CAF: Confederation Cup Finalists Pick Automatic Champions League Tickets

CAF: Confederation Cup Finalists To Qualify For Champions League

By Sampson Adedeji

The reports coming from the Confederation of African Football ( CAF) shows that the two finalists from the Confederation Cup will qualify straight into the champions league starting from next season.

It was European Football Union (UEFA) that adopted the style few years back in order to increase the competition in the Europa League, BSN Reports.

The acceptance of the system means that the finalists of this year Confederation Cup will automatically play in the Champion league irrespective of their positions in their domestic league.

The competition this season is already in the last four with 3 teams from North Africa and one other team from Guinea ( Horoya SC).

Zamalek of Egypt is the current holder of the cup after it defeated Raja Casablanca in the final last year.