Brian Mandela, Joash Onyango, and Sven Yidah are set to be on continental assignments with their respective clubs this weekend when CAF Champions League and the Caf Confederation Cup group action kicks off.While Onyango and Mandela are set to be in action in the CAF Champions League with Simba SC and Mamelodi Sundowns respectively, Sven Yidah is hoping to make his first appearance at the group stages of the CAF Confederation Cup with Marumo Gallants.The wait is OVER! ⏰The 2022/23 #TotalEnergiesCAFCL matchday 1 matches. 👇 pic.twitter.com/LMIiK3Dgsi— TotalEnergies CAFCL – TotalEnergies CAFCC 🏆 (@CAFCLCC) February 9, 2023 Mamelodi Sundowns, who finished unbeaten in the group phase last season, will start off the new season against familiar foes, Al Hilal in South Africa on Saturday at 4 PM EAT, a team they beat home and away last season.On the other hand, former Gor Mahia defender Onyango and his side Simba start their group stage campaign with an away encounter against Horoya in Guinea on Saturday at 7 PM EAT.##NAJAVA_MECA_7014018##Sven Yidah has not appeared on Marumo Gallants’ team sheet for close to a month, missing the matches against AmaZulu FC, Golden Arrows, Orlando Pirates, and Sekhukhune United in the league. However, he is the only Kenyan whose team will be playing in the CAFCC starting a home tie against Al Akhdar on Sunday at 4 PM EAT.There will be four other matches being played this weekend in the CAFCL to make a total of six with five-time champions Zamalek taking on Algeria’s CR Belouizdad in what is expected to be a feisty North African derby tonight at 7 PM.Vipers SC from neighboring Uganda will make their debut at this stage against Morocco’s Raja Club Athletic on Friday also at 10 PM.Changes as Team Kenya to World cross country is namedPetro de Luanda of Angola host Algeria’s JS Kabylie while Tunisia’s Espérance take on Al-Merrikh of Sudan in the other CAFCL match set for this weekend.Defending champions Wydad Athletic Club and last season’s losing finalists Al Ahly will not be involved this weekend as they have just concluded their participation at the FIFA Club World Cup which is on in Morocco.
