2023/24 CAF Champions League & Confederation Cup Draw in full

6th October 2023 - by Stephen Ochieng

Al Ahly SC and USM Alger are the defending champions in the Champions League and Confederation Cup respectively.

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SUMMARY
  • Al Ahly will begin their title defense in Group D alongside Yanga, Medeama and CR Belouizdad.
  • 2016 winners Mamelodi Sundowns are in Group A and will be joined by Pyramids, TP Mazembe and Nouadhibou from Mauritania.
  • 3-time champions Wydad headline Group B where they will face Simba, ASEC Mimosas and Botswanian representatives Jwaneng Galaxy who eliminated 1995 champions Orlando Pirates.

All the 32 teams that qualified for the Group Stage of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup have learnt their fate following the official competition draws conducted on Friday, 06 October 2023 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Al Ahly, who are the defending champions in the CAF Champions League, will begin their title defense in Group D alongside Tanzanian giants Yanga, Ghana’s Medeama and Algeria’s CR Belouizdad.

2016 winners Mamelodi Sundowns are in Group A and will be joined by Pyramids from Egypt, DRC giants TP Mazembe and surprise packages Nouadhibou from Mauritania who surprised Mali’s Real Bamako.

3-time champions Wydad headline Group B where they will face challenge from Tanzania’s Simba, ASEC Mimosas and Botswananian representatives Jwaneng Galaxy who eliminated 1995 champions Orlando Pirates.

Group C has ES Tunis, Petro Athletico, Al Hilal and Étoile Sportive du Sahel.

CAF Confederation Cup

The group stage draw for the CAF Confederation Cup has thrown up some tantalising contests with some big clashes expected in the second-tier club competition.

Libyan side Al Hilal were drawn in Group A alongside South African giants SuperSport United, Egyptian club Future FC and holders USM Alger of Algeria.

Egyptian powerhouse Zamalek, the 2019 winners, face a difficult Group B against Angola's Sagrada Esperança, Guinea's SOAR and Libyan club Abu Salim.

Nigeria's Rivers United meet Tunisian outfit Club Africain, Ghana's Dreams FC and Angola's APC Lobito in Group C.

Moroccan club RS Berkane take on Congolese team DC Motema Pembe, Malian side Stade Malien and South Africans Sekhukhune United in Group D.

The group stage clashes will commence on 26 November, promising excitement and drama as the fight to reach the knockout phase begins.

CAF Champions League Group Stage Draw

Group A – Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Pyramids FC (Egypt), TP Mazembe (DRC), FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania)

Group B – Wydad AC (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania), ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire) Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana)

Group C – ES Tunis (Tunisia), Petro Athletico (Angola), Al Hilal (Sudan), Étoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia)

Group D – Al Ahly (Egypt), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Young Africans (Tanzania), Medeama (Ghana)

Fixture Dates

MD1 – 24,25 November 2023

MD2 – 1,2 December 2023

MD3 – 8,9 December 2023

MD4 – 19 December 2023

MD5 – 23,24 February 2024

MD6 – 1,2 March 2024

CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw

Group A – USM Alger (Algeria), Modern Future FC (Egypt), Supersport United (South Africa), Al Hilal SC (Libya)

Group B – Zamalek SC Egypt), Sagrada Esperanca (Angola), Soar (Guinea), Abu Salem (Libya)

Group C – Rivers United (Nigeria), Club Africain (Tunisia), Dream FC (Ghana), APC Lobito (Angola)

Group D – RS Berkane (Morocco), Diables Noirs (Congo), Stade Malien (Mali), Sekhukhune United (South Africa)

Fixtures Dates

Matchday 1 – 26 November 2023

Matchday 2 - 3 December 2023

Matchday 3 - 10 December 2023

Matchday 4 - 20 December 2023

Matchday 5 - 25 February 2024

Matchday 6 - 3 March 2024