African giants dawn vast in final eight 

• CAF Champions League quarter-finals get underneath approach on Friday
• Last 8 facilities some of Africa’s biggest names
• All-Tunisian confront and dual ‘derbies’ on a bill

With a difference of 2016 champions Mamelodi Sundowns, all a sides who have won a CAF Champions League given 2005 have done it by to this year’s quarter-finals: Al Ahly, Wydad Athletic Club, TP Mazembe, Esperance de Tunis, Etoile Sportive du Sahel, and ES Setif. Joining those 6 continental heavyweights in this year’s final 8 are Guinea’s Horoya AC and Angolan outfit Primeiro de Agosto.

Tunisia is a usually republic with dual sides still in contention, namely Esperance and Etoile, who were pitched together during a pull hold on 3 September, that also threw adult a Maghreb derby between Algeria’s Etoile and Wydad of Morocco. The assembly between Primeiro de Agosto and TP Mazembe also involves teams from dual beside countries. In a other tie in a round, meanwhile, a strong Al Ahly of Egypt take on Horoya, who competent from a organisation proviso during a responsibility of a Sundowns.

The winners of a foe will book a place during a FIFA Club World Cup between 12 and 22 Dec in a United Arab Emirates, the pull for that took place a few days ago.

Article source: http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2018/m=9/news=african-giants-loom-large-in-last-eight.html