Zanzibar has been selected as the host nation for the CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals 2024.The second season of Africa’s largest youth football competition finals will be hosted at the recently refurbished Amaan Stadium between May 21 and 24, 2024.##NAJAVA_MECA_8056130##CAF President, Dr. Motsepe, and many African football legends will attend the finals of the 2024 edition of the competition, which will feature winners from Regional/ Zonal Qualifiers.The CAF African Schools Football Championship features boys and girls under the age of 15. It is a first for world football and the brainchild of CAF President Motsepe, in line with his vision of investing in the youth of Africa.Building on the success of its inaugural edition, this season has seen a 40% spike in participation, with 804,480 young African boys and girls from 28,862 schools across 44 countries taking part in the second season of the CAF African Schools Football Championship.Coupled with its platform of allowing youngsters to compete internationally, the competition has a parallel capacity-building program, affording scholars, coaches, and educators unique capacity-building skills.Winifrida Gerald⚽️Topscorer CAF African Schools Championship🏅 Best Player CAF African Schools Championship🏆CECAFA Champions League winner⚽️Scored in CAF Champions League🎯CAF Young Player of the Year nominee2023 has been a good year for the 16-year old Tanzanian winger. pic.twitter.com/VYLDbB8Ljw— MichaelMwebe (@MichaelMwebe) November 15, 2023 Throughout the Zonal Qualifiers, CAF has rolled out various capacity-building programs, which included the Young Reporters Programme, Young Referee Programme, Young Medical Officers Programme, CAF D License Coaching Course, as well as the CAF Safeguarding Workshops.Similar to last season, the CAF African Schools Football Championship Finals are expected to be attended by some of CAF’s legends to help inspire and encourage aspiring footballers.CAF Club Licensing Regional Workshop 2024 kicks off in MauritaniaWinners of both the boys’ and girls’ competitions will each receive USD 300,000 prize money, with runners-up each receiving USD 200,000, while the bronze medalists will each take home USD 150,000, courtesy of CAF’s partnership with the Motsepe Foundation to be utilised for development projects within schools.© CAF Online
