Fans of the Al-Ahly club’s first team are officially awaiting the date of the African Champions League draw, after the curtain came down on the eight clubs qualifying for the quarter-finals of the continental competition for the 2023-2024 season.
At the top of those clubs that qualified for the quarter-finals was the defending champion Al-Ahly Club, which is looking to win the 12th star in its history, as it sits on the throne of those crowned with the title with 11 championships.
The quarter-finals witness the presence of two Arab teams, Al-Ahly and Tunisian club Esperance, after several Arab clubs bid farewell to the tournament, led by Pyramids and Wydad.
Clubs qualified for the quarter-finals of the African Champions League
First classification
– Al-Ahly
– Mamelodi Sundowns
– ASEC Mimosa Ivorian
– Angola’s Pietro Atletico
Second classification
– Simba of Tanzania
– Esperance Sports Club of Tunisia
– Young Africans of Tanzania
– Congolese Mazembe
The date of the draw for the quarter-finals of the African Champions League
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) did not announce the date of the draw for the quarter-finals of the African Champions League, which will be held in Cairo. The coming hours are expected to witness a sufficient determination of the date for the lottery ceremony.
Date of the quarter-final matches of the African Champions League
The first leg of the CAF Champions League quarter-finals will be held on March 29 or 30, with the return match taking place on April 5 or 6.
The Red Giants are scheduled to meet one of the Congolese trio, Mazembe, Tunisian club Esperance, and Tanzania’s Simba, in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.
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2024 CAF Champions League quarter-final matches
Sun Downs will avoid facing Mazembe, like ASEC Mimosa, which will not meet Simba, and Petro Atletico will avoid Esperance, while Al-Ahly will not face Young Africans in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League.
This is due to the regulation that prohibits facing the leading team and its runner-up in the group.
Al-Ahly’s competitor in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League
Al-Ahly’s competitor is determined in the quarter-finals of the African Champions League, where it will face the second-placed team in the first, second and third groups of the tournament.
Thus, Al-Ahly may play against Congolese Mazembe, runner-up in Group One, or Simba of Tanzania, runner-up in Group Two, or Esperance of Tunisia, runner-up in Group Three in the tournament.
