caf champions league The CAF Champions League , known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League [ 1 ] and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs , is an annual club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and contested by top-division African clubs , deciding the competition winners through a round robin group stage to qualify for a double-legged knockout stage, and then a home and away final. It is the most prestigious club competition in African football.. concacaf nations league Giải lần đầu tổ chức năm 1964, khi đó tên gọi là African Cup of Champions Clubs, sau này đổi thành CAF Champions League. concacaf champions league In the new format, the league champions of the respective CAF member countries go through a series of qualification rounds until a round of 16 stage. The 8 winners are then drawn into two groups of 4 teams each, with each team playing each other on a home and away basis. At the end of the league stage, the top team in each group met in the final, in two-legged games (home and away). In the 2001 season , the CAF introduced the semi-final stage after group stage, then the top two teams in each group would meet in the semi-finals, with the winners going through to contest the final.
