2019–20 CAF Confed. Cup: All 8 quarter-finalists emerge
Cairo, Egypt (PANA) - At the end of the last round of matches in the six-round group games in the 2019-20 CAF Confederation Cup, played across Africa on Sunday, all the eight quarter-finalists have emerged.
They are Pyramids and Al-Masry, both from Egypt from Group A; RS Berkane of Morocco and Zanaco of Zambia from Group B; Horoya of Guinea and Al-Nasr of Libya from Group C; and Hassania Agadir of Morocco and Enyimba of Nigeria from Group D.
Apart from RS Berkane, which won the silver in 2019, all the other 7 qualifiers have never reached the finals.
The eight teams will now line up for the quarter-finals, the first leg of which will be played on 1 March 2020 and the second leg on 8 March 2020.
Here are results from the final group matches played on Sunday.
Group A
FC Nouadhibou, Mauritania 0-1 Pyramids, Egypt
Enugu Rangers, Nigeria 1-1 Al-Masry, Egypt
Group B
RS Berkane, Morocco 1-1 Zanaco, Zambia
DC Motema Pembe, DR Congo 1-0 ESAE, Benin
Group C
Bidvest, South Africa 0-2 Djoliba, Mali
Al-Nasr, Libya 0-2 Horoya, Guinea
Group D
FC San Pédro, Cote d'Ivoire 2-5 Enyimba, Nigeria
Hassania Agadir, Morocco 0-3 Paradou AC, Algeria
Here is how they finished the group campaign, with group winners and runners-up reaching the knockout stage.
Group A Points
1 Pyramids 15
2 Al-Masry 10
3 Enugu Rangers 6
4 FC Nouadhibou 2
Group B Points
1 RS Berkane 11
2 Zanaco 10
3 DC Motema Pembe 10
4 ESAE 1
Note - Although Zanaco and DC Motema Pembe ended their campaigns on 10 points apiece, Zanaco qualified based on head-to-head points: Zanaco 4, DC Motema Pembe 1.
Group C Points
1 Horoya 14
2 Al-Nasr 8
3 Djoliba 8
4 Bidvest Wits 2
Note - Although Al-Nasr and Djoliba ended their campaigns on 8 points apiece, Al-Nasr qualified based on head-to-head points: Al-Nasr 4, Djoliba 1.
Group D Points
1 Hassania Agadir 11
2 Enyimba 10
3 Paradou AC 8
4 FC San Pédro 3.
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