The chase for a place in the knockout stages of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup resumes on Sunday with eight mouth-watering group matches lined up for Sunday, 15 December.

The group stages have been nothing short of breath-taking, with all the classic ingredients of African club football upsets and thrills.

A blockbuster Group D clash headlines Sunday’s encounters as reigning champions, Zamalek face off against Al Masry in an exciting Egyptian derby set to take place in Cairo.

The two Egyptians are tied on four points with the reigning champions having a slight advantage with a better goal advantage.

In Group A, Tanzanian giants Simba SC will be hoping to recover lost ground when they welcome a troubled CS Sfaxien in Dar Es Salaam, while high in confidence CS Constantine will be looking at stretching their lead at the top of the group when they face Angola’s Bravos do Maquis in Luanda.

A titanic clash awaits Group B with the in-form RS Berkane playing host to Stade Malien on Sunday evening.

The Morocco’s are enjoying a rich vein of form both domestically as well as on the continent. They will however have to dig deep against a spirited Stade Malien who are capable of causing an upset the two-time champions.

Another closely contested encounter is expected in Group C when 2022/23 champions USM Alger welcome Asec Mimosas to Algeria.

Both sides are tied on four points and will be hoping to open the gap when they face each other in an exciting duel for a stretch of points in the group.

CAF Confederation Cup Fixtures: Sunday, 15 December

13h00 GMT | CD Lunda Sul vs Stellenbosch FC  

13h00 GMT | Black Bulls vs Enyimba

13h00 GMT | Simba SC vs CS Sfaxien

13h00 GMT | Orapa United vs AS Jaraaf FC

16h00 GMT | Bravos do Maquis vs CS Constantine

19h00 GMT | USM Alger vs Asec Mimosas

19h00 GMT | RS Berkane vs Stade Malien

19h00 GMT | Zamalek SC vs Al Masry

-CAF

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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has issued a statement that the post-match altercation in the Confederation Cup duel between ASC Jaraaf of Senegal and Algeria’s USM Alger on Sunday will be investigated.

It stated that the matter has been referred to the competent CAF bodies for further investigation.

Sports Village Square gathered from a Senegalese publication, Le Quotidien that after the match that ended goalless, there was a scuffle between Algerian and Senegalese supporters at the stands.

Later, the scuffle spread to the post-match conference where a CAF official prevented an Arabic-speaking journalist from asking questions in Arabic.

The USM coach, Nabil Maâloul objected. With his refusal to comply, the 61-year-old had his microphone muted.  

Enyimba rallied from a two-goal deficit to force a 2-2 draw with CAF Confederation Cup defending champions, Zamalek of Egypt at the Godswill Akpabo Stadium in Uyo on Sunday.

After a testy opening, the Egyptian giants struck first through their Tunisian striker, Seifeddine Jaziri who scored in the 33rd minute.

Seven minutes later, Zamalek were two goals up as an unmarked Omar Faraj was offered an open cheque in another Enyimba defensive blunder as he blasted the ball into an empty net after Enyimba goalkeeper, Ani Azoemena had collided with his defender.

But in added time of the second half, Ifeanyi Ihemekwele, in a breakaway move outpaced Egyptian defence and chipped the ball past an onrushing goalkeeper, Mohamed Awad to reduce the tally to 2-1.  

In the second half, Ufere Chinedu salvaged a point for Enyimba with a deflected strike outside the penalty area in the 58th minute.

With this draw, Zamalek temporarily leads Group D with four points, edging out Egyptian counterparts Masry by one point who will play Black Bulls of Mozambique later on Sunday.

Zamalek are scheduled to face Masry in the third round of Group D fixtures on 15 December, while Enyimba will visit the Black Bulls on the same day.