HIBAPRESS – Youssef Agdhad
The four Moroccan clubs, Wydad Athletic Club, Renaissance Berkane, AS FAR, and Olympique de Safi, will find out tomorrow, Monday, their opponents in the group stages of the African Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup, during the draw ceremony hosted by the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in the South African capital, Johannesburg.
The Confederation Cup draw is scheduled to start at 12:00 noon Moroccan time, followed immediately by the African Champions League draw just one hour later, in the presence of a number of African football legends and representatives of the participating clubs. The event will be broadcast live and free of charge via the Moroccan sports channel and the beIN SPORTS network, in addition to the live broadcast on the official CAF channel on YouTube, allowing Moroccan fans to follow the details of the event moment by moment. According to the latest CAF ranking issued last August, Renaissance Berkane is in the first level alongside Al Ahly of Egypt, Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, and Espérance de Tunis, while AS FAR comes in the third level with MC Alger, Petro Atletico of Angola, and Rivers United of Nigeria. As for the CAF Confederation Cup, the first ranking included Wydad Athletic Club, Zamalek of Egypt, USM Alger of Algeria, and CR Belouizdad of Algeria, which are the clubs strongly nominated to compete for the title. Moroccan fans are eagerly awaiting what the draw will produce in terms of fiery matches and strong competitions between the giants of the continent, especially in light of the great ambition of Moroccan clubs to return strongly to the continental podium.
