🔴 African competitions: follow the 2026-2027 group-stage draw with us

Discover the details of the group-stage draw for the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup for the current season (2026-2027), including the schedule, venue and qualified clubs, as well as live coverage on our website.

The group-stage draw for the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup for the 2026-2027 season will take place today, Wednesday, at 11:00 a.m. GMT, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in Cairo.

The list of participants includes 32 clubs, with 16 teams in each competition, which will be divided by the draw into four groups for each tournament.

Participating in the CAF Champions League will be Espérance and Club Africain, Zamalek and Pyramids, RS Berkane and Maghreb de Fès, Petro Atlético and Wiliete, as well as Simba and Young Africans.

The Confederation Cup will feature, among others, CS Sfaxien and Egypt’s Al Ahly, AS FAR and Raja, USM Alger and Al Ahly Tripoli. The final place will be awarded to Mauritania’s AS Douanes or CR Belouizdad.

Live: draw for the African competitions 26-27

Foot Africa offers live coverage of the group-stage draw ceremony for the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup through the following video:

The group stage will begin on November 27, with the matches of the first round played over three days, before the competition continues until January, when this phase concludes with the sixth and final round, scheduled for January 22, 23 and 24.

It should be noted that Mamelodi Sundowns, the South African defending champions, were eliminated from this season’s CAF Champions League in the second preliminary round (round of 32), to everyone’s surprise, by Angolan club Wiliete.

African competitions: date, qualified teams and TV channels for the draws

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