Erisa SsekisambuGor Mahia and Al Hilal are the only two teams from the CECAFA Region that have qualified for the group stages of the Caf Confederation Cup. The KPL giants, home to Ugandans Shafik Batambuze and Erisa Ssekisambu held New Stars of Cameroun in Doula to reach the last 16 2-1 on aggregate while Jamal Salim’s Al Hilal lost 1-0 to Mukura Victory of Burundi but won 3-1 on aggregate. North Africa, as usual have the biggest representation of any region with seven teams with three from Morocco, two from Tunisia and one side from Egypt in giants Zamalek. Zambia’s Zesco United and Nkana hold the flag for the South part of the continent along with Petro Luanda from Angola. West Africa has three flag bearers in Enugu Rangers (Nigeria), Asante Kotoko (Ghana) and Salitas of Burkina Faso.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 21, 2019 08:15 UTC