CAF Champions League fixtures 2026-27

The CAF Champions League fixtures are listed above in matchday order, and each one shows its date and venue, then a kick off time in GMT, WAT, EAT and SAST, with the UK time beside them. The group stage runs over six matchdays this season, and the list updates itself after every game. South African readers searching for soccer fixtures will find the same list.

These are the fixtures for the Caf Champions League, which has been Africa's top club competition since 1964. Think of the list as a bus timetable, because it tells you when to be at the stop. The guide beneath it explains the route, which covers how the two legged final works, how to read the Caf Champions League table and where to watch in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.

How Do You Find Today's CAF Champions League Games?

The today block at the top of the fixture list shows every CAF Champions League game on the current date, with a live score that updates as the goals go in. If no tie is scheduled that day, the block points you to the next matchday. Once the final whistle goes, the score moves to the Caf Champions League results, where both legs of the final sit side by side.

How Does the Route to the Final Work, and Why Do Dates Change?

The group stage leads into the knockout rounds, and the competition ends with a two legged final, as it has since 1966. Since 2017, the group stage has held 16 clubs in four groups of four. Each club plays the other three home and away across six matchdays, and the top two in each group go through to the quarter finals. Every goal in the group stage can matter by the final matchday. Dates can move, so the list always shows the confirmed slot.

Where Can You Watch CAF Champions League Matches Live, and What Time Is Kick Off?

The broadcaster for each country is listed on every matchday card, because television rights change between seasons. Most fans in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa watch on pay TV or on a streaming app on their phone, so the fixture list is built to load quickly on a low data connection.

The kick off time is the detail most worth checking twice. Accra and London share GMT through the group stage months, while Lagos sits one hour ahead on WAT and Johannesburg two hours ahead on SAST. Nairobi and Kampala are three hours ahead on EAT. The same tie can be a teatime game in Accra and a late one in Nairobi, and the converted times on each card save you the arithmetic. The table below sets out the zones, apart from the UK moving one hour ahead in its summer.

How Is the CAF Champions League Final Decided?

The CAF Champions League final is played over two legs, with one leg at each finalist's home ground. This format has been in place since 1966. In 1965, the first title was settled in a one off final, when Oryx Douala of Cameroon beat Stade Malien 2-1. Under the two legged format, the aggregate score decides the champion, so a narrow first leg win is only half the job. The 2026 final showed this clearly. Mamelodi Sundowns won 1-0 at home, then drew 1-1 with AS FAR in Rabat on 24 May 2026 to win 2-1 on aggregate. It was their second title, after 2016. Al Ahly hold the record with 12 titles, the most recent in 2023 and 2024, and Zamalek and TP Mazembe have five each.

How Are the Groups Set Out in the Group Stage?

A draw places the 16 group stage clubs into four groups of four. The fixture list shows every group in full for this season, so there is no need to work out who meets whom. Mamelodi Sundowns, champions in 2016 and 2026, are easy to follow there, because the list shows when they play whenever they appear.

Which African Clubs Should Each Country Follow?

Every country has a reason to watch, even when its own clubs are not in the group stage. South African readers can follow Mamelodi Sundowns, the champions in 2016 and 2026. Ugandan readers have a personal link to that 2016 title, because goalkeeper Denis Onyango of Uganda played for Sundowns when they won it.

Nigerian readers have a natural interest in Oryx Douala of Cameroon, a neighbouring country, who were the first champions in 1965. Ghanaian readers can follow that same 1965 story through Stade Malien of Mali, the beaten finalists and a fellow West African side. Kenyan readers can follow TP Mazembe of DR Congo, who have five titles, including the 2015 title won with Mbwana Samatta of Tanzania, an East African neighbour of Kenya and Uganda. Espérance de Tunis of Tunisia are a name worth tracking for readers in all five countries, as one of the great North African sides in the competition.

The country filter on the fixture list narrows the ties to clubs linked to the country you choose, and the Caf Champions League stats then show which of their players are scoring.