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Al Ahly of Egypt to host South African side Mamelodi Sundowns in CAF Champions League quarter final

CAF African Champions League Final - Egypt's El Zamalek v South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundown - Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt - 23/10/2016 - Players of South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundown celebrate with the trophy after winning CAF African Champions League. [REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh]

Reigning Africa champions Al Ahly of Egypt will host South African side Mamelodi Sundowns in the first round of the Caf Champions League quarter-final as Tanzania's Simba travel to South Africa to face Kaizer Chiefs. 

 
Ahly is on a clear course to win an unprecedented 10th African title, but they will have to wade through a tricky match that pits them against a club owned by the current CAF president Patrice Motsepe. 

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