CAF Executive Committee has approved the regulations for the maiden edition of the Women’s Champions League.
The CAF Executive Committee met on the issue this week in Cairo.
According to a statement made available on CAF official website, the committee also approved major reforms aimed at curbing corruption and bad governance.
The statement reads as follows;
The committee approved major reforms aimed at better ways of combating corruption and bad governance, protecting the integrity of the game, as well as several measures in response to the health crisis linked to the Coronavirus.
At the opening of the meeting, the members of the Committee observed a minute of silence in memory of the members of the confederation, who died in recent weeks, namely: General Séyi Mémène, former CAF Vice-President and Mr. Augustin Sidy Diallo, President of the Ivorian Football Federation.
The Committee approved the regulations for the Women’s Champions League which will be organized annually according to the following guidelines:
The champion club of the last edition of the national league in each association will enter by request from the association.
If the national league has not been organized, the national association takes responsibility for appointing a representative.
The qualifiers will be organized in CAF six (6) zones.
The final tournament will bring together representatives from each zone and will comply with all CAF competitions.
The zone of the title holding club will enter 2 teams.