Uganda league champions KCCA FC have been drawn against Angola’s Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto in the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League.
In a draw conducted on Wednesday December 21 at the CAF Headquarter in Cairo, the Ugandan representative will host the first leg in Kampala before travelling for a return leg a week later.
In case Mike Mutebi’s charges get past that stage, reigning African champions Mamelodi Sundowns, home to Ugandan goalie Denis Onyango is lurking in the final round with the winner making the group stages as the new format suggest four groups.
A closer look at CECAFA clubs
Elsewhere, El Merriekh of Sudan where Ugandan goalie Jamal Salim plies his trade take Sony Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, Burundi’s Vital’O takes on Mounana of Gabon, Zambia’s Zanaco faces Rwanda’s APR while Tanzania’s Yanga will play Ngaya de Mbe of Comoros.
Nsimbe’s Tusker faces AS Port Louis of Mauritius
George ‘Best’ Nsimbe will have AS Port Louis of Mauritius to contend with in the preliminary round with Sudan’s Hilal waiting the next round.
The first legs will be hosted on the weekend of February 11-13, 2017 with the return leg a week later between February 17-19, 2017.
Prize Money
There is $550, 000 (about Shs1.83b) for finishing fourth and third in the group of the CAF Champions League.
It’s $650,000 (about Shs2.16b) for all quarter finalists and $875,000 (about Shs2.9b) for the semifinalists from $700,000 (about Shs2.3b) while the runner-ups take home $1,250,000 (about Shs830b), 25% better than$1m they were getting initially
The overall cash prize for the 2017 champions has had a 66.67% increment from $1.5m (about 4.5b) to $2.5m (about Shs8.3b).
SELECTED DRAWS
KCCA (Uganda) Vs Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto (Angola)
El Merriekh (Sudan) Vs Sony Nguema (Equatorial Guinea)
Vital’O (Burundi) Vs Mounana (Gabon)
Zanaco (Zambia) Vs APR (Rwanda)
Yanga Africans (Tanzania) Vs Ngaya de Mbe (Comoros)
Tusker (Kenya) Vs AS Port Louis (Mauritius)
STORY BY KAWOWO SPORTS
