The Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee has agreed to play the finals of the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup as single matches and on neutral ground.
The decision was taken in Cairo on Wednesday ahead of the third-place match at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations between Nigeria and Tunisia.
CAF had to review the two-legged tie (home-and-away basis) after controversy rocked this season's Champions League final between Moroccan side, WAC and Esperance of Tunisia.
On May 31, 2019, Africa's elite inter-clubs competition was declared abandoned.
Gambian referee Papa Bakary Gassama ended the match after play did not go on for over one hour, following WAC’s refusal to continue, after a 55th-minute goal was disallowed for offside.
This was because the VAR system could not be used after company in-charge claimed it encountered challenges to install their equipment.
By Gyedu Isaac Kwaku
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