{"id":97960,"date":"2023-09-07T08:36:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/new-african-football-league-quarter-finals-pit-continents\/"},"modified":"2023-09-07T08:36:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T08:36:26","slug":"new-african-football-league-quarter-finals-pit-continents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/07\/new-african-football-league-quarter-finals-pit-continents\/","title":{"rendered":"New African Football League quarter-finals pit continent&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"422\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-06-at-10.23.40-AM-696x422.jpeg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"WhatsApp-Image-2023-09-06-at-10.23.40-AM\"\/><\/div>\n<p>The draw for the inaugural African Football League (AFL) quarter-finals in Cairo has produced mouthwatering ties between some of the continent\u2019s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania\u2019s\u00a0Simba SC\u00a0will host Egyptian giants\u00a0Al Ahly in the first leg of the first quarter-final on October 20 in the draw conducted on Saturday by Ghana legend Asamoah Gyan and Angolan model Maria Borges.<\/p>\n<p>Al Ahly have won a record 11 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League titles while Simba are seeking a maiden semi-final appearance in the new AFL.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Five-time Champions League winners\u00a0TP Mazembe\u00a0of DR Congo take on Tunisian cup specialists\u00a0Esperance, four-time winners, in the second quarter-final first leg on October 21.<\/p>\n<p>Nigerian outfit\u00a0Enyimba, the first Nigerian club to win the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League in 2003 and 2004, face Moroccan heavyweights\u00a0Wydad Casablanca\u00a0who have three titles.<\/p>\n<p>Petro du Luanda\u00a0from Angola and\u00a0Mamelodi Sundowns\u00a0from South Africa conclude the quarter-final match ups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Petro\u2019s participation will however depend on an appeal they have filed with the Angolan Football Association over a discipline matter.<\/p>\n<p>The quarter-final first legs take place from October 20-22, with the return legs scheduled between October 24-25 to decide the semi-finalists.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural AFL final will be in early November to crown the new champions of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>These quarter-final clashes pit teams with 43 Champions League titles between them in a battle of the continent\u2019s heavyweights.<\/p>\n<p>The AFL path to glory promises engrossing encounters between African club football\u2019s most decorated sides.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Full fixtures:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Quarter-final 1-October 20: Simba v Al-Ahly\u00a0October 24: Al-Ahly v Simba.<\/p>\n<p>Quarter-final 2-October 21: T.P Mazembe v Esperance. October 25: Esperance v T.P Mazembe.<\/p>\n<p>Quarter-final 3: October 22: Enyimba v Wydad Casablanca. October 25: Wydad v Enyimba.<\/p>\n<p>Quarter-final 4: October 21: Petro Atletico du Luanda v Mamelodi Sundowns. 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