/ 9 March 1999

BYE FOR CAF CUP HOLDERS

CAF Cup holders Club Sportif Sfaxien of Tunisia have received a bye into the second round following the withdrawal of Energy of Benin. The clubs were due to meet this weekend when 46 first-round matches are scheduled in the annual Champions League, Cup Winners Cup and CAF Cup competitions. Coffee of Ethiopia have pulled out of a Cup Winners Cup tie with Inter Stars of Burundi.