Esperance will be wary of Zamalek sharpshooter Achraf Bencharki when the Tunisian and Egyptian clubs clash Friday in a CAF Champions League quarter-final first leg in Cairo.... more »
Algerian police surrounded a Rwandan referee and escorted him to safety Friday after he was threatened by players from local club JS Kabylie at the end of a CAF Champions League match.... more »
CAF Champions League trophy-holders Esperance of Tunisia were held 0-0 by V Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, 10 days after scoring six goals in the Club World Cup.... more »
Hamdou Elhouni-inspired Esperance of Tunisia want to carry on where they left off in the Club World Cup when the CAF Champions League resumes Friday with three matchday three fixtures.... more »
Veteran Yassine Chikhaoui scored to give Etoile Sahel of Tunisia a 1-0 win over 10-man Al Ahly of Egypt Friday as the CAF Champions League group phase kicked off.... more »
African Football Confederation officials confirmed Monday that they are investigating why a CAF Champions League match scheduled for Egypt at the weekend was not played.... more »
A Hussein el Shahat hat-trick helped Al Ahly of Egypt overwhelm Atlabara of South Sudan 9-0 Friday and equal the record for a CAF Champions League aggregate winning margin.... more »
South African clubs Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates are among five former CAF Champions League trophy-holders trailing by one goal on aggregate ahead of preliminary round second legs this weekend.... more »
Raja Casablanca coach Patrice Carteron has strengthened his squad with six signings as they set their sights of winning the CAF Champions League, which kicks off Friday.... more »
Tunisia's Esperance were declared winners of the African Champions League by CAF on Wednesday following a long legal battle after Wydad Casablanca stormed off in protest during the second leg of the final in May.... more »
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday overruled an African Football Confederation decision to replay the abandoned Champions League final between Esperance and Wydad Casablanca.... more »
CAF club finals will be reduced from two legs to one match at a neutral venue from next season, African football boss Ahmad Ahmad announced Wednesday.... more »
African football's governing body has ordered the abandoned second leg of the CAF Champions League final between Esperance and Wydad Casablanca to be replayed at a neutral venue after this month's Cup of Nations.... more »
Esperance won the CAF Champions League in Tunisia Saturday after Wydad Casablanca refused to continue playing on 60 minutes because VAR was unavailable to judge a disallowed equaliser.... more »
Coach Moine Chaabani and his Esperance Tunis team will create records Friday if they retain the CAF Champions League trophy after the second leg of the final against Wydad Casablanca.... more »
Egyptian referee Gehad Grisha has been suspended after controversy in the first-leg of the African Champions League final, where hosts Wydad Casablanca were denied a penalty and had a goal disallowed, the Confederation of African Football said Tuesday.... more »
Wydad Casablanca coach Faouzi Benzarti is plotting the downfall of Esperance Tunis, the club he guided to glory 25 years ago, in the CAF Champions League final first leg this Friday.... more »
Mamelodi Sundowns lost 2-1 away to Wydad Casablanca Friday in a CAF Champions League semi-final first leg, but the result could have been much worse for the South African club.... more »
Tanzanian club Simba SC boast a perfect CAF Champions League home record this season and can book a quarter-finals place by beating Democratic Republic of Congo visitors V Club Saturday.... more »
South African club Mamelodi Sundowns became the second qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals by outplaying Nigerian visitors Lobi Stars 3-0 near Pretoria Saturday.... more »
Trophy-holders Esperance of Tunisia became the first qualifiers for the CAF Champions League quarter-finals after a routine 2-0 home win over Horoya of Guinea in Group B Friday.... more »
