Like most other continents,Africahas numerous football clubs that are integral to its footballing heritage.
Some of these clubs have huge fanbases and, as a result, are quite wealthy.
Which are the richest football clubs in Africa, and how much are they worth in 2021?
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CR Belouizdad - $13.11 million
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Theclub playsin Algerias topflight football league known as Ligue Professionnelle 1 and has competed in a record 55 seasons.
CR Belouizdad was founded in July 1962, a few days after Algerias independence.
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It was formed from the merger of two clubs: Club Atheltique de Belcourt and Widad Riadhi de Belcourt.
The club has won the domestic league ten times since 1950.
The club competes in Botola, the top tier of the present-day Moroccan football league system.
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It is also one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from the topflight.
The club was founded in 1919, making it the oldest football club in the country.
It is well-known for its famous red and yellow home kit.
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The club competes in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1, the countrys top flight club competition.
Its home ground is the Orlando Stadium in Soweto.
The club became the first South African football club to win three major trophies in a single season.
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Pyramids FC - $21.13 million
Pyramids Football Club is an Egyptian football club based in Cairo.
In 2018 the club was bought and moved to Cairo and renamed Pyramids FC.
The team plays its home games at the 30 June Stadium.
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The name was changed two years later to Cairo International Sports Club.
It earned its current name after the Egyptian revolution of 1952.
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It is also one of the oldest clubs, having been formed in 1907.
Besides being the richest team in Africa,Al Ahlyis also the most successful.
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Mamelodi Sundowns follow it with 1,630 points and Esperance de Tunis with 1,594.
Gezira SC and Savages FC are the oldest football clubs in Africa.
Both were established in 1882.
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They are followed closely by Alexandria FC (1890) and CDJ Oran Algeria (1894).
Which is the biggest league in Africa?
The South African Premier Soccer League is the biggest football league on the continent.
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Its also the one with the most followers and the most financially endowed.
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The richest football clubs in Africa also happen to be among the most successful.
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Egypt and South Africa have a significant share of the continents wealthiest football teams.
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Due to this, college football coaches are paid quite handsomely to ensure their teams perform.
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