The 2016 CAF Champions league reaches the second round with 16 teams as giants set to collide in mammoth encounters worthy to be final.

Moroccan Champions Wydad Athletic club host holders TP Mazembe in Casablanca before traveling to the intimidating crowds in Lubambashi for the return leg.

The 1992 winners and 2011 finalists cruised past Malagasy Champions CNaps 6-3 on aggregate while Mazembe beat Ethiopian outfit St Gorge 3-2 on aggregate.

However,Congolese fans will be at easy if tight security is put in place at Mahommed V stadium after sad events that took center stage in Botola league this saturday.Two died and 54 were left injured as clashes between Ultras emerged after Raja Casablanca saw off Chabab.

South African only flag wavers in CAF Champions Mamelonid Sundowns who beat Westone Kalengo’s team and Congolese giants AC Leopards 3-1 on aggregate lock horns with 2014 runners up AS Vita Club while Zambian Champions Zesco play Stade Malien of Mali.

Zesco United endured Togolese referee’s injustice after Cletus Chama’s sent off and awarding two penalties to brush aside Horoya of Guinea.

Confederation Cup holders Etoile du sahel of Tunisia will cross swords with Enyimba as Nigerian league record breaking scorer Mfoh Udoh looks to extended his goal tally of goals at the helm of CAF Champions league scorers chart.

After knocking out Kaizer Chiefs in the first round,ASEC Mimosas of ivory coast are bouyant ahead of their 1st leg tie against Libya’s Al Ahli Tripoli who stunned Sudanese powerhouse Al Hilal on away goal rule.

Etoile du Congo joined AC Leopards out of CAF Champions league after loosing 5-3 on aggregate to 2014 winners and Algeria’s ES Setif.

The rivalry between Al Merriekh and Setif will be renewed in the round 16.The last time they faced off,in 2015 CAF Champions league the Sudanese were victorious by 2-0.

Egyptian Premier league Champions Zamalek and Algeria’s MO Bejailia face off in a North Africa affair as Emmanuel Mayuka’s search for maiden goal in African Champions league continues.

Record holders Al Ahly have an easy fixiture with Yanga of Tanzania who edged APR of Rwanda 3-2 in a CECAFA derby.

The first legs of second round will be played from 8-10 April 2016 with the 2nd set to embark on 19th and to be concluded on 21st.

[Below is an Image of security officers trying to rescue fans during a clash by Ultras in Morocco].

James Sibeleki

African football writer, covering the game across the continent. Covered the U-20 Africa Cup of the Nations, in Zambia.