Uganda Premier League champions Vipers SC will start their bid to return to the CAF Champions League group stage in opposition to Mauritania’s FC Nouadhibou.
The draw for the 2026/27 CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup preliminary rounds was held on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in Cairo, Egypt, with the Venoms handed a first-round tie in opposition to the Mauritanian champions.
Vipers should overcome Nouadhibou over two legs to achieve the second preliminary spherical, the place they are going to face the winner between San Pedro of Côte d’Ivoire and Rivers United of Nigeria.
The Venoms, who lifted the Uganda Premier League title, are aiming to qualify for the Champions League group stage for under the second time of their historical past. Their earlier look got here within the 2022/23 season, after they turned the final Ugandan membership to achieve the group stage of Africa’s premier membership competitors.
The primary preliminary-round fixtures can be performed between September 4-6 and September 11-13, 2026, whereas the second preliminary-round ties are scheduled for October 16-18 and October 23-25.
Golf equipment that efficiently negotiate the second spherical will qualify for the group stage, which is anticipated to start in late November 2026 and proceed into January 2027.
Vipers will now look to navigate the qualifying rounds and safe one other alternative to compete amongst Africa’s prime golf equipment.
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