Soweto giants Orlando Pirates of South Africa will face Green Eagles of Zambia in the Preliminary round of the CAF Champions league.

The first leg of the contest will see the Buccaneers travel to Zambia between 9th and 11th of August, 2019 and will then host Eagles in South Africa between 23rd and 25 August, 2019.

Both teams finished second in their respective Leagues an will be meeting for the first time in the competition.

The tie is set to be an interesting one as Zambian stars at Orlando Pirates in the shape of Justin Shonga and Augustine Mulenga meet their Zambian colleagues at Green Eagles.

Meanwhile, Zambian Champions Zesco United who are seasoned campaigners will face Green Mambas of Eswatini away in the first leg before finishing off the tie in Ndola.

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