In 2021, The Moroccan Botola Pro was regarded as the strongest league in Africa following the CAF five year Ranking system, which is calculated according to the performance of clubs from various federations.
The Zambia Super League will no longer present four clubs in the CAF Inter-Club competition after missing out on the top 12 rankings of CAF Clubs rankings due to the poor performance of Zambia clubs in the last five years.
Egypt Premier League moved above Morocco Botola League while Tunisia, Algeria, South Africa DR Congo maintained their spot in the top 12 in the last five years.
Nigeria is in a danger zone and might lose their spot those below the top 12 after dropping four places down same as Guinea which also drops two places down to the 9th spot.
Below are the top 20 League in Africa.
- Egyptian Premier League 🇪🇬
- Morocco Botola Pro 🇲🇦
- Tunisia Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇹🇳
- Algeria Ligue Professionnelle 1 🇩🇿
- South Africa Premier Soccer League 🇿🇦
- DR Congo Linafoot 🇨🇩
- Angola Girabola 🇦🇴
- Sudan Premier League 🇸🇩
- Guinea Ligue 1 Pro 🇬🇳
- Tanzania Ligi Kuu Bara 🇹🇿
- Libyan Premier League 🇱🇾
- Nigeria Professional Football League
- Zambia Super League 🇿🇲
- Cameroon Elite One 🇨🇲
- Senegal Premier League 🇸🇳
- Côte d’Ivoire Ligue 1 🇨🇮
- Congo Premier League 🇨🇬
- Botswana BTC Premiership 🇧🇼
19. Kenya FKF Premier League 🇰🇪 - Zimbabwe Premier Soccer League 🇿🇼
- Eswatini Premier League 🇸🇿
The top 12 leagues will be filled with 2 teams each in the CAF Club competition come next season.