CAF Announces 2025/2026 Champions League & Confederation Cup Dates

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2025 editions of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup will kick off in September 2025, due to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) being held in August.

CAF Sets Tournament Schedule as Follows:

Preliminary Round 1

First Leg: September 19–21, 2025

Second Leg: September 26–28, 2025

Preliminary Round 2

First Leg: October 17–19, 2025

Second Leg: October 24–26, 2025

Group Stage

Matchday 1: November 21–23, 2025

Matchday 2: November 28–30, 2025

Matchday 3: January 23–25, 2026

Matchday 4: January 30 – February 1, 2026

Matchday 5: February 6–8, 2026

Matchday 6: February 13–15, 2026

Quarter-finals

First Leg: March 13–15, 2026

Second Leg: March 20–22, 2026

Semi-finals

First Leg: April 10–12, 2026

Second Leg: April 17–19, 2026

Final

To be held between May 8 and May 24, 2026

Player Registration Windows Set by CAF:

First registration period (for Preliminary Round 1):

August 1–31, 2025

Second registration period (for Preliminary Round 2):

September 1–30, 2025

Registration period for Group Stage:

October 1–31, 2025

Final registration period (for remainder of group stage & knockout rounds):

January 1–31, 2026