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The Tanzanian topflight league has stormed into the top ten leagues in Africa. But which other leagues make the top ten?
Which country boasts having the best league in Africa?
This is a question that is always asked and discussed meticulously amongst football fans in Africa. Most people always get torn between which country in Africa possesses the strongest national team, and which one possesses the best domestic league.
Whilst countries such as Senegal may boast having a very strong national team with all the players who were part of the team that played at the 2022 Qatar World Cup plying their trade abroad, you may argue that there was a lack of sufficient quality from their domestic league that made a compelling case to be part of the team.
This may be because, Senegalese teams do not do well in the CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederations Cup, which are Africa’s two premier continental competitions.
In the recently concluded 2022/2023 season, Tanzania’s Simba reached the quarter finals of the Champions League while Yanga reached the final of the Confederation Cup. This may have boosted the league’s coefficients, hence raising the league’s rankings.
So, in a continent that boasts having 55 member associations, each with their own leagues, which make the top ten? (This list is ranked based of the International Federation of Football History and Statistics)
Ten best football leagues in Africa
10. Zambia MTN Super League (Zambia)
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The Zambian MTN Super League is one of the ten best football leagues in Africa. Since 2017, Zambia had entered two representatives each in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
This followed a good run by Zesco United between 2010 and 2017 who had made three league round qualifications while Nkana and Zanaco had one each during that spell.
The last Zambian club to secure group stage qualification was Napsa Stars in the 2019/2020 CAF Confederation Cup.
Ominously, Zesco failed to qualify for continental football that season before making a debut preliminary exit in the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League.
As a result, Red Arrows became Zambia’s sole envoys in the 2022/2023 CAF Champions League, while Zesco, who finished second last season, participated in the CAF Confederation Cup.
.However, both clubs failed to make the group stages of the respective competition, meaning they will still have two slots in the competitions next year, keeping the league in tenth.
9. Nigeria Professional Football League NPFL (Nigeria)
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The Nigerian Professional Football League is one of Africa’s best football leagues in Africa. The league has produced some of Europe's best ever African players before, such as Odion Ighalo and Ahmed Musa.
The league currently has four slots, two in the CAF Champions League and another two in the CAF Confederation Cup.
Because of its outstanding records, top-notch players, and lucrative sponsorship deals, it is one of the continent's best and most prosperous national soccer leagues.
Supersport is the exclusive TV rights holder for all Nigeria Professional Football matches.
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8. Tunisian Professional League 1 (Tunisia)
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The Tunisian Professional League 1 (Or the Ligue 1 Professionnelle) league is one of the best football leagues in Africa.
It was founded by the Tunisia Football Federation in 1921. (FTF). It will produce four teams in the CAF continental competitions. Two slots go to the Champions League while three more make the CAF Confederation Cup.
According to Sokka, Tunisia Ligue Professionelle has a net valuation of approximately $100.42 million, making it the fifth wealthiest national soccer championship in the continent. It is also one of the best leagues in the world.
Esperance de Tunis, a team in the Tunisia Ligue Professionelle won the CAF Champions League in 2021. The league also boasts some of the best infrastructure in African football.
7. Girabola, or Campeonato Nacional de Futebol em Séniores Masculinos (Angola)
The Angolan football league or the Girabola is one of the best football leagues in Africa. As a Portuguese speaking nation, it tends to attract players from Brazil, Portugal and other African nations and has continued to witness an upsurge in the performance on the continental level.
It currently has four continental slots, two in the Champions League and two in the Confederation Cup. In the recently concluded season, Petro De Luanda were knocked out in the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup.
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6. South African Premier Division PSL (South Africa)
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One of the top national soccer premierships in the continent and the highest level in South Africa is the South Africa Premier Division. Since 1996, the premiership has been in operation. The South African premiership produces players of high quality.
The ABSA Premiership, also known as South Africa's premier division, has lucrative sponsorship agreements. The ABSA premiership takes its name from its sponsor. In terms of media coverage, it is also not short on that.
Next season, the league will have four teams representing the league at the continental stage. Two in the champions league and two in the CAF Confederation Cup;
5. NBC Premier League (Tanzania)
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The NBC Tanzania Premier League is one of the best leagues in Africa.
When the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) released its 2022 ranking of the best football leagues in the world, it was not expected that Tanzania would be ranked quite highly.
In fact, the NBC Premier League can boastfully walk among the world’s heavyweights and actually not feel out of place or like the odd one out.
Next season, it will be represented by four different clubs at the continental stage for the first time ever.
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4. Sudan Premier League (Sudan)
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Although Sudan might currently appear as one of the weaklings of African football, the country can boast of having one of the best leagues in the continent.
The Sudan Premier League is one of the best leagues in Africa
Of course, the league is being mainly sustained by the country’s oil money. As a result of the money being pumped continually into the league, clubs were paying the players well, and it has a positive effect on it all.
3. Botola Pro (Morocco)
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This is the fourth-best African professional league; it is played in Morocco. The Moroccan Premier League and The Botola, meaning "The Tournament," are the synonymous names used to refer to the competition. Sixteen clubs compete in the premiership.
The football organization has used Morocco's attractive infrastructure to ensure the advancement of the premiership. It is a championship with teams with nice stadiums and players who are compensated fairly. It is one of the best football leagues in Africa.
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2. Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (Algeria)
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Since 1962, not long after Algeria gained independence, the Algerian professional league known as Ligue 1 has been their premier domestic league. It is without a doubt, one of the best leagues in Africa.
At both the continental and national levels, it has excelled in terms of player caliber, match transparency, and competitive teams. Eleven clubs from Algeria's Ligue Professionelle 1 have produced five national championship titles.
Since 2009, Nedjma and ATM Mobilis have had significant sponsorship deals with Ligue 1. Additionally, the premiership has broadcast agreements with networks like Algerian TV, Canal Algérie, Algeria 3&4, and Qatar's Al-Kass Sports Channel. It is a decent African football league.
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1. Egyptian Premier League (Egypt)
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The Egyptian Premier League is one of the best football leagues in Africa . Until a riot erupted in 2012, the league had one of the highest attendance rates in the continent.
All games were played behind closed doors until late 2017 due to the riot. Playing behind closed doors however, did not have any impact on the league's performance.
Al Alhy recently won the CAF Champions League for the second time in three years, further boosting the league’s reputation and standing as the best in Africa. Furthermore, Egyptian leagues have won the CAF Champions League 55 times.
Before 2014, Al Ahly and Zamalek used to negotiate their own coverage deals, but a $10,160,000 deal with the state-owned Nile Sport Network was negotiated.
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