{"id":11664,"date":"2022-05-11T22:34:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-11T22:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11664"},"modified":"2022-05-11T22:34:47","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T22:34:47","slug":"why-caf-awarded-league-hosting-rights-to-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=11664","title":{"rendered":"WHY\u00a0 CAF AWARDED LEAGUE HOSTING RIGHTS TO MOROCCO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">WHY\u00a0 CAF AWARDED LEAGUE HOSTING RIGHTS TO MOROCCO<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to reports by BBC Sport Africa, the Confederation of African Football, CAF awarded the hosting rights of the CAF Champions League to Morocco as the country was the only one that submitted bid.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">With the North African nation having hosted last year\u2019s final, Caf encouraged other countries to stage the match but, despite expressions of interest from Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa, only Morocco remained when it came to decision time.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Senegal, with its brand new 50,000-capacity stadium in Diamniadio, had been considered a serious candidate to win the bid but withdrew last week.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">A Caf source told BBC Sport Africa it costs \u201ca significant amount\u201d to host the final and \u201cif it was easy, we\u2019d be discussing candidacies from 10 countries or so\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">The African Champions League final was previously decided via a two-legged (home and away) tie, but the format was changed to a one-off match in 2020.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a possible sign of the difficulties in finding a host nation willing to invest funds in hosting the final, Caf also announced on Monday that talks are underway to revert to a two-legged final.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Casablanca\u2019s Mohammed V Stadium also hosted the African Champions League final in 2021.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a separate development, Caf has announced the Nigerian city of Uyo will stage this year\u2019s Confederation Cup final on Friday, 20 May.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WHY\u00a0 CAF AWARDED LEAGUE HOSTING RIGHTS TO MOROCCO Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria According to reports by BBC Sport Africa, the Confederation of African Football, CAF awarded the hosting rights of the CAF Champions League to Morocco as the country was the only one that submitted bid. 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