Vipers to face Botswana side with Orlando Pirates in sight

StarTimes Uganda Premier League champion Vipers SC will face Botswana giants Jwanwen Galaxy in the first round of the 2023/24 CAF Champions League.

The Venoms will travel to Botswana for the first leg between August 18th -20th, 25th and 27th before hosting the return leg a week later between 25th-27th.

The aggregate winner of the tie will face Djabal from Comoros and South African giants Orlando Pirates in the second round.

54 clubs from 42 Member Associations will participate in this season's CAF Champions League.

22 teams will progress from the first round to meet the ten top-ranked teams that have been given a bye to the second round.

The ten include reigning champions Al AHly from Egypt, Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Esperance (Tunisia), TP Mazembe (DR Congo) and Pyramids (Egypt).

The others are Petro De Luanda (Angola), Simba (Tanzania) and Denis Onyango’s Mamelodi Sundowns.

The winners from this round will advance directly to the competition's group stages.

CAF Champions League – 1st round

August 18th-27th

Jwaneng Galaxy vs Vipers SC