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Jwaneng Galaxy and Gaborone United Set to Embark In CAF Championship Tug of Wars

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held the draw for the preliminary rounds of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League and the 2023-24 CAF Confederation Cup at its CAF headquarters on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, kicking off this year’s continental football tournaments showpiece.
 
The South African Morena Ramoreboli’s side, Jwaneng Galaxy will host Vipers SC from Uganga in the 2023/24 season of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League 1st preliminary round on Match 21.
Gaborone United, who finished as runners-up to Jwaneng Galaxy in the Botswana Premier League last season and also won the Orange FA Cup season 4 this season, host Elgeco Plus of Madagascar in the first round of the 2023/24 CAF Confederation Cup campaign opener.
 
Egypt’s Al Ahly are the current holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League after their fiercely contested victory over Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca. At the same time, USM Alger of Algeria hold the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup title after overcoming Tanzania’s Young Africans in one of the tournament’s most memorable finals.
 
Games will begin with the first legs of the first preliminary rounds on August 18 through August 20.
 
NOW IT’S YOUR TIME TO SHINE ON THE CONTINENTAL STAGE, GOOD LUCK IN YOUR BIG GAMES!

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The Mares Drawn In Group B for WAFCON 2024

Botswana’s senior women’s football team, The Mares, will face stiff competition in Group B of the 15th edition of the CAF TotalEnergies Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). The official draw, held on Friday, November 22, 2024, at the Mohammed VI Technical Centre in Salé, Morocco, set the stage for the tournament, which is scheduled to run from July 5 to 26, 2025. 

The Mares find themselves in a challenging group alongside African football giants Nigeria, who boast an impressive 11 WAFCON titles and are gunning for their 12th. Completing the group are Tunisia and Algeria, both formidable teams in their own right, promising intense competition. 

The draw was part of a ceremony celebrating the growth and vibrancy of African women’s football, with officials emphasizing the tournament’s significance in showcasing the continent’s talent and passion for the sport. 

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