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  • Morocco guaranteed semifinal spot in CAF Confed Cup as Wydad lands Safi in quarters

    Morocco guaranteed semifinal spot in CAF Confed Cup as Wydad lands Safi in quarters

    The Moroccan team has been guaranteed a slot in the semifinals of the 2025-2026 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup after the local rival clubs Wydad Casablanca and Olympic De Safi, were paired in the quarterfinal draw held on Tuesday afternoon at the CAF headquarters in Cairo.

    Safi are debuting at the CAF CC quarters, qualified after finishing 2nd in group A, while Wydad topped group B.

    In other fixtures Egyptian side Al Masry will take on CR Belouizdad of Algeria, AS Otoho from Congo Brazzaville will face defending champions Zamalek SC from Egypt, while AS Maniema Union from DR Congo will play Algerian side USM Alger.

    The first legs of the quarter-finals are scheduled for 13–15 March 2026, with the return fixtures a week later on 20–22 March.

    Winners of AS Maniema vs USM A match will play the Moroccan derby winner in the semifinal, while the winner between Al Masry and Belouizdad will face off against the winner between Zamalek and Otoho in the other last four match.

  • Double blow to USMA after losing two appeals against Barkane at CAS

    Double blow to USMA after losing two appeals against Barkane at CAS

    Algerian club Union Sportive de la Medina’ d’Alger, popularly known as USMA, has been dealt a double blow after the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS), threw out its two appeals against Morocco’s Renaissance Sportive de Berkane (RS Berkane).

    Berkane was given two walkovers last season in their CAF Confederation Cup semi final following a boycott by their opponents USMA.

    USMA refused to play their Moroccan opponents, protesting the map on their jerseys, which contained the entire Moroccan landmass, including the contested Western Sahara region.

    Drama ensued during the 1st leg of the semi in Algiers after Algerian authorities confiscated Berkane’s jersey upon arrival and detained the visiting team at the airport, leading to a standoff between two neighbouring countries.

    CAF intervened and ruled in favour of Berkane, saying they were in order to don the jerseys, and awarded the Moroccan’s side a 3-0 walkover.

    USMA refused to travel to Morocco for a return leg and instead filed an appeal at the CAS requesting the replay of the matches and that Berkane be punished and stopped from using the kits.

    In its ruling today, CAS said the jerseys worn by Berkane were within the law and refused the replay of the match as requested by the Algerian Football Federation.

    CAS also rejected sanctioning Berkane and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) over the matter.

    However, history is likely to repeat itself, as Berkane, who finished as last year’s runner-up, may end up meeting Algerian opponents in the semi-final this season.

    Berkane will face Ivory Coast’s Asec Mimosas in the quarterfinal, with the winner facing the winner of an all-Algeria last 8 match between CS Constantine and USMA.

  • CAF interclub knockout stages draw set for tomorrow in Qatar

    CAF interclub knockout stages draw set for tomorrow in Qatar

    The draw for the Confederation African Football Champions League and Confederation Cup knockout stages draw will be held tomorrow, 20 February, in Doha, Qatar.

    The  draw will lay down the path from the quarter to the final for the remaining eight teams  in each of CAF  Interclub competitions.

    The quarter-finals of both competitions will be played over two legs, with the first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League scheduled for 1 April and 8 April, 2025.

    The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final fixtures will take place on 2 April and 9 April 2025.

    The clubs will also know their potential semi-final opponents with the draw for that stage held as well.

    Both draws will feature the reigning champions of each competition: Al Ahly SC, title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, and Zamalek SC, the defending TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup champions.

    TotalEnergies CAF Champions League quarter-final teams:

    Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Al Hilal (Sudan), AS FAR (Morocco), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt), and MC Alger (Algeria).

    TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final teams:

    Zamalek SC (Egypt), Asec Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Al Masry (Egypt), CS Constantine (Algeria), RS Berkane (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania), Stellenbosch FC (South Africa), USM Alger (Algeria).

    Winners of the Total Energies CAF Champions League will be rewarded Ksh 520 million, while winners of the Total Energies CAF Confederation Cup are set to pocket Ksh 260 million.