CAF Confederation Cup
CAF Focuses On Rivers United, Nigeria’s Last Hope In Confederation Cup –
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- Second appearance in CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals
- Highest finish: Quarter-Finals in 2022-23 campaign
- Former Champions of the Nigerian Professional Football League
Rivers United emerge as Nigeria’s sole representative in the ongoing CAF Confederation Cup, defying the odds to carry the nation’s football aspirations on the continental stage this season.
On June 25, 2022, Rivers United secured their maiden Nigeria Professional Football League title with an impressive four games to spare, culminating the season with a record-breaking 77 points.
Brief History
Established in 2016 through the merger of Dolphins FC and Sharks FC, both under the state government’s auspices, Rivers United swiftly emerged as a powerhouse in Nigerian football.
Achievements
Rivers United clinched their major silverware in the 2021-22 Nigerian Professional Football League season, marking a significant milestone in their young history.
Home Ground
The team hosts its matches at the illustrious 40,000-capacity Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Port Harcourt, a fortress for their football ambitions.
Continental Feat
In continental competitions, Rivers United’s most notable achievement remains their journey to the quarter-finals of the CAF Confederation Cup in the previous season.
Head Coach – Stanley Eguma
Stanley Azunda Eguma, a seasoned Nigerian tactician, has spearheaded Rivers United’s campaign since September 2021, marking his second tenure with the club. Under his guidance, Rivers clinched their inaugural league title in 2022, a testament to his managerial prowess.
Eguma previously led the team from May 2017 to June 2021, imprinting his tactical acumen on the club’s footballing philosophy.
Key Player – Alex Oyowah
At just 18 years old, midfielder Alex Oyowah shines as Rivers United’s standout performer this season. With six goals across all competitions, including four in the league and two in the CAF Confederation Cup, Oyowah epitomizes the club’s promising future.
CAF Confederation Cup
CAF draw brings Nigeria again against Benin Republic
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After Nigeria and Benin have been drawn together together in the 2026 World Cup qualifying as well as that of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, another CAF draw has pitched the two teams together.
El-Kanemi will face Dadje of Benin Republic in the opening round of the CAF Confederation Cup. Nigeria’s second team, Enyimba FC are exempted from the first round.
The eight time Nigerian champions will face the winner of Hafia versus Rahimo of Burkina Faso.
CAF Confederation Cup
Enyimba exempted from Preliminary round as El-Kanemi fall in Pot 1 of Confederation Cup draw
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Enyimba FC have drawn bye in the preliminary stage of the CAF Confederation Cup which draw will hold in Cairo on Thursday. The Nigerian team is among the 12 highest ranked teams in the competition.
Nigeria’s other representative are in Pot 1 along with 12 other clubs. The CAF Confederation Cup have 52 clubs representing 41 countries.
After the 12 exempted clubs, the remaining 40 clubs shall play in the preliminary round which consist of three ranked clubs and 37 non-ranked clubs according to the official clubs ranking.
Three pots of the 37 non-ranked teams are created considering their geographical proximity. The exempted teams and the ranked teams are distributed geographically.
CAF Confederation Cup
EXCLUSIVE! Abia Warriors’ Federation Cup loss saves Enyimba from CAF Confederation Cup disqualification
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BY KUNLE SOLAJA.
Had Abia Warriors won the President Federation Cup in tie with El-Kanemi Warriors on Saturday, Enyimba FC would have been disqualified from the CAF Confederation Cup.
Entry for the registration for both Confederation Cup and the CAF Champions League close this Sunday.
Sources at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) informed Sports Village Square that the eligibility code for any of the inter-clubs competitions, does not allow two clubs owned fully or partially by the same person or body to feature in the same competition.
Both Enyimba FC and Abia Warriors are known to be owned and funded by the Abia State Government.
Had Abia Warriors prevailed over El-Kanemi, they too, like Enyimba would have qualified for the Confederation Cup.
Like in UEFA clubs competitions, CAF would not have allowed teams owned fully or partially by the same body to feature in the same competition. In this case, the CAF Confederation Cup.
It would be a different issue, if one of the two were to be competing in the Champions League and the other in the Confederation Cup.
This is stated in Section L.03 of Article 55 of the CAF Men’s Licensing Regulations (2022 edition).
In accordance with the Regulations of CAF Confederation Cup which give precedence to the national cup winner over the third placed teams of the league in case of countries that qualified to enter two teams, the sacrificial lamb would have been Enyimba, whose position would have been taken by the next available team, Shooting Stars who placed fourth on the log.
It was partly in accordance to the Section IV of the CAF Confederation Cup Regulations (ENGAGEMENTS) that enabled the fourth placed Kwara United engaged in the 2022 edition as the entry closed while the Nigerian national cup was still at the quarter-final stage.
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