CAF Unveils New Quarter-Final Fixtures for 2025

CAF Announces Revised Fixtures for Champions League and Confederation Cup Quarter-Finals

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has officially released the updated schedule for the quarter-finals of its premier continental tournaments—the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup—for the 2024/2025 season. The announcement, made on March 23, 2025, has stirred excitement among football fans and stakeholders across the continent.

CAF Champions League Quarter-Final Fixtures

First Leg Matches:

• Tuesday, April 1, 2025

  • Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) vs. Espérance Sportive de Tunis (Tunisia) – 13:00 GMT

  • Al Ahly SC (Egypt) vs. Al Hilal SC (Sudan) – 21:00 GMT

  • Pyramids FC (Egypt) vs. AS FAR (Morocco) – 21:00 GMT

  • MC Alger (Algeria) vs. Orlando Pirates (South Africa) – 21:00 GMT

Second Leg Matches:

• Tuesday, April 8, 2025

  • Al Hilal SC vs. Al Ahly SC – 21:00 GMT

  • AS FAR vs. Pyramids FC – 21:00 GMT

  • Espérance Sportive de Tunis vs. Mamelodi Sundowns – 21:00 GMT

• Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  • Orlando Pirates vs. MC Alger – 19:00 GMT

CAF Confederation Cup Quarter-Final Fixtures

First Leg Matches:

• Wednesday, April 2, 2025

  • Stellenbosch FC (South Africa) vs. Zamalek SC (Egypt) – 13:00 GMT

  • ASEC Mimosas (Côte d'Ivoire) vs. RS Berkane (Morocco) – 19:00 GMT

  • CS Constantine (Algeria) vs. USM Alger (Algeria) – 19:00 GMT

  • Al-Masry SC (Egypt) vs. Simba SC (Tanzania) – 19:00 GMT

Second Leg Matches:

• Wednesday, April 9, 2025

  • Simba SC vs. Al-Masry SC – 16:00 GMT

  • Zamalek SC vs. Stellenbosch FC – 19:00 GMT

  • RS Berkane vs. ASEC Mimosas – 21:00 GMT

  • USM Alger vs. CS Constantine – 21:00 GMT

Tanzanian side Simba SC will face Egyptian club Al-Masry SC in the Confederation Cup quarter-finals. The first leg is scheduled for April 2, 2025, in Egypt, with the return leg set to take place on April 9, 2025, in Dar es Salaam.

As the road to continental glory continues, African football fans are bracing for thrilling encounters that promise to deliver intense competition, historic rivalries, and standout performances across both tournaments.