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Nigeria’s only representative in this season’s CAF Competitions, Rivers United have been handed a tough quarter-final fixture against title-holders USM Alger of Algeria.
The quarter-final draws was held in Cairo Egypt on Tuesday afternoon.
The Port Harcourt outfit hope to become the first Nigerian winners of an African competition since Enyimba defeated Hearts of Oak 2-0 after extra time to lift the 2005 CAF Super Cup.
The Port Harcourt based side, won all it home group games but managed just one victory away losing two games and drawing.
Dreams of Ghana, who topped a group in which Rivers finished runners-up, meet Stade Malien of Mali in a west African affair.
Modern Future face Zamalek in an Egyptian derby while Abu Salim of Libya take on Renaissance Berkane of Morocco in a north African showdown.
Berkane twice, USM, Malien and Zamalek have won the Confederation Cup, the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League.
Dreams and Salim qualified for the quarter-finals at the first attempt in a competition dominated by north African clubs with 15 victories in 20 finals.
That trend could continue with Zamalek, Berkane and USM looking the strongest of the eight survivors.
Berkane, the 2020 and 2022 winners, boast the only unbeaten record among the title hopefuls with five victories and three draws from qualifying and group games.
Rivers have reached the quarter-finals for the second straight season.