Namibia league champions African Stars FC beckon Yanga, Petro de Luanda

Namibia’s African Stars FC have organised an invitational international tournament to prepare for the 2025-2026 CAF Champions League.

A statement from the Debmarine Premiership holders says they will host Tanzanian giants Young Africans, Lesotho’s Lesotho Premier League outfit Lioli FC and Petro de Luanda from Angola next month.

African Stars head coach Bob Mafoso told a Namibian newspaper recently that the competition, dubbed the African Club Association Championship, will be held at Windhoek’s Independence Stadium from August 24 to 26, 2025.

“The bigger plan is going far in the Champions League; however, we can’t ignore the domestic cups. This is a very important thing for every team. Domestic cups are where momentum and morale are built, which allows us to conquer elsewhere, so we should prioritize them as much as we do with CAF,” the coach is quoted as saying.

“Competing with regular participants in the tournament is one thing that can assist us because we will learn so much from them, as they are the type of teams with high pedigree that we should expect to be drawn against in the Champions League preliminary stage. Once we get to that stage, we will know what to expect.”

African Stars won the Namibian league championship for the third consecutive time last season.