The draw for the quarter-finals of the African Football Confederation Cup resulted in a Maghreb clash between the Royal Moroccan Army and the Algerian Federation of the Capital, while the Egyptian Pyramids are facing the South African Samarumou Gallants obstacle, and the Tunisian Monastir Federation is facing the Ivorian ASEC Mimosas exam.
The army is looking forward to keeping the championship cup in Morocco for the fourth season in a row, after it was crowned by Nahdet Berkane last season, in addition to winning the title for the second time in its history after 2005, but the draw put it in front of a difficult task against the giants of the Algerian capital.
The first leg will be held at the “5 July” stadium in Algeria, while the two teams will play the second leg at the “Moulay Abdallah” stadium in Rabat.
Al-Zaeem managed to finish the final price round at the top of his difficult group, which included Egyptian Pyramids and Future and Togolese Asco Kara.
The military team performed strongly in its six matches under the supervision of French coach Fernando da Cruz, and its players included goalkeeper Ayoub Lakrd, Ahmed Hammoudan, Muhammad al-Sahd and Hamza Akman.
The “Sostara” team finished second in its group, behind Young Africans of Tanzania, and starred in its ranks Ayman Maheus, Botswana striker Tumisang Oriboni, and goalkeeper Osama Benbot.
Pyramids monitors breaking Moroccan hegemony in the competition, and winning the first continental title in its history, but it collides with a difficult opponent, Marumo Galants, South Africa.
In the last round, Pyramids defeated compatriot Future 2-0, to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.
Marumo suffers greatly domestically if it struggles to stay in the first division, as it occupies last place in the South African League.
Monastiri’s career will not be easy, as he will face a difficult confrontation against the difficult ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast, which includes a strong squad that seeks to achieve its first continental title since 1999.
The confrontation between Rivers United of Nigeria and Young Africans of Tanzania will be equal.