The Rwandan champions will face Angolan Recreativo du Libolo in the preliminary round and if they win, they will face the defending champions TP Mazembe.
APR’s Dutch coach Erik Paske has admitted that his lads are in for a difficult ride in next year’s African Champions League.
The ten-time national league champions are scheduled to play Angolan club Recreativo du Libolo in the preliminary round before taking on reigning African champions TP Mazembe of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the next stage if they progress.
“We have two very tough games in the Champions League. Recreativo de Libolo and TP Mazembe are two big sides on the continent,” he told the New Times.
“It is not going to be easy even though we know that we have the quality to take something out of both games,” he added.
Paske has been looking to better Rene Feller’s performances in last year’s Confederations Cup where the military side was knocked out in the second round by a 2-0 aggregate loss to Haras El Hoduod of Egypt.
In the preliminary round, APR battered a lacklustre Kenyan side Gor Mahia 7-0 on aggregate.
APR start their campaign by hosting Recreativo de Libolo on the weekend of February 12-14 before travelling to Luanda for the return leg on the weekend of February 25-28, 2010, with the winner going on to face TP Mazembe, who got a bye into the 1/16th round.
Mazembe were crowned African champions last season after edging past Nigerian side, Heartland FC on the away goal rule after a 2-2 tie from both legs.
Source:goal.com/
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