The group rounds of the 2023–24 edition of the league officially begin on Friday across the continent, marking the return of Africa’s best club football competition, the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
It is now down to the 16 clubs that have been divided into the four groups of four to resume their continental quest for glory after an intensive preliminary round that witnessed some surprising results and upsets.
The competition officially begins in Egypt on Friday, November 24 when Pyramids welcomes TP Mazembe, the five-time champions who are eager to win on the continent after their last Champions League title in 2015.
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Simba AC will play the Ivorian giants Asec Mimmosas on Saturday afternoon in Tanzania in a Group B match that is sure to spark pyrotechnics throughout the eastern portion of the continent.
Later that evening, ES Tunis and ES Sahel will square off in a Tunisian duel with the goal of returning the trophy to Tunisia, where ES Tunis last won it in 2019.
The competition’s record holders, Al Ahly, take on Ghanaian team Medeama in Cairo in another thrilling match up north as they attempt to retain their crown.
As they host the highly motivated Jwaneng Galaxy on Saturday night, the runners-up from the previous season, Wydad AC, will be hoping to swiftly move over their African Football League setback. On Sunday afternoon, Mamelodi Sundowns, who just won the AFL, will take on Nouadhibou of Mauritania.
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage Fixtures:
Friday, 24 November
16h00 GMT | Pyramids vs TP Mazembe
19h00 GMT | CR Belouizdad vs Young Africans
Saturday, 25 November
13h00 GMT | Simba AC vs Asec Mimmosas
16h00 GMT | Atletico Petroleos vs Al-Hilal
16h00 GMT | ES Tunis vs ES Sahel
19h00 GMT | Al Ahly vs Medeama
21h00 GMT | Wydad AC vs Jwaneng Galaxy FC
Sunday, 26 November
13h00 GMT | Mamelodi Sundowns vs Nouadhibou
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Groups:
GROUP A: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Pyramids FC (Egypt), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania)
GROUP B: Wydad AC (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania), Asec Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana)
GROUP C: Esperance (Tunisia), Atletico Petroleos (Angola), Al Hilal (Sudan), Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
GROUP D: Al Ahly (Egypt), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Young Africans (Tanzania), Medeama (Ghana)