Ghana Premier League Champions, Kumasi Asante Kotoko will open their 2022/23 CAF Champions League campaign against RC Kadiogo from Burkina Faso in the first preliminary round.
This was confirmed on Tuesday after the draw for the preliminary rounds held at CAF headquarters.
According to CAF, the first-leg matches of the first preliminary round will be played from September 9 to 11 with the return matches scheduled to be played a week later.
The matches of the second round of the qualifiers will take place at the start of October.
The Porcupine Warriors are set to travel to Turkey for preseason.
Full Draw Below:
TotalEnergies CAF Champions League
Rivers United FC (Nigeria) VS. Watanga FC (Liberia)
ASO Stade Mandji (Gabon) VS. Plateau United FC (Nigeria)
ASN Nigelec (Niger) VS. Super Olympien d’une Afrique Renaissante (SOAR) (Guinea)
APR FC (Rwanda) VS. US Monastirienne (Tunisia)
Olympic Real de Bangui (ORB)(Central African Republic) VS. Vipers SC (Uganda)
Volcan Club de Moroni (Comoros) VS. LA PASSE FC (Seychelles)
Coton Sport Benin (Benin) VS. Asec Mimosas (Côte D’Ivoire)
Hawks FC (Gambia) VS. Horoya AC (Guinea)
ASKO De Kara (Togo) VS. FC Nouadhibou (Mauritania)
Casamance SC (Senegal) VS. JS Kabylie (Algeria)
CD Mongomo (Equatorial Guinea) VS. Djoliba AC de Bamako (Mali)
Bo Rangers FC (Sierra Leone) VS. CR Belouizdad (Algeria)
ZALAN FC RUMBEK (South Sudan) VS. Young Africans (Tanzania)
Saint George S.C.(Ethiopia) VS. Al Hilal (Sudan)
AS ARTA SOLAR 7 (Djibouti) VS. Al Merrikh (Sudan)
KMKM SC (Zanzibar) VS. Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya)
FLAMBEAU DU CENTRE (Burundi) VS. Al Ittihad (Libya)
Elect Sport (Chad) VS. Zamalek SC (Egypt)
Cape Town City FC (South Africa) VS. AS Otohô (Congo)
Associação Black Bulls (Mozambique) VS. Atlético Petróleos (Angola)
Red Arrows FC (Zambia) VS. CD Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
43 Nyasa Big Bullets FC (Malawi) VS. Simba SC (Tanzania)
CFFA (Madagascar) VS. Royal Leopards FC (Eswatini)
Matlama FC (Lesotho) VS. Coton Sport FC (Cameroon)
Rail Club du Kadiogo (RCK)(Burkina Faso) VS. Asante Kotoko (Ghana)
Gaborone United SC (Botswana) VS. AS Vita Club (DR Congo)
