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Editor in Chief Mohamed Wadie

CAF to Hold Draw for CL Group Stage on Oct.9


Mon 30 Sep 2019 | 09:04 PM
Mohamed Helba

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced on Monday that draw of the 2019-20 Champions League group stage would be held on Wednesday, October 9 in Cairo, Egypt.

Egypt's Al Ahly qualified for the last 32 after demolishing Etlaa Bara with thirteen unanswered  goals on aggregate.

The Red Devils reached the group stage after smashing Cano Sport with six clean goals on aggregate.

Al Ahly are qualifying for the group stage the fifth season on the trot

On the other hand, Zamalek advanced to the knock-out stage after crushing Decadaha with thirteen unanswered goals. The White Knights depended on referee decision, regarding their clash against Generation Foot as he announced that Senegalese club withdrew from the game.

The Referee declared that the Whites defeated the Senegalese club with unanswered three goals. On its part, the CAF said that it would issue its final decision regarding that matter after a meeting by the relevant CAF body in the upcoming days.

Zamalek sc players during the cancelled game vs Generation foot

The sixteen teams, who qualified for the group stage were pided into four levels for four groups. The first and second teams of each group will advance automatically to the last eight of the tournament.

The Four Levels are as follows:

1st: Esperance of Tunisia (Tunisia), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco), Al Ahly (Egypt)

2nd: Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Zamalek (Egypt), Raja Club Athletic (Morocco)

3rd: USM Alger (Algeria), ZESCO United F.C (Zambia), AS Vita (DR Congo), Al-Hilal (Sudan)

4th: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (Angola), Platinum (Zimbabwe), Petro Atletico( Angola), JS Kabylie (Algeria)