Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC, coach Pitso Mosimane will headline the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage draw on Tuesday.
The South African who has won the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League will share the stage with Khaled Nassar, CAF Head of Competitions and the draw conductor.
The former Mamelodi Sundowns head coach, recently guided Al Ahly to win the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup in Doha, beating Morocco’s Raja on penalties.
His CAF memorabilia are three TotalEnergies CAF Champions League titles (2016 with Sundowns, 2020 and 2021 with Al Ahly) and three TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup trophies (2017 with Sundowns, 2020 and 2021 with Al Ahly).
According to CAF, the group stage draw will divide the 16 teams that reached the group stage into four groups of four teams each. The mini-league stage will start in February 2022.
2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League – Qualified teams:
Al Ahly (Egypt), Al Hilal (Sudan), Al Merrikh (Sudan), AmaZulu (South Africa), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Esperance (Tunisia), ES Setif (Algeria), Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Horoya (Guinea), Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Petro Atletico (Angola), Raja (Morocco), Sagrada Esperanca (Angola), Wydad (Morocco), Zamalek (Egypt)
2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup – Qualified teams:
Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya), Al Ittihad (Libya), Al Masry (Egypt), AS Otoho (Congo), ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Coton Sport (Cameroon), CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), JS Saoura (Algeria), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt), RS Berkane (Morocco), Simba (Tanzania), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), US Gendarmerie Nationale (Niger), Zanaco (Zambia), JS Kabylie (Algeria) OR Royal Leopards (Eswatini)*
* JS Kabylie v Royal Leopards TBC.