Overview
- Champions League holders Pyramids were placed in Group A with RS Berkane, Rivers United and Power Dynamos, a pool that renews last month’s Super Cup meeting with Berkane.
- Record 12-time winners Al Ahly landed in Group B alongside JS Kabylie, AS FAR and Young Africans.
- Mamelodi Sundowns were drawn into Group C with Al Hilal, MC Alger and St. Éloi Lupopo, setting up a reunion with former Sundowns coach Rulani Mokwena at MC Alger.
- In the Confederation Cup, Kaizer Chiefs were grouped with Egyptian sides Zamalek and Al Masry plus Zambia’s Zesco United after qualifying via the Nedbank Cup and two rounds of preliminaries.
- CAF confirmed the group-stage calendar begins Nov. 21–22 and runs to mid-February with an AFCON pause, the top two advance to March quarter-finals, and Champions League prize money stands at $4 million for the winners and $2 million for runners-up.