Simba SC draw South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs in CAF Champions League quarters

Vodacom Tanzania Premier League side Simba SC have been drawn to face Kaizer Chiefs in the quarter final stage of the 2020/2021 CAF Champions League.

Coach Didier Gomes da Rosa’s team will play away in South Africa between May 14-16^th, while the return leg will take place in Dar es Salaam between May 21-23.

The draws were carried out in Cairo, Egypt today by the CAF Director of competitions, Samson Adamu, and assisted by Ivory Coast legend Abdoulaye Traore.

While Simba SC reached the semi final of the Champions League in 1974, Kaizer Chiefs will be making their first appearance in the quarter final stage.

Victory for Simba at the quarter final stage will see them battle the winner between MC Alger (Algeria) and Wydad Athletic Casablanca in the semi-final stage.

The other quarter final matches will see record winners Al Ahly battle South African giants and 2016 winners Mamelodi Sundowns, while CR Belouizdad (Algeria) take on Tunisia’s Esperance.

To reach the quarter final stage Simba SC, CECAFA’s only remaining flag bearers ejected Nigeria’s Plateau United in the preliminary stage, before seeing off FC Platinum (Malawi) in the first round. In the Group stage the Tanzanian giants won 4 matches, drew one and lost one to come out top.