REMO Stars could be up against former champions Mamelodi Sundowns in the preliminary rounds of the CAF Champions League, according to the draw by the Confederation of African Football for its continental club competitions.
Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) champions Remo Stars as well as runners-up Rivers United, third-placed Abia Warriors and Federation Cup winners Kwara United found out their CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup preliminary round opponents today.
Remo Stars will battle US Zilimadjou of Comoros in the first preliminary round, and will face South African giants Mamelodi Sundowns in the next round should the NPFL champions advance.
The Ikenne-Remo, Ogun State-based Nigerian champions have regularly been drawn against the biggest sides in the elite CAF competition in the preliminary rounds and are yet to reach the group stages.
Also in the CAF Champions League, Rivers United will play the yet-to-be-decided Democtratic Republic of Congo champions in the first preliminary round.
If Finidi George’s side advance, they will confront AC Leopards of Congo or Black Bulls of Mozambique.
In the CAF Confederation Cup, first timers Abia Warriors have been drawn against Mali’s Djoliba in the first preliminary round.
The winners of the tie will face either Burkina Faso’s USFA or Togo’s AS Gbohloe-su in the second preliminary round.
In the same competition, Kwara United will battle Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko in the first preliminary round, with the winners of the tie up against Morocco’s experienced campaigners Wydad Casablanca in the next round.
Abia Warriors will host the Djoliba first before the trip to Mali, while Kwara United will be away to Asante Kotoko first.
The first preliminary round is scheduled for September.