CAF Confederation Cup Kicks Off November 26th
The CAF Confederation Cup, the second-tier continental club competition in African football, is set to kick off on Sunday, November 26th as clubs from across the continent embark on their quest for continental glory.
With the CAF Champions League resuming this Friday, a jam-packed Sunday is on the cards for eight mouth-watering encounters in the CAF Confederation Cup.
With the official draw pitting the 16-teams into their respective groups of four, it is now down to the two-legged group matches to determine who will advance to the knockout stages of the competition.
Kicking off the action on Sunday afternoon will be Modern Future, who welcome South African outfit, SuperSport United to Egypt. United are led by former Kaizer Chiefs coach, Gavin Hunt who guided them to the CAF Champions League final in 2021.
A fixture running concurrently on Sunday afternoon will be in Tunis when Club Africain plays host to Ghana’s Dream FC. Later in the evening, Egyptian giants Zamalek, who lifted the CAF Confederation Cup title in 2019, welcome Libyan side Abu Salem in another fixture taking place in Egypt on Sunday.
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In Nigeria, Rivers United who are the only club left to fly the Nigerian flag in this season’s CAF Inter-Club competition plays host to Academica do Lobito of Angola in a late afternoon fixture, as they face a side that is looking at making a name for itself on the continent.
Another late afternoon tie takes place in Congo as Diables Noirs faces Stade Malien of Mali. Concluding the Super Sunday fixtures will be two contests taking place in the northern part of the continent.
In Algeria, USM Alger welcomes Al Hilal Benghazi of Libya – side that has shown tremendous improvement in continental football over the last few seasons. A north versus south tie will then sum up the fixtures in Morocco, as former champions RS Berkane welcome South African debutants, Sekhukhune United.
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures
Sunday, 26 November
13h00 GMT | Modern Future vs SuperSport United
13h00 GMT | Club Africain vs Dreams FC
16h00 GMT | Zamalek FC vs Abu Salem
16h00 GMT | Segrada Esperanca vs CO Coyah
16h00 GMT | Rivers United vs Academica do Lobito
16h00 GMT | Diables Noirs vs Stade Malien
19h00 GMT | USM Alger vs Al Hilal Benghazi
19h00 GMT | RS Berkane vs Sekhukhune United
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Groups:
GROUP A: Al Hilal Benghazi, Modern Future, SuperSport United, USM Alger
GROUP B: Abu Salem, CO Coyah, Segrada Esperanca, Zamalek
GROUP C: Academica do Lobito, Club Africain, Dreams FC, Rivers United
GROUP D: Diables Noirs, RS Berkane, Sekhukhune United, Stade Malien.
