CAF CL Q Draw: Sundowns Pits Petro

The draw of thd TotalEnergies CAF Champions League quarter finals was conducted at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and Sundowns had prolly a presentable draw against tournament outsiders Petro of Luanda.

A couple of mouthwatering fixtures on right on queue with the inclusion of Sundowns against Petro on April 15 and 22

From the preliminaries of this year’s CAF champions league to the group stage, and then, the quarter finals of the competition, Petro Luanda has been unerring and gets as reward, Mamedodi Sundowns in the knockouts.

Mamedodi Sundowns pulled through what was considered the ‘group of death’ unscathed. Sundowns had as company in group A two Sudanese juggernauts; Hilal and Merreikh, plus 11-time winners of the competition, Al Ahli.

Making their 7th appearance in Africa’s premium competition, Petro will be looking to equal their best ever return; semis that came in 2001.

Winners of the competition in 2016, Sundowns will feel the ground is ready for a second after beating successive winners Ahly twice, in the group stage.

Of the eight teams that have made it, six teams are all from North Africa, while two are from Southern Africa. Sundowns and Petro de Luanda are the only Southern African sides heading into the draw.