Rivers United are set for a high-stakes encounter this Saturday as they face Zambian side Power Dynamos FC in a crucial Match day 3 Group A fixture of the CAF Champions League.
The Pride of Rivers jetted out to Ndola in Zambia with a singular mission: to secure their first points of the group stage campaign after a difficult start to the tournament.
Following the conclusion of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations, tagged Morocco 2025, attention now turns back to club football this weekend, where Africa’s leading sides resume their continental campaigns.
The CAF Champions League 2025/26 and the CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 resume this Friday, 23rd January, as Match day 3 of the group stages gets underway across Africa.
With two rounds of group matches completed before the CAF AFCON break, Match day 3 marks the halfway point of the competition, making it a decisive moment in the race for qualification to the quarter-finals.
CAF Champions League fixtures (All times GMT)
Group A
Saturday, 24 January
13:00 — Power Dynamos FC (ZAM) vs Rivers United FC (NGA)
19:00 — RS Berkane (MAR) vs Pyramids FC (EGY)
Group B
Friday, 23 January
16:00 — Al Ahly SC (EGY) vs Young Africans SC (TAN)
Saturday, 24 January
16:00 — JS Kabylie (ALG) vs AS FAR Rabat (MAR)
Group C
Friday, 23 January
18:00 — Mamelodi Sundowns FC (RSA) vs Al Hilal Omdurman (SUD)
Sunday, 25 January
13:00 — St Éloi Lupopo (DRC) vs MC Alger (ALG)Group D
Saturday, 24 January
16:00 — Espérance de Tunis (TUN) vs Simba SC (TAN)
Sunday, 25 January
16:00 — Stade Malien (MLI) vs Petro Atlético (ANG)
CAF Confederation Cup
Elsewhere, the CAF Confederation Cup resumes with similar intensity, as former champions, seasoned campaigners and ambitious debutants continue their push for continental honours.
With qualification margins already narrow in several groups, Match day 3 presents an opportunity for clubs to strengthen their positions or re-enter contention ahead of the decisive final rounds.
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures (All times GMT)
Group A
Saturday, 24 January
19:00 — USM Alger (ALG) vs Djoliba AC (MLI)
Sunday, 25 January
16:00 — OCS Safi (MAR) vs FC San Pedro (CIV)
Group B
Sunday, 25 January
13:00 — Nairobi United FC (KEN) vs Azam FC (TAN)
Sunday, 25 January
19:00 — Wydad AC (MAR) vs AS Maniema Union (DRC)
Group C
Sunday, 25 January
16:00 — Singida Black Stars (TAN) vs AS Otoho (CGO)
Sunday, 25 January
19:00 — CR Belouizdad (ALG) vs Stellenbosch FC (RSA)
Group D
Sunday, 25 January
13:00 — ZESCO United FC (ZAM) vs Kaizer Chiefs FC (RSA)
Sunday, 25 January
19:00 — Zamalek SC (EGY) vs Al Masry SC (EGY).