CAF Champions League 2025/26 Group Stage Draw Revealed! The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the group stage for the upcoming season, with Nigeria’s Rivers United placed in Group A. They will face tough competition from Egypt’s reigning champions Pyramids FC, Morocco’s RS Berkane, and Zambia’s Power Dynamos.
Group B features record 12-time winners Al Ahly of Egypt, Tanzania’s Young Africans, Morocco’s AS FAR, and JS Kabylie of Algeria, while Group C sees Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa clash with Al Hilal (Sudan), MC Alger (Algeria), and St Éloi Lupopo (DR Congo).
The group stage kicks off Nov. 21–23, 2025, before pausing for AFCON Morocco 2025, resuming Jan. 23–25, 2026, with the knockouts starting March 13, 2026. Winners will pocket $4 million, and runners-up $2 million. Let the African football action begin!
See full draw below…
Group A: RS Berkane (Morocco), Pyramids FC (Egypt), Rivers United (Nigeria), Power Dynamos (Zambia)
Group B: Al Ahly (Egypt), Young Africans (Tanzania), AS FAR (Morocco), JS Kabylie (Algeria)
Group C: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Hilal (Sudan), MC Alger (Algeria), St Éloi Lupopo (DR Congo)
Group D: Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Simba SC (Tanzania), Petro de Luanda (Angola), Stade Malien (Mali)
CAF INTERCLUB GROUP STAGE MATCH DAYS
MD1: Nov. 21-23
MD2: Nov. 28-30
MD3: Jan. 23-25
MD4: Jan. 30 – Feb. 1
MD5: Feb. 6-8
MD6: Feb. 13-15
