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2017 CAF Champions League Final
The 2017 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2017 CAF Champions League, the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club association football, football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title. The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly of Egyptian Football Association, Egypt and Wydad AC of Royal Moroccan Football Federation, Morocco. The first leg was hosted by Al Ahly at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 28 October 2017, while the second leg was hosted by Wydad AC at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 4 November 2017. The winner earned the right to represent the Confederation of African Football, CAF at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup, entering at the quarterfinal stage, as well as play in the 2018 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup. After the first leg ended in a 1–1 draw, Wydad AC defeated Al A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 CAF Champions League
The 2017 CAF Champions League (officially the 2017 Total CAF Champions League for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 21st edition under the current CAF Champions League title. Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams. Wydad AC defeated Al Ahly in the final to win their second African Cup of Champions Clubs/CAF Champions League title, and qualified as the CAF representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates, and also earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup, TP Mazembe, in the 2018 CAF Super Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Wydad Casablanca. Association team allocation All 56 CAF member associations may enter the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egyptian Football Association
The Egyptian Football Association ( ar, الاتحاد المصري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Egypt. A member of FIFA since 1923 and a founding member of CAF, the EFA has jurisdiction for the Egyptian football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. The EFA headquarters is located in Gezira, Cairo. The EFA organizes the semi-professional Egyptian Second Division alongside the lower regional leagues in the third and fourth level of the league system. Controversy Christians comprise about 10–20% of Egypt's population, the majority of which are Coptic Orthodox Christians. However, there is no Christian representation on the national team. Furthermore, there are no Christians throughout the Egyptian Professional league's 540 roster spots. This disparity is believed to be due to the bias against accepting young talented Christian players at the clubs' youth level throughout the national league. This disparity has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 CAF Champions League Final
The 2001 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2001 CAF Champions League. It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2001 between Al-Ahly of Egypt, and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa. Al-Ahly won the final with aggregate 4-1, first leg 1-1 and second 3-0 Qualified teams ''In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.'' Venues Loftus Versfeld Stadium Loftus Versfeld Stadium is a rugby and football stadium situated in the Arcadia suburb of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The stadium has a capacity of 51,762 for rugby union and it is occasionally used for football matches. The stadium was named after Robert Loftus Owen Versfeld, the founder of organized sports in Pretoria. Through the years the stadium has undergone various name changes as sponsors came and went, though locals have always referred to the stadium as Loftus Versfeld. The stadium is the home g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 African Cup Of Champions Clubs
The 1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 23rd edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa. The tournament was played by 39 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Al Ahly SC from Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ... won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion. Preliminary round 1 First round 1 2 Second round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final Champion Top scorers The top scorers from the 1987 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: ReferencesChampions' Cup 1987- ''rsssf.com'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 African Cup Of Champions Clubs
The 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 19th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa. The tournament was played by 36 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Asante Kotoko SC from Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ... won that final, and became for the second time CAF club champion. Preliminary round First round 1 Second round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final Champion Top scorers The top scorers from the 1983 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: ReferencesChampions' Cup 1983- ''rsssf.com'' {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1982 African Cup Of Champions Clubs
The 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs was the 18th edition of the annual international club football competition held in the CAF region (Africa), the African Cup of Champions Clubs. It determined that year's club champion of association football in Africa. The tournament was played by 36 teams and was used a playoff scheme with home and away matches. Al Ahly SC from Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Medit ... won that final, and became for the first time CAF club champion. Preliminary round First round 1 Second round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final Champion Top scorers The top scorers from the 1982 African Cup of Champions Clubs are as follows: ReferencesRSSSF.com {{DEFAULTSORT:1982 African Cup Of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of North African Football Federations
The Union of North African Football (UNAF; ar, اتحاد شمال إفريقيا لكرة القدم, Ittiḥād Shamāl Ifrīqyā li-Kurat al-Qadam; french: Union nord-africaine de football) is an association football organising body. It was launched in 2005 by the North African members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. The post of president will be rotated among the five founding nations. History The Union of North African Football (UNAF) was founded in 2005 and includes the countries of Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia and is continued to the Confederation of African Football that have 53 national football associations distributed into 6 regions. The UNAF is the sixth region of the continent by division accredited to the CAF and the Union has presided over in the first parliamentary period immediately following its founding by Mr. Samir Zaher a former president of the Egyptian Football Association, the presid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2017 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 14th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Starting from this season, the group stage was expanded from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four, and the knockout stage expanded from 4 to 8 teams. Defending champions TP Mazembe, which entered the Confederation Cup after losing in the 2017 CAF Champions League first round, defeated Supersport United in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup. Association team allocation All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
