Pitso Mosimane and his record CAF Champions League champions Al Ahly have earned a fairytale clash against Mamelodi Sundowns while Tanzanian heavyweights Simba SC have landed a tricky CAF Confederation Cup group.In a draw that was conducted by Mosimane himself, fate would have it that the serial winner draw himself to face his former side Mamelodi Sundowns as they were both drawn in Group A.CAF Champions League Group StageGroup AAl AhlySundownsAl HilalEl MerreikhGroup BRajaHoroyaES SetifAmaZuluGroup CEsperanceES SahelCR BelouizdadJwaneng GalaxyGroup DWydadZamalekPetro de LuandaGD Sagrada#CAFCL #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/iKRFlc6tck— African Soccer Updates (@Africansoccerup) December 28, 2021 Also joining them in Group A are two Sudanese sides Al Hilal and Al-Merrikh SC who will be paired against Al Ahly for the second season in a row. Reigning CAF Confederation Cup champions and three-time Champions League winners Raja Casablanca will face Benni McCarthy’s Amazulu FC in Group B with Entente Sportive Sétifienne and Guinean side Horoya AC completing the group.Group C will see four-time champions Esperance battle it out against fellow Tunisian side Étoile du Sahel, CR Belouizdad and Motswana side Jwaneng Galaxy F.C.CAF CONFEDERATION CUP DRAW. pic.twitter.com/g3lkVmgHiG— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) December 28, 2021 Reigning Egyptian champions Zamalek SC will face two-time Champions League winners Wydad Casablanca and two Angolan sides Atlético Petróleos de Luanda and Sagrada Esperança.The reigning Tanzanian Premier League champions are paired alongside 2020 Confederation Cup champions, Ivory Coast champions ASEC Mimosas and Nigerian outfit US Gendarmerie.Group A will see Egyptian moneybags Pyramids FC, CS Sfaxien who denied Tusker FC their maiden appearance in the competition, Zambian giants Zanaco and Lybian outfit Al Alhy Tripoli.New edition. Same target; Glory.The 2021/22 #TotalEnergiesCAFCC. 🤩 pic.twitter.com/pNgMFnIX2M— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) December 28, 2021 South African side Orlando Pirates will battle in Group B with Algerian side JS Saoura, Libyan outfit Al Ittihad SC while the final clash between JS Kabylie and Royal Leopards will decide who will join the three in Group B.Two-time champions TP Mazembe are placed in Group C alongside Cameroonian side Cotonsport FC, Egyptian outfit Al Masry and AS Otoho d’Oyo who eliminated Gor Mahia in the Playoffs. Champions League DrawGroup A: Al Ahly, Sundowns, Al Hilal, El MerreikhGroup B: Raja, Horoya, ES Setif, AmaZuluGroup C: Esperance, ES Sahel, CR Belouizdad, Jwaneng GalaxyGroup D: Wydad, Zamalek, Petro de Luanda, GD SagradaConfederation Cup DrawGroup A: Pyramids FC, CS Sfaxien, Zanaco FC, Ahli Tripoli Group B: JS Kabylie/Royal Leopards, Orlando Pirates, JS Saoura, Al Ittihad SCGroup C: TP Mazembe, Cotonsport FC, Al Masry SC, AS Otoho d’OyoGroup D: RS Berkane, Simba SC, ASEC Mimosas, US Gendarmerie
