CAF Confederation Cup: Sfaxien to face Algiers, Bamako and Black Bulls
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lapresse
CS Sfaxien will face USM Alger, AS Real Bamako and Mozambique’s Black Bulls in Group D of the CAF Confederation Cup. The draw was held on Wednesday in Cairo and the top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarter-finals, according to La Presse de Tunisie.
The draw for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, held on Wednesday 28 October in Cairo, placed CS Sfaxien in Group D alongside USM Alger, AS Real Bamako and Mozambique’s Black Bulls, reports Lapresse. Two teams from the group will advance to the quarter-finals.
USM Alger, the defending champions, appear to be the group’s main favourites. AS Real Bamako have just eliminated ES Zarzis, while the Black Bulls will require the Tunisian club to travel to southern Africa. The other groups include Al Ahly, Raja Casablanca, AS FAR and TP Maniema Union, according to the composition published by Lapresse.
The draw came after CS Sfaxien qualified for the group stage, announced on 24 October in the CAF Confederation Cup group stage.
