CAF introduces new format for Inter-club competitions

Ugandan teams that will take part in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup next season might have a chance of playing in the Group stages.

This was after CAF Organizing Committee for Interclub Competitions ruled on the new format where group stages will have 16 clubs instead of the current eight.

After the preliminary round, 32 teams will qualify for the round of 16th in both competitions.

The winners of the round of 16th in the CAF Champions League will after the drawing of lots, be divided into four groups of four teams each.

After a round-robin of matches (home and away), the first two of each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, which opens a new phase of knockout matches till the final.