The Confederation of African Football CAF has announced the date and venue of the draw for the group stage of the CAF Confederation Cup, following the completion of the qualifying rounds across the continent.
Rivers United defeated Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso 2-0 on Sunday in the second-leg of the second preliminary round of the competition at the Adokiye Amiesimaka stadium to secure qualification to the group stages.
The African football governing body has fixed Friday October 6th, 2023 as the date for the group stage draw and it will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Rivers United reached the quarter-final of last season’s CAF Confederation Cup where they were eliminated by Young Africans of Tanzania.
The Pride of Rivers remains Nigeria’s only club that made it to the group stage of the competition following the elimination of Bendel Insurance by RS Berkane of Morocco.
Rivers United has also become the only Nigerian team to reach the CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage for two seasons in a row.
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