CAF Confederation Cup
Timely Warning to Enugu Rangers
BY KUNLE SOLAJA.
As Enugu Rangers prepare for the CAF Confederation Cup play-off against Zambia’s Zesco United on April 9 in Enugu and the away tie in Ndola, Zambia on April 15, it is pertinent for them to take note of an advisory the Zambia Police Service.
According to information reaching the Sports Village Square, the Zambian Police Service on Wednesday issued a public warning on indecent dressing in public.
Signed by Police Spokesperson, Esther Mwata Katongo, it warned against skinny jeans, ripped jeans and sagging, a common mode of dressing by the youth and players.
According to the press release, arrest of violators will become effective on Saturday. The full text of the release reads:
“We as Zambia police are concerned with the dress code of some our women and men in public. What people do not realize is that indecency exposure offence which attracts a penalty fee K2, 500 or a 6 month jail sentence upon being convicted by the courts of law.
“Starting on the 1st April, 2017 the Zambian police will start arresting any members (sic) of the public found to be indecently dressed and exposing their body to the public.
“The following are some of the attire which falls (sic) in the indecent category. Leggings, skinny jeans, miniskirts (any skirt which does not go below the knees), mini dresses, tight-fitting dresses, ripped jeans, belly button exposing tops, lace attire and sagging trousers.
“We urge the members of public to familiarize themselves with what attire to wear so that they are not caught unaware.
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF draw brings Nigeria again against Benin Republic
After Nigeria and Benin have been drawn together together in the 2026 World Cup qualifying as well as that of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, another CAF draw has pitched the two teams together.
El-Kanemi will face Dadje of Benin Republic in the opening round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Nigeria’s second team, Enyimba FC are exempted from the first round.
The eight time Nigerian champions will face the winner of Hafia versus Rahimo of Burkina Faso.
CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba exempted from Preliminary round as El-Kanemi fall in Pot 1 of Confederation Cup draw
Enyimba FC have drawn bye in the preliminary stage of the CAF Confederation Cup which draw will hold in Cairo on Thursday. The Nigerian team is among the 12 highest ranked teams in the competition.
Nigeria’s other representative are in Pot 1 along with 12 other clubs. The CAF Confederation Cup have 52 clubs representing 41 countries.
After the 12 exempted clubs, the remaining 40 clubs shall play in the preliminary round which consist of three ranked clubs and 37 non-ranked clubs according to the official clubs ranking.
Three pots of the 37 non-ranked teams are created considering their geographical proximity. The exempted teams and the ranked teams are distributed geographically.
CAF Confederation Cup
EXCLUSIVE! Abia Warriors’ Federation Cup loss saves Enyimba from CAF Confederation Cup disqualification
BY KUNLE SOLAJA.
Had Abia Warriors won the President Federation Cup in tie with El-Kanemi Warriors on Saturday, Enyimba FC would have been disqualified from the CAF Confederation Cup.
Entry for the registration for both Confederation Cup and the CAF Champions League close this Sunday.
Sources at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) informed Sports Village Square that the eligibility code for any of the inter-clubs competitions, does not allow two clubs owned fully or partially by the same person or body to feature in the same competition.
Both Enyimba FC and Abia Warriors are known to be owned and funded by the Abia State Government.
Had Abia Warriors prevailed over El-Kanemi, they too, like Enyimba would have qualified for the Confederation Cup.
Like in UEFA clubs competitions, CAF would not have allowed teams owned fully or partially by the same body to feature in the same competition. In this case, the CAF Confederation Cup.
It would be a different issue, if one of the two were to be competing in the Champions League and the other in the Confederation Cup.
This is stated in Section L.03 of Article 55 of the CAF Men’s Licensing Regulations (2022 edition).
In accordance with the Regulations of CAF Confederation Cup which give precedence to the national cup winner over the third placed teams of the league in case of countries that qualified to enter two teams, the sacrificial lamb would have been Enyimba, whose position would have been taken by the next available team, Shooting Stars who placed fourth on the log.
It was partly in accordance to the Section IV of the CAF Confederation Cup Regulations (ENGAGEMENTS) that enabled the fourth placed Kwara United engaged in the 2022 edition as the entry closed while the Nigerian national cup was still at the quarter-final stage.
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