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Zimbabwe\u2019s Caf Champions League representatives will wait with bated breath to discover their opponents in the group stage of the competition, with the draw set to be conducted in Egypt today.<\/span><\/p>\n

FC Platinum have been placed in pot four and will draw TP Mazembe, Esperance Tunis, Wydad Casablanca or Al Ahly of Egpyt from pot one.<\/p>\n

From pot two, they could pick out former champions Mamelodi Sundowns, AS Vita of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Horoya or Club Africain of Tunisia.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0three contains Ivory Coast\u2019s Asec Mimosas, Orlando Pirates, and the Algerian pair of CS Constantine and JS Soura.<\/p>\n

FC Platinum will be expecting a tough draw, especially with both pot one and two containing some of the continent\u2019s super powers and former champions.<\/p>\n

Each group will contain four teams, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n

Probably the best case scenario would be for FC Platinum to draw TP Mazembe, Horoya and JS Soura and the worst case would be for them to be placed in a group that contains current champions Esperance Tunis, Sundowns and Asec Mimosas.<\/p>\n

Whatever happens, FC Platinum coach Norman Mapeza knows that his team faces a tough draw and their main concern would probably be the travelling, where they would want less of the North African trips.<\/p>\n

The group stages will run between January 11 and March next year. FC Platinum have said that they will not go into the groups just to make numbers, but want to leave a lasting impression on the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn terms of competing, we are ready. We are not in the group stages just to add numbers, but we need to make our presence felt,\u201d club chairman Evans Mtombeni said.
\n\u201cWe are going to review with the technical team the four games we played in the Champion\u2019s League and see if there are any recommendations that will be made to spruce up our team for the next stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to give our team a new impetus as we go into the demanding group stages and also be ready for the new level of competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe group stages are on spotlight because most of the games are televised and the following is huge, so, definitely, no one would want to be on the spotlight for the wrong reasons. It is how we are going to work as a team that will shape what we get in the group stage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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