CAF Champions League
Young Africans draw Al Ahly for CAF Champions League group stage
Tanzania Premier League reigning champions Young Africans SC have been placed in a tricky group ahead of the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage.
The draw supervised by CAF’s head of Competitions Division, Nassar Khaled and assisted by African legends Alex Song (Cameroon) and Christopher Katongo (Zambia) was carried out at the Supersport Studio in Johannesburg, South Africa on Monday.
Young Africans SC have been placed in Group B alongside three teams from North Africa that include the 12 time champions Al Ahly (Egypt), AS FAF (Morocco) and Algeria’s JS Kabylie.
Another Tanzanian side Simba SC who reached the final of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup last season have been placed in Group D alongside Esperance de Sportive (Tunisia), Atletico Petroleos de Luanda (Angola0 and Stade Malien FC (Mali).
Al Hilal SC from Sudan have been placed in Group C alongside 2016 champions Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), MC Alger (Algeria) and FC Lupopo from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The group stage matches will kick off on November 21st running through till February 2026.
Group A: RD Berkane (Morocco), Pyramids FC (Egypt), Rivers United FC (Nigeria), Power Dynamos FC (Zambia)
Group B: Al Ahly (Egypt), Young Africans SC (Tanzania), AS FAR (Morocco), JS Kabylie (Algeria)
Group C: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Al Hilal SC (Sudan), MC Alger (Algeria), FC Lupopo (DR Congo)
Group D: Esperance de Sportive (Tunisia), Simba SC (Tanzania), Atletico Petroleos de Luanda (Angola), Stade Malien (Mali)
CAF Champions League
Sudan’s Al Hilal make early trip to Morocco ahead of RS Berkane tie
Sudan Premier League giants Al Hilal SC have traveled to Morocco ahead of their first leg tie against RS Berkane in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions league.
Coach Laurentiu Reghecampf’s team traveled on Thursday ahead of the match at the Municipal Stadium in Berkane on March 14th.
“We are determined to try and get a good result I this first leg and it explains why we have also made an early trip,” says the Al Hilal coach.
Although Reghecampf considers it a very tough and tactical encounter, he is optimistic they have what it takes to register good results in the two legs. “We need to be at our best to defend and attack as a team,” he added.
To reach the quarter final stage Al Hilal SC topped Group C with 11 points after registering three wins, two draws and one defeat. RS Berkane came second in Group A with 10 points behind reigning champions Pyramids.
Al Hilal SC will host RS Berkane in the return leg on March 22nd at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
Al Hilal SC are currently to pf the table in the Rwanda Premier League. They opted to play in the Rwanda Premier League because of the political instability back in Sudan.
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Sudan’s Al Hilal SC draw RS Berkane in CAF Champions League quarters
Sudan’s Premier League giants Al Hilal SC have been draw to face RS Berkane in the first quarter final match of the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
In the draw conducted by CAF on Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt, Al Hilal SC will get the advantage for coming top in the group stages by playing away from home first.
The quarter-final matches are scheduled for March 13–14 (first legs) and March 20–21 (second legs). In-case the two time finalists Al Hilal SC advance to the semi-final stage, they will face the winner between AS FAR (Morocco) and Pyramids FC (Egypt).
Laurentiu Reghecampf, the Al Hilal SC coach says they will prepare well for the quarter final stage. “We must prepare well because there is no weak team in the knock out stage,” added Reghecampf.
In the other quarter final match-ups the 12 time titles winners Al Ahly SC will face Esperance, while Mamelodi Sundowns battle Stade Malien, and AS FAR take on Pyramids FC.
Quarter-final draw
RS Berkane (Morocco) vs Al Hilal (Sudan)
Esperance ST (Tunisia) vs Al Ahly (Egypt)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Stade Malien (Mali)
AS FAR (Morocco) vs Pyramids FC (Egypt)
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Young Africans exit CAF Champions League after win over JS Kabylie
Tanzanian side Young Africans SC have failed to qualify for the quarter final stage of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.
Young Africans delivered a good performance beating JS Kabylie (Algeria) 3-0 in a Group D match played on Sunday at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.
After a tightly contested first 30 minutes, Angolan import Laurindo Depu converted a penalty for the hosts after 36 minutes.
After the interval, the hosts intensified their dominance, pushing forward with greater urgency as they sought to strengthen their advantage.
But Depu struck again in the 63rd minute, finishing neatly from an Allan Okello assist to make it 2-0. Clatous Boka also got his name on the score sheet after 67 minutes.
The win pushed Young Africans SC to eight points, though the goalless draw between Al Ahly and AS FAR (Morocco) in Cairo meant that the two North African teams qualified for the knock out stage.
The other teams that have qualified for the quarter finals include; Al Hilal SC (Sudan), Mamelodi Sundowns FC (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt) and RS Berkane (Morocco).
CAF Champions League
Al Hilal storm CAF Champions League quarter final stage
Sudan giants Al Hilal SC have stormed the quarter final stage on the 2025/2026 TotalEnergies CAF Champions league.
Al Hilal sealed their place after defeating the Democratic of Congo’s Saint Eloi-Lupopo 1-0 in their last Group C match played at the Amahoro Stadium in Kigali, Rwanda.
Steven Ebuela netted the lone goal after 26 minutes to ensure Al Hilal SC finished top of the group with 11 points.
In the other Group C match South African side Mamelodi Sundowns booked a place after stopping MC Alger (Algeria) 1-0 in a match played in Pretoria.
Tanzanian side Simba SC also completed their Group D matches with a 1-0 win against table leaders Stade Malien in a match played at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam. Anicet Oura scored the lone goal in the first half.
Simba SC bowed out after finishing bottom of the group with 5 points from six matches played.
On Sunday Tanzania Premier League reigning champions Young Africans SC will face an acid test in a Group D match against JS Kabylie (Algeria) at the New Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar.
Young Africans SC will be all out to try and collect a huge win and also hope that group leaders Al Ahly defeat Morocco AS FAR in Cairo.
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