CAF decides new dates for remainder of club competitions

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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 03:40 GMT

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Fri, 11 Sep 2020 - 03:40 GMT

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CAIRO- 11 September 2020: The Confederation of African Football (CAF) postponed the remainder of African club competitions. 
 
The games, initially scheduled to be played in May, were pushed back to September amid coronavirus pandemic.
 
Moroccan clubs requested to postpone the CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup games as some of their players tested positive for coronavirus. 
 
Al Ahly agreed on the Moroccan clubs' request while Zamalek and Pyramids rejected the offer, suggesting to play both legs in Cairo. 
 
At the end, CAF executive committee decided to postpone the remainder of the club competitions to October. 
 
Al Ahly and Zamalek will face Moroccan giants Wydad Casablanca and Raja Casablanca respectively in the CAF Champions League semi-finals.
 
The first leg is set to be played on 16 and 17 October in Morocco while the second leg will be played a week later in Cairo.
 
The CAF Champions League final is set to be played on 6 November.
 
On the other hand, Pyramids will face Horoya from Guinea in a single-leg clash in Morocco on 19 or 20 October. 
 
CAF Confederation Cup final is set to be played on 25 October in Rabat.

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