CAF Confederation Cup: Rivers United drawn, Bendel Insurance face tough test

<p>Rivers United have been drawn in the first preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup.</p>, <p>The Port Harcourt club earned the slot following their impressive performance in Africa’s second tier club competition last season.</p>, <p>Rivers United were eliminated at the quarter-final stage by Tanzania’s Simba SC last term.</p>, <p>Stanley Eguma’s side will face the winner of the tie between Etoile Filante of Burkina Faso and Senegal’s Ziguinchor for a slot in the group stage.</p>, <p>Bendel Insurance, Nigeria’s other representatives in the competition face a tough hurdle in their bid to make it to the group stage.</p>, <p>The Benin Arsenals will keep a date with ASO Chlef of Algeria in the first round.</p>, <p>If the Nigeria Federation Cup champions scale through, they will face former champions RS Berkane in the second round.</p>, <p>This is the first time Bendel Insurance will be taking part in the competition.</p>