Onyango, Aucho to know their CAF Champions League group stage opponent on Friday

Onyango celebrates after saving a penalty in the MTN 8 final. (Onyango Twitter).

CAF CL Onyango, Aucho to know their CAF Champions League group stage opponent on Friday

Fred Mwambu • 03:56 - 06.10.2023

CAF will conduct the draws for both premier interclub competitions on Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The 32 clubs that qualified for the 2023/24 CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup group stage will know their pooling on Friday afternoon.

CAF announced that they will conduct the draws for both premier interclub competitions on Friday in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Denis Onyango, Gift Fred and Khalid Aucho are the only Ugandan players who will be playing in the groups this year.

Both Ugandan representatives Vipers and KCCA FC were bundled out in the preliminary rounds.

Onyango plays for Mamelodi Sundowns, while the duo of Fred and Aucho feature for Tanzania Premier League giants Young Africans, respectively.

The 16 teams from the respective competitions have been seeded into four pots according to the CAF 5-year rankings.

Teams qualified for the 2023/24 CAF Champions League group stage;

Al Ahly SC (Egypt) Al Hilal (Sudan), Asec Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), ES Sahel (Tunisia), Esperance (Tunisia), FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania), Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Medeama SC (Ghana), Petro de Luanda (Angola), Pyramids (Egypt), Simba SC (Tanzania), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Wydad AC (Morocco), Young Africans (Tanzania).

Teams qualified for the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage;

Abu Saleem, (Libya), Al Hilal Benghazi (Libya), APC Lobito (Angola), Club Africain (Tunisia), Diables Noirs (Congo), Dreams FC (Ghana), Future FC (Egypt), RS Berkane (Morocco), Sagrada Esperanca (Angola), Sekhukhune United (South Africa), Stade Malien (Mali), SuperSport United (South Africa), SOAR (Guinea), Rivers United (Nigeria) USM Alger (Algeria), Zamalek (Egypt).

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