Mamelodi Sundowns have again received a bye through the first round of the African Champions League and will face what looks a routine assignment in the second round as they seek to reach the group stage for a ninth successive season.
The Confederation of African Football have confirmed that the draw for the Caf Champions League and Caf Confederation Cup preliminary stages will be conducted on Tuesday afternoon.
USM Alger became the first Algerian to win. the Caf Confederation Cup despite suffering a 1-0 defeat to Young Africans in the second leg of the final.
Young Africans coach Nasreddine Nabi knows how difficult it would be to overcome a one-goal deficit in the CAF Confederation Cup final second leg at USM Alger on Saturday.
Islam Merili ended his 984-minute goal drought in the Caf Confederation Cup to hand USM Alger a 2-1 victory over Young Africans of Tanzania in the first leg final on Sunday.
East African football will be looking to Young Africans for rare success in continental club competition as the Tanzanian club host the first leg of the African Confederation Cup final against USM Alger in Dar-es-Salaam on Sunday.
Marumo Gallants were relegated from the DStv Premiership following a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Swallows FC in their final fixture played at the Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto.
Marumo Gallants will have it all to play for in the Caf Confederation Cup semi-final second leg after conceding a 2-0 defeat to Young Africans in the first leg on Wednesday.
Marumo Gallants booked their place in the Caf Confederation Cup semi-finals after they stunned Egyptian giants Pyramids FC on Sunday evening.
South Africa’s two remaining African club competition representatives learnt their fate for the rest of this season when the draw for the last stages of the African Champions League and African Confederation Cup was conducted in Cairo on Wednesday.