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Africa-Press – Rwanda. <\/strong><\/span>The lineup for the quarterfinals of the CAF Champions League has been confirmed following the completion of the sixth and final round of group matches over the weekend.<\/p>\n

Eight teams progressed to the knockout stage, split into two pots according to their finishing positions.<\/p>\n

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) will conduct draws for both the Champions League and Confederation Cup in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday, February 17, to determine the quarter-final pairings and the route to the finals in both competitions.<\/p>\n

The Champions League quarter-final draw is scheduled at 14:00 Cairo time (12:00 GMT) while the Confederation Cup draw will follow at 4PM Cairo time (2pm GMT)<\/p>\n

Qualified teams for CAF Champions League quarter-finals are pooled in two pots as follows:<\/p>\n

Pot 1 \u2013 group winners:<\/p>\n

Pyramids FC (Egypt)<\/p>\n

Al Ahly (Egypt)<\/p>\n

Al Hilal (Sudan)<\/p>\n

Stade Malien (Mali)<\/p>\n

Pot 2 \u2013 runners-up:<\/p>\n

RS Berkane (Morocco)<\/p>\n

AS FAR (Morocco)<\/p>\n

Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)<\/p>\n

Espe\u0301rance de Tunis (Tunisia)<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Clubs that met during the group phase cannot be drawn against each other in the last-eight round.<\/p>\n

The first-leg fixtures are scheduled to be played between March 13 and 15, with the second legs set for March 20 to 22.<\/p>\n

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