CAF postpones more tournaments amid Covid-19 outbreak
The Confederation of African Football has postponed the CAF Champions League semi-finals and the Women’s U-17 World Cup Qualifiers.
The outbreak of Covid-19 has decimated the world sporting calender.
The two-leg semi-finals in the Champions League and Confederations Cup were supposed to be played between May 1 and 10, while the Champions League final was set for May 29 in Douala, five days after Rabat was set to host the Confederation Cup title decider.
Already, two rounds of 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the African Nations Championship in Cameroon have been postponed due to the killer disease
CAF released a statement on Saturday, confirming that its emergency committee decided to postpone several tournaments on the continent.
- Total CAF Champions league and Total CAF Confederation Cup semi-final matches both legs scheduled for the 1-3 and 8-10 May 2020.
- FIFA Women’s U-17 World Cup Qualifiers: initially scheduled for 1-3 May and 15-17 May 2020.
CAF says it will continue to monitor the coronavirus pandemic and working with relevant authorities like the World Health Organization (WHO) on the impact of the virus on the continent.
A new football schedule will be announced in the later stage.