Champions League and Confederation Champions League schedule for the 2025-2026 season – ryan
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially announced the start of the African Champions League and Confederation Cup for the 2025-2026 season.
Al -Kaf revealed the launch of the African Champions League and Confederation in September 2025, due to the establishment of the African Nations Cup for locals next August.
The African Champions League is participating in Egypt, the defending champions Al -Ahly and Pyramids, while the Confederation competitions are playing both Zamalek and the Egyptian Port Said.
The dates of the African Champions League matches and the Confederation
The African Union has set the championship dates as follows:
The first preliminary round
Go 19-21 September
The second leg September 26-28
The second preliminary round
October 17-19
24 – 26 October
Group stage
First round: 21-23 November 2025
The second round: 28-30 November 2025
The third round: 23-25 January 2026
Fourth round: January 30 – February 1, 2026
Fifth round: 6-8 February 2026
Sixth round: 13-15 February 2026
The quarter -finals
Go: 13-15 March 2026
Fif: 20-22 March 2026
The semi -finals
Go: 10-12 April 2026
Fifness: 17-19 April 2026
The final round
During the period from 8 and 24 May 2026
Registration times in the African Champions League and Confederation
Players registration dates
The first registration period for the preliminary role: from August 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025
The second registration period for the second introductory role: from September 1, 2025 to September 30, 2025
Registration period for the group stage: from October 1 to October 31
Registration period for the rest of the group of groups and exclusionary confrontations: from January 1, 2026 to January 31, 2026.
Africa Championship for local players
The African Local Players Championship will start between 2 and 30 August, with the participation of three host countries, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.