CAF proceeded on Wednesday, April 5, to the draw for the quarterfinals of the Champions League and the CAF Cup. And we will have shocking posters, including Alhly-Raja Casablanca and AS FAR USM Alger.
There will be some exciting duels in the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League. Impressive in the group stage, Mamelodi Sundowns inherited the Algerian side CR Belouizad who finished second in Group D. The South Africans outclassed the group phase. They finished at the top of group B with 14 points, inflicting a heavy defeat on Al Ahly. Winners of the South African championship for the 13th time, the Brazilians are aiming for a second title after the 2016 one.
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But the shock match of these quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League remains Al Ahly-Raja Casablanca, two winners of the competition. The Egyptians have achieved a rather timid group stage. Second of the group B with the same number of points as Al Hilal, they qualified narrowly. However, they hope to recover in the quarterfinals against the Moroccans who have made a good performance in group matches. Undefeated, Raja finished on top of Group C with 16 points.
In other matches, JS Kabylie will face Esperance of Tunis while Simba SC will face Wydad Casablanca. The first leg is scheduled for April 21 while the second leg will be held on April 28.
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USM Alger-AS FAR, the clash of the CAF Cup quarters
In CAF Cup, And we will have a North African derby. The AS FAR of Morocco will indeed face the USM Alger. Two teams with equal strength. Even if the military finished at the top of the pool C with 11 points ahead of Pyramids (11 pts). The Egyptians, on the other hand, will cross swords with Marumo Gallants, the sensation of the CAF group stage. Like Mamelodi Sundowns, the South Africans finished first in their group (A) ahead of USM Alger.
First in group B, the Ivorians of ASEC Mimosas will face the Tunisian team of US Monastrienne. Rivers United FC-Young Africans SC completes the table of quarterfinals. The quarterfinals will be held on April 23 and 30.
