This weekend, all of the stadiums hosting games for the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup will observe a minute of quiet.
The African Football Confederation has announced that this gesture will be made in memory of those who perished in the recent earthquake in Morocco and the floods in Libya.
Patrice Motsepe, president of the CAF, sent his condolences and best wishes for a swift recovery to the people.
The incident resulted in hundreds of deaths and left many others homeless, as reported by sarewahausa.
On Sunday, Rivers United, defending champions of the Nigeria Premier Football League, will travel to Yamoussoukro, Burkina Faso to face Etoile Filante.
On Saturday at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin, Benin, another Nigerian participant, Bendel Insurance, will take on RS Berkene, a team that has already won the Confederation Cup.