CAF Comps: Eding Sport v Plateau Utd, New Stars v Deportivo

The draw for the preliminary rounds of the CAF 2018 Inter clubs competitions have been conducted on Wednesday, 13 December 2017.

The draw was carried out during a meeting at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, by the Inter clubs Committee.

Fifty-nine (59) were engaged for the Total CAF Champions League 2018 and fifty-four (54) for the Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018.

Only eight federations did not engage their clubs namely Cape Verde, Chad, Eritrea, Namibia, Reunion, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and Somalia.

Cameroon’s MTN Elite 1 champions Eding Sport will challenge Plateau United of Nigeria.

2018 African Champions League draw

First Round:

St George (Ethiopia) v Al Salam (South Sudan)

CNaPS (Madagascar) v Kampala Capital City Authority (Uganda)

Zanaco (Zambia) v Gambia Armed Forces (Gambia)

Bantu FC (Lesotho) v Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland)

Stade Malien (Mali) v Williamsville AC (Ivory Coast)

Al Tahadi (Libya) v Aduana Stars (Ghana)

Entente Setif (Algeria) v Olympic Real Bangui (Central African Republic)

Real Bamako (Mali) v MFM FC (Nigeria)

AS Otoho (Congo) v Mouloudia Alger (Algeria)

AS Fan (Niger) v Horoya (Guinea)

Generation Foot (Senegal) v Misr Makassa (Egypt)

Young Africans (Tanzania) v St Louis (Seychelles)

Township Rollers (Botswana) v Al Merreikh (Sudan)

Gor Mahia (Kenya) v Leones Vegetarianos (Equatorial Guinea)

ASAC Concorde (Mauritania) v Esperance (Tunisia)

Plateau United (Nigeria) v Eding Sport (Cameroon)

AC Leopards (Congo) v AS Port Lome (Togo)

LISCR FC (Liberia) v Al Hilal (Sudan)

JKU SC (Zanzibar) v Zesco United (Zambia)

Benin representative v Asec Abidjan (Ivory Coast)

Ngaya Club (Comoros Islands) v UD Songo (Mozambique)

DH El Jadidi (Morocco) v Benfica (Guinea Bissau)

AS Vita Club (DR Congo) v Be Forward Wanderers (Malawi)

Primeiro Agosto (Angola) v FC Platinum (Zimbabwe)

Bidvest Wits (South Africa) v Pamplemousse SC (Mauritius)

Rayon Sports (Rwanda) v Lydia Ludic Burundi Academic (Burundi)

Second round (teams in bold given a bye):

St George or Al Salam v CNaPS or Kampala Capital City Authority

Zanaco or Gambia Armed Forces v Bantu FC or Mbabane Swallows

Wydad Casablanca (Morocco, holders)v Stade Malien or Williamsville AC

Al Tahadi or Aduana Stars v Entente Setif or Olympic Real Bangui

Al Ahly (Egypt)v CF Mounana or RC Kadiogo

Real Bamako or MFM FC v AS Otoho or Mouloudia Alger

AS Fan or Horoya v Generation Foot or Misr Makassa

Young Africans or St Louis v Township Rollers or Al Merreikh

Gor Mahia or Leones Vegetarianos v ASAC Concorde or Esperance

Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia) v Plateau United or Eding Sport

AC Leopards or AS Port Lome v LISCR FC or Al Hilal

JKU SC or Zesco United v Benin representative or Asec Abidjan

TP Mazembe (DR Congo)v Ngaya Club or UD Songo

DH El Jadidi or Benfica v AS Vita Club or Be Forward Wanderers

Primeiro Agosto or FC Platinum v Bidvest Wits or Pamplemousse SC

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) v Rayon Sports or Lydia Ludic Burundi Academic

The 2018 Champions League will begin on the weekend of 9-11 February with the two-leg final set for November.

2018 African Confederation Cup draw

Winners of the 2017 Cup of Cameroon, New Stars of Douala, were drafted to face Deportivo Niefang of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea.

First Round:

Petro Luanda (Angola) v Masters Security (Malawi)

Young Buffaloes (Swaziland) v Cape Town City (South Africa)

Costa do Sol (Mozambique) v Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana)

Benin Representative v Hafia (Guinea)

APR (Rwanda) v Anse Reunion (Seychelles)

Onze Createurs (Mali) v Elwa Utd (Liberia)

Leopards (Kenya) v Fosa Juniors (Madagascar)

Ngazi (Comoros) v Port Louis (Mauritius)

Mangasport (Gabon) v Maniema Union (DR Congo)

Olympique Star (Burundi) v Etoile Filante (Burkina Faso)

New Star (Cameroon) v Deportivo Niefang (Equatorial Guinea)

Tanda (Ivory Coast) v La Mancha (Congo)

Akwa Utd (Nigeria) v Hawks (The Gambia)

Al Ittihad (Libya) v Sahel (Niger)

Ben Guerdane (Tunisia) v Al Hilal (South Sudan)

Asante Kotoko (Ghana) v CARA (Congo)

Djoliba (Mali) v Belouizdad (Algeria)

Al Masry (Egypt) v Green Buffaloes (Zambia)

Simba (Tanzania) v Gendarmerie Nationale (Djibouti)

Berkane (Morocco) v Mbour Petite-Cote (Senegal)

Africa Sports (Ivory Coast) v Nouadhibou (Mauritania)

Zimamoto (Zanzibar) v Welayta Dicha (Ethiopia)

Second round (teams in bold given a bye):

Petro Luanda or Masters Security v SuperSport Utd (South Africa)

Costa do Sol or Jwaneng Galaxy v Young Buffaloes or Cape Town City

Benin Representative or Hafia v Enyimba (Nigeria)

Onze Createurs or Elwa Utd v APR or Anse Reunion

Ngazi or Port Louis v Leopards v Fosa Juniors

Mangasport or Maniema Union v USM Alger (Algeria)

Olympique Star or Etoile Filante v Al Hilal Obied (Sudan)

DC Motema Pembe (DR Congo) v New Star or Deportivo Niefang

Tanda or La Mancha v Al Ahly Shendy (Sudan)

Al Ittihad or Sahel v Akwa Utd or Hawks

Asante Kotoko or CARA v Ben Guerdane v Al Hilal

Djoliba or Belouizdad v Nkana (Zambia)

Simba or Gendarmerie Nationale v Al Masry or Green Buffaloes

Berkane or Mbour Petite-Cote v Club Africain (Tunisia)

Raja Casablanca (Morocco) v Africa Sports or Nouadhibou

Zimamoto or Welayta Dicha v Zamalek (Egypt)

The first round of the Confederation Cup will take place in February with the aggregate winners progressing to March's second round.