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The CAF Champions League of 2017 (is the 53rd edition of the first
African football club tournament organized by the Confederation of
African Football (CAF) and the 21st edition under the current format of
the CAF Champions League.
Starting from this season, the group stage will be increased from eight to 16 teams, divided into four groups of four. According to these changes, the total number of games to be played in the tournament will increase by 16 games due to the additional 8 teams involved in the group stage.The winners of the 2017 CAF Champions League will qualify as CAF's representative at the 2017 FIFA Club World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and willAlso the right to play against the winners of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup in the 2018 CAF Super Cup. Mamelodi Sundowns is the defending champion.
Defending champions Mamelodi Sundowns and last year's finalists Zamalek will be among the best seeds for the CAF Champions League this yearFormer champions Al Ahly and Etoile Du Sahel are the four best organized teams announced by the Confederation of African Football.El Hilal of Sudan leads the list in the second seed level with Tunisian Esperance, Moroccan Wydad Casablanca and USM Alger of Algeria.The third level is made up of the Sudanese giants Al Merriekh, which houses Ugandan goalkeeper Jamal Salim, Coton Sport of Cameron, AS Vita of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Al Ahli Tripoli of Libya, while the last level compromises St. George's of Ethiopia where Ugandans Robert Odongkara and Yasser Mugerwa trade, Ferroviaro Bera of Mozambique, Zambia Zanaco champions and former giants CAPS United.This is the first time in the history of the competition to have 16 teams in the group stage.The draw for the 2017 group stages will probably be held in Cairo on Tuesday, 21 March 2017.A team of each level will be assigned in a group with the sets determined by the 5-year ranking of CAF.Pot 1: Al Ahly (Egypt), Zamalek (Egypt), Etoile Du Sahel (Tunisia) and Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)Pot 2: Al Hilal (Sudan), Esperance (Tunisia), Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) and USM Alger (Algeria)Pot 3: Al Merriekh (Sudan), Cotton Sport (Cameroon), AS Vita (DR Congo) and Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya)Pot 4: St. George (Ethiopia), Ferroviaro Bera (Mozambique), Zanaco (Zambia) and CAPS United (Zimbabwe)
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