Uganda’s league champions Vipers SC will uncover their opponent within the Preliminary Spherical of the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League on Saturday, 09 August, because the official draw takes place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The occasion, being held in Tanzania for the primary time ever, highlights East Africa’s rising profile in African soccer. The draw will probably be performed at 13:00 native time (10:00 GMT) and will probably be streamed reside on CAF’s YouTube channel and broadcast by CAF’s worldwide companions.

Azam Media, CAF’s regional broadcast associate, will host the attract its studios, constructing on previous successes of comparable productions held at SuperSport and beIN Sports activities.

Vipers SC will probably be making their fourth look within the CAF Champions League. Their earlier campaigns have had combined outcomes:

• 2016: Eradicated within the Preliminary Spherical by Nigeria’s Enyimba FC.
• 2018/19: Fell quick within the First Spherical, dropping to CS Constantine of Algeria.
• 2022/23: Made historical past by reaching the Group Stage for the primary time, drawn alongside Raja Casablanca (Morocco), Horoya AC (Guinea), and Simba SC (Tanzania), however completed backside of the group.

After the expertise of competing towards continental heavyweights, Vipers will probably be hoping to construct on that publicity and make a deeper run this time.

The Preliminary Spherical will kick off on 19 September 2025, adopted by the Second Spherical on 17 October 2025. The Group Stage begins on 21 November 2025, with the knockout part scheduled to start out on 13 March 2026.