Overview
- Kaizer Chiefs visit AS Simba in the CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round first leg on Saturday at 15:00 at Stade TP Mazembe in Lubumbashi.
- Orlando Pirates face Saint-Éloi Lupopo in the CAF Champions League second preliminary round first leg on Sunday at 15:00 at Stade Frédéric Kibassa Maliba.
- Chiefs say their match will not be televised after host-club rights were not granted, and the tie is being staged in Lubumbashi because Simba’s Kolwezi home does not meet CAF standards.
- Chiefs registered Khanyisa Mayo, Lebohang Maboe, Asanele Velebayi and Etiosa Ighodaro for CAF duty, named a 21-man traveling squad, and will be led by interim coaches Cedric Kaze and Khalil Ben Youssef after Nasreddine Nabi’s exit.
- Pirates arrive on a 10-match winning run with several Bafana Bafana returnees, coach Abdeslam Ouaddou drawing on past DRC experience, and warnings of a full, hostile stadium and an artificial pitch in Lubumbashi.