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Venue: The Godswill Akpabio International Stadium was opened in 2014, cost $9 million, can accommodate 30 000 spectators and is named after a 59-year-old Nigerian politician and lawyer. Uyo is the capital of a south-eastern state and is 660km from the commercial capital, Lagos. Referee: Zambian Janny Sikazwe, who mistakenly ended an Africa Cup of Nations match between Mali and Tunisia in Cameroon in January without playing added time and later admitted to having suffered from heatstroke, will referee the final, with Angolan and Mozambican assistants, a fourth official from Botswana and an Egyptian VAR team.

Kick-off: The 19th final of a competition launched in 2004 will kick off at 9pm. There will be no extra time. If the clubs are level after 90 minutes, the match will go straight to a penalty shootout to decide who succeeds Moroccans Raja Casablanca as winners of the second-tier African club competition.

Prizes: The winners will pocket US$1.25-million and the runners-up $625 000. Whichever club lifts the trophy will get a further $200 000 or $150 000, depending on whether they win or lose the CAF Super Cup match against the Champions League winners – title holders Al Ahly of Egypt or Raja AC of Morocco, who meet in the final on May 30

History: The Confederation Cup kicked off in 2004, replacing the African Cup Winners’ Cup and CAF Cup competitions, and is the African equivalent of the Uefa Europa League. Hearts of Oak were the first winners, beating Asante Kotoko on penalties in a two-leg, all-Ghana final. Clubs from Morocco and Tunisia have dominated since, winning 11 of the 17 subsequent finals. Tunisian side CS Sfaxien hold the record for most titles with three, winning the 2007, 2008 and 2013 finals.