Rivers United will know their CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final opponent on Tuesday, March 12. The draw, according to a release by CAF on Tuesday, will be conducted at its headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Eight teams have already sealed their place in the last eight. Four teams, USM Alger (Algeria), Zamalek (Egypt),Dreams FC (Ghana), RS Berkane (Morocco) will be seeded for the draw.
Rivers United are in Pot 2 with Modern Future (Egypt), Abu Salem (Libya) and Stade Malien (Mali). The Port Harcourt club booked their place in the quarter finals after a 2-1 home win against Ghana’s Dreams FC last weekend. The Nigerian club were eliminated at the same stage by Yanga of Tanzania last year. They are looking to become the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Confederation Cup.