The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has increased the prize money for both the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup, starting with the current editions. The winner of the Champions League 2025/26 will receive USD 6 Million (R99.5 million), a 50% increase, while the victor in the Confederation Cup will receive USD 4 Million (R66 million), a 100% increase. “In the five years of Dr Patrice Motsepe’s leadership of CAF, the Prize Money for the winner of the TotalEnergies CAF…

A Moroccan derby headlines the quarter-final fixtures of the CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 as the eight remaining sides in the competition learned their path to the final following the draw held in Cairo on Tuesday. Olympique de Safi will host Wydad Casablanca in the first leg of their tie, in a clash between two sides who know each other well and which will ensure there is a Moroccan representative in the semi-finals. Egyptian giants Zamalek will begin away from home…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct the Quarter-final Draws for the CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup 2025/26 at the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) in Cairo on Tuesday. The Confederation Cup Quarter-final Draw is scheduled for 13:00 Cairo time (11:00 GMT), followed by the Champions League Quarter-final Draw at 14:00 Cairo time (12:00 GMT). The draw will also be live on CAF’s official YouTube Channel, CAF TV. EVENT DETAILS DATE: 17 February, 2026TIME: From 13:00 Cairo time (11:00…

South African side Kaizer Chiefs has been drawn in arguably the toughest group in the CAF Confederation Cup. The draw took place at the studios of CAF Broadcast Partner, SuperSport, in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Monday. Amakhosi were drawn in Group D with two-time winners of this competition, Zamalek from Egypt, while Al Masry, also from Egypt, and Zambian club ZESCO United are also in the group. Last season’s semifinalists Stellenbosch FC will battle it out with CR Belouizdad (Algeria), AS…

Kaizer Chiefs have announced a “strategic partnership” with Springs Home Sweepers Football Club, a move that is key ahead of Amakhosi’s return to the continental stage. For the first time since 2021, Chiefs will participate in a CAF club competition. Four years ago, Chiefs went all the way to the final of the CAF Champions League, only to falter at the last hurdle, losing 3-0 to Al Ahly in a one-legged final at the Mohamed V Stadium in Casablanca, Morocco.…

The new CAF Confederation Cup trophy now belongs to Moroccan club RS Berkane. Berkane played to a 1-1 draw with Tanzanian side Simba in Zanzibar on Sunday but won the tie 3-1 on aggregate after winning two-nil in the first leg. Moine Chaabani’s men pocket $2,000,000 (R35.6 million) for the first prize, and Simba settles for $1,000,000 (R17.8 million) as a runner-up. Fadlu Davids’s charges, Simba, played their part, but it wasn’t enough. The first-half goal from Joshua Mutale gave…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched a brand new trophy for the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup ahead of Sunday’s final at the Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar. Tanzanian club Simba will host Morocco’s RS Berkane, who are leading 2-0 from the first leg played a week ago. The new trophy is essentially a rebrand of the old one. “The trophy has been re-imagined into a stunning new design that is befitting of the rich history of the prestigious tournament,” stated…

Simba FC head coach Fadlu Davids has not thrown in the towel in the CAF Confederation Cup final. The Tanzanians have a mountain to climb after a 2-0 loss to Moroccan club RS Berkane a week ago. The return leg is today, 25 May, at the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar. Kickoff has been set for 15H00, and the match will be live on SABC 1. The South African coach has insisted that it is not over for his side. “The…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF), in partnership with sponsors TotalEnergies, have unveiled the new CAF Champions League trophy ahead of the 2024/25 final between Mamelodi Sundowns and Pyramids FC. The two sides meet in first leg of the final on Saturday, 24 May, at the Loftus Stadium in Pretoria, before the second leg in Cairo on Sunday, 1 June. The trophy reveal took place at the offices of TotalEnergies in Johannesburg, South Africa on Thursday. It is the first…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has defended its decision to move the Confederation Cup final second-leg from East Africa’s largest city, Dar es Salaam, to Zanzibar. Tanzanian club Simba FC would have preferred to host the match against Moroccan outfit RS Berkane at the Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, situated in Dar es Salaam, on Sunday, 25 May. The Benjamin Mkapa Stadium can accommodate 60,000 fans, but the Amaan Stadium in Zanzibar can only take in 10,000. Simba, therefore, apparently feel…