CAF Competitions: Rivers United, others chase glory as knockout stages begin

The road to the finals of Africa’s top club competitions, the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, reaches the last-eight phase this weekend.

This stage sees the continent’s top clubs, including Port Harcourt-based Rivers United, start the first leg journey of their quarter-finals at home.

The action gets underway on Friday evening as four-time champions, ES Tunis of Tunisia make their way to Algeria to face JS Kabylie. The Algerian side is working towards a third Champions League triumph, having won it in 1981 and 1990.