The tripartite committee that runs the Football Association, headed by Ahmed Mujahid, decided to address the Confederation of African Football, regarding extending the period for sending the names of the clubs participating in the African championships for the new season.
The letter is scheduled to be sent within a week, in which the Football Association requests that the period for sending the names of the clubs participating in the African championships for the new season be extended to July 30 instead of June 30.
The Football Association is suffering from a crisis regarding sending the names of the clubs participating in the African championships, especially that in the event that CAF agrees to extend the period to July 30, there will be a special crisis and that the method of selecting participants is not clear because the league will have 6 rounds left at its end.
CAF reveals the dates for the start of the new season
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) revealed the dates for the start of the new season of the African Champions League and the African Confederation Cup.
CAF also revealed in an official statement the following dates for the following tournament:
First Preliminary Round (Home/Away) September 10-12 / September 17-19, 2021 Second Preliminary Round (Home/Away) October 15-17 / October 22-24, 2021 - Confederation Cup, 2nd Extra Preliminary Round (H/H) November 26-28, December 3-5 2021 Group stage, first round: February 11-13, 2022 Group Stage, Round Two: February 18-20, 2022 Group Stage, Round Three: February 25-27, 2022 Group Stage Fourth Round: 11-13 March 2022 Group stage Fifth round: March 18-20, 2022 Group Stage Sixth Round: 1-3 April 2022 Quarter-finals (first leg) 15-17 April 2022 / 22-24 April 2022 Semi-finals (first leg) May 6-8 2022 / May 13-15 2022 Final: To be decided later on May 22-29, 2022
CAF also announced the extension of the rule of five substitutions next season, and each club will be allowed to register 40 players instead of 30 players as usual.
Nine substitutes will be allowed on the bench instead of the usual seven.
Player registration has also been extended until August 15, 2021.