The Algerian giants may pull out of the competition as they are facing financial difficulties in honouring the two-legged fixture
USM Alger players have threatened to stage a mass protest over salary delays just days before they take on Gor Mahia in a Caf Champions League match.
The statement from the players, which has been published on the club's Facebook page, comes just a week after the Algerian giants threatened to skip the two-legged fixture against the Kenyan champions.
The North African side progressed to the next round after defeating Niger's SONIDEP in the preliminaries on a 5-2 aggregate score, and have been drawn to face K’Ogalo in the second round.