62 clubs to battle for 2025/ 2026 CAF Championship League

Following Saturday’s draw for the Preliminary and Second Preliminary Rounds of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2025/26 at Azam Media Studios in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the competition for the most coveted title in African club football has officially begun. This season’s campaign will feature a record 62 clubs from around the continent, highlighting the competition’s increasing popularity. Top-ranked teams Al Ahly of Egypt and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, who have won record titles, have been given byes into the Second Preliminary Round, while defending champions Pyramids FC of Egypt will play APR of Rwanda. Early on, the draw…