Here are a list I have compiled from the Web, Newspapers, TV Books etc . . detailing the richest teams in Africa . . this is by REVENUES. PLEASE ADD DETAIL IF YOU DISAGREE OR HAVE NEW INFORMATION . . CLUB ~~~~ COUNTRY ~~~ LOCAL REVENUE ~~~ €URO's (M) ~~~ US$ (M) Al Ahly ~~~~~~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~ 202 ~~~ € 24.60 ~ $36.09 Zamalek ~~~~~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~ 150 ~~~ € 18.27 ~~ $26.80 Orlando Pirates ~~~~ South Africa ~ 150.00 ~~ € 13.71 ~ $20.11 Kaizer Chiefs ~~~~~ South Africa ~ 150.00 ~~ € 13.71 ~~ $20.11 Malmelodi Sundowns ~ South Africa ~ 100.00 ~~ € 9.14 ~ $13.41 l’Etoile du Sahel ~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 12 ~~~ € 6.68 ~~~ $9.80 ES Setif ~~~~~~~~~~ Algeria ~~~~ 400 ~~ € 4.06 ~~ $5.96 L'esperance Tunis ~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 7 ~~~ € 3.90 ~~~ $5.71 Club Sportif Sfaxien ~~~~ Tunisia ~~~ 6.9 ~~ € 3.84 ~~ $5.63 USM Annaba ~~~~~~ Algeria ~~~~ 350 ~~~ € 3.55 ~~ $5.21 Raja Casablanca ~~~~ Morocco ~~ 34.649 ~~ € 3.05 ~~ $4.47 Club Africain ~~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~ 5.352 ~~ € 2.98 ~~ $4.37 Enyimba FC ~~~~~~ Nigeria ~~~~ 500 ~~~ € 2.92 ~~~ $4.29 Moroka Swallows ~~~ South Africa ~~ 30.00 ~~ € 2.74 ~~ $4.02 Silver Stars ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~ 30.00 ~~ € 2.74 ~~ $4.02 Ismaili Sport Club ~~~ Egypt ~~~~~~ 21 ~~~ € 2.56 ~~~ $3.75 Jeunesse Sportive de Kabylie ~ Algeria ~ 250 ~~ € 2.54 ~~ $3.72 Ajax Cape Town ~~~~ South Africa ~~ 27.00 ~ € 2.47 ~~ $3.62 Wydad Casablanca ~~ Morocco ~~~~ 26 ~~~ € 2.29 ~~~ $3.36 Santos ~~~~~~~~~ South Africa ~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Supersport Utd ~~~~~ South Africa ~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Bloemfontein Celtic ~~~ South Africa ~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Benoni P Utd ~~~~~ South Africa ~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Jomo Cosmos ~~~~~ South Africa ~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Bidvest Wits ~~~~~ South Africa ~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Maritzburg Utd ~~~~ South Africa ~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Amazulu ~~~~~~~~ South Africa ~~~ 25.00 ~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Golden Arrows ~~~ South Africa ~~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35 Black Leopards ~~~ South Africa ~~~ 25.00 ~~ € 2.29 ~~ $3.35
The South African clubs are the richest but they have only one team that plays in the CL and thats Orlando Pirates.
The SA clubs will continue to become even wealthier, with the new (massive) TV and Sponsorship deals. Also, the benefits of 2010 will start to be felt, with new Stadia, new sponsorship and a renewed interest in Football . .
I thought it time I update this list . . . here is the top20 biggest African Teams (according to my data) CLUB ~~~~~ COUNTRY ~~~Local Currency in millions~~~~ Xchange vs EURO ~~~~~ Rev in EUROS Al Ahly ~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~~ 250 ~~~~~ 7.79 ~~~~~ € 32.09 Kaizer Chiefs ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~~~ 200 ~~~~~ 9.74 ~~~~~ € 20.53 Orlando Pirates ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~~~ 200 ~~~~~ 9.74 ~~~~~ € 20.53 Zamalek ~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~~ 141 ~~~~~ 7.79 ~~~~~ € 18.10 Malmelodi Sundowns ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~~~ 120 ~~~~~ 9.74 ~~~~~ € 12.32 l’Etoile du Sahel ESS ~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 23 ~~~~~ 1.94 ~~~~~ € 11.86 L'esperance Tunis EST ~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 16.71 ~~~~~ 1.94 ~~~~~ € 8.61 TP Mazembe ~~~~~ D R Congo ~~~~~ 10 ~~~~~ 1.3912 ~~~~~ € 7.19 Atletico Petroleos de Luanda ~~~~~ Angola ~~~~~ 4500 ~~~~~ 655.9 ~~~~~ € 6.86 ES Hamam Sousse ~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 12.215 ~~~~~ 1.94 ~~~~~ € 6.30 Al Hilal Omdurman ~~~~~ Sudan ~~~~~ 4000 ~~~~~ 655.9 ~~~~~ € 6.10 Club Africain CA ~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 11.7 ~~~~~ 1.94 ~~~~~ € 6.03 ENPPI ~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~~ 45 ~~~~~ 7.79 ~~~~~ € 5.78 Bloemfontein Celtic ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~~~ 55 ~~~~~ 9.74 ~~~~~ € 5.65 Club Sportif Sfaxien CSS ~~~~~ Tunisia ~~~~~ 10.29 ~~~~~ 1.94 ~~~~~ € 5.30 ES Setif ~~~~~ Algeria ~~~~~ 520 ~~~~~ 101.4 ~~~~~ € 5.13 Al Ismaily Sport Club ~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~~ 35 ~~~~~ 7.79 ~~~~~ € 4.49 Supersport Utd ~~~~~ South Africa ~~~~~ 40 ~~~~~ 9.74 ~~~~~ € 4.11 Wydad Casablanca ~~~~~ Morocco ~~~~~ 44 ~~~~~ 11.07 ~~~~~ € 3.97 Smouha Sporting Club ~~~~~ Egypt ~~~~~ 30 ~~~~~ 7.79 ~~~~~ € 3.85
I doubt the numbers listed are entirely accurate, although that's at no fault of your own and in fact I commend you for the work you've done. While some of the more professional clubs will keep very accurate numbers (this is mostly the big Egyptian, Tunisian and South African clubs), the rest will rarely ever release the true numbers. In fact, even simple things like transfers are usually understated, and you can imagine where the difference goes.
http://www.stadiumzone.weebly.com has all sports clubs with a revenue above 20 million euros, South African and Egyptian clubs are also included in that list.
I agree tony - it is very difficult to get financial data from African leagues. Tunisia and Morrocco are the best at publishing data . . South Africa the data is compiled from a few official sources and media quotes, the remainder from media quotes, blogs etc . . However, check out my new site which has data of all African Sports teams (Cricket and Rugby too) with revenues of €1m plus . . https://sites.google.com/site/sportsrevenues/home