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African club competitions return after lengthy hiatus

Football - African Champions League - Esperance Sportive v Wydad Casablanca, Olympique de Rades Stadium, Rades, Tunisia - May 31, 2019. Esperance fans celebrate after winning the CAF Champions League. [Photo: REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi]

African club competitions return following a hiatus of more than six months, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, as both the Champions League and African Confederation Cup resume at the semi-final stage.

Morocco plays host to all four ties this weekend. The Champions League is continuing in its traditional format but the Confederation Cup is being concluded in a mini-tournament at a single venue, as was the case with Europe’s two annual club competitions in August.

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