Rivers United will depart for Mozambique on Wednesday for the first leg of their CAF Champions League second round clash against Black Bulls.

The players and officials will leave for Maputo via the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.

The contingent arrived Lagos on Tuesday from Port Harcourt to connect a flight to their destination.

The encounter is billed for the Campo da ABB, Stadium in Maputo on Saturday, 18 October.

The return leg will hold at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo a week later.

The winner of the tie will progress to the final group stage of the competition.

Rivers United defeated Congolese side, FS Les Aigles in the first round of the competition.