Al Hilal jet in for crunch CAF Champions League clash with Vipers

Nov 25, 2020

A contingent of 40 people including 20 players was booked into Pearl of African Hotel in Kampala.

CAF Champions League

Preliminary Round

First leg

Saturday

At 4 pm- At St Mary's stadium

Vipers v Al Hilal Omdurman

Second leg

December 6

Al Hilal Omdurman v Vipers

Sudanese giants Al Hilal have arrived in the country ahead of their CAF Champions League first leg of the preliminary round against Vipers on Saturday at St Mary's stadium, Kitende.

A contingent of 40 people including 20 players was booked into Pearl of African Hotel in Kampala.

Players and officials of Al Hilal at the airport

AI Hilal, home of Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Salim Jamal Magoola have a lot to prove more especially that Vipers have relatively performed well at home.

The two sides will face off again in the second leg match in Omdurman, Sudan on December 6.

The winner between Vipers and Al Hilal will face Mauritania's Nouadhibour or Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko in the first round of the qualifiers before the eventual winner progress to the group stages.

A minimum of $550,000 (sh2bn) cash prize awaits Vipers should they make it to the group stages.

Al Hilal players at the airport

All that the Ugandan champions now have to do is navigate past the two opponents in both qualifying rounds to be assured of the cash.

The cash on offer from oil giant Total has the winning team bagging $2.25m, runner-up $1.25m

Losing semi-finalists are assured of $875,000 (sh3.1bn), quarter-finalist $675,000 while the third and fourth-placed teams in the group will each get $550,000.

If Vipers progress to the first round and they are eliminated by either Mauritania's Nouadhibour or Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko then they will be subjected to a CAF Confederations Cup play-off round.

 

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