Cairo, EGYPT
The draw for the group stage of the Total CAF
Champions League 2019/20 was conducted today in Cairo, with interesting
pairings setting the tone for the next phase of the competitions.
Championship
title holders Esperance of Tunisia will launch their campaign to defend the
title having been drawn in Group D alongside Raja Club Athletic (Morocco), JS
Kabylie (Algeria) and AS Vita (DR Congo).
Record
eight-time winners and Egyptian giants, Al Ahly will have to contend with Etoile
du Sahel (Tunisia), FC Platinum (Zimbabwe) and Al Hilal (Sudan) in Group B.
Les
Corbeaux, the
nickname of five-time champions, TP Mazembe from DR Congo lead the pack in
Group B, and will come up against Primeiro de Agosto (Angola), Zesco United
(Zambia) and Zamalek (Egypt)/Generation Foot (Senegal).
Last
season’s losing finalists Wydad Ath;etic Club of Morocco are drawn in Group C
with USMA (Algeria), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) and Petro Atletico
(Angola)
Egyptian
legend Ahmed Hassan assisted the draw conducted by CAF Deputy General
Secretary, Anthony Baffoe, at the ceremony attended by representatives of the
qualified teams.
Also in
attendance were CAF First Vice President, Constant Omari, FIFA Secretary
General and General Delegate for Africa, Fatma Samoura and members of the CAF
Organising Committee for Interclubs and Club Licensing.
The
composition of the groups is as follows:-
Group A - Primeiro de Agosto
(Angola), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Zesco United (Zambia), Zamalek
(Egypt)/Generation Foot (Senegal),
Group B - Etoile du Sahel
(Tunisia), FC Platinum (Zimbabwe), Al Hilal (Sudan), Al Ahly (Egypt)
Group C - USMA (Algeria), Mamelodi
Sundowns (South Africa), Petro Atletico (Angola), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco)
Group D - Raja Club Athletic
(Morocco), JS Kabylie (Algeria), AS Vita (DR Congo), Esperance (Tunisia)
Meanwhile,
the draw for the Playoffs of the Total CAF Confederation Cup was also
conducted.
It pitted
teams winning teams from the Second Preliminary Round of the second-tier
competition against losing teams from the Second Preliminary Round of the Total
CAF Champions League.
The first
leg matches have been fixed for 27 October 2019 and the return leg matches will
take place on 3 November 2019, with the winners progressing to the group stage.
Here are the fixtures:-
Horoya
(Guinea) vs Bandari (Kenya)
Young
Africans (Tanzania) vs Pyramids (Egypt)
Enyimba
(Nigeria) vs TS Galaxy (South Africa)
Zamalek
(Egypt)/Generation Foot (Senegal) vs ESAE (Benin)
Asante
Kotoko vs San Pedro (Cote d'Ivoire)
KCCA
(Uganda) vs Paradou (Algeria)
Gor Mahia
(Kenya) vs DC Motema Pembe (DR Congo)
UD Songo
(Mozambique) vs Bidvest Wits (South Africa)
Elect
Sport (Chad) vs Djoliba (Mali)
Green
Eagles (Zambia) vs HUSA (Morocco)
Cano
Sports (Equatorial Guinea) vs Zanaco (Zambia)
Fosa
Juniors (Madagascar) vs RS Berkane (Morocco)
Cote d'Or
(Seychelles) vs Al Masry (Egypt)
ASC Kara
(Togo) vs Rangers (Nigeria)
FC
Nouadhibou (Mauritania) vs Triangle United (Zimbabwe)
El Nasr
(Libya) vs Proline (Uganda)
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