The Flying Antelopes were thrown out for fielding an ineligible player, Emmanuel Daniel against Tunisian champions, Club Sportif Sfaxien (CSS) on June 2 in the playoff round of the Confederation Cup.
Caf's Organising Committee for the Interclub Competitions took the decision in accordance with Article 28 of the competition.
CS Sfaxien will now replace Rangers.
"Further to the regulatory protest of the Tunisian Club Sportif Sfaxian (C.S.S.), the CAF Organising Committee for the Interclub Competitions has confirmed that player Daniel Emmanuel was not eligible to participate with Club Enugu Rangers in match number 90, played on June 2nd 2013, against the C.S.S., since the player had not been registered in a regulatory manner, in accordance with Article 25 of the Regulations governing the competition.
"Player Daniel Emmanuel had been given the authorisation to play with Enugu Rangers starting from April 2013. Accordingly, the player was ineligible to play with his team prior to the 2nd phase of registration, as stipulated by the Regulations of the competition (August 10th 2013).
"Therefore and in accordance with Article 28 of the Regulations governing the competition, the CAF Organising Committee for the Interclub Competitions confirms the elimination of the Nigerian Club Enugu Rangers from the 10th Edition of the Confederation Cup 2013, for having used an ineligible player in the aforementioned competition.
"Accordingly, Club Sportif Sfaxian (C.S.S.), which had been eliminated by the Enugu Rangers in the 2nd 1/8th finals of the Orange CC 2013, is called upon to replace them in the group matches of the said competition," Caf stated on its official website.
Nigeria no longer have any club competing on the continent this year.
Group A
Saint
George (Ethiopia), Stade Malian (Mali), CS Sfaxien (Tunisia), ESS (Tunisia)
Group B
ES
Setif (Algeria), FUS (Morocco), TP Mazembe (DR Congo), CAB (Tunisia)
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