Red Arrows and Zesco United have passed the mandatory club licensing system for the 2024-25 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
On Monday this week, the African football governing body confirmed the list of clubs licensed and eligible to compete in the new seasons of the competitions.
57 clubs from 46 different nations cleared to compete in the CAF Champions League with 51 clubs from 40 countries in the Confederation Cup.
The clearance means Red Arrows and ZESCO United met the required criteria of Sporting Infrastructure, Personnel, and Administrative, Legal, and Financial, whose submission deadline date for all the licensing decisions and documents was June 30, 2024.
The license is a pre-requisite for a club to play in CAF interclub competitions.
“Several clubs across the continent have undergone a licensing process at the level of their respective national associations” CAF said.
Zambian champions, Red Arrows will face Malawian champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets in the CAF Champions league first preliminary round.
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On the other hand, Zesco United will start their Confederation Cup journey away to Zimbabwean outfit Dynamos FC.
