Football
By
Babatunde Ayodeji with agency report
Nigeria champions Enugu Rangers and Rivers United will know their
opponents as all is set for the CAF Champions League draw slated for Wednesday.
Rangers last featured in the competition in 2013, while Rivers
United as Dolphins played in the tournament in 2012.
The preliminary rounds of the Champions League will begin in
mid-February with the group stages slated for May.
Next year, the Champions League will be played on a new format
with 16 teams drawn into four groups of four clubs playing a mini-league.
The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals
to be played on a knockout basis.
This year, seven-time Nigeria champions Enyimba reached the group
stage of the annual tournament, while Warri Wolves were eliminated in the first
round.
Nigeria’s representatives in the CAF Confederation Cup, Wikki
Tourists and FC IfeanyiUbah will also be drawn in the preliminary rounds of the
second-tier continental club competition, which will also have an expanded group
stage of 16 teams.
Akwa United and Nasarawa United both failed to reach the
mini-league phase of the 2016 Confederation Cup.
No Nigerian club have won this competition since it was founded in
2004.
Credit: AfricanFootball
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