A mouth watering encounter between RS Berkane of Morocco and defending champions Pyramids FC of Egypt, will headline the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League group stage.
According to the draw conducted on Monday in South Africa the two who faced off in last season’s CAF Super Cup are in group A alongside Rivers Unted of Nigeria and Power Dynamos from Zambia.
Group B which is rich with rivalry and history will be anchored by record 12-time winners Al Ahly, who will face Tanzania’s Young Africans, Moroccan champions AS FAR, and two-time African champions JS Kabylie.
Group C pairs perennial contenders Mamelodi Sundowns with Al Hilal, MC Alger and St Éloi Lupopo, clubs with rich pedigree and fervent followings.
Four-time winners Espérance de Tunis headline Group D, alongside Simba SC, Petro de Luanda and Stade Malien, setting up heavyweight duels across the competition.
The Group Stage will kick off on the weekend of 21–23 November 2025, with two matchdays to be played before the start of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025.
The competition will then pause during the continental showpiece and resume on the weekend of 23–25 January 2026.
The knockout phase will begin on 13 March 2026.
The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League winners will receive USD 4,000,000 in prize money, while the runners-up will earn USD 2,000,000.
TOTALENERGIES CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUPS
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: 21-23 November
MD2: 28-30 November
MD3: 23-25 January
MD4: 30 Janunary-01 February
MD5: 06-08 February
MD6: 13-15 February
