The top seeded team have now joined the moving train of the 2022 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League with highly anticipated battles set to get underway this weekend.
Rivers United of Nigeria will face reigning champions, Wydad Athletic Club as the Casablanca based side will look to retain the trophy and seal back to back win but they have the NPFL Champions to beat.
Wydad who clinched the title last season after victory over holders Al Ahly with Walid Regragui at the helm of affairs will now go into the game with a new tactician in Houcine Ammouta.
They have had a good start in the Botola Pro and are currently top of the standings after four matches with three wins and a draw.
Nigeria’s Rivers progressed to the second round after edging out Liberia’s Watanga FC 3-1 and they will be tasked with a mammoth task, taking out the defending champions.
Other epic clashes includes:
Us Monastir vs Al Ahly
Yanga vs Al Hilal
Cape Town City vs Petro de Luanda
Primero de Agosto vs Simba SC
