Nigerian Football club side, MFM FC have been drawn to play Real Bamako of Mali at the preliminary round of the CAF Champions League. Defending champions of the Nigeria Professional football league, Plateau United were pitched against Cameroonian club, Eding Sport. The winner of the Plateau United versus Editing Sports clash will face African heavyweight, Etoile Sahel, in the first round, while one of MFM FC and Real Bamako will qualify to play Otoho of Algeria.
The draw for 2018 CAF Champions League preliminary and first round was made recently in Cairo, Egypt.