CAF Extends Player Registration Deadline to 28 Feb 2025

The Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF, has changed the player registration Regulations of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup on Thursday.

This move will allow clubs to register a player, for the CAF Champions League or the CAF Confederation Cup, who has participated in either of these CAF Competitions, for another football club, within the same football season.

By changing these Player Registration Regulations, the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup Regulations aim to become more similar to the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League Player Registration Regulations.

The amendments to these Regulations are targeted to contribute to the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup becoming more attractive and appealing to football fans, TV spectators and to sponsors and partners in Africa and worldwide. 

Per CAF’s press release on Thursday, These changes may also improve the quality of the African football clubs that are participating in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 that will be held in the United States in June–July 2025.

The CAF EXCO also took a resolution extending the Player Registration deadline of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup to 28 February 2025.