Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns to discover their Caf Champions League quarterfinal opponents in Doha draw later this month

On Wednesday Caf announced that the draw for both the Caf Champions League and Caf Confederation Cup will take place in Qatar's capital Doha as part of their broadcast deal with Middle East-based beIN Sport.

The draws for each competition will take place on Thursday, February 20 at 16h00 (SAST) for the Caf Confederation Cup and 17h00 (SAST) for the Caf Champions League.

With the rules of the Caf Champions League, there is a possibility that Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns could face each other in the quarterfinal after the Buccaneers topped their group and the Brazilians finished second in Group B.

For Sundowns, the other possible opponents are Group A winners Al-Hilal, or Group D leaders Esperance de Tunis.

And Pirates could also face Group A runners-up MC Alger, or Group D runners-up Pyramids.

The announcement made on Cafonline reads:

"The draw will be conducted in Qatar’s capital, Doha in partnership with CAF media rights partner, beIN Sport on Thursday, 20 February 2025 where CAF will map out the exciting quarter-final fixtures for both competitions.

The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup draw will take place at 14h00 GMT (16h00 Cairo Time), followed by the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League draw at 15h00 GMT (17h00 Cairo Time).

The Quarter-Finals of both competitions will be played over two legs, with the first leg of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League scheduled for 1-2 April and 8-9 April, while the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final fixtures are set to take place on 2 April and 9 April 2025.

Both draws will feature the reigning champions of each competition: Al Ahly SC, title holders of the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, and Zamalek SC, the defending TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup champions.

TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Quarter-Final Stage Qualified Teams:

Al Ahly SC (Egypt), Al Hilal (Sudan), AS FAR (Morocco), Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia), Mamelodi Sundowns, Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Pyramids (Egypt), MC Alger (Algeria).

TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Final Stage Qualified Teams:

Zamalek SC (Egypt), Asec Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire), Al Masry (Egypt), CS Constantine (Algeria), RS Berkane (Morocco), Simba SC (Tanzania), Stellenbosch FC (South Africa), USM Alger (Algeria).

For more on the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup, visit www.cafonline.com"

Before either team can start thinking about the continental competition's draw they need to focus on their domestic battle for the league title.

The two teams meet in a 'title six-pointer' at Loftus Versveld on Saturday, February 8. It will be the first time the sides have played each other this season, having last met in the Nedbank Cup final in June 2024 where Pirates triumphed 2-1.