African Champions League to be played over two legs: CAF
The CAF Champions League final will now be played over two legs, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Sunday in Rabat.
The decision was taken during the confederation’s Executive Committee meeting held on the sidelines of the ongoing 12th Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
The confederation also decided that the 2022 CAF Super Cup match will be held in Morocco.
This is because the two clubs who are current titleholders of the Champions League (Wydad AC) and Confederation Cup (RS Berkane) are coming from the same country, Morocco.
The Super Cup match is an annual feature between winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup.
The CAF Executive Committee thus approved the recommendation by its CAF Interclub Committee to play the Super Cup 2022 final in Morocco.
CAF has also awarded Egypt the rights to host the 2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
It had received two bids from Egypt and Morocco for the competition’s hosting rights.
The Executive Committee also confirmed that the 2022 Championship of African Nations (CHAN) will be held from January 13 to February 4 of 2023 in Algeria.
This was after reviewing the report of the inspection delegation team led by Vice President Seido Mbombo Njoya and executive member Moses Magogo on Algeria’s state of readiness.
CAF also, after twice opening the bidding process of the Women’s Champions League 2022, has picked the Royal Morocco Football Federation which submitted the only bid to host the competition.
(NAN)
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
States
Independence: NBA urges Nigerians to expect better future
The NBA said that ordinary Nigerians should be deriving benefit from the subsidy removal rather than hardship.
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
Heading 4
Mass protests over rising cost of living rock Italy, Germany
Thousands of Gen Z protesters hit the streets in Berlin and more than 30 other German cities on Saturday.
Sport
Tottenham beat 10-man Crystal Palace 2-0 to secure third consecutive Premier League win
Crystal Palace were down to 10 men 13 minutes into the match after Jean-Philippe Mateta was sent off for a serious foul on Mickey van de Ven.
States
Troops kill suspected bandits in Kogi
Mr Zubairu said that troops received information regarding the discovery of suspected bandits’ bodies towards Adankolo Forest.
Sport
Ballon d’Or winner Harry Kane draws blank in Bayern, Dortmund draw
Dayot Upamecano restored Bayern’s lead in the 66th minute from an assist by Kane, before Fabio Silva stunned the hosts with an 89th-minute equaliser.
Rights
France: Thousands of protesters take to streets in Halloween costumes
The protest coincided with Halloween, which inspired some protesters to wear masks and costumes—a move French authorities warned against.
Heading 1
Tinubu inherited terrorism, banditry, kidnapping: Dogara
Mr Dogara said the nation’s security problems are rooted in years of porous borders, illegal arms proliferation, and high youth unemployment.
