ZIMBABWE soccer kings CAPS United will meet in the capital on Tuesday to roll out their programme of action ahead of their return to the Champions League after more than a decade in the wilderness.

CAPS United last took part in the 2006 Champions League tournament but were unceremoniously booted out of the competition for use of improperly registered players — Malawians George Martins and Gift Makolini.

Makepekepe had won the 2005 championship to complete back to back titles under Charles Mhlauri.

Now after ending 11 years of waiting for a return to the Champions League, CAPS United are not leaving anything to chance in their preparations for the competition and the clubs chiefs will meet on Tuesday to discuss their onslaught on the continental tournament.

CAPS United president Farai Jere revealed on Monday that they will set in motion their preparations at a meeting of the club’s board on Tuesday.

Jere, back from a business trip in Italy, also insisted that CAPS United had done their homework in terms of retaining the core of the side that won the championship title.

CAPS United will face Lesotho champions Lioli in the preliminary round in February, but Jere and his management have set themselves a target of reaching the group stage and even challenging for the ultimate prize in continental football.

The Green Machine appear to be deriving a lot of inspiration from the way Mamelodi Sundowns literally rose from the dead to go onto win the Champions League title with a 3-1 aggregate victory over Egyptian giants Zamalek.

CAPS United have five days left to submit their squad to the Confederation of African Football and Jere maintained that despite some rumours flying around over the state of their club, they were retaining the bulk of the side in the 24-man list they intend to register.

“We have the players, we are geared up for the Champions League and I am actually surprised with the confusion.

“Everything at CAPS United is under control and the deadline is on December 30 so we are ok.