Power Dynamos and F.C. MUZA, Zambia’s representatives to the 2023–24 CAF competition’s champions league and confederations cup, have learned who they will face in the preliminary round.
The only team from Zambia to win a major CAF competition in 1990, Power Dynamos, will play Namibian team African Stars in the preliminary round.
The winner will play Tanzanian powerhouse Simba in the second round, which begins between August 18 and August 20, with the second leg matches scheduled for a week later.
The fact that Power Dynamos will play the second leg match at home should offer them a minor advantage as they look to repeat their 1990 CAF competition winning feat.
In the meantime, F.C. MUZA, who qualified for the competition for the first time in their history, will face Cano Sports of Equatorial Guinea in the preliminary round of the CAF Confederations Cup.
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The Mazabuka-based team will travel to Equatorial Guinea for the first game before hosting their opponents at Lusaka’s Heroes stadium for the second match.
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Prior to the draws, Simba FC stated that they would play Power Dynamos in an international friendly on August 6 in Tanzania to commemorate Simba Day. It is presently unknown whether the friendly will actually take place as scheduled.
54 clubs from 42 member associations are engaged in this season’s TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, while 52 clubs representing 41 member associations will compete in the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup.