Nigeria’s representative in this year’s CAF Confederation Cup Enyimba of Aba have been exempted from the preliminary rounds of the competition.
Twelve other clubs also received a bye by virtue of their record on the continent.
The clubs are USMA Algiers (Algeria), Asec Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Stade Malien (Mali), El Masry and Zamalek (Egypt), Simba (Tanzania), Sekhukhune (South Africa), RS Berkane (Morocco), AS Vita and FC Lupopa (DR Congo).
The other Nigerian club in the competition, El-Kanemi Warriors, will begin the competition in the preliminary round.
Fellow Nigerian clubs Remo Stars and Rangers are in pots 3 and 4 of the Champions League draw.
The draw ceremony will hold in Cairo, Egypt, on Thursday.
CAF Confederation Cup: Enyimba Exempted From Preliminary Round
