delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 September 2020, the CAF announced the new schedule. On 10 September 2020, the CAF decided to further delay the preliminary round, originally scheduled for 20–22 November (first legs) and 27–29 November (second legs), and the first round, originally scheduled for 11–13 December (first legs) and 18–20 December (second legs). The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows. Qualifying rounds Preliminary round First round Play-off round Group stage In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage. Group A Group B Group C Group D Knockout stage Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Top goalscorers See also 2020–21 CAF Champions League 2022 CAF Super Cup References External links CAFonline.com 2020–21 2 2 Association football events postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic