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The leaders were drawn to Zambia's Zesco in the play-off for the Confederation Cup. It will be a difficult match that will see them host the return match.
Zesco plays at Ndola's Levy Mwanawasa stadium and has won the Zambian championship in the last two years, also qualifying for the Champions League semi-finals in 2016 when Sundowns ousted them to qualify.
They also competed in the elite competition group stages last year and were the quarterfinals of the Confederation Cup in 2017, posting their pedigree on the continent.
The first leg matches will be played from 11th to 13th January and the return matches will be played the following week, the winners of these toes qualifying for the pool stages with the already qualified Etoile du Sahel.
CAF Champions League Draw:
group A
Lobi Stars (Nigeria)
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
Asec Mimosas (Cote d Ivoire)
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Group B
FC Platinum (Zimbabwe)
Horoya AC (Guinea)
Hope (Tunisia)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
Group C
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
African Club (Tunisia)
CS Constantine (Algeria)
Ismaily (Egypt)
Group D
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Simba SC (Tanzania)
JS Saoura (Algeria)
AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
Draw of the qualifiers of the Confederation Cup of Coffee:
Gor Mahia (Kenya) vs New Stars from Douala (Cameroon)
Al Ahli Benghazi (Libya) vs NA Hussein Dey (Algeria)
Al Hilal (Sudan) vs Mukura Victory Sports (Rwanda)
Nkana FC (Zambia) vs FC San Pedro (Cote d Ivoire)
Coton Sport (Cameroon) vs Asante Kotoko (Ghana)
Zesco United (Zambia) vs Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa)
Malian Stadium (Mali) vs Petro Atletico (Angola)
Raja Casablanca (Morocco) vs African Stars (Namibia)
RS Berkane (Morocco) vs ASC Diaraf (Senegal)
CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) vs Vipers FC (Uganda)
Zamalek (Egypt) vs IR Tangier (Morocco)
KCCA (Uganda) vs AS Otoho D'Oyo (Congo)
Bantu FC (Lesotho) vs. Enugu Rangers (Nigeria)
Al Nasr (Libya) vs Salitas FC (Burkina Faso)
Jimaa Aba Jifar (Ethiopia) vs Hbadania Agadir (Morocco)
* Etoile du Sahel automatically qualifies for the group stages
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