CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Groups set

Orlando Pirates have been drawn in Group C of this season’s CAF Champions League. The 1995 champions have been drawn alongside Simba SC of Tanzania, who are coached by the South African Steve Barker. The other teams in Group C are RS Berkane of Morocco and Cameroon’s Colombe Sportive. Meanwhile, another South African club, Durban City, has been placed in Group B of the Confederation Cup. The draw for the group stages of the 2026/27 CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup was held on Wednesday afternoon at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. The group stages of this season’s Champions League feature six former champions, with two teams from Egypt, two from Morocco, two from Tunisia and two from Angola. Durban City, who will make their CAF Confederation Cup debut, will be in Group B. They will face AS FAR of Morocco, AZAM FC of Tanzania, and Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya. The group stages of both competitions start at the end of November. The top two teams in each group will advance to the quarter-finals.