The Confederation of African Football (CAF), has concluded plans to scrap its second-tier club competition, the Confederation Cup, Africa Today News, New York reports.
The Confederation Cup was established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners’ Cup.
CAF introduced a new competition, the African Football League last year.
The African Football League, which started with eight teams will now be expanded to include more teams.
It will now be the major club competition on the continent.
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The CAF Champions League will take the place of the CAF Confederation Cup as Africa’s second-tier club competition.
The winner of the African Football League will now be representing the continent in the FIFA Club World Cup.
In another report, next season, the Premier League will adopt semi-automated offside technology, aiming to expedite VAR decisions and improve the efficiency of the review process.
At a shareholders’ conference on Thursday, leading clubs universally supported the implementation of the system, projecting a reduction of around 30 seconds in the average time taken for VAR reviews of offside situations.
“The technology will provide quicker and consistent placement of the virtual offside line, based on optical player tracking, and will produce high-quality broadcast graphics to ensure an enhanced in-stadium and broadcast experience for supporters,” a Premier League statement said.
FIFA, the governing body of football on a global scale, introduced semi-automated offside technology at the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar following extensive trials, which included testing at the Club World Cup.
The technology is also employed in the Champions League and Italy’s Serie A. However, referees will retain the responsibility of making judgments on subjective aspects, such as determining if a player in an offside position is impacting the game.