CAF announces the Best XI of the Champions League group stage
- Hossam Ahmed
- Feb 19
- 1 min read
Updated: Feb 19
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced the Best XI for the group stage of the 2024/2025 CAF Champions League, featuring players exclusively from the eight teams that secured qualification to the quarterfinals.
MC Alger, Al Ahly, and Orlando Pirates are the most represented clubs with two players each while Al Hilal, AS FAR Rabat, Mamelodi Sundowns, Pyramids FC, and Espérance each have one player included.
Notably, all players in the Best XI belong to the eight teams that advanced to the quarterfinals.
CAF Champions League Group Stage Best XI (4-3-3 Formation)
Goalkeeper
Abdelatif Ramdane (Algeria)
Club: MC Alger (Algeria)
Defenders
Steven Ebuela (DR Congo)
Club: Al Hilal (Sudan)
Thabiso Sesane (South Africa)
Club: Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
Ayoub Abdellaoui (Algeria)
Club: MC Alger (Algeria)
Tó Carneiro (Angola)
Club: AS FAR (Morocco)
Midfielders
Emam Ashour (Egypt)
Club: Al Ahly (Egypt)
Teboho Mokoena (South Africa)
Club: Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa)
Youcef Belaïli (Algeria)
Club: Espérance (Tunisia)
Forwards
Ibrahim Adel (Egypt)
Club: Pyramids FC (Egypt)
Wessam Abou Ali (Palestine)
Club: Al Ahly (Egypt)
Relebohile Mofokeng (South Africa)
Club: Orlando Pirates (South Africa)
CAF Champions League quarterfinal draw details
The CAF Champions League quarterfinal draw will take place on Thursday, February 20, in Doha, Qatar, at 15:00 GMT.
CAF Champions League quarterfinal draw format
Group winners (1st place) will face runners-up (2nd place) from another group.
The group winners will host the second leg at home.
Teams from the same group cannot face each other in the quarterfinals.
Each team has three potential opponents in the draw.