The Confédération Africaine de Soccer (CAF) has formally confirmed two iconic figures in Tanzanian soccer as Draw Assistants for the 2025/26 CAF Interclub Preliminary Draw, scheduled to happen on Saturday, 9 August in Tanzania’s capital, Dar es Salaam.
The draw shall be held on the state-of-the-art Azam Media Studios, residence to CAF’s strategic broadcast companion in East Africa, a area displaying outstanding progress in each cumulative audiences and stadium attendance throughout all CAF competitions.
The occasion shall be broadcast stay at 13:00 native time (10:00 GMT) from Azam Media
Studios and shall be out there throughout all CAF Broadcast Companions, in addition to streamed stay on CAF’s official YouTube channel, Caf television.
Simba SC legend Abdalla Kibadeni Mputa and Younger Africans SC icon Sunday Manara are the 2 Tanzanian soccer greats confirmed to conduct Saturday’s attract Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
Abdallah Kibadeni Mputa – First Scorer of a Hat -Trick within the Kariakoo Derby
Affectionately often known as “King Mputa” throughout East Africa, Kibadeni etched his identify within the historical past books by turning into the primary Simba SC participant to attain a hat-trick within the fiercely contested Kariakoo Derby in opposition to Younger Africans SC in 1977.
Following a profitable enjoying profession, Mputa transitioned into teaching, the place he continued to make his mark–most notably profitable the Coach of the Season award with Kagera Sugar FC in 2013.
Sunday Manara – The pioneer who opened European doorways to Tanzanian expertise
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Sunday Manara, who made his debut for Younger Africans SC in 1970, broke new floor by turning into the primary Tanzanian footballer to play professionally in Europe, signing with Dutch facet Heracles Almelo in 1977.
His worldwide profession spanned the globe, with stints within the Netherlands, america, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates–placing Tanzanian soccer firmly on the worldwide stage.
Saturday’s Draw marks a historic milestone because the first-ever CAF Interclub season draw hosted in East Africa, underlining CAF’s increasing footprint, deepening partnerships, and the rising urge for food for African soccer throughout the continent.
The Preliminary Spherical of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup is scheduled to kick off on 19 September 2025, adopted by the Second Preliminary Spherical beginning on 17 October 2025.
The Group Stage of each competitions will start on 21 November 2025, with the knockout part set to start on 13 March 2026.
