Saturday 11/April/2026 – 04:32 AM
Today, Saturday, April 11, 2026, the semi-finals of the tournament begin CAF Champions LeagueBut with an exceptional event, the defending champion and the historical champion of the most prestigious continental championships within the continent, Al-Ahly Club, will be absent.
For the first time since the 2018-2019 season, Egyptian clubs were absent from the semi-finals of the African Champions League, as the defending champion Pyramids Club was absent last season after bidding farewell to the tournament in the quarter-finals against the Royal Moroccan Army, while Al-Ahly was eliminated. -Historical champion of the tournament with 12 titles- From the quarter-finals at the hands of Esperance Athletic Club of Tunisia.
The absence of the historical hero and title holder
The CAF Champions League semi-finals will begin today, Saturday, with a first-leg match that carries a lot within it, as a Moroccan summit with a continental flavour, between the Royal Army and RS Berkane, at Prince Moulay Abdullah Stadium, the stronghold of the military team.
The match between the Royal Moroccan Army and RS Berkane of Morocco begins at nine o’clock in the evening, Cairo time, and will be broadcast on a group of channels between Ben Sports, the owner and exclusive broadcaster of the most prestigious continental championship matches in Africa.
The Royal Moroccan Army qualified for the semi-finals with a draw in Morocco in the first leg of the quarter-finals against Pyramids, and a win in Cairo, while its compatriot Nahdet Berkane is in the same round after a draw in Morocco against Al-Hilal of Sudan and a victory in the second leg in Rwanda with a goal in the last seconds.
