2026/27 CAF Champions League second preliminary round: Fixtures and results

The race for places in the group stage of the 2026/27 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League intensifies this weekend, with 32 clubs competing for the 16 available spots in the next phase.

Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns, former winners Espérance Sportive de Tunis, TP Mazembe and Orlando Pirates are among the leading teams in action as the second preliminary round gets underway across the continent.

Morocco’s RS Berkane, Egypt’s Pyramids FC and several other African sides will also be seeking to establish an advantage in their respective ties as the battle for Africa’s premier club football title continues.

Full CAF Champions League second preliminary round fixtures

Friday, 16 October

• El Merriekh Bentiu (South Sudan) 0-1 Pyramids FC (Egypt)
• APR FC (Rwanda) 0-1 Zamalek (Egypt)
• Star Sport Academy (Sierra Leone) 0-2 RS Berkane (Morocco)

Saturday, 17 October

• CFFA (Madagascar) 0-4 Young Africans (Tanzania)
• African Stars (Namibia) 0-1 Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
• TP Mazembe (DR Congo) 1-1 Club Africain (Tunisia)
• San Pedro (Côte d’Ivoire) 2-1 FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania)

Sunday, 18 October

• Rangers International (Nigeria) 2-0 MC Alger (Algeria)
• 15 de Agosto (Equatorial Guinea) vs Simba SC (Tanzania)
• Scottland FC (Zimbabwe) 2-0 Petro Atlético (Angola)
• Sidama Bunna (Ethiopia) 0-2 Al Hilal Omdurman (Sudan)
• Wiliete (Angola) 0-0 Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• Horoya AC (Guinea) 1-0 Al-Merriekh (Sudan)
• Al-Swehly (Libya) 1-0 Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
• Teungueth FC (Senegal) 0-2 Colombe Sportive (Cameroon)
• Maghreb Fès (Morocco) vs ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire)

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 2026/27 – Second-leg, Second Preliminary Round Fixtures 

Friday, 23 October 2026

·       Petro Atlético (Angola) 3-0 Scottland FC (Zimbabwe)

·       Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) 1-1 Wiliete de Benguela (Angola)

·       Orlando Pirates (South Africa) 4-0 African Stars (Namibia)

·       MC Alger (Algeria) 3-0 Rangers International (Nigeria)

Saturday, 24 October 2026

·       Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) (3)1-0(1) Swehly SC (Libya)

·       Al Merriekh (Sudan) Horoya (3)1-0(5) (Guinea)

·       Pyramids FC (Egypt) 4-0 El Merriekh Bentiu (South Sudan)

·       Zamalek SC (Egypt) 1-0 APR FC (Rwanda)

·       RS Berkane (Morocco) 1-0 Star Sport Academy (Sierra Leone)

Sunday, 25 October 2026

·       Simba SC (Tanzania) 3-0 15 de Agosto (Equatorial Guinea)

·       Colombe Sportive (Cameroon) 1-0 Teungueth FC (Senegal)

·       Al Hilal Omdurman (Sudan) 2-0 Sidama Bunna (Ethiopia)

·       ASEC Mimosas (Côte d’Ivoire) 1-2 MAS de Fès (Morocco)

·       Club Africain (Tunisia) 1-0 TP Mazembe (DR Congo)

·       FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania) 2-0 FC San Pedro (Côte d’Ivoire)

The 16 ties will determine which clubs advance to the group stage, bringing Africa’s leading teams another step closer to continental glory.