The draw for the third round matches in the African Confederation Cup on Tuesday will be conducted in Cairo on Tuesday with three South African clubs in the mix for the first time.
It is the last round of knockout matches ahead of the group phase and will be played over two legs on November 2 and November 9 – both midweek dates, which is unusual for continental club competition
The draw, at the Confederation of African football’s headquarters, pits the eight teams who won in the second round of the Confederation Cup at the weekend with the eight sides who lost in the second round of the Champions League at the same time.
That means Marumo Gallants and Royal AM will be one side of the draw and Cape Town City in the other.
The teams that drop down from the Champions League host the first leg matches on November 2 and the aggregate winners go into the group phase, which will kick off in February.
Africa’s secondary club competition is yet to produce a South African winner although both Orlando Pirates (2015 and 2022) and SuperSport United (2017) finished runners-up
Rookies Royal AM this season became the 16th South African side to compete in the Confederation Cup since it was first introduced in 2004, as an amalgamation of the old African Cup Winners’ Cup and the CAF Cup.
Here is a full list of South Africa’s participants up to last season:
Wits University: 2004 (second round), 2011(second round), 2015 (first round), 2016 (second round), 2017 (third round, dropped down from Champions League), 2018 (third round, dropped down from Champions League), 2019-20 (group phase)
Santos
2004 (group phase)
Orlando Pirates
2004 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2015 (runners-up), 2020-21 (quarterfinalists),
2021-22 (runners-up)
SuperSport United
2005 (fourth round), 2010 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2013 (third round), 2014 (third round), 2017 (runners-up), 2018 (third round)
Kaizer Chiefs
2005 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2014 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2018-19(third round)
Mamelodi Sundowns
2007 (group phase), 2008 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2009 (third round), 2016 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League)
Ajax Cape Town
2008 (third round), 2016 (first round)
Platinum Stars
2008 (fourth round, dropped down from Champions League), 2017 (group phase)
Moroka Swallows
2010 (second round),
Black Leopards
2012 (fourth round)
Cape Town City
2018 (second round)
Free State Stars
2018-19 (first round)
TS Galaxy
2019-20 (third round)
Bloemfontein Celtic
2020-21 (second round)
Marumo Gallants
2021-22 (third round)