North versus South tie headlines CAF Champions League resumption

Africa’s biggest club competition officially resumes this week, with Match Day 4 of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League marking the resumption of the competition.After three rounds of exciting encounters across the continent, the race towards a place in the quarter finals is gradually taking shape in the four groups of 16 strong African clubs.##NAJAVA_MECA_7744865##While Match Day 4 promises a number of exciting duels across the continent, a special focus will be on the unpredictable Group A of the competition which has proven to be one of the toughest groups so far.Mamelodi Sundowns top the group by virtue of goal difference as they are equally tied on points with TP Mazembe, Nouadhibou as well as Pyramids FC who are all on four points after three rounds of fixtures.Pyramids play host to Sundowns on Tuesday, following a highly tactical goalless stalemate in Pretoria last weekend which was a positive result for the Egyptians away from home. The two sides meet in what promises to be one of the matches of the week in Match Day 4.Hello Egypt! 👋🇪🇬 #Sundowns #TotalEnergiesCAFCL pic.twitter.com/E9fA85TsRr— Mamelodi Sundowns FC (@Masandawana) December 16, 2023 Pyramid are competing in their first-ever TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, while Sundowns have established themselves in the competition following their 2016 feat and recent performances ever since.Looking at Group B, Wydad AC are looking to build from their confidence boosting win over Simba AC last weekend which was their first following two losses in the group. The former champions recently parted ways with former coach, Adel Ramzi and reunited with astute Tunisian tactician, Faouzi Benzarti who’s first task will be against the East African giants on Tuesday.African giants Wydad fire coach after poor start in Champions League group stage campaignAnother Tanzanian side in action will be Young Africans, who travel across the continent to meet Medeama in Ghana in a must-win match for the Tanzanian champions on Wednesday.In Angola, Petro de Luanda look to extend their lead at the top of Group C when playing host to Tunisia’s ES Tunis in Luanda. The North Africans are three points behind the hosts and will be looking at causing an upset away from home.TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Match Day 4 Fixtures:Tuesday, 19 December16h00 EAT | TP Mazembe v Nouadhibou16h00 EAT | Simba v Wydad AC19h00 EAT | Petro de Luanda v ES Tunis19h00 EAT | Asec Mimosas v Jwaneng Galaxy19h00 EAT | Pyramids FC v Mamelodi Sundowns19h00 EAT | Al Hilal v ES SahelWednesday, 20 December16h00 EAT | Young Africans v Medeama©CAF Online.

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