Joash Onyango's Simba to face Wydad Casablanca in quarterfinals

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CAF CL Joash Onyango's Simba to face Wydad Casablanca in quarterfinals

Festus Chuma 08:00 - 06.04.2023

The Msimbazi Reds will start the tie at home against Moroccan giants.

Tanzania Ligi Kuu giants Simba Sports Club have been pitted against defending champions Wydad Casablanca in the 2022/23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League quarter-finals.

The Msimbazi Reds would always face difficult African sides, having finished second in Group C in the group stage.

Roberto Oliveira Gonçalves do Carmo's men will host the first leg on April 21 before traveling to Morocco to face the three-time African champions in the return leg.

The victor of the clash will face the winner between CR Belouizdad and Mamelodi Sundowns in the semi-finals in May.

Meanwhile, record champions Al Ahly of Egypt will face Raja Casablanca in another quarter-final match. The two sides are former African football giants, and this promises to be an exciting affair.

Al Ahly's arch-rivals Esperance de Tunis have been drawn against JS Kabylie in another quarter-final match that will likely produce fireworks.

The winner between Al Ahly and Raja Casablanca will come up against the winner between Esperance and Kabylie.

CAF has also announced the draw for this season's CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals as Simba's domestic rivals Yanga are set to face a tough test.

Yanga reached the last eight after finishing at Group D with 11 points, the same as second-placed US Monastir, with goal difference separating the two sides.

The Citizens will meet the Nigerian side Rivers United later this month. The Pride of Rivers qualified for the same round after finishing second in Group B behind ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast.

Rivers United will host the first leg in Port Harcourt on April 23, while the second leg will occur in Dar es Salaam a week later.

Should the Tanzanian side progress to the semi-finals, they will face either Pyramids or Marumo Gallants, who will face off in another tie.

The competition's draw, also conducted in Cairo on Wednesday, handed Tunisian side Monastir and Mimosas tough clashes against USMA of Algeria and ASFAR of Morocco, respectively.

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