The Sundowns trainer tells CAFOnline.com that defending the title will be slightly difficult now that most clubs have studied how they play. We have become the team to beat this time around, purely based on the fact that we are the defending champions. The 53-year-old coach is wary of the danger posed by the North Africans, an experienced side as far as continental club football is concerned. The Moroccans were semi-finalists last year, and their only triumphs in the premier continental club championship dates back over two decades. Fixtures16.09.2017 Alexandria Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Esperance (Tunisia)16.09.2017 Beira Ferroviario da Beira (Mozambique) vs USM Alger (Algeria)17.09.2017 Alexandria Ahly Tripoli (Libya) vs Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)17.09.2017 Pretoria Sundowns (South Africa) vs Wydad (Morocco)

Source: The North Africa Journal September 12, 2017 12:45 UTC