CAF Unveils 2025/26 Champions League Group Stage Draw
Nigeria’s Rivers United and Zambia’s Power Dynamos have been drawn into Group A of the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League, setting up a highly anticipated round of matches, following Monday’s official draw in Johannesburg. The draw, conducted at CAF Broadcast Partner SuperSport’s studios, promises an exciting group stage featuring seven former African champions and the defending titleholders, ensuring intense competition across all groups. Group A will see reigning champions Pyramids FC of Egypt face Moroccan side RS Berkane in a rematch of last season’s CAF Super Cup, which Pyramids won 1–0. Rivers United and Power Dynamos join them, creating a group full of continental pedigree and ambition. Group B is anchored by 12-time winners Al Ahly of Egypt, who will face Tanzania’s Young Africans, Morocco’s AS FAR, and Algeria’s JS Kabylie. In Group C, South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns are paired with Sudan’s Al Hilal, Algeria’s MC Alger, and DR Congo’s St Éloi Lupopo, while Group D features four-time winners Espérance de Tunis alongside Simba SC (Tanzania), Petro de Luanda (Angola), and Stade Malien (Mali). The Group Stage kicks off from November 21–23, 2025, with the first two matchdays played before the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco. The competition resumes January 23–25, 2026, with the knockout phase starting on March 13, 2026. Prize money for the tournament is set at $4 million for the winners and $2 million for the runners-up. CAF Champions League 2025/2026 Groups Group A: RS Berkane (Morocco), Pyramids FC (Egypt), Rivers United (Nigeria), Power Dynamos (Zambia) Group B: Al Ahly (Egypt), Young Africans (Tanzania), AS FAR (Morocco), JS Kabylie (Algeria) Group C: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Hilal (Sudan), MC Alger (Algeria), St Éloi Lupopo (DR Congo) Group D: Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia), Simba SC (Tanzania), Petro de Luanda (Angola), Stade Malien (Mali) CAF Interclub Group Stage Matchdays: MD1: Nov. 21-23, 2025 MD2: Nov. 28-30, 2025 MD3: Jan. 23-25, 2026 MD4: Jan. 30 – Feb. 1, 2026 MD5: Feb. 6-8, 2026 MD6: Feb. 13-15, 2026