This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
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The African Football Confederation (CAF) and its BeIN Sports distribution partner will organize the draw for the quarter -finals of the Totalnergies 2024/25 Champions League and the CAF Totalnergies Confederation Cup on Thursday, February 20 in Doha, in Qatar.
The eagerly awaited drawing ceremony in the world class of BeIN Sports from the network headquarters in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in Doha, will trace the way to the final for the eight teams still in the running In each of the prestigious CAF interclub competitions.
The draw for the Cup of the Totalnergies Confederation will take place at 4:00 p.m. in Cairo/2 p.m. GMT/5:00 p.m. East Africa time/Mecca and that of the Totalnergies Champions League will take place at 5:00 p.m. Cairo/Cairo3 p.m. GMT/6:00 p.m. East Africa time/Mecca. Fans will be able to follow live matches on beIN SPORTS in Arabic on its free beIN SPORTS News and English channel on beIN SPORTLISH, as well as on CAF TV.
The draw is a new demonstration of the solid partnership between BeIN Sports and the CAF which was consolidated in 2017 with the signing of a 12-year dissemination contract which covers 40 countries of the Mena and Asia-Pacific (APAC) regions, as well as France and the United States.
Several CAF television partners, including Canal+, Supersport, Azam Media, SABC and 20 other free channels from Sub -Saharan Africa will also broadcast the draw live. Among the other free channels in the MENA region, let us quote SNRT in Morocco, Onsport in Cairo and EPTV in Algeria.
The drawing ceremony will be directed by the famous presenter of BeIN Sports Mohammed Saadoun al-Kuwari. Al-Kuwari will be assisted by the winner of the Totalnergies 2015 CAF Champions League and the Cup of the Confederation of Totalnergies 2016 Rainford Kalaba of Zambia and the former Algerian international Rabah Madjer.
Will also be present Hani Ballan, president of the arbitrator committee of the Qatari Football Federation (QFA) and vice-president of the FIFA referees committee, as well as the legal director Ettore Mazzilli and Nicola Antognetti on behalf of the QFA.
The quarter -finals of the two competitions will be played in two rounds, the first round of the Totalnergies CAF Champions League being scheduled for April 1 and 8, 2025. The quarter -finals of the Totalenergies Confederation Cup will take place on 2 and 9 April 2025.
Clubs will also know their potential opponents in the semi-finals thanks to the draw for this stage. The two draws will set off the champions in title of each competition: Al Ahly SC, holding the title of the Totalnergies CAF Champions League, and Zamalek SC, outgoing champion of the Totalnergies CAF Confederation Cup.
Sequests of the quarterfinals of the Totalnergies CAF Champions League:
Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Al Hilal (Sudan), AS Far (Morocco), Sports Hope of Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt), Mc Algiers (Algeria).
Final quarter -finals of the Totalnergies CAF Confederation Cup ::
Zamalek SC (Egypt), ASEC Mimosas (Ivory Coast), Al Masry (Egypt), CS Constantine (Algeria), RS Berkane (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania), Stellenbosch FC (South Africa), USM Alger ( Algeria).
