CAF President signs sponsorship deal AFCON 

CAF President Ahmad  has signed a major sponsorship deal with the global leader in payments VISA to sponsor the continent’s flagship football competition the Africa Cup of Nations,National Daily learnt.

The sponsorship deal will make the payments giant the exclusive payment services provider at all venues during the Total AFCON tournaments in 2019 and 2021 and will be the preferred payment option for tickets bought both in-person and online.

In addition, Visa will be the official partner of the player escort program, giving over 1,100 children the opportunity to lead their football heroes out at the Total AFCON matches.