BREAKING: CAF Champions League final to be held in Morocco

CAF has confirmed that this season’s CAF Champions League final will be held in Morocco, irrespective of which team qualifies for the finale.

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The previous CAF leadership decided on 17 July 2019 that the winner of the CAF Champions League will be determined by a one-leg final, instead of the usual two-legged, home and away final.

CAF received a bid from the Senegalese Football Federation and from the Royal Moroccan Football Federation to host the final of the CAF Champions League 2022.

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The Senegalese Football Federation subsequently withdrew their bid.

CAF therefore in a press release confirmed it had awarded the hosting of the CAF Champions League 2022 final to Morocco.

The date of the final is Monday, 30 May.

Two-leg CAF Champions League final on the cards

There are currently discussions underway within CAF to revert to the old two-legged home and away final to determine the winner of the tournament, rather than the one-leg final.

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There is bound to be some unhappiness over the decision as, should Wydad Athletic Club reach the final, they will have home ground advantage.

And it’s something they may well do having taken a 1-0 lead after the first leg of their semi-final against Petro de Luanda of Angola.

The other semi-final between Egypt’s Al Ahly and Algeria’s ES Setif is 3-1 in favour of the former after the first leg.

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