Another first for Caf next week will be the hosting of the draw for the fourth round of the Confederation Cup immediately after the completion of the third round.

The eight winners of the third round ties plus the eight losers from the Champions League third round ties go into the pot for Thursday's draw in Cairo - less than 24 hours after the completion of the previous round.

Never before has Caf moved so quickly to determine the pairings for the next stage of one of its club competitions.

The eight clubs who qualify for the Champions League must wait, however, until 24 May for their draw and to find out who they paired with in the group phase of the competition. That is when the Confederation Cup group phase will also be drawn, once the fourth round games are done.

Both draws will be at the Caf headquarters on the outskirts of Cairo.