Yanga and Kenyan players land tricky ties in CAF Confederation Cup draw

Reigning Tanzania champions Young Africans (Yanga) have landed a fiendish draw after being paired up with Tunisian giants Club Africain in the additional Second Round of the CAF Confederation Cup.The draw saw a total of 32 teams with 16 teams dropping from the CAF Champions League Second Preliminary Round after suffering defeat while the other half progressed from the Confederation Cup.Montreal reveal Wanyama rejected new contract offersThe first leg of the clashes are slated for Wednesday 2 November while the return ties will be played exactly a week later with the winners set to earn a ticket to the Group Stages of the competition.Yanga crashed out from the CAF Champions League Second Preliminary Round qualifiers after a narrow 1-0 aggregate loss against Sudanese heavyweights Al Hilal while Club Africain annihilated Zanzibar’s Kipanga 7-0.DR Congo side FC Saint Eloi Lupopo, home to Kenyan forward Sydney Lokale were drawn against either AS Vita or Kadiogo who are yet to play their second leg clash which is slated for Thursday 20 October.Another Kenyan who will look to make it to the Group Stages of the CAF Confederation Cup, Sven Yidah will hope his Marumo Gallants side can get past Al Ahly Tripoli who reached the semi-finals last season.##NAJAVA_MECA_6736783##Reigning Confederation Cup champions RS Berkane will face Tunisian outfit Union Sportive Monastirienne while two-time champions TP Mazembe were paired up against Royal AM from South Africa.An interesting clash in the draw will see an Ivory Coast derby between ASEC Mimosas who were eliminated from the Champions League by Horoya AC square it out against Sporting Gagnoa.

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