2023/24 CAF club competitions (CAF Champions League, CAF Confederation Cup, CAF Super Cup)

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TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals Fixture Dates & Times Confirmed

https://www.cafonline.com/caf-confedera ... confirmed/

Following the official draw of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals last Wednesday, the Confederation Africain de Football (CAF) has confirmed the official dates and kick-off times of the Quarter-Finals fixtures.

The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup enters the exciting knockout stages following a grueling group stage phase where eight African clubs fought their way to the knockout stages.

The Quarter-Finals will be played over a two-legged format with the first leg fixtures confirmed for Saturday, 31 March ahead of the return leg set for Saturday, 07 April.

To mark the start of the Quarter-Finals, defending champions USM Alger travel to Uyo to face off against Rivers United in an afternoon fixture set for the Godswill Akpabio Stadium.

In another Saturday afternoon tie, former champions Stade Malien welcomes Ghana’s Dreams FC to Bamako to conclude the afternoon action.

Later in the evening, Abu Salim welcomes former champions RS Berkane to the Martyrs of Benina Stadium for a late evening clash with the Moroccan side.

The highly-anticipated Egyptian derby concludes the first leg round of the Quarter-Finals with a marquee Quarter-Finals fixture, as Future FC takes on former champions, Zamalek SC at the Al Salam Stadium.



TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals Fixtures:



Saturday, 31 March | First Leg Fixtures

16h00 GMT | Rivers United FC v USM Alger

17h00 GMT | Stade Malien v Dreams FC

19h00 GMT | Abu Salim SC v RS Berkane

19h00 GMT | Future FC v Zamalek SC



Sunday, 07 April | Second Leg Fixtures

16h00 GMT | Dreams FC v Stade Malien

19h00 GMT | Zamalek v Future FC

21h00 GMT | RS Berkane v Abu Salim SC

21h00 GMT | USM Alger v Rivers United

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Unprecedented week for Tanzania club football beckons in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League as CAF confirms Quarter-Finals fixture dates, KO times

https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... -ko-times/

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) confirmed the Dates and Kick-off Times for the upcoming TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals fixtures with the opening fixtures scheduled for 29-30 March 2024.

The second leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-finals will be played on 05-06 April 2024.

Tanzania, the East African country that is growing a strong reputation in interclub football, will host one of its biggest week in Continental Club Football when current African Champions and African giants, Al Ahly of Egypt and former African Champions and African Football League current Champions, Mamelodi Sundowns travel to Dar Es Salam for back to back fixtures on Friday, 29 March and Saturday, 30 March respectively.

Simba will host Ahly at Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium on Friday, 29 March while Young Africans (Yanga) will play Mamelodi Sundowns the following day.

Both matches will kick-off at 18h00 GMT (21h00 East Africa Time).

Saturday, 30 March sees DR Congo’s TP Mazembe welcoming Angola’s Atletico Petroleos in Lubumbashi for an afternoon kick-off at Stade TP Mazembe. Atletico Petroleos were the on-form team in the Group Stages.

In the last fixture of the first leg fixtures, Tunisia’s Esperance welcomes Asec Mimosas to Tunis for a late evening clash to conclude the first leg fixtures.

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Final Fixtures:

QF First Leg Fixtures

Friday, 29 March

18h00 GMT | Simba SC v Al Ahly SC


Saturday, 30 March

13h00 GMT | TP Mazembe v Atletico Petroleos
18h00 GMT | Young Africans v Mamelodi Sundowns
21h00 GMT | Esperance v Asec Mimosas


QF Second Leg Fixtures:

Friday, 05 April

18h00 GMT | Mamelodi Sundowns v Young Africans
20h00 GMT | Al Ahly SC v Simba SC
Saturday, 06 April

16h00 GMT | Atletico Petroleos v TP Mazembe
20h00 GMT | Asec Mimosas v Esperance

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CAF announces Dates for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup Finals

https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... up-finals/

CAF announces Dates for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup Finals

The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”) has announced the dates for the Finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2023/24 season.

The Finals will be played on home and away basis in May 2024.

The First Leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will be played on Sunday, 12 May 2024. The Second Leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will be played the following weekend, Sunday, 19 May 2024.

The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final First Leg will be on Saturday, 18 May 2024. The Second Leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final will be played on Saturday, 25 May 2024.

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final

First Leg: Saturday, 18 May 2024
Second Leg: Saturday, 25 May 2024
TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Final

First Leg: Sunday, 12 May 2024
Second Leg: Sunday, 19 May 2024


Media Background Information: ROAD TO THE FINAL

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final

First Leg: Saturday, 18 May 2024

[Winner : E.S.T (TUN) vs ASEC Mimosas (CIV) / Young African (TAN) vs Mamelodi Sundowns. (RSA)]

vs

[Winner : Simba SC (TAN) vs Al Ahly FC (EGY) / TP Mazembe (RDC) vs A. Petroleos (ANG)]



Second Leg: Saturday, 25 May 2024

[Winner : Simba SC (TAN) vs Al Ahly FC (EGY) / TP Mazembe (RDC) vs A. Petroleos (ANG)] vs

[Winner : E.S.T (TUN) vs ASEC Mimosas (CIV) / Young A. (TAN) vs Mamelodi Sundowns. (RSA)



TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Final

First Leg: Sunday, 12 May 2024

[Winner : Rivers United(NGR) vs USMA (ALG) / Abu Salim (LBY) vs RS Berkane (MAR)]

vs

[Winner : Future FC (EGY) vs Zamalek SC (EGY) / Stade Malien (MLI) vs Dreams FC (GHA)]



Second Leg: Sunday, 19 May 2024

[Winner : Future FC (EGY) vs Zamalek SC (EGY) / Stade Malien (MLI) vs Dreams FC (GHA)]

vs

[Winner : Rivers United (NGR) vs USMA (ALG) / Abu Salim (LBY) vs RS Berkane (MAR)]

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Blockbuster Quarter-Final fixtures lined up for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup weekend

https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... p-weekend/

Africa’s premier club competitions, the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup make an exciting return this weekend as the Quarter-Finals of both competitions 2023/24 season officially resume today, Friday, 29 March.

The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League marks the start of the knockout stage of both competitions with blockbusters fixtures lined up for both Friday and Saturday.

Tanzania will be the centre of African football attention this weekend as two of their biggest clubs, Simba AC as well as Young Africans FC welcome two gold medallists in reigning champions, Al Ahly SC as well as Mamelodi Sundowns FC.

The defending champions face Simba AC in a 18h00 GMT kick off on Friday while Young Africans play host to the high-flying Mamelodi Sundowns the following evening.

In Lubumbashi, Angola’s Petro de Luanda will have a tough outing when they take on former champions TP Mazembe who are yearning for continental glory since their 2015 feat.

Later in the evening, Ivorian powerhouse, Asec Mimosas takes on Esperance Sportive de Tunis to round up the first leg of the two-legged Quarter-Finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League.

A Super Sunday is earmarked for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup as all four Quarter-Finals duels are set to take place.

The afternoon will see Nigeria’s Rivers United taking on the defending champions, USM Alger who go into the clash as firm favourites as title holders but will be wary of the danger posed by the Nigerians at home.

Ghana’s Dreams FC will be away to Mali’s Stade de Malien who last lifted the title in 2009 through a dramatic penalty shootout against Algeria’s ES Setif.

Former champions, RS Berkane are looking at reclaiming the title they lost USMA, as they travel to Libya to take on the unpredictable Abu Salem. This will be an even more special occasion for Libyan football as this marks the return of CAF Inter-Club football to the nation who have had to play their matches away from home.

Headlining the Super Sunday fixtures is of course the Egyptian derby, as 2019 champions, Zamalek will be looking at ending the continental trophy drought when they take on newcomers, Modern Future FC in what promises to be a highly entertaining affair.



TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Final Fixtures:

Friday, 29 March

18h00 GMT | Simba SC v Al Ahly SC



Saturday, 30 March

13h00 GMT | TP Mazembe v Atletico Petroleos

18h00 GMT | Young Africans v Mamelodi Sundowns

21h00 GMT | Esperance v Asec Mimosas



TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals Fixtures:

Sunday, 31 March | First Leg Fixtures

16h00 GMT | Rivers United FC v USM Alger

17h00 GMT | Stade Malien v Dreams FC

19h00 GMT | Abu Salim SC v RS Berkane

19h00 GMT | Future FC v Zamalek SC

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final first leg fixture, 29 March

Simba SC (TAN) v Al Ahly SC (EGY)

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final first leg result, 29 March

Simba SC (TAN) 0-1 Al Ahly SC (EGY): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... nal-clash/

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final first leg fixtures, 30 March

TP Mazembe (COD) v Atletico Petroleos (ANG)

Young Africans (TAN) v Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)

Esperance (TUN) v Asec Mimosas (CIV)

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final first leg results, 30 March

TP Mazembe (COD) 0-0 Atletico Petroleos (ANG): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... de-luanda/

Young Africans (TAN) 0-0 Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... stalemate/

Esperance (TUN) 0-0 Asec Mimosas (CIV): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... w-at-home/

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CAF Confederation Cup, quarter-final first leg fixtures, 31 March

Rivers United FC (NGA) v USM Alger (ALG)

Stade Malien (MLI) v Dreams FC (GHA)

Abu Salim SC (LBY) v RS Berkane (MAR)

Future FC (EGY) v Zamalek SC (EGY)

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CAF Confederation Cup, quarter-final first leg results, 31 March

Rivers United FC (NGA) 1-0 USM Alger (ALG): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-confedera ... first-leg/

Stade Malien (MLI) 1–2 Dreams FC (GHA): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-confedera ... de-malien/

Abu Salim SC (LBY) 0-0 RS Berkane (MAR)

Future FC (EGY) 1–2 Zamalek SC (EGY): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-confedera ... ian-derby/

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Highly tactical opening to TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals

https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... er-finals/

Al Ahly the only victors in first-leg quarter-finals

Highly tactical duels in all four encounters

Close results set up exciting return leg fixtures

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Final action got off to a highly tactical start this past weekend, as the exciting race towards the semi-finals kicked off on Friday, 29 March.

Defending champions, Al Ahly showed their pedigree away from home when facing a spirited Simba AC side at the Benjamin Mkwapa Stadium in Dar es Salaam on Friday.

Despite being pinned in their own half for most of the encounter, the defending champions managed a crucial 1-0 win over the Tanzanians thanks to an early Ahmed Koka goal.

The save venue played host to former champions and reigning African Football League kings Mamelodi Sundowns the following day, as they were welcomed by last seasons’ TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup finalists, Young Africans.

A highly tactical battle between coach Rulani Mokwena and former Sundowns assistant coach concluded with a goalless stalemate ahead of the return leg in Pretoria this weekend.

In Lubumbashi, TP Mazembe were frustrated by a resilient Petro de Luanda side who denied them a result in front of their fans.

Despite good defending from the Angolans, Mazembe will be hoping to be more clinical this weekend when facing the Angolan champions in Luanda.

Another goalless draw concluded the first leg Quarter-Final fixtures in Tunis as four-time champions, Esperance Sportive de Tunis were also held to a goalless stalemate by a stubborn Asec Mimosas side who are determined to end their continental drought this season.


TotalEnergies CAF Champions League QF First Leg Results:

Simba AC 0 – 1 Al Ahly SC

TP Mazembe 0 – 0 Atletico Petroleos

Young Africans 0 – 0 Mamelodi Sundowns

Esperance de Tunis 0 - 0 Asec Mimosas


Quarter-Finals Return Leg Fixtures:

Friday, 05 April

18h00 GMT | Mamelodi Sundowns v Young Africans

20h00 GMT | Al Ahly SC v Simba SC

Saturday, 06 April

16h00 GMT | Atletico Petroleos v TP Mazembe

20h00 GMT | Asec Mimosas v Esperance


TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup First-Leg Results:

Rivers United FC 1 - 0 USM Alger

Stade Malien 1 - 2 Dreams FC

Abu Salim SC 0 - 0 RS Berkane

Future FC 1 - 2 Zamalek SC


Sunday, 07 April | Second Leg Fixtures

16h00 GMT | Dreams FC v Stade Malien

19h00 GMT | Zamalek SC v Future FC

21h00 GMT | RS Berkane v Abu Salim SC

21h00 GMT | USM Alger v Rivers United

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final second leg fixtures, 5 April

Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) v Young Africans (TAN)

Al Ahly SC (EGY) v Simba SC (TAN)

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final second leg results, 5 April

Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) 0-0 (3-2 pen) Young Africans (TAN): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... ns-league/

0-0 on aggregate. Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) won on penalties.

Al Ahly SC (EGY) 2-0 Simba SC (TAN): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... -in-cairo/

Al Ahly SC (EGY) won 3-0 on aggregate.

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final second leg fixtures, 6 April

Atletico Petroleos (ANG) v TP Mazembe (COD)

Asec Mimosas (CIV) v Esperance (TUN)

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CAF Champions League, quarter-final second leg results, 6 April

Atletico Petroleos (ANG) 1-2 TP Mazembe (COD): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... mi-finals/

TP Mazembe (COD) won 2-1 on aggregate.

Asec Mimosas (CIV) 0-0 (2-4 pen) Esperance (TUN): https://www.cafonline.com/caf-champions ... nal-place/

0-0 on aggregate. Esperance (TUN) won on penalties.