CAF on calendar year changes
CAIRO. – The 2018 Caf Champions League and Caf Confederation Cup competitions, which begin this weekend, will be the last staged between February and December.
From next year, they are scheduled to kick off in September and end the following May, bringing the dates in line with many African domestic seasons. Countries with a September/May season include Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia, whose clubs are among the strongest on the continent.
Between the February/December 2018 and September 2019/May 2020 seasons there will be a one-off December/May edition covering 2019. The leading club competition – the African Cup of Champions Clubs until renamed the Caf Champions League in 1997 – has been played annually for 53 years.
Caf ditched the African Cup Winners Cup and Caf Cup competitions after the 2003 finals and introduced the second-tier Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the Europa League.
National league winners, and runners-up from the top 12 ranked nations based on results over five years, qualify for the Champions League. – AFP
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