CAF Confirm CAFCL & CAFCC Participants

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) have confirmed all participants of the 2022/23 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederations Cup, with Mamelodi Sundowns and Marumo Gallants among the teams who have a bye in the first round.

The draw for the 2022/2023 TotalEnergies CAF Interclub competitions Preliminary Rounds will be conducted on Tuesday, 09 August 2022 in Cairo.

Ahead of the draw, CAF confirmed the participating field and also revealed which teams are exempted from the first preliminary rounds.

Wydad Athletic Club are the reigning TotalEnergies CAF Champions League champions, while RS Berkane are the defending champions of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup – having won the trophy twice in three years, and both are exempted from round one.

Meanwhile, Sundowns are also among the six teams exempted from the CAFCL, while Gallants are exempted from the first round in the CAFCC. As a consequence, only Cape Town City and Royal AM will find out their first round opponents on Tuesday.

Below are the teams engaged for the 2022-2023 Interclub competitions:

(*Teams in green get a bye in the first preliminary round.)

The preliminary rounds will take place between:

First Round (Home/Away): 09 – 11 Sep / 16 – 18 Sep 2022

Second Round (Home/Away): 7- 9 Oct / 14 – 16 Oct 2022