"The Premier League was a big draw for me, it's where I aspire to be after the summer I've had.
The draw for the premier Confederation of African football club competition sees several past winners, including Zamalek, Enyimba and Raja Casablanca, involved in the preliminary rounds.
The four German teams in the UEFA Champions League all were matched against English Premier League opponents on Thursday in the draw for the competition's group stage in Monaco.
Arsenal and Manchester United will be the Premier League's only representatives in the draw for the knockout stages on 20 December.
The tie stands at 1-1, West West Ham bidding to join Premier League rivals Southampton and Manchester United in Friday's draw for the group stages.
Chelsea, bidding to make the semifinals for the sixth time in eight years, completed a hat trick of successes for English Premier League clubs as it joined Tottenham and Manchester United in Friday's draw for the quarterfinals.
Leicester City earned their first away point in the Premier League this season as Ahmed Musa levelled to secure a deserved draw for the defending champions at Tottenham.
The draw for round two - the final stage before all the Premier League and Championship sides enter - was screened live on BBC Two.
Heidar Helguson rescued a late draw for QPR to deny MK Dons a shock win - but the Premier League side's 11-year wait for an FA Cup victory goes on.
Dean Hammond's first Leicester goal rescued a dramatic draw for the Championship leaders at Wigan, keeping the Foxes' chances of returning to the Premier League this weekend alive.
