The draw was announced by CAF on Tuesday, a few days after Ahli were demoted from the Champions League to the Confederation Cup.

Africa's most successful club will be hoping to add the Confederation Cup title to their trophy room, given that no Egyptian side has ever won it.

Apart from Ahli, candidates to win it include Tunisia's Etoile Sahel, Ivory Coast's ASEC Mimosas and Cameroon's Coton Sport.