IFFHS CONTINENTAL NEWS - AFRICA


Picture : the defending champions : Wydad and Berkane


TotalEnergies CAF CL,CC Group stage draws made

In a double ceremony Monday at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, the draw for the group stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup for 2023 was made. The group phase of both competitions will kick off in February just after the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship to be hosted by Algeria. The defending champions are: Wydad Athletic Club(Champions league) and RS Berkane(Confederation Cup).

Champions League group stage:

A: Wydad Athletic Club(Morocco), Petro de Luanda(Angola), JS Kabylie(Algeria), AS Vita Club(DR Congo).                                                                                                                                          B: Al Ahly(Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns(South Africa), Al Hilal(Sudan), Coton Sport(Cameroon).                                                                                                                                                  C: Raja Athletic Club(Morocco), Horoya FC(Guinea), Simba SC(Tanzania), Vipers SC(Uganda).                                                                                                                                                  D:Espérance(Tunisia), Zamalek(Egypt), CR Belouizdad(Algeria), Al Merrikh(Sudan). 

The match schedules as from February 2023 will be as follows: Day 1(10-11/02), Day 2(17-18/02), Day 3(24-25/02), Day 4(07/03), Day 5(17-18/03), Day 6(31/03-1/04).

Confederation Cup group stage: 

A: USMA(Algeria), Marumo Gallants(South Africa), Al Akhder(Libya), St. Eloi Lupopo(DR Congo).                                                                                                                                                            B: ASEC Mimosas(Ivory Coast), Diables Noirs(Congo), Rivers United(Nigeria), DC Motema Pembe(DR Congo).                                                                                                                                                   C: Pyramids FC(Egypt), ASKO de Kara(Togo), Future FC(Egypt), ASFAR(Morocco).                                                     

D: TP Mazembe(DR Congo), US Monastir(Tunisia), Young Africans(Tanzania), AS Réal Bamako(Mali).

The match schedules beginning in February 2023 will be as follows: Day 1(12/02), Day 2(19/02), Day 3(26/02), Day 4(08/03), Day 5(19/03), Day 6(02/04).