NPFL champions Enugu Rangers will now have to go past Sagrada Esperance of Angola to reach the money-spinning group stage of the CAF Champions League.
Rangers scraped past US Zilimadjou from Comoros 2-1 on aggregate in the first preliminary round, while Esperanca saw off St Louis Sun United of Seychelles 4-0 on aggregate.
Rangers will host the first leg on Friday, September 12, while the return leg will be a week later in Angola.
The overall winners will march on to the group stage of the annual competition.
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