| The 16 teams knocked out of the first round are entered into the Confederation Cup to play against the final 16 teams in that competition | The competition is open to the winners of all CAF-affiliated national leagues, as well as the holder of the competition from the previous season |
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| In 1967 when Ghana's met the DRC's , both matches ended in draws 1—1 and 2—2 respectively | At the end of the league stage, the top two teams in each group meet in the semifinals, with the winners going through to contest the finals |
There are 2 knockout stages: the preliminary stage and the first round 32 teams.
24| Between 1971 and 1980 Cameroonian teams won the cup four times, with taking three titles 1971, 1978 and 1980 and lifting the cup in 1979 | This was in response to the merging of the , the secondary pan-African club competition where the league runners-up would previous play, with the to create the |
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| In 2017, the group phase was expanded from 8 to 16 teams and the mini-leagues from 2 to 4 and the addition of one extra knock-out round | , CAF, 6 February 2019• Their first pair of wins came in 1967 and 1968, before repeating the feat again in 2009 and 2010 |
Terms of the deal were not disclosed but previous year put a value of 100 million for a comprehensive and long-term package of its competitions when it opened tenders for a new sponsor.
20| CAF arranged a play-off, but the Ghanaians failed to appear and the title was handed to Mazembe, who went on to win the title again the following year | About the two teams The way to the final Match DETAILS References Africa Gate |
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| Al-Ahly won the right to play against Raja Sportive, the 2020—21 CAF Confederation Cup champion in the 2022 African Super Cup, and also qualified for the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan | 5 million, was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time |
Due to sponsorship reasons, the official name is Total CAF Champions League, with Total Champions League also in use.
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