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Like the AFC Champions League , the African Champions League is not as prestigious as its European counterpart, the UEFA Champions League . STRUCTURE AND QUALIFICATION In 1997 the CAF Champions League replaced the previous pan-African competition, the '' African Cup Of Champions Clubs ''; this had run from 1964 - 1996 {Link without Title} . 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. From the 2004 competition the runner-up of the league of the 12 highest-ranked countries also entered the tournament creating a 64-team field. This was in response to the merging of the CAF Cup , the secondary pan-African club competition where the league runner-ups would previous play, with the CAF Cup Winners' Cup to create the CAF Confederation Cup . The 12 countries would be ranked on the performance of their clubs in the previous 5 years. 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. There are 3 knockout stages: the preliminary stage, the first round (32 teams) and the second round (16 teams). The 8 teams knocked out of the second round are entered into the Confederation Cup to play against the final 8 teams in that competition. After the second round, the last 8 teams are split into two groups of 4. The winner and runner-up in these groups are sent to play in a semi-final for the chance of contesting the final. PRIZE MONEY For the 2006 season {Link without Title} , A stake of $3.5 million price money is shared between clubs and national associations as follows:
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