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The African Football Confederation (CAF) is facing a major crisis in identifying the continent’s representative to participate in the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in light of the postponement of the final of the African Champions League due to the spread of the Corona virus.
FIFA decided to postpone the Club World Cup to be held in the summer of 2021 in China for a year, due to the outbreak of the Corona virus, which caused the interruption of many competitions and their transfer to new dates, especially the two Euro 2020 tournaments. that were transferred from Next Summer to Summer 2021.
Al-Sareeh Online, the Tunisian website, said that although many official authorities within the African Union denied that African clubs were determined to represent the continent at the 2021 World Club Championship in China, the trend within Kef is to include the Tunisian Club of Hope as the champion of the African Champions League. In the latest version, the Moroccan Wydad second in the list, along with Club Zamalek, the champion of the African Confederation Cup, in the latest version, and the African Super Champion, in the nominated list to participate.
The Club World Cup championship will be held under its new system, with the participation of 3 African clubs. The 24 clubs will be divided into 8 groups of 3 teams, the first of which will qualify only to the knockout quarterfinals until the final match.
The decision was made to play in June 2022, especially that the World Cup for the national teams in Qatar will be held later in the year in winter due to weather conditions, provided that the second edition of the World Cup Super Clubs It will take place in the summer of 2025, one year before the World Cup organized by the United States, Mexico and Canada in 2026.
