Uganda’s Kitara Football Club will take on Somalia’s Mogadishu City FC in the first preliminary round of the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2026/27.
The draw was confirmed on Thursday afternoon, August 6, 2026, at CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The Royals will play the first leg away between September 4-6, before hosting the return leg at Hoima City Stadium between September 11-13, with the aggregate winner advancing to the second preliminary round.
Whoever comes through the tie will face Egyptian giants Al Ahly FC in the second preliminary round, also played over two legs in October, with the winner progressing to the group stages.
Kitara qualified for continental football by winning their second Stanbic Uganda Cup title in the 2025/26 season, marking their second appearance in the competition.
Their debut campaign in the Confederation Cup ended early, with Libya’s Al Hilal Benghazi knocking them out at the preliminary stage.
This time, Wasswa Bbosa’s side will head into the tie against Mogadishu City FC with renewed determination to go further than they did on their first attempt