Champions League 2025–2026: Who are the kings of the clean sheet in the group stage?

The group stage of the 2025–2026 CAF Champions League has been defined by stellar performances from several goalkeepers.

Malian shot-stopper N'Golo Traoré, the last line of defense for Stade Malien, tops the clean sheet charts with 4 shutouts.

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He leads a group of keepers each credited with 3 clean sheets: Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (AS FAR Rabat), Djigui Diarra (Young Africans SC), Mostafa Shobeir (Al Ahly FC), Ahmed El-Shenawy (Pyramids FC), and Willard Mwanza (Power Dynamos).

Below is the clean sheet ranking in the Champions League group stage, according to statistics from sofascore.

N'Golo Traoré (Mali): 4 clean sheets

Ahmed Reda Tagnaouti (Morocco): 3 clean sheets

Djigui Diarra (Mali): 3 clean sheets

Mostafa Shobeir (Egypt): 3 clean sheets

Ahmed El-Shenawy (Egypt): 3 clean sheets

Willard Mwanza (Zambia): 3 clean sheets

Bechir Ben Said (Tunisia): 3 clean sheets

Gaya Merbah (Algeria): 2 clean sheets

Hugo Marques (Angola): 2 clean sheets

Ronwen Williams (South Africa): 2 clean sheets

Mehdi Maftah (Morocco): 2 clean sheets

Alexis Guendouz (Algeria): 2 clean sheets

Mahamadou Tanja (Senegal): 1 clean sheet

Mohamed Idir Hadid (Algeria): 1 clean sheet

Munir El Kajoui (Morocco): 1 clean sheet

Simon Omossola (Cameroon): 1 clean sheet

Farid Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso): 1 clean sheet

Ayoub El Khayati (Morocco): 1 clean sheet

Osagie Onisodumeya (Nigeria): 1 clean sheet

Esdras Kabamba (DRC): 0 clean sheets

Imed Ben Amara |

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