JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Title-holders Wydad Casablanca from Morocco are among 58 clubs who have
entered the 2022–2023
CAF Champions League, with the qualifying rounds draw to
be made in Cairo on Tuesday.
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Originally set for Monday, a
Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement said the event had been delayed 24 hours due
to unexplained “technical reasons”.
The draws mark the start of a big week for African
clubs as CAF president Patrice Motsepe is due to launch in Tanzania on
Wednesday an African Super League, with the first edition planned for
2023.
Wydad were crowned African champions a third time in
May, defeating record 10-time winners Al Ahly from Egypt 2-0 in the final in
Casablanca.
The choice of the home ground of Wydad for the
biggest club match in Africa sparked an angry reaction from Ahly, whose appeal
to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) for a neutral venue was rejected.
Wydad and neighbours
Raja Casablanca, Ahly and
fellow Cairo club Zamalek and Esperance from Tunisia will be among the
favorites to pocket the $2.5 million first prize next June.
According to a CAF statement, Wydad, Raja, Ahly, and
Esperance will receive byes into the round of 32, along with TP Mazembe from
the Democratic Republic of Congo and South African club Mamelodi Sundowns.
Zamalek, however, must play in the preliminary round
having performed surprisingly poorly in the last two editions after finishing
runners-up to Ahly in 2020.
The preliminary round is scheduled for September and
the round of 32 for October — both over two legs — and the 16 survivors advance
to the group stage, which begins next February.
Title-holders Renaissance Berkane from Morocco are
among 50 entrants for the second-tier CAF Confederation Cup, which has an
additional qualifying round, pitting round of 32 winners against Champions
League round of 32 losers in November.
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