November to January: Full list of Orlando Pirates CAF fixtures
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Soweto giants Orlando Pirates have confirmed the lay of the land in terms for their CAF Champions League dream. Here are the fixtures.
0 Orlando Pirates players celebrates scoring at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Image: Orlando Pirates media Orlando Pirates will compete in Group C with Simba SC of Tanzanian fame, Moroccan heavyweights RS Berkane and Cameroon’s Colombe Sportive DL.
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the run of fixtures from November 2026 to January 2027.
The Betway Premiership holders will kick off their group-stage mission on the road to Simba SC in Tanzania on the weekend of 27 and 29 November. The conditions and vociferous crowd will pose big questions on coach Abdeslam Ouaddou’s young side.
Matchday two sees Orlando Pirates host their first home showdown. Moroccan giants RS Berkane will be in Soweto on the weekend of 4 and 6 December.
December will close off with another long flight. This time the destination will be Central Africa to battle Colombe Sportive DL in Cameroon on the weekend of 18 and 20 December.
The new year will begin with the visit of the Cameroonians Colombe Sportive DL on the weekend of 8–10 January 2027.
That game will be followed by the welcome of Simba SC to South African shores on the weekend of 15 and 17 January. Former Stellenbosch FC coach Steve Barker will be making his return to Mzansi.
Orlando Pirates’ group-stage campaign will end in Morocco. RS Berkane will host the South Africans on the weekend of 22 and 24 January.
At the end of the six matches the top and second placed team in Group C will advance to the CAF Champions League quarter-finals.
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