The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the draw for the preliminary stages of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup will take place on Tuesday.
Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates will represent South Africa in CAF’s elite club competition, while SuperSport United and Sekhukhune United booked their spots in this year’s CAF Confederations Cup.
On Tuesday, all qualified teams will find out who they will face in the preliminary stages of both competitions.
“The draw for the 2023/24 season of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stages on Tuesday will signal kick-off of this year’s club competition continental football,” CAF confirmed.
“The preliminary stages draw will be conducted on Tuesday, 25July 2023 at 14h00 Cairo time (11h00 GMT) at the CAF Headquarters starting with the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup and followed closely by TotalEnergies CAF Champions live across all CAF TV Partners, CAF official website CAFONLINE.COM and the official CAF YouTube Channel, CAF TV.
“54 clubs from 42 Member Associations are engaged in this season’s TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, while 52 clubs representing 41 Member Associations will compete in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.”
CAF did earlier announce that they went away with the second preliminary round of the CAFCL and CAFCC in order to accommodate the new CAF African Super League, which will kick off on 21 October.
