Vipers, NEC discover CAF Interclub opponents in 2024-25 draw

Uganda’s representatives in the 2025/26 CAF Interclub competitions Vipers SC and NEC FC have learnt their opponents following Saturday’s official draw held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Vipers SC, last season’s league and Uganda Cup double winners, will begin their CAF Champions League campaign against Namibia’s African Stars in the preliminary round. The winner of that tie will advance to face either Zambia’s Power Dynamos or Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas in the first round.

For NEC FC, who will be making their continental debut in the CAF Confederation Cup, the journey starts against Kenya’s Nairobi United also newcomers to the competition. Should they progress, they will take on the winner between Sudan’s Al Ahli Madani and Tunisia’s ES Sportive in the next round.

The preliminary round matches are scheduled between September 19–21 for the first leg and September 26–28 for the second leg.