David GOMBE
Following the climax of the first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League, the fixtures for the round of 32 have been revealed.
Uganda’s representative Vipers SC who overcame Namibia’s African Stars will take on Power Dynamos of Zambia who eliminated ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast.
Rwanda’s APR FC the home for Ugandan trio Ronald Ssekiganda, Denis Omedi and Hakim Kiwanuka will take on defending champions Pyramids of Egypt with the aggregate winner facing Ethiopia’s Ethiopian Insurance home to Ugandan forward Allan Kayiwa.
Denis Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns will battle with Nigeria’s Remo Stars while Simba SC (Tanzania) will face off with Eswatini’s Nsingizini Hotspurs.
Young Africans will take on Malawi’s Silver Strikers. The first legs of the round of 32 are scheduled for the weekend of 17-19th October with the return fixtures slated for 24-26th of the same month.
The winners of the respective ties will prevail to the Group stages of the 2025/26 season.
CAF Champions League Round of 32 Fixtures
*Remo Stars (Nigeria) vs Sundowns (RSA)
*Vipers (Uganda) vs Power Dynamos (Zambia)
*Aigle Noir (Burundi) vs Al Ahly (Egypt)
*Silver Strikers (Malawi) vs Young Africans (Tanzania)
*Stade de’ Abidjan (Ivory Coast) vs Petro de Luanda (Angola)
*Horoya (Guinea) vs AS FAR (Morocco)
*Nsingizini Hotspurs (Eswatini) vs Simba (Tanzania)
*Rahimo (Burkina Faso) vs Esperance (Tunisia)
*Black Bulls (Mozambique) vs Rivers United (Nigeria)
*Police FC (Kenya) vs Al Hilal (Sudan)
*Colombe (Cameroon) vs MC Alger (Algeria)
*FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) vs Stade Malien (Mali)
*US Monastir (Tunisia) vs JS Kabylie (Algeria)
*St. Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) /Al Merriekh (Sudan) vs Orlando Pirates (RSA)
*Ethiopian Insurance (Ethiopia) vs APR (Rwanda)/Pyramids (Egypt)
