CS Sfaxien, three-time winners of the Confederation Cup, will face USM Alger, Black Bulls and AS Real Bamako in Group D. The group stage begins on 27 November 2026.
The draw for the group stage of the 2026-2027 Confederation Cup took place this Wednesday, 28 October 2026, at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association in 6th of October City. The legends Alain Traoré (Burkina Faso) and Mudather El Tayeb (Sudan) conducted the draw, according to Foot Africa. CS Sfaxien, the Tunisian representative, were placed in Group D with USM Alger (Algeria), Black Bulls (Mozambique) and AS Real Bamako (Mali), according to AllAfrica.
The Tunisian club, three-time winners of the competition, will have to contend with USM Alger, the Algerian club, Black Bulls, the Mozambican club, and AS Real Bamako, the Malian side. Only the top two clubs in the pool will qualify for the quarter-finals.
A place in the group stage secured against Académie Amadou Diallo
Before the draw, CS Sfaxien had to go through the preliminary round. Drawn against Académie Amadou Diallo (Ivory Coast), the Tunisian representative qualified after a 1-1 draw in the first leg, then a 1-0 win in the return leg, according to AllAfrica.
For CS Sfaxien, finishing among the top two in Group D would give them access to the quarter-finals. The club will therefore need good results against USM Alger as well as against Black Bulls and AS Real Bamako.
The other groups
Group A brings together Al Ahly (Egypt), Raja Casablanca (Morocco), AS Kara (Togo) and Primeiro de Agosto (Angola), according to Foot Africa. Group B comprises AS FAR (Morocco), Azam FC (Tanzania), Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya) and Durban City (South Africa).
Group C includes AS Maniema Union (DR Congo), Singida Black Stars (Tanzania) and Red Arrows (Zambia). One place remains to be allocated, going to the winner of CR Belouizdad-AS Douanes (or Hafia FC), the same source states.
CAF has raised the prize for the competition’s winner to 4 million dollars, Filgoal reports.
A schedule set through to January 2027
The first matchday of the group stage will be played from 27 to 29 November 2026. The group stage will end on 22, 23 and 24 January 2027.
The top two clubs in each of the four groups will qualify for the quarter-finals, according to AllAfrica.