Is a two-legged final good for the CAF Champions League? COMMENTAfter Wydad Casablanca's memorable triumph last term, the Caf Champions League is back, with the continent's top sides kicking off the new campaign with the first legs of the Preliminary Round this weekend. By contrast, the Uefa Champions League final, with an enormous global audience, is a one-legged affair, played in a neutral venue, with everything at stake in that one clash. Critics argue that a two-legged Caf Champions League final needs to go because it gives advantage to the team playing the first leg at home, making the return leg less relevant if a solid lead is established. It's a broad popularity not shared by the Caf Champions League, which doesn't currently have traction across the African public in the same way the South American tournament resonates there.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 09, 2018 18:22 UTC