Ahly draw Jadida in CAF Confederation Cup

JOHANNESBURG, Apr 01 (AFP): Deposed African champions Al-Ahly of Egypt were drawn against Difaa El-Jadida of Morocco Tuesday in the CAF Confederation Cup play-offs.
Another intriguing pairing from the draw in Cairo placed Kaizer Chiefs of South Africa with ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast.
Ahly, seeking a record third consecutive CAF Champions League title, were surprisingly eliminated last weekend by Al-Ahly Benghazi of Libya.
Defeat meant the Cairo 'Red Devils', along with seven other Champions League second round losers, dropped to the second-tier Confederation Cup.
Champions League losers were paired with Confederation Cup second round winners and the eight play-offs survivors qualify for the group stage.
"Facing a fellow North African club will be a motivating factor because of the regional rivalry," said Ahly official Hany Rashad.
"No Egyptian club has won the Confederation Cup and we want to be the first to achieve that feat."
Ahly made a disastrous Confederation Cup play-offs debut five years ago, surrendering a 3-0 first-leg lead over Santos of Angola before losing a penalty shootout.
Jadida impressed in Confederation Cup home games this year, scoring eight goals in victories over Sonabel of Burkina Faso, Gamtel of Gambia and Kigali of Rwanda.