Stars face Comoros test Reigning MTC Namibia Premier League (NPL) champions African Stars will have to overcome Comoros side Volcano Club de Moroni in the preliminary round of the 23rd edition of the Total CAF African Champions League. African Stars were drawn against Volcano Club last week.
The first leg will take place on 27 or 28 November in the Comoros, while the return leg is set for Windhoek on 4 or 5 December.
The winner will then clash with either South Africa's Orlando Pirates or Seychelles' side Light Stars in the first round, with the matches scheduled for between 14 and 23 December.
The winner of this clash will the join 14 other sides, plus defending champions Wydad AC of Morocco, in the group stages of the competition.
The winners of the CAF Champions League will take home US$2.5 million, while the runners-up pocket US$1.5 million.
The semi-finalists get US$800 000, the quarterfinalists US$650 000, and those who finish third and bottom of their groups receive US$550 000 each.
National associations like the Namibia Football Association (NFA) receive an additional 5% of what their teams take home.
The league winners in different African countries participate, and the tournament is the equivalent of the Uefa Champions League in Europe.
The winner of the competition earns a berth at the Fifa Club World Cup, a tournament contested by the champion clubs of all six continental confederations.
Egypt's Al Ahly is the most successful club in CAF Champions League history, having won the tournament eight times.
Egyptian clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories, winning the title 14 times.
Wydad AC beat Egypt's Al Ahly to win the 2017 title.
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