Here Is All the Football to Look Forward to in 2022! The new year brings yet another exciting climate to the current season in the football calendar.
Supporters will have the opportunity to enjoy football from all continents this year. Take a look at all the exciting competitions from a club and international perspective to enjoy in 2022.
PSL
There is a lot to look forward to in 2022 for local football supporters. The DSTV Premiership will reach its conclusion in May.
The runaway leaders Mamelodi Sundowns will most likely be crowned as champions, once again. This is because of the huge gap they have at this stage of the campaign.
The South African FA Cup, aka the Nedbank Cup will begin in early 2022. This tournament sees all of the teams from the National Soccer League compete to win the trophy.
The winner will represent South Africa in next season’s CAF Confederation Cup.
AFCON
The African Cup of Nations will kick off in Cameroon this coming week. The best African national teams will compete to see who will be crowned the kings of African football.
This tournament will have household names like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Thomas Partey, Edouard Mendy, Riyad Mahrez, and so much more, all participating to see who will reign supreme.
2022 FIFA World Cup
This of course, is a World Cup year. It has been 4 years since France were crowned world champions in Russia, after defeating Croatia 4-2 in the final.
All eyes will be on Qatar, as they will hope to prove naysayers wrong in hosting a successful world cup. As it will be extremely humid in June/July, the usual hosting period, the FIFA World Cup will take place in December, for the first time.
Rest Of the World
There is also the conclusion of the best leagues in the world to look forward to, such as the Premier League, La Liga, the Bundesliga, Ligue 1, Serie A, and the UEFA Champions League.
The CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup will also conclude this year. Here Is All the Football to Look Forward to in 2022!