Pyramids meet Nigeria's Enyimba in CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals

CAIRO-30 April 2021: Egyptian side, Pyramids FC, will face Nigerian giants Enyimba in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals. The first leg will be played in Cairo in mid-May while the second leg will be played in Nigeria a week later. 

 

The winner between Pyramids and Enyimba will face the winner between Raja Casablanca and Orlando Pirates of South Africa. 

 

The Egyptian team played in Group D alongside Zambia's Nkana, Namungo of Tanzania and Raja Casablanca. 

 

Pyramids booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition after coming second in the group with 12 points, six points behind the group leaders Raja Casablanca. 

 

Pyramids reached the competition's final last season, which was their debut season in the African competitions, and they lost to RS Berkane of Morocco. 

 

RS Berkane, who will face Al Ahly in the African Super Cup on 28 May, failed to advance from the group stage of the competition after coming third behind JS Kabylie and Coton Sport.