Leagues of different countries have come together to form a World Association of League, BBC Sports reports.
African countries who are already in the World Association of Leagues include Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.
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This happened at a meeting on Tuesday, December 1 in Paris with the intention of working alongside football's world governing body, FIFA.
African countries who are already in the league include Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya.
Nigeria was represented by the chairman of the Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Shehu Dikko.
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"There's a general consensus that the leagues are a fundamental part of football, obviously the clubs, players and referees are all from the leagues," Dikko told BBC Sport.
French Professional Football League (LFP) president Frederic Thiriez announced that the new association will come into effect in January.
It will only feature leagues who are independently run by bodies separate from their national football federations.
The World Leagues Forum in Paris was attended by four of the five candidates in the running to become the next president of FIFA.
They include South African business tycoon Tokyo Sexwale, Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Jerome Champagne of France and Asia's football boss Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa.
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In other related news Spanish La Liga are to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Nigeria's the organisers of the NPFL in the next few days.
