Draws for the first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League

The draws for the first preliminary round of the CAF Champions League has been revealed by the Confederation Of African Football (CAF).

Nigerian champions Enugu Rangers will face Algerian club Jeunne Sportive Saoura in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. The first leg will be played away in Algeria in early February 2017, with the second leg to be played in Enugu in a fortnight later.

The winners of the tie will face former champions and this year’s finalists Zamalek in the next round. Rangers Super Four champions Rivers United have also been handed a tricky fixture against Mali’s AS Bamako. If Rivers United see off the Malians, they will face El Merrikh of Sudan or Sony Nguema of Guinea in the next round.

The Pride of Rivers will travel to Bamako for the first leg and will host the return fixture at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Port Harcourt. In the Confederation Cup, Nigeria’s representatives, FC IfeanyiUbah will travel to Egypt where they face Al- Masry in the first leg of their preliminary tie.

If IfeanyiUbah beat the Egyptians, they will face Djoliba of Mali. Nigeria’s other representatives in the competition Wikki Tourists will tackle RSLAF of Sierra Leone in the preliminary round and Club Africain of Tunisia in the first round.