Bakili Bullets are drawn in Group A

The draw for the group stage of the Champions League has taken place at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo.

Nigerian side Enyimba, the defending champions, are in Group A with Tunisia's Etoile Sahel, Ivorian side Africa Sport and newcomers Bakili Bullets of Malawi.

In Group B, Tunisia's Esperance, who were the seeded team in the group, will face USM Alger of Algeria, Jeanne d'Arc of Senegal and South African side SuperSport United.

The first round of group matches will be played between 9-11 July, with the mini-league phase concluding on the weekend of 15-17 October.

Meanwhile, the draw for the third knockout round of the African Confederation Cup has also taken place.

Ghana's Asante Kotoko will meet Wydad Casablanca in one of the ties of the round.

Other highlights include Nigerian outfit Enugu Rangers' trip to Rwanda's surprise package APR FC and the West African derby between Ghana's Hearts of Oak and AS Douanes of Senegal.

The first legs will be played on the weekend of 9-11 July and the return matches will take place on 23-25 July.

The winners of the fourth round ties will go through to the group stage of the Confederation Cup, which starts in August.

Confederation Cup draw in full:

Asante Kotoko (Ghana) v Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)
Orlando Pirates (South Africa) v Sable Batie (Cameroon)
APR FC (Rwanda) v Enugu Rangers (Nigeria)
Cotonsport (Cameroon) v Green Buffaloes (Zambia)
Petro Atletico (Angola) v FAR Rabat (Morocco)
Hearts of Oak (Ghana) v AS Douanes (Senegal)
Al Hilal (Sudan) v Liberty Professionals (Ghana)
Canon Yaounde (Cameroon) v Santos (South Africa)

Confederation Cup group draw:

Group A:
Asante Kotoko or Wydad Casablanca
APR FC or Enugu Rangers
Petro Atletico or FAR Rabat
Al Hilal or Liberty Professionals

Group B:
Orlando Pirates or Sable Batie
Cotonsport or Green Buffaloes
Hearts of Oak or AS Douanes
Santos or Canon Yaounde