Several African clubs advanced to the group stage of the 2025-26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League following second-leg matches in the preliminary round from October 24 to 26, 2025. Key results included aggregate victories for teams like Al Ahly and Mamelodi Sundowns, with two ties postponed. The group stage draw is scheduled for early November in Johannesburg.
The second preliminary round of the 2025-26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League concluded with decisive second-leg matches across the continent, securing spots for 14 teams in the group stage. Heavyweights like Egypt's Al Ahly progressed with a 2-0 aggregate win over Burundi's Aigle Noir, following a 1-0 second-leg victory in Cairo. South Africa's Mamelodi Sundowns dominated Nigeria's Remo Stars 7-1 on aggregate, sealing a 2-0 home win in Pretoria after a 5-1 first-leg triumph.
Tanzania's Simba SC advanced 3-0 overall against Eswatini's Nsingizini Hotspurs with a 0-0 draw in Dar es Salaam, while Algeria's MC Alger reached the group phase on away goals after a 1-1 aggregate with Cameroon's Colombe, ending 0-0 in Algiers at Ali Amar Stadium. DR Congo's Saint-Éloi Lupopo stunned South Africa's Orlando Pirates 5-4 on penalties after a 3-3 aggregate tie.
Other qualifiers included Morocco's AS FAR (4-1 aggregate over Guinea's Hafia FC), Zambia's Power Dynamos (3-2 over Uganda's Vipers SC), Nigeria's Rivers United (3-2 over Mozambique's Black Bulls), Sudan's Al Hilal Omdurman (4-1 over Kenya's Police FC), Algeria's JS Kabylie (5-1 over Tunisia's Monastir), Tunisia's Esperance (4-0 over Burkina Faso's Rahimo), Angola's Petro de Luanda (4-0 over Côte d'Ivoire's Stade d'Abidjan), Tanzania's Young Africans (2-1 over Malawi's Silver Strikers), and Mali's Stade Malien (3-1 over Mauritania's Nouadhibou).
Two ties remain pending: Egypt's Pyramids FC versus Ethiopia's Ethiopian Insurance, and Morocco's RS Berkane versus Libya's Al Ahly Tripoli, both postponed to the following weekend. The group stage draw is set for Monday in Johannesburg, South Africa, with reports varying between November 2 and 3 at 11:00 GMT, broadcast on CAF platforms.
