CAF Champions League and Confederation DRAW

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00:00Good evening ladies and gentlemen, happy to continue with you with a broadcast that is reaching more than 100 countries worldwide

00:10from east of Asia to Europe, to Africa, to America.

00:16More than 100 countries are watching this draw live here from BN Sports, from our head office.

00:22Before we move on to the Champions League quarter-final draw, let's remember what happened in the group stage

00:28and let's remember the 8 big teams that reached this quarter-final.

00:32From Zambia, who played for Nice, Braga, Liria and Mazambi, please welcome Renford Calaba.

00:44Good evening.

00:45Good evening, how are you?

00:46Please welcome Wael Jumaa.

00:54Hello, how are you?

00:56I think it's very important to play in this Champions League because it's like the UEFA in Europe.

01:04Because if you're in Africa, if you play in this Champions League, you deserve better in life.

01:11Because a long time ago, it wasn't as popular as it is now.

01:16Because now people want to win it because it's more popular in Africa.

01:22Samson Adamu, please, welcome back.

01:27Thank you very much, Adamu.

01:29Hi, Samson.

01:30Nice to meet you.

01:31Renford, thank you.

01:32Take your space.

01:33And good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

01:36The moment we've been waiting for, the draw of the Total Energy's CAF Champions League.

01:42A competition where legends are made.

01:45We have the Crème de la Crème, 8 teams of the competition.

01:48But just before we start with the draw proceedings, let's have a look at the 8 teams that have qualified.

01:558 clubs have fought through the group stage, and now it's time to decide the quarterfinal matchups.

02:00But how does the draw work?

02:02Let's break it down.

02:036 pots will be used to conduct this draw.

02:06Pot 1 contains all the runners-up from the group stage.

02:09Pots 2, 3, 4 and 5 each contain one of the group winners.

02:14The draw aims to match group winners with runners-up, ensuring fair and exciting matchups.

02:19First, we pick a runner-up from Pot 1.

02:22This team will play the first leg at home.

02:24Let's say we draw MC Alger, the runner-up from Group A.

02:28Next, we select 3 possible opponents from the other pots, except the pot containing the winner of Group A,

02:34to ensure teams from the same group do not face each other.

02:37Since Al-Hilal won Group A, we skip Pot 2 and pick from Pots 3, 4 and 5.

02:44The 3 selected teams go into Pot 6.

02:47One ball is then drawn from this pot, and that team will face the runner-up team we chose earlier.

02:53This process is repeated 3 more times until all 4 quarterfinal matchups are determined.

02:59So, what happens after the quarterfinals?

03:02The 4 quarterfinal matches go into a single pot.

03:05The first 2 teams drawn will face off in Semi-Final 1,

03:09with the first team drawn playing the first leg at home.

03:14The last 2 teams drawn will form Semi-Final 2, following the same rule.

03:19The winner of Semi-Final 1 will battle the winner of Semi-Final 2 for the ultimate glory.

03:25Now, let's begin the draw and see who will fight for a place in history.

03:44Ali Esi, holders of the competition, 12-time champions, they're seeking to extend their dominance.

03:51Ali is looking to win the title for the third time consecutively, which no club on the continent has done that.

03:58Ali, quarterfinals 1, I think it's destined for you to have picked Ali first.

04:14Al-Hilal of Sudan.

04:17Al-Hilal of Sudan.

04:19Al-Hilal are regular participants, but for the first time in the knockout stage since 2015, they'll be playing Al-Hilal.

04:25Al-Ali.

04:27Thank you very much.

04:32Pyramids.

04:34Pyramids FC, the new force in Egyptian football.

04:39Pyramids in the first season in continental competition.

04:42They went all the way to the finals of the CAF Confederation Cup.

04:46They will win the Champions League.

04:48Now, where they will be playing.

04:57Asfa.

04:59Asfa from Morocco.

05:03The first Moroccan team to win the CAF Champions League in 1985, which is about 40 years ago, will be playing Pyramids of Egypt.

05:11Second leg of this match at home.

05:18Mahmoud Di Sandans.

05:20Ma Sandau boys, also known as the Brazilians.

05:23The last South African team to win the CAF Champions League in 2016.

05:28They will be playing the first leg of quarter-final three at home.

05:34Esperance.

05:36Esperance of Tunisia.

05:38Raji.

05:40Last year's losing finalist and four-time champions.

05:44Red and Gold team will be playing Mahmoud Di Sandans.

05:50MC Algeria.

05:52MC Algeria, the first Algerian club to win a continental competition.

05:57Winners in 1976.

05:59They will be playing quarter-finals.

06:08Orlando Pilots.

06:10Orlando Pirates.

06:12First South African team to win the CAF Champions League in 1995.

06:17And they will be playing MC Algeria.

06:21And this completes our draw.

06:26QF3.

06:28QF3, which is the winners between Mahmoud Di Sandans and Esperance Tunisia.

06:33And then, for the second possible...

06:40QF1.

06:42QF1, which is the winner of Al Ahly and Al Hilal.

06:46For the match-up of semi-finals one.

06:48For semi-finals two.

06:53QF4.

06:55QF4, which is the winners between MC Algeria.

07:02QF2.

07:04QF2, the winners of Pyramids FC and Asphalt of Morocco.

07:09Confirming.

07:12Thank you so much.

07:14Thank you very much.

07:17Thank you all for being with us in this evening.

07:20And we wish all the best for the eight teams in this quarter-final.

07:23In both tournaments, in the Champions League and also in the Confederation Cup.

07:27Thanks again for being in the home of BN Sports here in Doha.

07:30And all the best. Have a great evening.

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