The draw for the 2022-2023 African Champions League and Confederations Cup will take place today at the CAF headquarters in Cairo.

The African Football Confederation has decided to exempt 6 clubs from participating in the preliminary round of the African Champions League, namely: Al-Ahli from Egypt, Vidad from Morocco, Raja from Morocco, Esperance from Tunisia, Sun Downs from South Africa and Mazembe. Congolese.”

The draw for the CAF Champions League preliminary round is made among the remaining 52 teams, with 26 teams advancing to the next round.

The matches of the first preliminary round will be held from 9 to 11 September as part of the first leg, and the second legs will be held from 16 to 18 September.

As for the second preliminary round (1/8 finals), the first legs will be held from 7 to 9 October, and the return legs from 14 to 16 October.
As for the African Confederation, the preliminary rounds are divided into 3 roles, where the first and second rounds are played in conjunction with the African Champions League, and the third preliminary round matches, which includes the losing teams in the 32nd round of the African Champions League, is played on November 2, in the same month.