The draw for the 2021/2022 CAF Champions League Group Stage will be conducted at CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday 28 December 2021 at 1430 EAT.South African coach Pitso Mosimane, coach of Egyptian giants Al Ahly SC, will share the stage with Khaled Nassar, CAF Head of Competitions alongside the draw conductor.Despite Tusker, Kenya’s representative taking part in the first preliminary round of the prestigious competition, there will be no Kenyan side in the draw as they were knocked out 5-0 on aggregate by Egyptian side Zamalek.Here the draw procedure. pic.twitter.com/nsLWalj0rm— Daniel N Wahome, LBW (@MistaWahome) December 28, 2021 Top teams in the competition have been assigned in pot 1 with the other falling in pot 2,3 and 4 in that respective order.The second tier CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage draw will also be conducted at the same venue. Gor Mahia and Tusker will also not be part of the draw after they were eliminated in the last playoff round.Here is the draw procedure for the CAFCL:Pot 4: Al Merrikh (Sudan), GD Sagrada Esperança (Angola), Jwaneng Galaxy FC (Botswana), & AmaZulu FC (South Africa) are the lowest seeded teams of Level IVThe first ball drawn will go directly to group A in position A4.The second ball drawn will go directly to group B in position B4.The third ball drawn will go directly to group C in position C4.The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D in position D4.Pot 3: El Hilal (Sudan), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Atletico Petroleos (Angola) & E.S.Sétif (Algeria) are the seeded teams of Level IIIThe first ball drawn will go directly to group A in position A3.The second ball drawn will go directly to group B in position B3.The third ball drawn will go directly to group C in position C3.The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D in position D3.Pot 2: Zamalek SC (Egypt), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Horoya A.C (Guinea) & Etoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) are the seeded teams of Level IIThe first ball drawn will go directly to group A in position A2.The second ball drawn will go directly to group B in position B2.The third ball drawn will go directly to group C in position C2.The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D in position D2.Pot 1: Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Wydad A.C (Morocco) & Raja C.A (Morocco) are the seeded teams of Level IThe first ball drawn will go directly to group A in position A1.The second ball drawn will go directly to group B in position B1.The third ball drawn will go directly to group C in position C1.The fourth ball drawn will go directly to group D in position D1.2021-22 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 CAF Confederation Cup – Qualified teams:Al Ahli Tripoli (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), Al Ittihad (Libya) OR Enyimba (Nigeria), JS Kabylie (Algeria) OR Royal Leopards (Eswatini).* Al Ittihad v Enyimba, JS Kabylie v Royal Leopards 2nd leg games TBC.
