CAF Announces 2025/2026 Champions League & Confederation Cup Dates
Rana Atef
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the 2025 editions of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup will kick off in September 2025, due to the African Nations Championship (CHAN) being held in August.
CAF Sets Tournament Schedule as Follows:
Preliminary Round 1
First Leg: September 19–21, 2025
Second Leg: September 26–28, 2025
Preliminary Round 2
First Leg: October 17–19, 2025
Second Leg: October 24–26, 2025
Group Stage
Matchday 1: November 21–23, 2025
Matchday 2: November 28–30, 2025
Matchday 3: January 23–25, 2026
Matchday 4: January 30 – February 1, 2026
Matchday 5: February 6–8, 2026
Matchday 6: February 13–15, 2026
Quarter-finals
First Leg: March 13–15, 2026
Second Leg: March 20–22, 2026
Semi-finals
First Leg: April 10–12, 2026
Second Leg: April 17–19, 2026
Final
To be held between May 8 and May 24, 2026
Player Registration Windows Set by CAF:
First registration period (for Preliminary Round 1):
August 1–31, 2025
Second registration period (for Preliminary Round 2):
September 1–30, 2025
Registration period for Group Stage:
October 1–31, 2025
Final registration period (for remainder of group stage & knockout rounds):
January 1–31, 2026
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