Africa’s premier membership competitions roar again to life this weekend because the Group Stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup formally will get underway throughout the continent.
This season’s lineup is filled with elite contenders, together with reigning Champions League holders Pyramids FC, report 12-time champions Al Ahly, four-time winners Espérance de Tunis, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, and Moroccan giants RS Berkane and AS FAR. They’re joined by formidable challengers from all CAF areas.
Within the Confederation Cup, former champions Zamalek and USM Alger headline a aggressive subject that options Wydad, CR Belouizdad, Kaizer Chiefs, Stellenbosch, Azam, ZESCO United, and thrilling newcomers Nairobi United.
Opening weekend motion guarantees fireworks. Pyramids FC welcome Rivers United in Cairo, whereas RS Berkane face Energy Dynamos in a much-anticipated North–South showdown.
High contenders additionally start their quests with goal:
Al Ahly host JS Kabylie as they chase a thirteenth continental crown.
Espérance tackle Stade Malien in Tunis.
Mamelodi Sundowns face St Éloi Lupopo in Pretoria.
Within the Confederation Cup, regional storylines intensify with an Egyptian derby group kicking off as Zamalek host ZESCO United, whereas Al Masry battle Kaizer Chiefs.
Debutants and rising golf equipment will even search to make their mark, together with Nairobi United away to Wydad, OC Safi travelling to Djoliba, and Maniema Union internet hosting Azam in an East–Central African conflict.
Two matchdays can be performed earlier than the beginning of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025. The group stage will pause for AFCON and resume in January 2026.
MATCHDAY 1 FIXTURES
(All instances GMT)
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League
Friday, 21 November
13:00 — Al-Hilal Omdurman (SUD) vs MC Alger (ALG)
Saturday, 22 November
13:00 — Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) vs St Éloi Lupopo (DRC)
13:00 — Younger Africans (TAN) vs AS FAR Rabat (MAR)
16:00 — Al Ahly (EGY) vs JS Kabylie (ALG)
16:00 — Espérance Tunis (TUN) vs Stade Malien (MLI)
19:00 — RS Berkane (MAR) vs Energy Dynamos (ZAM)
19:00 — Pyramids (EGY) vs Rivers United (NGA)
Sunday, 23 November
13:00 — Simba (TAN) vs Petro Atlético (ANG)
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
Saturday, 22 November
19:00 — CR Belouizdad (ALG) vs Singida Black Stars (TAN)
