{"id":49523,"date":"2022-08-09T18:01:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:01:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/09\/caf-champions-league-apr-fc-to-face-tunisias-us-monastir\/"},"modified":"2022-08-09T18:02:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-09T18:02:02","slug":"caf-champions-league-apr-fc-to-face-tunisias-us-monastir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/08\/09\/caf-champions-league-apr-fc-to-face-tunisias-us-monastir\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF Champions League: APR FC to face Tunisia\u2019s US Monastir"},"content":{"rendered":"

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APR FC, Rwanda’s champions, will face US Monastir, Tunisia’s premier preliminary round of 2022\/2023 CAF Champions League.<\/p>\n

The draw for Africa\u2019s largest continental club competition took place in Cairo on Tuesday afternoon. APR was paired with the North Africans.<\/p>\n

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The first leg is scheduled to take place in Kigali between 9-11, September with\u00a0the second leg slated for Tunisia a week later.<\/p>\n

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The winner of the double header will lock horns with Egypt\u2019s Al Ahly in the next round.<\/p>\n

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Last season, APR FC was eliminated from the CAF Champions League to the Confederation Cup. They were defeated 2-1 by eventual winners RS Berkane.<\/p>\n

APR FC\u2019s biggest success in the history of African club tournaments was in the 2002\/2003 season where they reached the semifinals of then Cup Winners Cup.<\/p>\n

The CAF Confederation Cup also features AS Kigali, Rwandan Peace Cup winners, taking on ASAS Djibouti in the battle for a spot in the second round.<\/p>\n

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Source: rnewtimes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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