CAF Confederations Cup Draw: Orlando Pirates to Take on Tanzania's Simba SC in Quarterfinals

• Orlando Pirates have found out who their opponents will be in the quarterfinals of the CAF Confederations Cup
• The Buccaneers will take on Tanzanian side Simba SC, who are the defending league champions of that country
• Having won the Champions League in 1995, Pirates is looking to complete a unique continental double with a Confederations Cup title

Orlando Pirates can start preparing for the quarterfinals of the CAF Confederations Cup after finding out who their opponents will be.

The Buccaneers were drawn against defending Tanzanian league champions Simba SC. The draw was conducted at CAF's headquarters in Cairo.

No South African team has won the CAF Confederations before, with Pirates looking to become the first one to do so. Should they succeed in this quest, they would also become the first team in the country's footballing history to win both the CAF Champions League and Confederations Cup competitions.

They came close in 2015, when they were edged 2-1 on aggregate by Tunisian side Etoile du Sahel.

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CAF Confederations Cup quarterfinal draw:

Simba SC (Tanzania) vs Orlando Pirates (Orlando Pirates)

Al Ittihad (Libya) vs Ahly Tripoli (Libya)

Pyramids FC (Egypt) vs TP Mazembe (Democratic Republic of Congo)

Al Masry (Egypt) vs RS Berkane (Morocco)

Scoring spree takes Tanzanians Simba to CAF Cup quarter-finals

Former title-holders Renaissance Berkane of Morocco, Simba of Tanzania and Al Ittihad of Libya filled the three quarter-finals places up for grabs in the CAF Confederation Cup at the weekend.

As reported by Sports Brief, Berkane edged ASEC Mimosas of the Ivory Coast 1-0, Simba trounced Gendarmerie Nationale of Niger 4-0 and Ittihad drew 0-0 with Orlando Pirates of South Africa.

Other former title-holders, TP Mazembe from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Al Masry and Pyramids of Egypt, Al Ahly Tripoli of Libya and Pirates had secured last-eight places ahead of the final matchday.