The draws for both the Caf Champions League and the Caf Confederation Cup‚ which kick off at the end of November‚ have been delayed, but leaks say Orlando Pirates will meet Swazi opposition and Mamelodi Sundowns have been given a bye. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) had planned to release the pairings for the first two knockout rounds last Saturday but delayed them as they sought clarification over the possibility that Morocco might have to change their entrants. This depended on the outcome of the upcoming Confederation Cup final between Raja Casablanca and AS Vita Club of the Democratic Republic of Congo. That clarification will come from Caf’s emergency committee soon and is not more than a small procedural matter. But it has meant a longer wait for the draw. "Draw" is perhaps the wrong term because it is tradition that parings for the early knockout rounds in the two annual Caf competitions are worked out in committee and not picked out of a hat. This has always been...
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