The Chairman of ValueJet Cup, Otunba Tade Azeez has sent a message of goodwill to the four (4) Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) clubs that will represent the country in this season’s CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup.
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The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Tuesday conducted the draws for the CAF club’s competitions that will start on August 18th.
In the CAF Champions League, the League champions Enyimba will begin their continental campaign against Ahli Benghazi of Libya while Remo Stars will battle Western African neighbour Medeama FC of Ghana.
The 2022 NPFL champions, Rivers United have been exempted from the Preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup, the Pride of Rivers were seeded. However, the Federation Cup champions, Bendel Insurance have been paired against ASO Chlef from Algeria.
“I am wishing our clubs in the CAF competitions a successful campaign, with good preparation and hard work our clubs should get to the group stages. This is the major reason why we are organizing the second edition of the ValueJet Cup. Our clubs need competitive games to put their squad in the best shape for the continental games.
“We have received confirmation letters from Remo Stars and Rivers United, and we commend them for accepting our invitation. They will play against top NPFL clubs, all participating clubs in this year’s tournament will be an NPFL side and we are excited about our plans. I am optimistic the tournament will help the clubs on the continent,” said Tade.
The offseason football tournament will kick-off on August 4th with the final day on August 10th at the Remo Stars Stadium, Ikenne, Ogun State.
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