ENYIMBA, RIVERS KNOW CONFED CUP FOES TODAY

NIGERIA’S REPRESENTATIVES IN THE CAF CONFEDERATION CUP ENYIMBA AND RIVERS UNITED WILL KNOW THEIR NEXT ROUND FOES TODAY DURING THE DRAWS FOR THE AYOFF ROUND OF THE COMPETITION AT THE CAF HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO, EGYPT.

ENYIMBA DROPPED TO CAF’S SECOND-TIER COMPETITION AFTER THEY LOST 4-2 ON AGGREGATE TO SUDAN’S AL-MERREIKH IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ON WEDNESDAY.

THIS DEFEAT COST THE TWO-TIME AFRICAN CHAMPIONS A PAYOFF OF $550,000 (ABOUT N253M).

RIVERS UNITED, ON THEIR PART, WILL HOPE TO SEE OFF BLOEMFONTEIN CELTIC IN THE SECOND LEG AFTER RECORDING A 2-0 WIN IN THE FIRST LEG IN   BLOEMFONTEIN.