African club finals to be played as one-offs, not over two legs

The finals of Africa's two international club competitions will each be played in one single match in future rather than over two legs as at present, the president of the region's governing football body said on Wednesday.

Ahmad Ahmad, head of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), said both the CAF Champions League final and the CAF Confederations Cup finals would consist of a single match, following the European model.

"Huge decision that CAF took today: the (finals) will be now played on...