The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has changed the player registration regulations of the Champions League and the Confederation Cup allowing clubs to register a player, who has participated in either of these competitions, for another football club, within the same football season.Initially, clubs were barred from fielding players, who had tasted continental action with another club in the same season.The otherwise strict regulation limited the movement of players between clubs in the mid-season transfer window which allows clubs room to strengthen for the remainder of the campaign.##NAJAVA_MECA_8674031##CAF agreed to amend the regulations after an Executive meeting held after the 2025 AFCON draw in Morocco earlier in the week.The CAF EXCO also agreed to extend the player registration deadline for the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup to 28, February 2025.The new, CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup regulations now mirror those of the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Europa League Player Registration Regulations.Musonye impressed with Tanzania’s prepared for CHAN 2024Exceptionally, any player who has been fielded in the first, second, or third qualifying round or the play-offs of the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, or UEFA Conference League is entitled to play in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League or UEFA Conference League for another club as from the league phase.Kenyan referee invited for FIFA Seminar in QatarAs from the start of the knockout phase, players can be registered in accordance with Article 32. A substitute player who has not been fielded is entitled to play for another club competing in the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, or UEFA Conference League in the course of the same season, provided that this player is registered with the UEFA administration in accordance with the present regulations.The latest changes by CAF will certainly go a long way in improving the quality of the African football clubs that are participating in the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 which will be held in the United States in June–July 2025.
