Dreams FC has been drawn against Guinean side Milo FC de Kankan in the preliminary round of the 2023/24 CAF Confederations Cup.
The first leg of the tie will take place in Guinea between August 18-20, with the second leg scheduled to be held in Accra between August 25-27, 2023.
The winner of this matchup will advance to the final round of qualifiers, where they will face the winner of the game between AS Dounes of Niger and Kallon FC of Sierra Leone. The first leg of the final round will be played between September 15-17, with the second leg scheduled from September 29 to October 1.
Here are some key details about Milo FC:
- Milo Football Club is a Guinean football club based in Kankan, competing in the top division championship, Ligue 1.
- Founded in 1976, the club is owned by Sory Doumbaya.
- The team is known as the Kankanais and wears blue and white jerseys.
- Milo FC plays their home matches at the M’balou Mady Diakité Stadium, which has a seating capacity of 2,000.
- Managed by Mamadouba Sylla, who also serves as the head coach of Guinea’s local national team, the club has experienced various stints in the Guinean first division. After spending twelve years in the lower divisions, Milo FC returned to the top division at the end of the 2016/17 season but was quickly relegated back to the lower tier league.
- Ahead of the 2021/22 season, Milo FC secured promotion to the Guinea topflight league, where they have been performing well and establishing themselves as a competitive team.
- Milo FC participated in the CAF Confederation Cup during the 2022/23 season but was eliminated in the preliminary round after losing 4-2 on aggregate to Togolese club AS Kara.
- In the recently concluded Guinean Championship, Milo FC finished in third place with 42 points from 26 games, winning 12 matches, drawing 6, and losing 8.
