| , CAF, 6 February 2019• The deal included the , the CAF Champions League, the , the , the and the | 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 |
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| Bamako won the home leg 3—1 but it all came apart for them in the away game in Abidjan as the Ivorians went on to win 4—1 to take the title 5—4 on aggregate | CAF also introduced prize money for participants for the first time |
In July 2016, secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football CAF to support ten of its principal competitions, including the Africa Cup of Nations renamed the Total Africa Cup of Nations.
| 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 | However, the Ghanaians got their revenge in 1970, when Kotoko and Mazembe once again met in the final |
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| 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 | The Champions League operates as a knockout competition, with a final group stage, with each tie including the final played over two legs — home and away |
5 million, was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history at that time.
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