<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">The draw for the 2024-2025 CAF Champions League was held, and resulted in Al-Ahly being placed in Group 3 alongside Orlando Pirates, Chabab Belouizdad, and Stade d'Abidjan.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Egypt is represented in this tournament by two clubs: Al Ahly, the title holder, and Pyramids, who are participating as runners-up in the Premier League last season. Al Ahly qualified for the group stage after defeating Kenyan Gor Mahia in both matches, with a score of 3-0 in both matches, while Pyramids advanced after defeating Rwanda’s Army, with a total of 4-2.</p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(180, 75%, 60%);">Ranking of clubs participating in the African Champions League</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Classification of the clubs participating in the African Champions League The Confederation of African Football (CAF) announced the classification of the teams qualified for the group stage, and Al-Ahly came in the first classification, along with South African Sundowns, Tunisian Esperance, and Congolese Mazembe. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:1062/984;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/80e16c05-86b4-4aa8-9222-c00bf85cff72.jpeg" alt="African Champions League"></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As for Pyramids, it came in second place with Raja Casablanca, Young Africans of Tanzania, and Chabab Belouizdad of Algeria.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The clubs were ranked as follows:</p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> First level: Al-Ahly - South Africa's Sundowns - Tunisia's Esperance - Congo's Mazembe</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Second level: Pyramids - Raja Casablanca - Young Africans - Chabab Belouizdad</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Third level: Al Hilal of Sudan - Royal Moroccan Army - Sagrada of Angola - Orlando Pirates of South Africa</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Fourth level: Mouloudia of Algiers - Djoliba of Mali - Maniema Union of Congo - Stade d'Abidjan of Ivory Coast.</li></ul><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(180, 75%, 60%);">Al-Ahly Club Matches Schedule</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The dates of Al-Ahly's matches in the group stage of the African Champions League have been announced as follows:</p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> First round: Al-Ahly faces Stade d'Abidjan in Cairo (November 26, 27 or 28)</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Round 2: South Africa's Orlando Pirates host Al Ahly in South Africa (6-7-8 December)</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Round 3: Al-Ahly meets Shabab Belouizdad in Cairo (December 13-14-15)</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Round 4: Chabab Belouizdad hosts Al Ahly in Algeria "3 - 4 - 5 January 2025"</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Round 5: Stade d'Abidjan hosts Al Ahly in Côte d'Ivoire "10 - 11 - 12 January 2025"</li><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Round 6: Al Ahly face Orlando Pirates in Cairo "17-18-19 January 2025"</li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Ahly club seeks to defend its title that it achieved last season after defeating Esperance 1-0 on aggregate.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Ahly is considered the club that has won the most African Champions League titles, having won the title 12 times, the first in 1982 and the last in 2024 after defeating Morocco's Wydad in the final.</p>