Arab trio meet Mazembe and a balanced draw for Ahly and the Tigers in the Champions League

Cairo – The African Champions League Champions League draw drew Espérance, the defending champion, in Group Two alongside FC Platinum, Conakry Guinean and South African Orlando.

The draw at AU headquarters in Cairo also resulted in Ahli (Egypt), second in Group D with Vita Club de Congolais, Al-Saoura (Algeria) and Simba Tensani. Moroccan Wydad, the former title holder, entered Group A with Lopez Stars, South African Sun Duncan and Asik Mimosa from Cote d Ivoire. The Congolese Mazembe will be part of the Arab trio of Group C with Egyptians Ismaili, the Tunisian athlete and Afro-Tunisian.

On the other hand, the draw for the additional round of finals of the Africa Cup of Nations resulted in strong and exciting knockout matches to identify the winners of the group stage. The Tunisian Sahel Sahel has directly qualified for the Confederation group stage as a top ranked club thanks to the results of the last five years of the Continental Championships. The draw was followed by Arab clashes led by Ahli Benghazi (Libya) and his Algerian counterpart, Nasr Hussein Dae. Zamalek also plays with the Moroccan union of Tangier in a fierce confrontation.

In this context, Hazem Imam, a member of the Egyptian Football Federation, confirmed his confidence in Zamalek's ability to overcome the obstacle of the Moroccan Union in Tangier despite the difficulty of the confrontation. "Zamalek has returned to Africa after suffering bad luck in recent years, and he came out early last year," Imam said. "I think Zamalek now has a team capable of reaching the farthest point of Confederation."

"Zamalek will play the first leg in Morocco, which will calm the nerves of the team in the return match, and will enjoy the support of supporters and play at home." He stressed that the competition in the Confederation will be very difficult, with the presence of many major clubs in the championship, including the hope of the Moroccan title holder alongside the Tunisian Sfaxien.

Moroccan champions Raja face a relatively easy match against Namibians Afrika Stars and Al Hilal plays against Rwandan Mokoura Victory and the Moroccan volcano fights Senegal's AS Diaraf. The Tunisian CS Sfaxien faces the Ugandan Faber in a relatively easy match and faces the Libyan victory against Burkinabe Salitas, who toppled Hosni and Agadir against Hbadania Agadir against Ethiopian Djema.

Gamal al-Ghandour, chairman of the former referees committee of the Egyptian Football Federation (FFA), said that the African Union was "adequate" and that it would not shut down any cases of corruption. "Referees' bribery charges must be proven and should not be dismissed indiscriminately.I think that the application of video technology in the final matches will contribute to the development of African arbitration," said Ghandour .

"The African arbitration will develop for the better in the coming period, provided we learn from the mistakes, which will improve the situation in the years to come."