Quarter-Final Draw Structure
The draw will feature the four pool winners from the group stage as seeded teams, who will be matched against one of the pool runners-up. However, teams that faced each other in the group stage cannot meet again at this stage of the competition.
Teams in the Draw
Seeded Teams (Pot 1):
- Al Ahly (Egypt)
- Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
- MC Alger (Algeria)
- Pyramids FC (Egypt)
Other Teams (Pots 2-5):
- Pot 2: Al Hilal (Sudan)
- Pot 3: AS FAR (Morocco)
- Pot 4: Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
- Pot 5: Esperance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia)
Quarter-Final Draw Procedure
- A ball will be drawn from Pot 1 (runners-up), revealing the first team.
- One ball will be picked from each of the other pots (Pots 2, 3, 4 & 5), except the pot that contains a team from the same group as the runner-up drawn in Step 1.
- The selected balls will be placed into an empty pot (Pot 6).
- One ball will be drawn from Pot 6 to determine the opponent for the runner-up drawn in Step 1, forming Quarter-Final 1 (QF1).
- This process will be repeated three more times to determine Quarter-Finals 2, 3, and 4, with the exclusion of the pot containing the previously drawn team.
Semi-Final Draw Procedure
- A single pot will contain four balls labeled QF1, QF2, QF3, and QF4.
- The first two balls drawn will play against each other in Semi-Final 1 (SF1), with the first team drawn hosting the first leg and the second team drawn hosting the return leg.
- The last two balls drawn will face each other in Semi-Final 2 (SF2), with the same home-and-away leg format as SF1.
Match Schedule
The Quarter-Finals will be played over two legs, with the first leg scheduled for April 1 and the second leg on April 8, 2025.
Football fans across the continent eagerly await the results of the draw as teams battle for a place in the prestigious CAF Champions League Semi-Finals. Stay tuned for what promises to be an electrifying knockout phase of Africa’s premier club football competition!