Power Dynamos to Face ASEC Mimosas in CAF Champions League Preliminary Round

Power Dynamos Football Club (PDFC) have been drawn against Ivorian side, ASEC Mimosas in the preliminary round of the 2025/26 CAF Champions League which is set to kick-off next month.

The reigning Super League Champions are among the 58 elite Africa clubs that will play in this season’s Champions League. 

In a draw that was conducted at Azam Media Studios in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, today, Power were placed in Pot 3 where they ended up being paired with the Ivorians who were domiciled in Pot 7. 

According to the roadmap revealed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), Power will be at home for the first leg which is expected to be played during the weekend of 19–21 September, 2025. 

The second leg has been scheduled for a week later. 

Should Power emerge victors over two legs, the Zambian champions will advance to the second preliminary round where they will face the winner between Namibia’s Africa Stars and Vipers of Uganda in October.

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