Quarter-final fixtures for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup confirmed
The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) has confirmed the fixture dates and kick-off times for the eagerly-anticipated 2024-25 TotalEnergies CAF Champions league and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-finals.
The first leg matches in the CAF Champions League will be played on Tuesday, April 1, and the return legs on Tuesday, April 8, bar the clash between Orlando Pirates and MC Alger that will be staged a day later.
Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa will host Tunisia’s Esperance Sportive de Tunis at Loftus Stadium in the first leg of their tie at 13h00 GMT. The reverse fixture is at the Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi (kick-off 19h00 GMT).
Defending champions Al Ahly of Egypt welcome Sudan’s Al Hilal SC to the Cairo International Stadium for their first leg (19h00 GMT) and then travel to the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott, Mauritania for the return a week later (19h00 GMT).
Egyptian side Pyramids FC will host AS FAR from Morocco at the 30 June Stadium (19h00 GMT) in their first leg, with the return at the Stade d'honneur de Meknès (19h00 GMT).
Algerian outfit MC Alger welcome Orlando Pirates from South Africa to the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (19h00), with the return leg of that game to be played on Wednesday, April 9 at the Orlando Stadium (16h00 GMT).
The winner of the clash between Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance will face either Al Ahly or Al Hilal. Meanwhile, the victor between MC Alger and Orlando Pirates will meet the winner of the Pyramids versus AS FAR tie.
The first leg Quarter-final matches in the CAF Confederation Cup will be played on Wednesday, April 2, and the return legs on Wednesday, April 9.
South Africa’s Stellenbosch FC welcome defending champions Zamalek SC from Egypt to the Cape Town Stadium (13h00 GMT), before the return at the Cairo International Stadium (16h00 GMT).
Asec Mimosas of Cote d’Ivoire host last year’s runners-up RS Berkane of Morocco at the Stade Felix Houphouet Boigny in Abidjan (1600 GMT) before travelling to the Stade Municipal de Berkane for the return leg (19h00 GMT).
There is an Algerian derby as CS Constantine familiar foes USM Alger in their first leg at the Stade Chahid Hamlaoui (16h00 GMT), with the return game at the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 (19h00 GMT)
Finally, Egypt’s Al-Masry welcome Simba SC from Tanzania to the Suez Stadium (16h00 GMT), with the return game in Dar es Salaam to kick-off at 13h00 GMT.
The winner of the tie between RS Berkane and Asec Mimosas will face the victor of the Quarter-final between USM Alger and CS Constantine. The second Semi-final will be between the winner of the tie between Simba SC and Al Masry, and the clash between Zamalek SC and Stellenbosch FC.
TOTALENERGIES CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
Quarter-finals, first leg
Tuesday, April 1
- 13h00 GMT: Mamelodi Sundowns vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis
- 19h00 GMT: Al Ahly SC vs Al Hilal SC
- 19h00 GMT: Pyramids FC vs AS FAR
- 19h00 GMT: MC Alger vs Orlando Pirates
Quarter-finals, second leg
Tuesday, April 8
- 19h00 GMT: Al Hilal SC vs Al Ahly SC
- 19h00 GMT: AS FAR vs Pyramids FC
- 19h00 GMT: Esperance Sportive de Tunis vs Mamelodi Sundowns
Wednesday, April 9
- 16h00 GMT: Orlando Pirates vs MC Alger
TOTALENERGIES CAF CONFEDERATION CUP
Quarter-finals, first leg
Wednesday, April 2
- 13h00 GMT: Stellenbosch FC vs Zamalek SC
- 16h00 GMT: Asec Mimosas vs RS Berkane
- 16h00 GMT: CS Constantine vs USM Alger
- 16h00 GMT: Al-Masry SC vs Simba SC
Quarter-finals, second leg
Wednesday, April 9
- 13h00 GMT: Simba SC vs Al-Masry SC
- 16h00 GMT: Zamalek SC vs Stellenbosch FC
- 19h00 GMT: RS Berkane vs Asec Mimosas
- 19h00 GMT: USM Alger vs CS Constantine
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