Lobi Stars to battle Sundowns in CAF Champions League group stage

Lobi Stars have been drawn alongside South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns in Group A of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) Champions League.

Lobi Stars also have Morocco’s Wydad Casablanca and Asec Mimosas of Cote D’Ivoire to contend with in the group.

📸 @Total Champions League draw is complete #TotalCAFCL pic.twitter.com/zrNZWJbsCt

— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 28, 2018

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The group stage will have each team playing six matches from January 11 to March 17, 2019.

The top two sides in each group will qualify for the quarter-final.

Meanwhile, Rangers International were drawn against Bantu FC of Lesotho in the play-off stage of the CAF Confederation Cup.

Here are the results of the 2nd 1/16th round of the CAF Confederation Cup #TotalCAFCC pic.twitter.com/ffLFmoou8f

— CAF (@CAF_Online) December 28, 2018

The draw ceremony took place at the Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo, Egypt, on Friday.

CAF Champions League groups:

Group A: Lobi Stars, Wydad Casablanca, Asec Mimosa, Mamelodi Sundowns,

Group B: Platinum FC, Horoya AC, Esperance, Orlando Pirates.

Group C: Tp Mazembe, Ismaily, Club Africiane, Constantine

Group D: Al Ahly, Simba SC JS Soura, As Vita