Gavin Hunt, coach of Kaizer Chiefs during the 2020 MTN8 QuarterFinal match between Kaizer Chiefs and Maritzburg United at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 18 October 2020 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Kaizer Chiefs to open CAF campaign away to Wydad Athletic Club
Kaizer Chiefs will begin their first ever CAF Champions League group stage campaign away against Moroccan side Wydad Athletic Club.
Gavin Hunt, coach of Kaizer Chiefs during the 2020 MTN8 QuarterFinal match between Kaizer Chiefs and Maritzburg United at the FNB Stadium, Johannesburg on the 18 October 2020 ©Muzi Ntombela/BackpagePix
Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs will begin their first ever CAF Champions League group stage campaign away against Moroccan side Wydad Athletic Club.
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The match day 1 clash will take place on either Friday, 12 February or Saturday, 13 February.
THIS WILL BE CHIEFS’ FIRST EVER GROUP STAGE CAMPAIGN
This follows after the draw for the CAF Champions League group stage was conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo on Friday.
Amakhosi, who qualified for their first ever CAF Champions League group stage after beating Cameroon’s PWD Bamenda and Primeiro de Agosto of Angola in the preliminary rounds, were drawn in Group C, the same group as Wydad Athletic Club, Horoya from Guinea and Angolan side Petro Atletico.
CHIEFS WILL PLAY EVERY OTHER TEAM HOME AND AWAY
Teams will play each other on a home-and-away basis and only the winners and runners-up in each of the four groups will qualify for the quart-finals.
Following their trip to Morocco, Chiefs will host Horoya (February 23) and then welcome Petro Atletico to the FNB Stadium on match day 3 (March 5-6).
Amakhosi will then be away to Petro Atletico (March 16), home against Wydad (April 2-3) and will conclude their group matches away against Horoya (April 9-10).
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Match day 1 – February 12-13
Group A: Al Ahly (EGY, holders) v Al Merrikh (SUD), Vita Club (COD) v Simba (TAN)
Group B: TP Mazembe (COD) v CR Belouizdad (ALG), Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) v Al Hilal (SUD)
Group C: Wydad Athletic Club (MAR) v Kaizer Chiefs (RSA), Horoya (GUI) v Petro Atletico (ANG)
Group D: Esperance (TUN) v Teungueth (SEN), Zamalek (EGY) v Mouloudia Alger (ALG)
Match day 2 – February 23
Group A: Merrikh v Vita, Simba v Ahly
Group B: Hilal v Mazembe, Belouizdad v Sundowns
Group C: Petro v Wydad, Kaizer Chiefs v Horoya
Group D: Mouloudia v Esperance, Teungueth v Zamalek
Match day 3 – March 5-6
Group A: Ahly v Vita, Merrikh v Simba
Group B: Mazembe v Sundowns, Belouizdad v Hilal
Group C: Wydad v Horoya, Kaizer Chiefs v Petro
Group D: Esperance v Zamalek, Teungueth v Mouloudia
Match day 4 – March 16
Group A: Vita v Ahly, Simba v Merrikh
Group B: Sundowns v Mazembe, Hilal v Belouizdad
Group C: Horoya v Wydad, Petro v Kaizer Chiefs
Group D: Zamalek v Esperance, Mouloudia v Teungueth
Match day 5 – April 2-3
Group A: Merrikh v Ahly, Simba v Vita
Group B: Belouizdad v Mazembe, Hilal v Sundowns
Group C: Kaizer Chiefs v Wydad, Petro v Horoya
Group D: Teungueth v Esperance, Mouloudia v Zamalek
Match day 6 – April 9-10
Group A: Vita v Merrikh, Ahly v Simba
Group B: Mazembe v Hilal, Sundowns v Belouizdad
Group C: Wydad v Petro, Horoya v Kaizer Chiefs
Group D: Esperance v Mouloudia, Zamalek v Teungueth
