CAF CL: Onyango to visit DR.Congo, Aucho falls on Al Ahly

CAF CL: Onyango to visit DR.Congo, Aucho falls on Al Ahly

Fred Mwambu 09:45 - 06.10.2023

Uganda Cranes assistant captain Khalid Aucho will face CAF Champions League reigning champions Al Ahly twice in this year's group stages.

Aucho's club Young Africans were thrown in the path of the record CAF Champions League winners in a draw that was held in Johannesburg,  South Africa on Friday afternoon.

Yanga was pooled in Group D with Al Ahly, alongside CR Belouizdad (Algeria) and Medeama SC that plays in the Ghana Premier League.

Denis Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns have been placed in Group A together with another Egyptian side Pyramids FC and two-time champions TP Mazembe from DR Congo.

Group B has minnows Jwaneng Galaxy who ejected Ugandan champions Vipers SC, Wydad Casablanca and ASEC Mimosa from Ivory Coast.

Pool D has North African giants Esperance and ES Sahel, both from Tunisia, Al Hilal (Sudan) and Atletico Luanda from Angola.

The group matches will be played from November 24th 2023 to March 2nd next year.

The Quarterfinals are scheduled for the last and first week of March and April next year.

The semi-final will take place from April 19th to 27th before the finals set for May 26th.

2023/24 CAF Champions League group stage draws | CAF
2023/24 CAF Champions League group stage draws | CAF

CAF Champions’ League Group schedule

Matchday 1: November 24th–25th, 2023

Matchday 2  December 1st–2nd, 2023

Matchday 3  December 8th–9th, 2023

Matchday 4  December 19th, 2023

Matchday 5  February 23rd–24th, 2024

Matchday 6  March 1st–2nd, 2024