CAF have announced the procedure for the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage Draw with PSL heavyweights Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates likely to be pitted against each other.
Both sides have won the continental showpiece once, with the Buccaneers conquering the continent in 1995 while Sundowns won it back in 2016, though it has since eluded both teams.
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Here’s a look at the group stage draw format ahead of this afternoon’s draw:
Pot 1:
Al Ahly SC (Egypt)
Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
The final draw for Pot 1 will assign teams in this order:
The first ball drawn will go to Group A in position A1.
The second ball drawn will go to Group B in position B1.
The third ball drawn will go to Group C in position C1.
The fourth ball drawn will go to Group D in position D1.
Pot 2:
CRB (Algeria)
Raja CA (Morocco)
Young Africans (Tanzania)
Pyramids FC (Egypt)
The draw procedure for Pot 2 will be in same format:
· The first ball drawn will go to Group A in position A2.
· The second ball drawn will go to Group B in position B2.
· The third ball drawn will go to Group C in position C2.
· The fourth ball drawn will go to Group D in position D2.
Pot 3:
Al Hilal (Sudan)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
GD Sagrada Esperança (Angola)
AS FAR (Morocco)
Teams from Pot 3 will proceed similarly:
· The first ball drawn will go to Group A in position A3.
· The second ball drawn will go to Group B in position B3.
· The third ball drawn will go to Group C in position C3.
· The fourth ball drawn will go to Group D in position D3.
Pot 4:
MC Alger (Algeria)
AS Maniema Union (DR Congo)
Djoliba de Bamako (Mali)
Stade d’Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
The draw for this pot will be as follows:
· The first ball drawn will go directly to Group A in position A4.
· The second ball drawn will go to Group B in position B4.
· The third ball drawn will go to Group C in position C4.
· The fourth ball drawn will go to Group D in position D4.
The draw will commence at 14h00 local time (11h00 GMT).