African Super Cup set for neutral venue

JOHANNESBURG, Sep 8 (Reuters) Next year's African Super Cup will be played in Addis Ababa as part of the Confederation of African Football's 50th anniversary celebrations.

CAF said the match would be held next February but did not give a fixed date.

It will be only the fourth time that the annual match-up between the winner of the African Champions League and the African Confederation Cup will be at a neutral venue.

Traditionally, the Super Cup is hosted by the team that won the previous year's Champions League title.

CAF's anniversary celebrations also include a friendly international between Nations Cup holders Egypt and Sweden in Cairo on February. 7.

An under-23 tournament is also planned for the Sudan, involving the four founder members of the organisation - Egypt, Ethiopia, South Africa and Sudan.

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