CAF Champions League: results, group standings and clubs already qualified

CAF Champions League: three clubs already through to the quarter-finals

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After the matches of the 5th round of the CAF Champions League group stage, the list of qualified teams is starting to take shape. Three clubs have already punched their ticket to the quarter-finals even before the final matchday.

Al Ahly secured qualification by reaching 9 points after their goalless draw away against JS Kabylie (0-0). That result was enough to guarantee their place in the next round.

Meanwhile, Pyramids FC underlined their dominance by moving to the top of their group with 13 points, following a convincing 4-1 away win over Rivers United, thereby sealing early qualification.

Stade Malien also booked their spot in the quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 victory over Espérance de Tunis, taking their tally to 11 points and maintaining their grip on first place in their group.

It's worth remembering that the competition rules stipulate that the qualified teams are split into two pots for the quarter-final draw: group winners go into the first pot, runners-up into the second, and teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other.

Matchday 5 results

Here are all the results from matchday five:

• Power Dynamos (Zambia) 2-0 RS Berkane (Morocco)
• Petro Atlético (Angola) 1-1 Simba SC (Tanzania)
• Pyramids FC (Egypt) 4-1 Rivers United (Nigeria)
• MC Alger (Algeria) 2-1 Al Hilal (Sudan)
• JS Kabylie (Algeria) 0-0 Al Ahly (Egypt)
• AS FAR (Morocco) 1-0 Young Africans (Tanzania)
• Saint-Éloi Lupopo (DR Congo) 1-1 Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
• Stade Malien (Mali) 1-0 Espérance de Tunis (Tunisia)

Group standings

Here are the CAF Champions League group standings after matchday five:

Group A

1. Pyramids — 13 points
2. RS Berkane — 7 points
3. Power Dynamos — 7 points
4. Rivers United — 1 point

Group B

1. Al Ahly — 9 points
2. AS FAR Rabat — 8 points
3. Young Africans — 5 points
4. JS Kabylie — 3 points

Group C

1. Al-Hilal Omdurman — 8 points
2. Mouloudia d’Alger — 7 points
3. Mamelodi Sundowns — 6 points
4. Saint-Éloi Lupopo — 5 points

Group D

1. Stade Malien — 11 points
2. Espérance de Tunis — 6 points
3. Petro Atlético — 6 points
4. Simba SC — 2 points