{"id":335890,"date":"2026-02-17T17:47:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T16:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/?p=335890"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:06:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T07:06:58","slug":"caf-cup-moroccan-derby-in-quarterfinals-safi-challenges-wydad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/caf-cup-moroccan-derby-in-quarterfinals-safi-challenges-wydad\/","title":{"rendered":"CAF Cup: Moroccan Derby in Quarterfinals, Safi Challenges Wydad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The draw for the quarterfinals of the CAF Confederation Cup 2025-2026 has produced the most anticipated matchup on the Moroccan side: a 100% national confrontation between Olympique de Safi and Wydad de Casablanca. The draw took place on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in Cairo, and it already guarantees the presence of a Moroccan club in the final four of the competition.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Safi \u2013 Wydad: A Place in the Semifinals Within Reach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to the bracket approved by CAF, Safi will host Wydad in the first leg, followed by a decisive return match. Beyond the prestige, the stakes are clear: the winner will qualify for the semifinals, ensuring Morocco a representative at this stage of the tournament.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>CAF has also confirmed the schedule: first leg on March 15, 2026, and return leg on March 22, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Path Already Mapped Out to the Final<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The draw not only determined the quarterfinals but also outlined the subsequent matches. The winner of Safi \u2013 Wydad will face the qualifier from AS Maniema Union \u2013 USM Alger in the semifinals, with matches scheduled for April 12 (first leg) and April 19 (return leg). The final is set to take place over two legs on May 9 and May 16, 2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Complete Quarterfinal Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Masry (Egypt) vs CR Belouizdad (Algeria)<\/li>\n<li>Olympique de Safi (Morocco) vs Wydad Casablanca (Morocco)<\/li>\n<li>AS Otoho (Congo) vs Zamalek SC (Egypt)<\/li>\n<li>AS Maniema Union (DRC) vs USM Alger (Algeria)  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this derby, the CAF Cup offers a quarterfinal filled with emotional charge\u2026 and a duel that counts double: for national pride, but especially for a direct ticket to the continental final four.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The draw for the quarterfinals of the CAF Confederation Cup 2025-2026 has produced the most anticipated matchup on the Moroccan side: a 100% national confrontation between Olympique de Safi and Wydad de Casablanca. The draw took place on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in Cairo, and it already guarantees the presence of a Moroccan club in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":335891,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1399],"tags":[1391],"class_list":{"0":"post-335890","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-african-confederation-cup","8":"tag-wydad"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335890","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=335890"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335890\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":335892,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/335890\/revisions\/335892"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/335891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=335890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=335890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mountakhab.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=335890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}