Football League will represent
01:13 eight of the highest-ranked football clubs on the African continent.
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01:21 This competition will help these teams develop
01:24 the footballing and financial muscle to consistently match
01:27 and perhaps then defeat the very best.
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01:32 (SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
01:36 Enimba is Nigeria. It brings this energy.
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01:48 We have talent. This is the right time to showcase it.
01:51 I want Mame Lode to send down to conquer Africa.
01:54 Angola style is fighting and very fast players.
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02:27 What gets me excited about the African Football League
02:39 is that we get to test ourselves amongst the best on the African continent.
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02:47 Teams with huge history on the continent, big teams,
02:51 teams which you would always look forward to playing at any stage.
02:55 This is a platform for the whole world to know that, yes, Africa has something to offer.
03:05 We will be participating in the draw for the African Football League.
03:12 A warm welcome to the highly anticipated African Football League draw event.
03:17 We have Simba Sports Club.
03:23 And the next club will be...
03:26 Alavi Football Club.
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04:05 I think wherever we go, we'll find fans who just love the team,
04:25 and that's really special.
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04:57 It's just exciting for African football to have something else to look forward to.
05:21 The team that makes it to the final and wins it,
05:24 it's going to be just an amazing journey.
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05:34 Victory will be our objective.
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08:53 They are very fast.
09:01 They like to fight all the minutes
09:03 until the last second of the game.
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11:59 It's very difficult to play against any team of Tunis,
12:17 because they are fast, they are technical.
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13:16 Inimba from Nigeria.
13:23 Widad Athletic Club.
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13:35 The club was founded in 1976.
13:48 We are in Akwabio Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria.
13:52 They've won nine league titles and two cup champions leagues.
13:56 The style of play of Inimba is high-intensity football,
14:01 when we are attacking, we go massively.
14:04 From 1999, I've been watching Inimba live.
14:07 Inimba plays from the wing, they play from the left and right,
14:10 making the attack to be very sharp.
14:12 The supporters, they are special, they are unique,
14:18 they support with their minds.
14:20 You see them chanting, singing, beating drums.
14:23 It is a privilege to be here.
14:25 I'm proud of the way we operate.
14:29 And with a pure touch, put him in.
14:31 I'm excited about the new African Football League.
14:36 (CHANTING)
14:39 Going to play against the best, like Casablanca,
14:47 Simba, Sundown and others.
14:51 That's where we can measure where we really are.
14:56 (CHEERING)
14:58 This is the first time it's happened,
15:01 my club being the only one representing the country.
15:04 Inimba is Nigeria. Nigeria is Inimba.
15:07 I can't wait for the tournament to start, honestly.
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15:13 If we can win the league, that would be fantastic for Inimba.
15:16 We really put Inimba in African football as one of the top teams.
15:23 We are pushing more to do more and win more.
15:26 We love winning. We want to win everything that comes our way.
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17:49 We have Atlantic Petros, the one.
18:03 Mameloudi Sundowns Football Club.
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18:24 Angola style is fighting and very fast players.
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19:53 African Football League is one of the best things
19:58 that I see in this continent until now.
20:01 Every player is very excited to start this competition.
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20:58 Being the most successful club in South African football
21:01 with 13 league titles.
21:03 Mamelode Sandans is the football club.
21:06 I feel like we have talent.
21:11 I think it's the hard work that we put in training.
21:13 The style of Mamelode Sandans, we call it shoe shine and piano.
21:17 Shine of the shoe represented the elegance of the style
21:20 and piano represented the work ethic needed to play for Sandans.
21:26 The kit colours that we have
21:29 has given birth to the nickname, the Brazilians.
21:32 This could be the chance for number five.
21:35 And it's turned in.
21:37 We've got an amazing fan base.
21:39 Sandans is playing, I am there because that's what supporters do.
21:42 (SPEAKING IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE)
21:44 It's a family of happy people.
21:53 What gets me excited about the African Football League is that
21:57 we are the only team that has been selected to represent South Africa.
22:02 We get to play against Petro, which we have a bit of history with.
22:07 And of course, then you've got some very strong teams.
22:11 I'll actually read out Simba.
22:14 Yeah, firstly, I think we have a chance.
22:17 It's a game of physics.
22:19 For us, we know what we're capable of.
22:22 This is the right time to showcase it.
22:24 We're a club that always wants to win.
22:27 Not only winning, but we want to just put a little bit of spice.
22:31 Mame Ludi Sandans, football club, is going to conquer Africa.
22:39 This is the schedule.
22:52 (CHANTING)
22:54 I think we've got to give a lot of credit and compliment
22:57 to the CAF leadership for this incredible idea.
23:00 It's an exciting initiative and something that I'm really,
23:03 really looking forward to be part of and to participate in.
23:07 We recognise that it's an important part towards football clubs
23:14 on the continent becoming self-sustaining
23:17 and, very importantly, becoming profitable.
23:21 (CHANTING)
23:23 It is our mission to make football truly global.
23:28 I think it's fantastic in every sense.
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