CAF Champions’ League and Confederation Cup group draw revealed

CAIRO – 27 April 2017: The draw for the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup was announced at 2:00 p.m. CLT Wednesday at the CAF headquarters in 6th of October City, on the outskirts of Greater Cairo.

Cairo’s giant Al-Ahly was drawn with Morocco’s Wydad Athletic Club, the Coton Sport from Cameroon, and the Zambian Zanaco, while Zamalek is set to take on USM Alger from Algeria, the Libyan Ahli Tripoli, and CAPSaps United from Zimbabwe.

Meanwhile, Smouha is set to meet Zesco Utd from Zambia, the Recreativo Libolo from Angola and the Sudanese Al- Hilal Obeid in the CAF Confederation’s Cup group stage ties.


The full draw:
Champions’ League group stage:

Group A
ÉEtoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Al-El Hilal (Sudan)
AEl- Merreikh (Sudan)
Ferroviario Beira (Mozambique)

Group B
Zamalek (Egypt)
USM Alger (Algeria)
Al-Ahli Tripoli (Libya)
CAPSaps United (Zimbabwe)

Group C
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Esperance (Tunisia)
AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
Saint-George (Ethiopia)

Group D
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Wydad Athletic Club (Morroco)
Coton Sport (Cameroon)
Zanaco FC (Zambia)


CAF Confederation Cup’s full draw:

Group A


FUS Rabat (Morocco)
Club Africain (Tunisia)
Rivers Utd (Nigeria)
KCCA (Uganda)

Group B

CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)
Platinum Stars (South Africa)
Mouloudia Alger (Algeria)
Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland)

Group C


Zesco Utd (Zambia)
Recreativo Libolo (Angola)
Al-Hilal Obeid (Sudan)
Smouha SC (Egypt)



Group D

TP Mazembe (DR Congo, Hholders),
SuperSport Utd (South Africa)
Horoya AC (Guinea)
CF Mounana (Gabon)