CAF Hands Barrolle Tough Ivorian Match-Up


Caf, the African football governing body has released the fixture for the 2007 Champions League with Liberia’s Mighty Barrolle being paired with Sewe Sport of Ivory Coast. The draw took place on Thursday, 21st December.

According to Caf website, Mighty Barrolle will begin the campaign away to Sewe Sport on the weekend of 26-28 January with the return leg scheduled for 9-11th February in Monrovia.

The winner of the two matches will play host to the winner of the Coton S. de Geroua of Cameroun/Uganda revenue Authority of Uganda match on the weekend of 2-4 March. The return leg will be played two weeks later.

Meanwhile, African champions Ahly from Egypt have a bye to the next round, where they are scheduled to meet either Highlanders of Zimbabwe or Pamplemousse of Mauritius.

Tunisia's Etoile du Sahel, who won this year's Confederation Cup, has also been exempted from first round action.

Asec Mimosas from the Ivory Coast and Morrocco's FAR Rabat are the other two clubs to receive a bye.

First round fixtures:

Highlanders (Zimbabwe) v Pamplemousse SC (Mauritius)
Sundowns (South Africa) v Royal Leopards (Swaziland)
St Pierroise (Reunion) v Desportivo Maputo (Mozambique)
Zamalek (Egypt) v Vital'O (Burundi)
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Polisi SC (Zanzibar)
Asante Kotoko (Ghana) v Gambia Ports Authority (Gambia)
ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso) v Nasarawa United (Nigeria)
Fello Star Labe (Guinea) v Sporting Praia (Cape Verde Islands)
Diaraf Dakar (Senegal) v Maranatha Fiokpo (Togo)
FC St Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) v APR FC (Rwanda)
USM Alger (Algeria) v AS FNIS (Niger)
Al Ittihad (Libya) v Mogas '90 (Benin)
Canon Yaounde (Cameroon) v Etoile du Congo (Congo)
St George (Ethiopia) v ESCOM (Malawi)
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) v ASC Mauritel (Mauritania)
Stade Malien (Mali) v AS Douanes (Senegal)
Ocean Boys (Nigeria) v FC Kallon (Sierra Leone)
Petro Atlético (Angola) v Civics (Namibia)
Young Africans (Tanzania) v AGSM (Comoros Islands)
Likhopo (Lesotho) v ZANACO (Zambia)
Esperance (Tunisia) v Renaissance (Chad)
Renacimiento (Equatorial Guinea) v AshantiGold (Ghana)
TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) v Police XI (Botswana)
AS Adema (Madagascar) v Anse Reunion (Seychelles)
JS Kabylie (Algeria) v OS Balantas (Guinea Bissau)
Primeiro Agosto (Angola) v Mangasport (Gabon)
Coton Sport (Cameroon) v Revenue Authority (Uganda)
Sewe Sport (Ivory Coast) v Mighty Barolle (Liberia)