2023/24 CAF Champions League Group Stage Draw Revealed: Exciting Matches and Tough Challenges Await

This Friday, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) carried out the draw for the Champions League in Johannesburg, South Africa. The South African Hlompho Kekana and the former TP Mazembe, Rainford Kalaba were in charge.

And the Zambian had a relatively light hand with his ex-club! Indeed, for its big return to the group stage after two years of disappointments, TPM inherits a pool A that is far from insurmountable. Mamelodi Sundowns will act as the natural favorite but the Congolese will be able to fight against FC Pyramids, an opponent like them more accustomed to the CAF Cup in recent years and whom they had also eliminated in the quarter-finals in 2022. In addition to the rich Egyptians, FC Nouadhibou, the first Mauritanian club in history to reach this level, completes this group.

Big challenge for ASEC

Title holders, Al Ahly will have to manage tough trips in Algeria to challenge CR Belouizdad, quarter-finalist of the last two editions, and in Tanzania to face Young Africans, unfortunate finalist of the CAF Cup last season. The Ghanaians from Medeama will act as Tom Thumb in this group where the CRB and Yanga should battle for qualification behind the Cairo ogre.

In group B, the road seems well mapped out for Wydad Casablanca, who will still have to fight with the Tanzanians of Simba, whom the Moroccans eliminated in the quarter-finals last season. We will also have to keep an eye on the Ivorians of Asec Mimosas, obviously ambitious for their big return to this level. Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana) risks struggling to find a place among all these beautiful people.

Make way for the Super League!

Finally, group C will be placed under the sign of Tunisia with the presence of Esperance Tunis, favorite of the group, and Etoile du Sahel. But the Tunisian dreams of a “double” could come up against the Angolans of Petro de Luanda, semi-finalists in 2022. No longer managing to get out of the groups in recent years, Al Hilal will have to surpass themselves to shake up the hierarchy.

See you on November 24 and 25 for the first day, which will take place after the first edition of l’African Football
League, CAF’s new flagship competition in which all the big names will take part. This group stage will last until March 1st and 2nd.

The full draw for the 2023/24 CAF Champions League

Group A:

– Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)

– Pyramids FC (Egypt)

– TP Mazembe (RD Congo)

– FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania)

Group B:

– Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)

– Simba SC (Tanzania)

– Asec Mimosas (Ivory Coast)

– The Galaxy (Botswana)

Group C:

– Esperance Tunis (Tunisia)

– Petro de Luanda (Angola)

– Al Hilal (Sudan)

– Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)

Group D:

– Al Ahly SC (Egypt)

– CR Belouizdad (Algeria)

– Young Africans (Tanzanie)

– Medeama SC (Ghana)

2023-10-06 13:40:54
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