Mamelodi Sundowns will face Egyptian giants Al Ahly for the fourth time in 5 seasons after the CAF Champions League groups draw was made in Cairo on Monday.
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Former winners Mamelodi Sundowns surprised 10-time African champions Al Ahly within the 2019 quarter-finals, however Al Ahly turned the tables by profitable on the similar stage within the following two editions.
The golf equipment had been positioned in Group B with Al Hilal of Sudan and Coton Sport of Cameroon, and the groups primarily based in Pretoria and Cairo look more likely to qualify for the knockout part.
Al Ahly had goals of an unprecedented third consecutive title dashed this 12 months by Wydad Casablanca of Morocco, who received a single-match ultimate 2-0 at their floor.
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Wydad beat Petro Luanda of Angola within the final semi-finals and the rivalry will probably be renewed in Group A, which incorporates JS Kabylie of Algeria and V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Of the 4 golf equipment on this part, solely Petro haven’t lifted a trophy that symbolises African membership supremacy.
Egyptian outfit Zamalek, who’ve received the competitors 5 instances however not since 2002, are in a troublesome Group D with Esperance of Tunisia, Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria and Al Merrikh of Sudan.
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Esperance have been African champions 4 instances, Belouizdad reached the quarter-finals of the final two editions and Merrikh are skilled worldwide campaigners.
After ending runners-up to fierce rivals Ahly in 2020, Zamalek made humiliating group stage exits within the following two seasons.
The second Moroccan challengers, Raja Casablanca, are one other membership longing to win the competitors once more because the three-time champions final lifted the trophy in 1999.
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Raja are in Group C – arguably the weakest part – with twice quarter-finalists Horoya of Guinea, enhancing Simba of Tanzania and group debutants Vipers of Uganda.
The six-matchday schedule begins on February 10 and continues till April 1 with the highest two finishers in every group advancing to the quarter-finals.
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CAF Champions League group draw
Group A
Wydad Casablanca (MAR, holders), Petro Luanda (ANG), JS Kabylie (ALG), V Club (COD)
Group B
Al Ahly (EGY), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA), Al Hilal (SUD), Coton Sport (CMR)
Group C
Raja Casablanca (MAR), Horoya (GUI), Simba (TAN), Vipers (UGA)
Group D
Esperance (TUN), Zamalek (EGY), Chabab Belouizdad (ALG), Al Merrikh (SUD)
Group schedule:
Matchday 1 (February 10-11)
Group A: Wydad Casablanca v V Club, Petro Luanda v JS Kabylie
Group B: Al Ahly v Coton Sport, Mamelodi Sundowns v Al Hilal
Group C: Raja Casablanca v Vipers, Horoya (GUI) v Simba
Group D: Esperance v Al Merrikh, Zamalek (EGY) v Chabab Belouizdad
Matchday 2 (February 17-18)
Group A: Kabylie v Wydad, V Club v Petro
Group B: Hilal v Ahly, Coton v Sundowns
Group C: Simba v Raja, Vipers v Horoya
Group D: Belouizdad v Esperance, Merrikh v Zamalek
Matchday 3 (February 24-25)
Group A: Wydad v Petro, V Club v Kabylie
Group B: Ahly v Sundowns, Coton v Hilal
Group C: Raja v Horoya, Vipers v Simba
Group D: Esperance v Zamalek, Merrikh v Belouizdad
Matchday 4 (March 7-8)
Group A: Petro v Wydad, Kabylie v V Club
Group B: Sundowns v Ahly, Hilal v Coton
Group C: Horoya v Raja, Simba v Vipers
Group D: Zamalek v Esperance, Belouizdad v Merrikh
Matchday 5 (March 17-18)
Group A: V Club v Wydad, Kabylie v Petro
Group B: Coton v Ahly, Hilal v Sundowns
Group C: Vipers v Raja, Simba v Horoya
Group D: Merrikh v Esperance, Belouizdad v Zamalek
Matchday 6 (March 31-April 1)
Group A: Wydad v Kabylie, Petro v V Club
Group B: Ahly v Hilal, Sundowns v Coton
Group C: Raja v Simba, Horoya v Vipers
Group D: Esperance v Belouizdad, Zamalek v Merrikh
