The African Soccer governing body CAF has officially released the fixtures of the maiden edition of the African Football League.
African Football League (AFL) which is designed to showcase the best of African club football and provide football fans in Africa and around the world, the opportunity to see and enjoy the very best of the beautiful game on the African Continent.
The AFL is a partnership between CAF and FIFA. The Inaugural edition of the AFL will feature 8 of Africa’s most famous and successful teams from the 3 African Regional Blocks which are: the North Region, the Central-West Region and the South-East Region.
Egyptian giants Al Ahly Football Club, Tunisia’s Espérance Sportive de Tunis and Wydad Athletic Club from Morocco are the football clubs from the North Region.
The clubs from the Central-West Region are: Nigeria’s Enyimba Football Club and the DRC’s Tout Puissant Mazembe.
Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club from South Africa, Angola’s Atlético Petróleos de Luanda and Tanzania’s Simba Sports Club are the football clubs from the South-East Region.
The competition starts with knock-out quarter finals and will be followed by the semi-finals and the final; all of which are played over two legs.
The first game of the day for the first leg will be Simba SC of Tanzania against Al Ahly of Egypt by 3p.m local time
TP Mazembe ( DR Congo) will welcome Esperance of Tunisia by 1 p.m. local time.
Two-time African champions Enyimba International will play the last game of the day when they host Wydad Casablanca of Morocco by 6 pm local time, after Angola’s Atlético Petróleos de Luanda engage Mamelodi Sundowns in a fierce affairs 3:30pm local time.
The fixtures of the second leg were also released with matches starting on the 24th of September with powerhouse Al Ahly welcoming Simba SC 2:00pm local time
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