The African continent is a rich source of football talent that often ply their trade in the biggest football leagues around the world. The professional leagues within Africa are also developing with some African clubs reaching significant valuations. According to data presented by Wette.de, El Ahly SC from Egypt is the most valuable club in Africa for the 2021/22 season – valued at €30.75M.
Historic El Ahly SC From Egypt Most Valuable Club In African Continent – €30.75
Football is the most popular sport on the African continent and the region has produced plenty of stars that showcased their talent in the most elite football leagues of Europe. African nations also now regularly qualify for the World Cup more so than ever before in the continent’s sporting history. In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host a World Cup.
In terms of club competition, the historic Egyptian club El Ahly SC was ranked as the most valuable club on the continent in 2021 with a valuation of €30.76M. El Ahly was established in 1907 and is by far Egypt’s most successful club with more than 40 Egyptian Premier League titles.
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns FC are the second most valuable team on the continent with a valuation of €21.3M. Another Egyptian club, Zamalek SC, is the only other club to be valued above €20M and rounds out the top 3.
Six South African Clubs In Top 20 – Combined Value Of €82.12M
The country of South Africa had the most entries in the top 20 most valuable clubs of Africa with a total of six clubs on the list that have a combined market value of €82.12M. Algeria had the second-most teams on the list with five clubs for a combined valuation of €49.66M. Notably, Egypt only had 3 clubs on the list but have a combined value of €70.73M – the second-highest among the countries.
Rex Pascual, Sports Editor at Wette.de, commented:
“African football has long been plagued with having to compete with talent drain as their top stars often end up playing for more elite clubs in Europe. However, efforts by the Confederation of African Football to boost the club leagues of Africa seems to be paying off as the game has slowly become more lucrative, in a region teeming with potential.”
