CAFCL Draw: Bafana Star Returns to SA As Sundowns, Pirates Learn Quarterfinal Opponents

• Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have learnt their quarter-finals opponents in the CAF Champions League after the draw was held on Thursday evening
• The two Premier Soccer League giants are set to face tough opponents in the next round as they battle to bring back the CAFCL title to South Africa
• A South African international will return to Mzansi as his club will face one of the Betway Premiership side in the quarter-finals

The draw for the 2024/25 CAF Champions League have been determined with the two Premier Soccer League giants Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, learning their next opponents in the competition.

The draw was held on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at the beIN SPORTS studios in Doha, Qatar.

The Sea Robbers, alongside group stage table toppers Esperance Sportive de Tunis, Al Hilal, and ASFAR, were seeded as they are expected not to be drawn against each other or the team they faced in the group phase.

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Pirates & Sundowns face tough teams in CAFCL quarter-finals

Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns were able to avoid each other in the draws, but will be facing North African oppositions.

Bafana Bafana star Elias Mokwena will return to South Africa when Sundowns will host Esperance at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria.

Quarter-final draw in full:

Al Ahly (Egypt) vs Al Hilal (Sudan)– QF1

Pyramids (Egypt) vs ASFAR (Morocco)– QF2

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs Esperance (Tunisia)– QF3

MC Alger (Algeria) vs Orlando Pirates (South Africa)– QF4

The first leg of the quarter final matches is scheduled for April 1/2, 2025 while the second leg games are scheduled for April 8/9, 2025.

The Semi-final draw was also held after the quarter-finals draw, the winners between Mamelodi Sundowns and Esperance will face the winners between Al Ahly and Al Hilal.

The second semi-final tie will be against the winners between MC Alger and Orlando Pirates, and the winners between Pyramids and AS FAR.

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Semi-final draw:

Winner of QF3 vs Winner QF1

Winner of Qf4 vs Winner of QF2

Mokoena confident ahead of CAFCL quarter-final

Briefly News also reported that Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Teboho Mokoena is confident ahead of the CAF Champions League quarter-final.

The South African international explained why he doesn't have any preference for any opponent in the last eight as they are expected to come up against the best if they want to win the tournament.

Source: Briefly News