CAFCL : Rivers United trade tackles with Watanga FC of Liberia in Preliminary

The 2022-2023 CAF Champions League draw has positioned Nigerian champions Rivers United in a problematic place, decreasing the membership’s probabilities of making it to the group levels of the competitors.

Within the draw concluded on Tuesday, Rivers United will commerce tackles with Liberia’s Watanga FC over two legs within the first spherical of the preliminary stage.

Whereas the Liberian champions aren’t any pushovers, Rivers United are favourites to conquer a aspect set to make their first look on the continent’s premier membership competitors.

Like Watanga FC, Rivers United solely gained the Nigeria Skilled Soccer League title for the primary time this season.

However the Delight of Rivers had been CAF Champions League campaigners final season, beating Tanzania’s Younger Africans on combination within the opening spherical.

United’s march to the group stage was, nonetheless, halted within the second preliminary spherical by Sudan’s Al Hilal.

An much more tough problem awaits the winner of the Rivers United and Watanga FC conflict this time round, although.

The winner of the fixtures will face CAF Champions League champions Wydad Athletic Membership of Morocco for a spot within the group stage.

With three CAF CL titles and a file 22-time Botola championships, Wydad AC are one of the vital profitable golf equipment on the continent.

The Emperors defeated Egypt’s Al Ahly in Could to say their newest continental crown.

Whereas the Moroccan giants are common title contenders, Rivers United didn’t make it to the Champions League group levels of their two earlier makes an attempt.

The primary leg of the primary spherical matches will maintain inside the weekend of 9/11 September, and the second leg is about for 16-18 September.

The primary and second legs of the second preliminary spherical will happen between 7-9 and 14-16 October, respectively.

How do different Nigerian golf equipment on the continent fare?

Nigeria’s second consultant on the premier membership competitors, Plateau United, will meet Gabon’s AS Mandji within the first spherical.

If the Jos-based aspect advances to the second spherical, they may battle with one other former CAF CL winner Esperance du Tunis, for a gaggle stage spot.

Within the CAF Confederations Cup, Kwara United will lock horns with AS Douanes of Niger Republic over two legs, the primary of which shall be performed in Nigeria.

Remo Stars, the second Nigerian campaigners within the competitors, may have a mountain to climb towards Morocco’s AS FAR.