This year’s Confederation of African Football (CAF) Chmpions League group stage show down promises to be competitive given the quality of oppositions on parade.
Following the conclusion of the draws in Egypt on Wednesday, some of the best clubs in the continent will be on parade for honours when the group stage gets underway in November.
Irterestingly Group B will catch the attention of football lovers as the group of death with three North African teams will good pedigee pitched together.
Egyptian giants, Zamalek, Algerian champions MC Alger and Tunisian giants, Club Africain will slug it out with Young Africans of Tanzania in what seems to be the toughest group in Group B
The 16 teams that made it to the group stage were divided into four groups of four clubs each, after making it the rigours of the qualifying rounds.
Ironically no Nigerian club made it to this money spinning group stage of the Champions League and even the second tier, Confederation Cup
Group A comprises Tunisia’s ES Tunis, Angola’s Petro de Luanda, Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou and Angola’s Wiliete SC.
Morocco’s RS Berkane have been drawn in Group C alongside Tanzania’s Simba SC, South Africa’s Orlando Pirates and Cameroon’s Colombe Sportive.
While Group D features Egyptian side Pyramids FC, Sudanese outfit Al Hilal, Guinea’s Horoya AC and Morocco’s MAS de Fès.
The clubs will be fighting for the record 6m dollars prize money at stake for the winner of the competition, which starts in November.
Full 2026/2027 CAF Champions League Group-Stage Draw
Group A – ES Tunis (Tunisia) – Petro de Luanda (Angola) – FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) – Wiliete SC (Angola)
Group B – Zamalek (Egypt) – Young Africans (Tanzania) – MC Alger (Algeria) – Club Africain (Tunisia)
Group C – RS Berkane (Morocco) – Simba SC (Tanzania) – Orlando Pirates (South Africa) – Colombe Sportive (Cameroon)
Group D – Pyramids FC (Egypt) – Al Hilal (Sudan) – Horoya AC (Guinea) – MAS de Fès (Morocco)
