Raja Casablanca welcome El Kanemi Warriors to the Stade Mohammed V on Friday for the second leg of their CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round tie.

Kick-off in Casablanca is scheduled for 22:00 French time, which is 20:00 in Morocco.

Five days after the first meeting in Ikenne, Nigeria, Raja will try to secure their place in the group stage after bringing back a valuable 2-2 draw from the away leg.

No French broadcaster had been confirmed when this article was published. In Morocco, coverage had also yet to be confirmed by either beIN Sports Mena or Arryadia.

The match could be streamed on Raja Casablanca’s official Facebook page, as happened for the first leg.

Raja hold qualification advantage

Raja overcame an early setback in Nigeria when Mohammad Abu Zrayq cancelled out the Desert Warriors’ opening goal in the 24th minute.

Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde then put the Moroccan side ahead shortly after the hour mark, but El Kanemi Warriors levelled in the 82nd minute.

The two away goals leave the Green Eagles needing either a goalless draw, a 1-1 draw or a victory to progress to the CAF Confederation Cup group stage.

Raja will be without Zidani, who was sent off in the first leg and is suspended for Friday’s match.

Adam Ennaffati and Ayoub El Amloud are available again after recovering from injury, while Ismail Mokadem returns after serving a suspension.

Strong home record against Nigerian opposition

Raja Casablanca have not lost at home to a Nigerian club in African inter-club competition since 1999.

Their record across four such meetings is three wins and one draw. The only game they failed to win was a 0-0 draw against Enyimba in the Champions League in August 2011.

Their run began with a 1-0 Champions League victory over Shooting Stars in September 1999.

Raja then beat Enyimba twice: 1-0 in the Champions League in July 2005 and 2-1 in the CAF Confederation Cup in October 2018.

That record, combined with the first-leg result, gives the Casablanca side a favourable position, although El Kanemi Warriors remain capable of overturning the tie with an away victory.