CAF Cup: Continental body releases first-round fixtures for 2020/21

By Boye Ajayi

Following the conclusion of the preliminary round at the weekend, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has released the fixtures for the first-round of the 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup.

According to the continental football governing body, the first leg matches will be played on December 22 and 23, 2020, and the second leg on January 5 and 6, 2021.

It said first-named teams are first-leg hosts. Persecondnews lists the fixtures as follow:

Tevragh-Zeina, Mauritania vs RS Berkane, Morocco Renaissance, Chad vs ES Sétif, Algeria USGN, Niger vs JS Kabylie, Algeria

TAS Casablanca, Morocco vs ESAE, Benin

ASC Diaraf, Senegal vs FC San Pédro, Cote d’Ivoire Al Mokawloon Al Arab, and Egypt vs Étoile du Sahel, Tunisia Al Ittihad.

Libya vs Pyramids, Egypt US Monastir, Tunisia vs Al Ahli Tripoli, Libya Namungo, Tanzania vs El Hilal El Obeid, Sudan Sagrada Esperança, Angola vs Orlando Pirates, South Africa vs Kigali, Rwanda vs KCCA, Uganda NAPSA Stars, Zambia vs UD Songo, Mozambique Bravos do Maquis.

Also Angola vs DC Motema Pembe, DR Congo

Al Amal Atbara, Sudan vs Salitas, Burkina Faso Green Eagles, Zambia vs Coton Sport, Cameroon Bloemfontein Celtic, South Africa vs Rivers United, Nigeria

The 16 winners of the two-leg first round matches advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16  losers of the Champions League first round.