Ahly s South African forward Percy Tau (L) fights for the ball with Esperance s Tunisian midfielder Mohamed Ali Ben Romdhane during the CAF Champions League semi-final football match between Egypt s Al-Ahly and Tunisia s Esperance Sportive de Tunis at the Cairo International Stadium on May 19, 2023. AFP
The inaugural edition of this continental tournament is scheduled to kick off on October 20, 2023, offering an impressive prize pool of $10 million.
The tournament's format for this maiden edition will feature a home-and-away structure combined with a knockout system, with plans for expansion in future editions.
The eight participating teams have been divided into two pots. Pot 1 includes Angola's Petro Atletico, Tanzania's Simba, Nigeria's Enyimba, and DR Congo's TP Mazembe. In Pot 2, we find Al Ahly, Morocco's Wydad Casablanca, Tunisia's Esperance, and South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns.
If Al Ahly successfully advance to the semifinals, they will square off against the winner of the clash between South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns and Angola's Petro Atletico.
However, Petro Atletico's participation remains uncertain, pending disciplinary proceedings conducted by the Angolan Football Association.
Mark your calendars, as the AFL semifinals are scheduled to take place from October 29 to November 1, with the championship final set for November 5 and 11.
The semifinals will be played from 29 October to 1 November and the final game will be held on 5 and 11 November.
AFL quarter-finals draw:
Simba (Tanzania) v Ahly (Egypt)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo) v Esperance (Tunisia)
Enyimba (Nigeria) v Wydad (Morocco)
Petro Atletico (Angola) v Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
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