What we do
Development :
The development of football lays the foundation for a solid sport. It is essential we keep football first in everything we do. Youth and amateur football are key building blocks of tomorrow’s elite men’s and women’s game and are fundamental to the success of African football. Together with our member associations, clubs, players, and fans, we will work to build a unified and solid football to grow African football.
Principal Objective
The principal objective of the AfeezFL is to stage the most competitive and compelling league with world-class players and, through the equitable distribution of broadcast and commercial revenues, to enable clubs to develop so that African competition is a realistic aim and, once there, they are playing at a level where they can compete effectively. However, we do not operate in isolation. We work proactively and constructively with our Member Clubs and the other football authorities to improve the quality of football, both in Nigeria, African and across the world.
We are designed to ensure that African remains true to its core values
Afeez Football League is designed to ensure that African remains true to its core values as the governing body of African football and is in a position to drive progressive initiatives and programmed to be implemented over the next few years. Its objectives are, among other things, to deal with all questions relating to African football, to promote football in a spirit of unity, solidarity, peace, understanding and fair play, without any discrimination on the part of politics, race, religion, gender or any other reason, to safeguard the values of African football, promote and protect ethical standards and good governance in African football, maintain relations with all stakeholders involved in African football, and support and safeguard its member associations for the overall well-being of the African game.
Afeez Football League Promotion and Relegation Rules
- Afeez National League (level 1, 20 teams): The bottom three teams are relegated.
- State Football League (level 2, 24 teams): Top two automatically promoted; next four compete in the playoffs, with the winner gaining the third promotion spot. The bottom three are relegated.
- Afeez Football League One (level 3, 24 teams): Top two are automatically promoted; next four compete in playoffs, with the winner gaining the third promotion spot. The bottom four are relegated.
- Afeez Football League Two (level 4, 24 teams): Top three teams are automatically promoted; next four compete in playoffs, with the winner gaining the fourth promotion spot. The bottom two are relegated.
- Community Cup (level 5, 24 teams): The champions are promoted; next six compete in playoffs, with the winner gaining the second promotion spot. The bottom four are relegated to either Challenge 1 or Challenge 2 division as appropriate.
- Challenge 1 and Challenge 2 League division (level 6, 22 teams each, running in parallel): The champions in each division are automatically promoted; next six teams in each division compete in playoffs, with the playoff winner in each division getting the second promotion spot. The bottom two teams in each division relegated to Challenge 3 or to Non-League.