2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final is the final of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup, the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

2020 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
Date27 September 2020 (2020-09-27)
VenueTBA

For the first time, the final will be played as a single match at a venue pre-selected by CAF.[1] It was originally scheduled to be played on 24 May 2020 at the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco.[2] However, on 18 April 2020, the CAF announced that the final had been postponed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

On 30 June 2020,CAF announced that the competition would be concluded with a Final Four (4) format,with the semi-finals played in a single match. It also stated Morocco would host the Final Four of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup[4]

Venue
Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat, Morocco, is likely to host the final.

The CAF Executive Committee decided in June 2019 that the final would be played as a single match. One member association submitted bids during the period of 11–20 February 2020:[5]

The CAF Emergency Committee made the final decision on 12 March 2020, and Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat was officially announced as the final venue on 16 March 2020.[2]

On 30 June, following CAF's decision, Morocco will host the final of the Final Four, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium is likely to be the venue.

Teams
Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
UNAF (North Africa)

Format

The final is played as a single match at a pre-selected venue, with the winner of semi-final 1 according to the knockout stage draw designated as the "home" team for administrative purposes. If scores are level after full-time, extra time is not played and the winners are decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations Article III. 28).[6]

Match
SF1 winner v SF2 winner
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See also

References
  1. "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals". CAF. 6 March 2020.
  2. "Douala, Rabat named host cities for Interclubs 2019/20 final". CAF. 16 March 2020.
  3. "CAF Interclubs finals postponed". CAF. 18 April 2020.
  4. "CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup to resume in September with Final Four format". CAFonline. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  5. "Three bids submitted for the 2019/20 Interclub finals" (PDF). CAF. 6 March 2020.
  6. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
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