Africa’s football governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has revealed the date as to when the draw for the additional second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup will take place.In a communique sent out on Thursday afternoon, the governing body announced that teams who will manage to get to that crucial stage will know the opponents they will face in the draw that will be conducted on Tuesday 18 October 2022 in Cairo, Egypt.TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Additional Second Preliminary Round Draw on Tuesday 18 October https://t.co/97lqac0e44— CAF Media (@CAF_Media) October 13, 2022 “The draw for the additional second preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup will be conducted on Tuesday, 18 October 2022. The draw will kick off at 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time) in Cairo, Egypt and broadcast live on CAF’s digital platforms,” the statement from CAF read.The additional second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup is the last qualifying stage for the group stages of the second tier CAF Confederation Cup. Teams that win the two-legged tie automatically confirm their spots in the coveted Group Stages that come with heavy financial benefits.CAFCC: Kenyan duo included in AS Kigali’s travelling squad to LibyaIn the additional second preliminary round, there are 32 teams contesting for the sixteen available spots.16 teams that qualified from the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup square it out against 16 teams that lost and dropped down from the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Thereafter, the team that wins the two-legged tie confirms their ticket.##NAJAVA_MECA_6715903##“The additional second preliminary round of the 2022/2023 CAF TotalEnergies Confederation Cup will see the 16 teams that qualified from the second preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup play the 16 teams that lost the second preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League,” the statement added.The teams to have qualified for the draw will be known after this weekend after the second legs of the second preliminary rounds both in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup are played.Zesco’s Oburu tipped to return for CAF Confederation Cup assignmentThe matches in the additional second preliminary round will then be played on 2 November (first leg) and 9 November (second leg).
