Al Ahly, Raja Casablanca, ASKO Kara and Primeiro de Agosto form Group A of the CAF Confederation Cup. That is the outcome of the draw held on 28 October and reported by CAF on 29 October. This guide reviews the announced groups ahead of the opening window of 27–29 November; it does not present the earlier draw as a new event today.
Group B brings together AS FAR, Azam, Al Ahli Tripoli and Durban City. Group D contains USM Alger, CS Sfaxien, Black Bulls and Real Bamako. Listing the complete sections makes the immediate opposition clearer for supporters following clubs beyond the most prominent names.
CAF’s qualified-clubs announcement confirmed fifteen participants before the draw. Its draw statement still described one Group C place through alternative possible entrants. An unresolved entry in that document should not be converted into a confirmed participant without a subsequent deciding announcement.
The top two clubs in each group progress to the quarter-finals. Qualification therefore depends on finishing ahead of at least two opponents across the group programme, rather than on one high-profile head-to-head alone. For the North African clubs in particular, the wider schedule matters alongside the familiar regional rivalries. The dated draw remains a useful map of that route while individual match arrangements are followed separately.
Al Ahly line-up in September 2011; archival photograph, not the current squad. Photographer/creator: mustapha_ennaimi. Image source · CC BY 2.0. 2011-09-11.
