Attractive fixtures grace the next round of matches in TotalEnergies Champions League

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Simba SC looking to stun record holders, Al Ahly SC
Asec Mimosas looking to end their continental drought
Young Africans to draw from last season’s close attempt

CAFonline reports that the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals journey was mapped out at the official draw in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday.

Conducted by Ivorian football legend Siaka Tiene, whom Egyptian football icon Ahmed Hassan joined, the quarter-final draw produced what promises to be highly entertaining fixtures between the last eight teams.

The first quarter-final sees Tanzanian giant Simba FC going head-on against competition record holders Al Ahly SC. The Tanzanians are yet to taste continental success and will be looking at doing so at the expense of the defending champions, who have stamped their authority in the competition.

Yearning for continental glory since last tasting CAF Champions League success in 2015, TP Mazembe will prepare to welcome Angola’s Atletico de Petroleos to Lubumbashi in the first leg before traveling to Luanda for the return fixture.

The Angolans’ best run was in the 2021/22 season when their journey ended in the semi-finals against eventual winners Wydad Casablanca.

Four-time champions and Tunisian powerhouse Esperance Sportive de Tunis are up against 1998 champions Asec Mimosas, who will be spurred by the Ivorians’ recent TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations success a month ago.

The last Quarter-Final fixture sees another Tanzanian giant, Young Africans, who fell short in last season’s TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup final, taking on South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns, who are desperate to emulate their 2016 success when they lifted their first continental title.

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Finals Draw Outcome:

First Leg: 29 – 30 March 2024

QF 1 | Simba FC (TAN) vs Al Ahly SC (EGY)

QF 2 | TP Mazembe (DRC) vs Atletico de Petroleos (ANG)

QF 3 | Esperance Sportive de Tunis (TUN) vs Asec Mimosas (CIV)

QF 4 | Young Africans (TAN) vs Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA)

Second Leg: 05 – 06 April 2024

QF 1 | Al Ahly SC (EGY) vs Simba FC (TAN)

QF 2 | Atletico de Petroleos (ANG) vs TP Mazembe (DRC)

QF 3 | vs Asec Mimosas (CIV) vs Esperance Sportive de Tunis (TUN)

QF 4 | Mamelodi Sundowns (RSA) vs Young Africans (TAN)

Semi-Final Draw Outcome: