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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.