The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that the draws for the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup for the 2025-2026 season will take place on Tuesday at the headquarters of the Egyptian Football Association.
The draws will determine the quarter-final pairings and the route to the finals in both competitions, as Africa’s leading clubs move into the decisive knockout phase of the 2025/26 season.
The CAF noted in its statement that the Confederation Cup draw will be held before the Champions League draw. Both draws will be live on CAF’s Official YouTube channel, CAF TV.
Four renowned African football Legends, Radhi Jaïdi (Tunisia), Momo Sissoko (Mali), Emad Moteab (Egypt) and Mateus “Manucho” Gonçalves (Angola) will assist with the draw proceedings that will officially map out the next phase of the continent’s premier interclub competitions.
Eight teams progressed to the knockout stage, split into two pots according to their finishing positions.
The teams that qualified for the Champions League quarterfinals are Al Ahly and Pyramids FC (Egypt), RS Berkane and FAR Rabat (Morocco), Al Hilal (Sudan), Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa), Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), and Stade Malien (Mali).
The teams that qualified for the Confederation Cup quarterfinals are USM Alger and CR Belouizdad (Algeria), Olympique Safi and Wydad Casablanca (Morocco), Maniema Union (DR Congo), AS Otoho (Republic of Congo), and Zamalek and Al Masry (Egypt).
According to the competition rules, the teams that finished second in their respective groups will host the opening leg of the quarter-final ties, with the group winners playing the return matches at home.
Clubs that met during the group phase cannot be drawn against each other in the last-eight round.
The first-leg fixtures are scheduled to be played between March 13 and 15, with the second legs set for March 20 to 22.
