Fatshimetrie, the flagship magazine for African sports news, has just published an incisive article on the recent decisions of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) concerning the 2024/2025 Confederation Cup. These major changes were greeted with surprise by the continent’s football community, raising both concerns and hopes among football fans.
Indeed, CAF’s decision to cancel the second additional preliminary round of the Confederation Cup disrupted the traditional pattern of the competition. From now on, teams eliminated in the second round of the CAF Champions League will no longer be transferred to the Confederation Cup, thus changing the path of clubs involved in continental competitions.
One of the most notable announcements concerns the direct qualification of teams in the second preliminary round of the Confederation Cup to advance directly to the group stage. This modification offers new perspectives to the clubs involved, while strengthening the level of competitiveness of the competition.
Furthermore, the period of the knockout stages and the final of the two competitions, scheduled between March and May 2025, promises spectacular and intense clashes, which are sure to captivate football fans across the continent.
On the other hand, the decision to allow the 12 member associations best ranked according to the CAF index to register two clubs in the Champions League and the Confederation Cup illustrates CAF’s commitment to promoting excellence and competitiveness within African football.
The operation of the four player registration windows, defining player registration periods for each stage of the competition, aims to ensure fairness and transparency in the qualification process of participating teams.
In conclusion, these new CAF directions for the 2024/2025 Interclub season underline the importance of innovation and adaptation to the demands of modern football. Football fans can therefore expect a tough competition full of twists and turns, making this edition of the Confederation Cup an unmissable event in the African sporting landscape.