Abia Warriors to meet Asante Kotoko as Nigerian teams get CAF Confederation Cup opponents

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed the official draw for the 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup preliminary stages, with fixtures set to kick off in September while Nigerian teams now know their opponents.

In one of the standout ties, Asante Kotoko (Ghana) will face Kwara United (Nigeria) in the first preliminary stage.

The winner over two legs will advance to meet Wydad Athletic Club (Morocco) in the next round.

Meanwhile, another Nigerian side, Abia Warriors will face Malian opponent, Djoliba AC in the first preliminary round.

The winner of the tie will trade tackle with either USFA (Burkina Faso) or AS Gbohloe SU (Togo) in the second preliminary round.

CAF will release further details on match venues, kick-off times, and broadcast information in due course.

CAF Confederation Cup First Preliminary Round

First leg: 19–21 September 2025

Second leg: 26–28 September 2025

Second Preliminary Round

First leg: 17–19 October 2025

Second leg: 24–26 October 2025

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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