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00:00So that's what's happened in the group stage before starting the draw of CAF Total Energies
00:09Confederation Cup draw.
00:10I'm happy to welcome two very special guests and I will start with the legend of the Algerian
00:17football Rabih Magar.
00:20Good evening, it's my pleasure to have you here.
00:32From Congo, Ben Malango.
00:34How are you?
00:37I will not say welcome because you live in Qatar.
00:44We are your guests over here.
00:45Good to have you here.
00:47We have heard many African players playing in European great clubs and before they go
00:56to Europe, they see the high level of the competitions, the club competitions in Africa.
01:04We hope all success for the players and the clubs.
01:13Thank you very much.
01:14First of all, we have big competition in Africa and this gives a lot, how to say that, a lot
01:28of openings because I knew many people who are playing the European Champions League
01:37now after having played the African competition, so they learned that.
01:43Assalamu alaikum and good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
01:47On behalf of our president, the CAF president, Dr. Patrice Moutsapia, I extend a sincere
01:53congratulations to all the eight teams that will be participating in the quarterfinal
01:58stage, namely Simba FC, RS Bekan, USM Alger, Zamalek Sporting Club, CS Constantine, Sterling
02:07Bosch, ASEC Mimosa and Al Masri of Egypt.
02:11The journey through the group stage has been fierce and now only eight clubs remain.
02:16Now it's time to determine the matchups for the quarterfinals.
02:20But how does the draw unfold?
02:22Let's break it down.
02:24Six pots will be used to conduct this draw.
02:26Pot one contains all the runners up from the group stage.
02:30Pots two, three, four and five each contain one of the group winners.
02:35The objective is to pair group winners with runners up, ensuring fair and exciting matchups.
02:41First we pick a runner up from pot one.
02:44This team will play the first leg at home.
02:47Let's say we draw CS Constantine, the runner up from group A.
02:50Next we select three possible opponents from the other pots, except the pot containing
02:55the winner of group A, to ensure teams from the same group do not face each other.
03:00With Simba one group A, we skip pot two and pick from pots three, four and five.
03:06The three selected teams are placed into pot six.
03:10One team is randomly drawn from this pot, determining the quarterfinal opponent for
03:14the chosen runner up.
03:16This process is repeated three more times until all four quarterfinal matchups are decided.
03:22So what happens after the quarterfinals?
03:25The four quarterfinal matches go into a single pot.
03:28The first two teams drawn will face off in semi-final one, with the first team drawn
03:33playing the first leg at home.
03:36The last two teams drawn will form semi-final two, following the same rule.
03:41The winner of semi-final one will battle the winner of semi-final two for the CAF Confederation
03:46Cup title.
03:48Now let's begin the draw and see which teams will take the next step towards making history.
03:58Stirling Bosch from South Africa, as I mentioned earlier, Stirling Bosch are the youngest club
04:04among the eight teams that are competing.
04:06As a matter of fact, Stirling Bosch was created just eight years ago.
04:10It is the first time participating in the CAF Inter-Cup competition.
04:14And they made it to the knockout stage.
04:17So we will be having Percival Perrin, it will be Simba, Ousmane.
04:23Zamelec SC, the reigning champions, Zamelec suffered no defeat in the group stage.
04:36They will be playing against Stirling Bosch in the quarter-finals one.
04:40Both teams are on the opposite side of the cup, the first leg at home.
04:48Arsèque Mimosa of Côte d'Ivoire, Arsèque are former champions and they are looking
04:56for another glory in the competition.
04:58They are the pride of Côte d'Ivoire and Arsèque will be playing quarter-finals two, first
05:03leg at home.
05:04And the possible opponents for Arsèque Mimosa are Simba, Berkan, they are two-time winners.
05:15Berkan were unbeaten at the group stage, they finished with the highest number of points.
05:20They will be playing Arsèque Mimosa and Constantine.
05:27C.S. Constantine, first time in the knockout stage since 2018, C.S. Constantine are one
05:34of the oldest clubs on the continent.
05:37Since C.S. Constantine were in the same group as Simba in the group stage.
05:46Yusma, USM Alger, it's a team that Rabah Majer knows very well, it's a team from his
05:52home country.
05:53They were unbeaten in the group stage, they finished with 14 points, which is...
05:59El Masri, El Masri, known as the green eagles of Egypt, they are chasing the first-ever
06:06continental silverware, they will be in quarter-finals.
06:13Simba SC, Simba SC are back into the knockout stage for the first time since 2021.
06:20They will be playing against the green eagles, El Masri, which completes our draw for the
06:26quarter-finals stage and champions quarter-finals too.
06:29We have Arsèque Mimosa from Côte d'Ivoire playing against QF2, so it will be between
06:40the winners of Arsèque Mimosa or A.S.
06:42Bekhan playing the first leg of the semi-finals at home, versus, s'il vous plait, QF3, between
06:54the Algerian devi, C.S.
06:56Constantine or Usma to complete our semi-finals.
07:01QF4, which is between the winners of El Masri of Egypt versus Simba of Tanzania, playing
07:12the first leg at home, either in Egypt or in Tanzania.
07:16QF1, indeed, to be between the winners of Stellenbosch or Zamalek, which completes our
07:25semi-finals, the two semi-finals.
07:28For the finals, it will be between the winners of SF1 versus SF2, to confirm that the second
07:38leg of the finals will be played either in South Africa, Egypt or in Tanzania.
07:48Teams are close to each other.
07:54The Algerian game will be very strong.
07:57Every team knows the other opponent.
07:59Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, happy to continue with you, with a broadcast that
08:06is reaching more than 100 countries worldwide, from east of Asia to Europe, to Africa, to
08:14America.
08:15More than 100 countries are watching this draw live here from BN Sports, from our head
08:21office.
08:22Before we move on to the Champions League quarter-final draw, let's remember what happened
08:27in the group stage, and let's remember the eight big teams that reached this quarter-final.
08:31From Zambia, who played for Nice, Braga, Liria and Mazambi, please welcome Renford Calaba.
08:44Good evening.
08:45Good evening.
08:46How are you?
08:47Please welcome Wael Jumaa.
08:54Welcome.
08:55How are you?
08:56I think it's very important to play this Champions League because it's like the UEFA in Europe.
09:05Because if you're in Africa, if you play this Champions League, you deserve better in life.
09:12Because a long time ago, it wasn't more popular like now, because now people want to win it
09:19because it's more popular in Africa.
09:22Samson Adamu, please, welcome back.
09:27Thank you very much, Adamu.
09:29Hi, Samson.
09:30Nice to meet you.
09:31Renford, thank you.
09:32Take your space.
09:33And good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
09:35The moment we've been waiting for, the draw of the Total Energy's CAF Champions League
09:42competition where legends are made.
09:44We have the Crème de la Crème, eight teams of the competition.
09:48But just before we start with the draw proceedings, let's have a look at the eight teams that
09:53have qualified.
09:55Eight clubs have fought through the group stage.
09:57And now it's time to decide the quarterfinal matchups.
10:00But how does the draw work?
10:02Let's break it down.
10:03Six pots will be used to conduct this draw.
10:06Pot one contains all the runners-up from the group stage.
10:09Pots two, three, four, and five each contain one of the group winners.
10:13The draw aims to match group winners with runners-up, ensuring fair and exciting matchups.
10:19First we pick a runner-up from pot one.
10:22This team will play the first leg at home.
10:24Let's say we draw MC Alger, the runner-up from group A.
10:28Next we select three possible opponents from the other pots, except the pot containing
10:33the winner of group A, to ensure teams from the same group do not face each other.
10:38Since Al-Hilal won group A, we skip pot two and pick from pots three, four, and five.
10:44The three selected teams go into pot six.
10:48One ball is then drawn from this pot, and that team will face the runner-up team we
10:52chose earlier.
10:54This process is repeated three more times until all four quarterfinal matchups are determined.
10:59So what happens after the quarterfinals?
11:02The four quarterfinal matches go into a single pot.
11:06The first two teams drawn will face off in semifinal one, with the first team drawn playing
11:11the first leg at home.
11:13The last two teams drawn will form semifinal two, following the same rule.
11:18The winner of semifinal one will battle the winner of semifinal two for the ultimate glory.
11:24Now let's begin the draw and see who will fight for a place in history.
11:48Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:49Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:50Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:51Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:52Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:53Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:54Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:55Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:56Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:57Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:58Al-Hilal of Sudan.
11:59Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:00Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:01Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:02Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:03Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:04Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:05Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:06Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:07Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:08Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:09Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:10Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:11Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:12Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:13Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:14Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:15Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:16Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:17Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:18Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:19Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:20Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:21Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:22Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:23Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:24Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:25Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:26Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:27Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:28Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:29Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:30Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:31Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:32Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:33Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:34Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:35Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:36Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:37Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:38Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:39Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:40Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:41Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:42Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:43Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:44Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:45Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:46Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:47Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:48Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:49Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:50Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:51Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:52Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:53Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:54Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:55Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:56Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:57Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:58Al-Hilal of Sudan.
12:59Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:00Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:01Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:02Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:03Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:04Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:05Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:06Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:07Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:08Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:09Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:10Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:11Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:12Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:13Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:14Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:15Al-Hilal of Sudan.
13:17Mameloudi Sundowns.
13:18Ma Sundowns boys, also known as the Brazilians.
13:21The last South African team to win the CAF Champions League in 2016.
13:26They will be playing the first leg of quarter-final three at home.
13:33Esperance.
13:35Esperance of Tunisia.
13:37Raji.
13:39Last year's losing finalist and four-time champions.
13:43Red and Gold team will be playing Mameloudi Sundowns.
13:49MC Algeria.
13:51MC Algeria, the first Algerian club to win a continental competition.
13:56Winners in 1976.
13:59They will be playing quarter-final three.
14:07Orlando Pilots.
14:08Orlando Pilots.
14:10Orlando Pirates, first South African team to win the CAF Champions League in 1995.
14:17And they will be playing MC Algeria.
14:20And this completes our draw.
14:25QF3.
14:27QF3, which is the winners between Mameloudi Sundowns and Esperance of Tunisia.
14:33And then, for the second possible...
14:39QF1.
14:40QF1, which is the winners of Al Ahly and Al Hilal.
14:45For the match-up of semi-finals one, for semi-finals two.
14:52QF4.
14:54QF4, which is the winners between MC Algeria or...
15:01QF2.
15:02QF2, the winners of Pyramids FC and Asfar of Morocco, confirming.
15:13Thank you so much, it was great to have you here.
15:16Thank you all for being with us in this evening.
15:19And we wish all the best for the eight teams in this quarter-final,
15:22in both tournaments, in the Champions League and also in the Confederation Cup.
15:26Thanks again for being in the home of BeIN Sports here in Doha, and all the best.
15:29Have a great evening.