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.