The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has revealed the dates when the 2022/2023 interclub continental competitions will start following the successful completion of the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup seasons. According to the guidelines released, the first leg of the first preliminary round in both continental competitions has been scheduled to kick off between 9-11 September with the return legs taking place a week later from 16-18 September.##NAJAVA_MECA_6477795##The second preliminary round matches will then be played in October before the Confederation Cup additional second preliminary round encounters bring the group stage qualifiers to an end in November this year.The group stages will then take place from 10-12 February till 31 March – 2 April 2023 before ushering the quarterfinals and semifinals in April and May respectively. The finals of the competition will be played at a date to be confirmed that will fall between 2-11 June 2023.While revealing the dates, the CAF Interclub Competitions organising Committee resolved on a number of key matters pertaining to the upcoming season, which include the registration of clubs, competition dates, player registrations and engagement conditions for Member Associations.ENGAGEMENT REQUEST DEADLINEThe regulatory deadline for Member Associations to submit their engagement requests on behalf of their clubs is postponed to 31 July 2022.CAF INTERCLUB COMPETITION RANKINGSThe list of the 12 highest ranked national associations according to CAF’s latest Interclubs Competitions rankings was also confirmed, which subsequently allows for such Member Associations to engage two teams in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively. WAFCON2022: All set for Africa’s women premier competitionThe countries are as follows; Algeria, Angola, DR Congo, Egypt, Guinea, Libya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Tunisia.SUBSTITUTION & PLAYER REGISTRATIONSFollowing IFAB’s confirmation of making the five (5) substitution rule permanent and the validation of the Interclub and club license organizing committee, the CAF Interclub Competitions Organising Committee will extend the five (5) substitutions rule for the 2022/23 interclub season. Accordingly, each club will be exceptionally allowed to register 40 players instead of the regulatory 30. Moreover, 9 substitutes will be allowed on the bench instead of the regulatory 7. The only registration period for players eligible in the preliminary rounds will close on the 15th of August 2022 at midnight (Cairo local time).
