The 2025/26 season of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League officially gets underway this Friday with the kick-off of the Preliminary stages of Africa’s premier continental club competition. This season marks a historic milestone with a record number of 62 clubs registered for the 2025/26 season, underscoring CAF’s ongoing efforts to broaden participation and enhance the […]
Pyramids FC clinched their maiden TotalEnergies CAF Champions League title with a 2-1 victory over South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in a pulsating second leg final at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo. Having drawn the first leg 1-1 in Pretoria, the Egyptian side secured a 3-2 aggregate win, becoming the fourth different club […]
Mamelodi Sundowns were denied a first-leg victory in the 2024/25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final after Walid El Karti’s stoppage-time header earned Pyramids FC a 1-1 draw at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria on Saturday. Lucas Ribeiro Costa’s second-half strike had given the home side the lead, but a lapse in concentration late in the […]
The Confédération Africaine de Football (“CAF”), in partnership with TotalEnergies, will unveil a new Trophy and identity for the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League ahead of the highly anticipated two legged Final of the competition. The TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Final first leg will be played on Saturday, 24 May with the second leg scheduled for […]
The semi-final fixtures of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League are now locked in, with South African heavyweights Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns joined by Egyptian sides Al Ahly and Pyramids FC in what promises to be a blockbuster climax to the competition. Pirates see off MC Alger to book semi-final place Orlando Pirates became the […]
Mamelodi Sundowns will meet defending champions, Al Ahly SC in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League after holding Espérance Sportive de Tunis to a goalless draw in Rades on Tuesday evening to advance 1-0 on aggregate. Peter Shalulile’s solitary strike in Tshwane last week proved to be the decider in the two-legged quarter-final […]
AS FAR showed grit and resilience on Saturday evening after coming back from a goal down to salvage a draw against former champions Mamelodi Sundowns in a TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group B match played in El Jadida’s Stade Ben Ahmed El Abd on Saturday. A second half goal by Iqraam Rayners in the 66th minute […]
“We lacked the opportunities we had, especially in the first half,” said Orlando Pirates coach Jose Rivero after his team’s goalless draw against Al Ahly in the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday. Despite controlling much of the game in the opening 45 minutes, the South African side was unable to capitalize on their chances, […]
This weekend’s action in Group C of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League promises to be electric as Orlando Pirates face Al Ahly and Stade d’Abidjan host CR Belouizdad. With all four teams chasing points, the group is set for a decisive shake-up. Pirates vs. Al Ahly: A clash of titansOrlando Pirates welcome Egyptian giants Al […]
Orlando Pirates marked their return to the CAF Champions League group stage with a vital victory, winning 2-1 away to Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in their thrilling Group C opener at Stade 5 de Juillet on Tuesday night. The Soweto Giants benefitted from a clinical first-half performance which gave them a handy lead ahead of a […]
