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Gor Mahia have been placed in Pot C of the CAF Confederations Cup playoffs round draw alongside ASE Mimosas, Yanga SC, Williamsville Athletic Club, UD Songo, Plateau United, MFM, Generation Foot, CF Mounana, Bidvest Wits and Rayon Sports.

The draw will take place Wednesday in Cairo, Egypt and will be beamed live across the world.

The Kenyan representatives could face a team from Pot B or D.

16 teams that finished runners-up in the CAF Champions League first round and the 16 Confederations Cup first round finalists, have been placed in four pots depending on the CAF’s 5-year seeding criteria.

Four clubs relegated from the Champions League were seeded (Pot A) and top four ranked teams from the Confederations Cup (Pot B).

The remaining 12 teams from the Champions League were drawn into Pot C and the others from the Confederations Cup into Pot D.

The first draw will be to determine the matches between teams from Pot A and Pot D. The procedure will be repeated four times.

After, a ball from Pot B will be drawn against Pot C to determine the matches. The procedure will be repeated four times.

Once completed, the remaining eight teams from Pot C will be drawn against other eight from Pot D.

One ball from Pot C will be drawn against another ball from Pot D. The procedure will be repeated eight times to complete the fixtures.

The teams from the Confederations Cup will host the second leg matches.

Th Pots;

Pot A: El Hilal (Sudan), Saint George (Ethiopia), AS Vita (DR Congo), Zanaco (Zambia)

Pot B: USM Alger (Algeria), Supersport (South Africa), Hilal Obied (Sudan), Enyimba (Nigeria)

Pot C: ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Mounana (Gabon), Young Africans (Tanzania), Williamsville (Cote d’Ivoire), Aduana (Ghana), Gor Mahia (Kenya), UD Songo (Mozambique), MFM (Nigeria), Plateau (Nigeria), Rayon Sport (Rwanda), Generation Foot (Senegal), Bidvest (South Africa)

Pot D: CR Belouizdad (Algeria), La Mancha (Congo), CARA (Congo), El Masry (Egypt), Niefang (Equatorial Guinea), Wolaitta Dicha (Ethiopia), Fosa Junior (Madagascar), Djoliba (Mali), RS Berkane (Morocco), Raja Club Athletic (Morocco), Costa do Sol (Mozambique), Akwa (Nigeria)

 

 

 

African Football Writer contributing @Soka25east | Commentator; appeared on @MySoccerAfrica, @KweseSports, @ntvkenya, others | Keen follower of African Football. E-mail: bonfaceosano@gmail.com

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