Rivers United, the defending champions of the Nigeria Professional Football League, will play Watanga FC of Liberia in the opening round of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League.
On Tuesday, the CAF headquarters in Cairo hosted the draw event, which included many intriguing matchups.
Rivers United team led by Stanley Eguma will play host to the Liberian First Division Kings at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium before travelling to the West African nation for the rematch.
Plateau United, representing Nigeria in the second round, will face ASO Stade Mandji, representing Gabon’s elite division, in the match. If Plateau United wins on aggregate, they advance to the next round.
Another matchup pits Rail Club du Kadiogo against Ghanaian powerhouse Asante Kotoko. After winning the 2021–22 Burkinabe Premier League, Rail Club secured a spot in the competition.
Due to Kenya’s exclusion from Fifa, Tusker was removed from the yearly club championship.
Due to alleged government meddling in the operation of the nation’s football organization, the East Africans are currently subject to an indefinite ban from the world governing body.
The Brewers, the current league champions of Kenya’s Premier League, will not participate as a result of this ban.
Zamalek of Egypt must overcome the Elect-Sport FC of Chad to have a shot at becoming the African champions.
The first leg will take place between September 9 and 11, 2022, and the second leg will be between September 16 and 18, 2022.
Wydad Casablanca is the current champion of Africa after defeating Al Ahly of Egypt in the final on May 30, 2022, at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca.
Teams from Zimbabwe, Cape Verde, Eritrea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritius, Namibia, and Reunion were not eligible to participate in the Caf Champions League, in addition to Kenyan teams that were disqualified owing to a Fifa ban.