Kaizer Chiefs were among the seeded teams in the draw for the first preliminary round of the 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup, and will start their campaign with a trip to Luanda in Angola, to face Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca, the winners of the 2024/25 Angolan Cup.
The first legs of the competition will take place between 19-21 September, with the second legs scheduled for 26-28 September.
Continental title
Amakhosi faced Angolan opposition in the 2001 CAF Cup Winners Cup final when they defeated Inter Clube de Luanda 2-1 on aggregate, to win their first continental title – drawing the first-leg 1-1 away, and then winning the return leg 1-0 at Ellis Park, courtesy of a Patrick Mabedi penalty.
Kaizer Chiefs also faced Petro Luanda in the first qualifying round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions League.
A 0-0 first-leg home draw was followed by a 1-0 away win in the second-leg, with Leonardo Castro scoring the game’s only goal.
In four matches over two ties against Angolan clubs in CAF competition, Kaizer Chiefs are yet to lose, winning two games and drawing two.
Third participation
Should Kaizer Chiefs progress to the second preliminary round of qualifying they will face the winners of Djabal FC from Comoros and a team from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are yet to be determined.
This is Kaizer Chiefs’ third participation in the CAF Confederation Cup.
In 2014, they were eliminated in the playoff round by ASEC Mimosas of Cote d’ Ivoire in 2014 and in 2018/19, the lost out to Zesco United of Zambia in the second qualifying round.
The Glamour Boys will be aiming to reach the group stages of the competition for the first time.
The second preliminary round will take place in the final two weeks of October with the group stages starting on 28 November.
COMPETITION TIMELINE
Preliminary Round
First-leg 19–21 September 2025; Second-leg 26-28 September 2025
Second Preliminary Round
First-leg 17-19 October 2025; Second-leg 24-26 October 2025
Group Stage
Begins 28 November 2025
Knockout Phase
Starts 3 April 2026
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