Cameroon says no to hosting final stages of African Champions League
ByReuters
Published 13/07/2020 at 16:58 GMT
YAOUNDE, July 13 (Reuters) - The final stages of this year's African Champions League must find a new venue after Cameroon said on Monday it would not host the three remaining matches of this year's competition.
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Cameroon had been asked by the Confederation of African Football last month to host two semi-finals and the final of the continent's top club competition, which had been postponed in May because of the COVID-19 pandemic, in September.
However, Cameroon Football Federation president Seidou Mbombo Njoya told a news conference his government had vetoed the plans because of concerns over transmission of the novel coronavirus.
It means CAF must now find a new host for the matches.
Record winners Al Ahly are to play last year's runners-up Wydad Casablanca and Zamalek take on Raja Casablanca in the two semi-finals -- both matches between Egyptian and Moroccan clubs.
CAF said the semi-finals would be played as single matches, with extra time and a post-match penalty shootout if necessary to decide the winner.
They will also allow five substitutions per match for each team. (Writing by Mark Gleeson in Cape Town; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
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