Bitter Cairo rivals Al-Ahly and Zamalek were pitted against each other when the CAF Champions League draw was made in Cairo Tuesday. The two most successful teams in the premier African club competition are in Group A with AC Leopards of Congo Brazzaville and Orlando Pirates of South Africa. Al-Ahly defeated Esperance of Tunisia 3-2 over two legs last November to claim a record-extending seventh African title. However, Cairo derbies that would ordinarily attract sell-out 80,000 crowds are set to be played amid the eerie silence of empty stadiums.

Collated CAF Confederation Cup last-16, second-leg results this weekend: At Pretoria SuperSport Utd (RSA) 1 (Maluleka 10) ENPPI (EGY) 3 (Die Foneye 37, 40, Osman 54) ENPPI win 3-1 on aggregate At Casablanca WAC Casablanca (MAR) 3 (Sekkat 15, Ondama 45, 66) Liga Muculmana (MOZ) 1 (Zainadine 40) Muculmana win on away goals after 3-3 tie At Bujumbura Lydia Academic (BDI) 1 (Nduwarugira 38) ASEC Mimosas (CIV) 0 Lydia win 4-2 on penalties after 1-1 tie At Bitam

Qualifiers for CAF Champions League group phase after completion of elimination matches Sunday: Al-Ahly (holders), Zamalek (both Egypt), Coton Sport (Cameroon), Esperance (Tunisia), AC Leopards (Congo Brazzaville), Orlando Pirates (South Africa), Recreativo Libolo (Angola), Sewe San Pedro (Ivory Coast) Note: Draw on May 14 in Cairo dl/ps

CAF Champions League last-16, second-leg results this weekend: At Addis Ababa Saint George (ETH) 2 (Bekele 15, Isinde 45) Zamalek (EGY) 2 (Cisse 2, 88) Zamalek win on away goals after 3-3 aggregate tie At Lubumbashi TP Mazembe (COD) 1 (Kasusula 72) Orlando Pirates (RSA) 0 Pirates win 3-2 At Calulo Recreativo Libolo (ANG) 3 (Camara 16, Cardoso 32, 74-pen) Enugu Rangers (NGR) 1 (Mba 56) Libolo win 3-1 At Tunis Esperance (TUN) 1 (Chammam 77-pen) JSM Bejaia (ALG) 0 Esperance win 1-0