CAF Confederation Cup: Quarter-final take centre stage

Orlando Pirates players warming up

Friday May 14, 2021. 18:00

The 2020/21 CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final first-leg action will take centre stage this weekend with all matches taking place on Sunday.

All eyes will be on the clash between South African giants Orlando Pirates and Moroccan football powerhouse Raja Casablanca at the Orlando Stadium in Johannesburg.

It will be a battle between two former CAF Champions League winners and they are the amongst the favourites to win this season’s Confederation Cup.

At the Stade Omnisport Roumde Adjia in Garoua, Cameroonian giants Cotonsport are set to square off with Senegalese side Jaraaf, who have been the surprise package of the current campaign.

While Egyptian big spenders Pyramids will battle it out with Nigerian heavyweights Enyimba at the 30 June Defence Stadium in Cairo.

Meanwhile, Algerian outfit JS Kabylie are scheduled to travel to the Stade Taieb Mhiri in Sfax where they are expected to take on Tunisian side CS Sfaxien.

The second-leg matches are scheduled to be played on 23 May 2021.

The winners on aggregate will progress to the two-legged semi-finals which are set to be played in June 2021.