The CAF Champions League group stage draw is set to take place today in Johannesburg, with Nigerian side Rivers United seeded in Pot 3 for the competition.

Top seeds (Pot 1) include:

• Al Ahly (Egypt) – record 12-time Champions League winners
• Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) – previous titleholders
• Esperance (Tunisia)
• Renaissance Berkane (Morocco) – despite never playing in the Champions League before, Berkane reached three CAF Confederation Cup finals, winning two, earning 52 points over five seasons.

Pot 2 features:

• Simba (Tanzania), Young Africans (Tanzania)
• Pyramids (Egypt) – defending champions
• Al Hilal (Sudan)

Pot 3 (Rivers United’s pot) includes:

• Petro Luanda (Angola)
• FAR Rabat (Morocco)
• Mouloudia Alger (Algeria)
• Rivers United (Nigeria)

Pot 4:

• JS Kabylie (Algeria)
• Stade Malien (Mali)
• Saint-Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo)
• Power Dynamos (Zambia)

Several teams are making their group stage debut, including Rivers United, Saint-Eloi Lupopo, Power Dynamos, and Stade Malien. Other notable former champions like ASEC Mimosas, Stade Abidjan, and Orlando Pirates failed to advance past the qualifying rounds.

The draw will determine the groups for the 2025/2026 CAF Champions League, setting the stage for what promises to be a competitive and exciting continental club tournament.

Would you like me to predict potential groups based on the pots for Rivers United?