The NBC Premier League champions have been pitted against Djibouti side, ASAS FC, in the First Preliminary round which will be played over two legs this month.
Miguel Gamondi-coached Young Africans SC will get the African campaign underway with an away trip between August 8-20.
There is also the possibility of both games being played in Dar es Salaam due to Djibouti’s lack of standard venues for international games.
Young Africans SC, also known as Yanga, will host the return fixture a week later as the winner of the tie will play either Sudan's Al Merreikh or Congo's AS Otoho in the Second Preliminary round for a place in the CAF Champions League Group Stage.
With the CAF registration window set to close yesterday, Yanga's squad for the competition has been confirmed.
The team had a busy transfer window, bringing in defenders Nickson Kibabage from Singida Fountain Gate FC, Gift Freddy from SC Villa (Uganda), as well as right-back Yao Kouassi Attohoula and midfielder Peodoh Pacôme Zouzoua from Ivory Coast’s ASEC Mimosas to bolster the squad.
Other new arrivals are midfielders Jonas Mkude from Simba SC, Mahlatse 'Skudu' Makudubela from Marumo Gallants of South Africa Africa, and Maxi Mpia Nzengeli from AS Maniema Union of DR Congo and forward-Ghana import Hafiz Konkoni.
According to CAF Champions League regulations, all participating squads should contain no more than 30 players who are eligible to play in the domestic competition for the club in the particular season.
If they qualify for the Group Stage, Yanga will be eligible to add three more players to their squad having only submitted an initial list of 27 players to CAF.
CAF said in a statement: “A national association which has registered less than 30 players in July may after the Second Preliminary round, starting on January 1 until January 31, complete its list up to a maximum of 30 players, provided that the additional list does not exceed seven new players."
Full Squad:
Goalkeepers: Djigui Diarra, Metacha Mnata and Aboutwalib Mshery
Defenders: Kibwana Shomari, Yao Kouassi, Lomalisa Mutambala, Nickson Kibabage, Bakari Mwamnyeto, Dickson Job, Gift Freddy and Ibrahim Hamad.
Midfielders: Khalid Aucho, Zawadi Mauya, Jonas Mkude, Pacome Zouzoua, Salum Abubakar, Mudathir Yahaya, Jesus Moloko, Max Nzengeli, Denis Nkane, Farid Mussa and Mahalatse Makudubela ‘Skudu’
Forwards: Kennedy Musonda, Clement Mzize, Hafiz Konkoni, Stephane Aziz Ki, and Chrispin Ngushi
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