League champions, Jwaneng Galaxy and Orange FA Cup winners, Gaborone United will know their CAF club competitions opponents today.
The draw for the 2023–2024 season of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stages will be conducted this morning, signalling the kick-off of this year’s club competition continental football.
Galaxy will participate in the Champions League while GU are the country's representatives in the Confederations Cup.
"The preliminary stages draw will be conducted on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 2pm Cairo time (11am GMT) at the CAF Headquarters starting with the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup and followed closely by TotalEnergies CAF Champions live across all CAF TV Partners, CAF official website CAFOnline.com and the official CAF YouTube Channel, CAF TV," CAF announced on its web page.
The Champions League has attracted 54 clubs from 42 member associations, while 52 clubs representing 41 member associations will compete in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup. "CAF Interclub competitions, including the CAF Women’s Champions League, have shown tremendous growth over the last few seasons, thanks to CAF’s increased investment in broadcast technology and global marketing engagement across its competitions," CAF stated.
Last season’s finals of both competitions saw record-breaking viewership numbers and attendance, with this trend expected to increase and filter down into the knockout and group stages of both competitions as the appetite for premium African football content continues to be on the rise globally.
Egypt’s Al Ahly are the current holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League after their fiercely contested victory over Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. At the same time, USM Alger of Algeria hold the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title after overcoming Tanzania’s Young Africans in one of the tournament’s most memorable finals.
(Additional reporting by cafonline.com)
