Anderlecht vs Manchester United

Celta Vigo vs Genk

Ajax vs Schalke

Lyon vs Besiktas

Matches to be played on 13 & 20 April

Atletico Madrid vs Leicester City

Borussia Dortmund vs Monaco

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid

Juventus vs Barcelona

First legs 11 & 12 April

Second legs 18 & 19 April

Madagascar Football Association chief Ahmad has been elected Confederation of African Football president, ending Issa Hayatou’s 29-year reign. Ahmad won 34 of the 54 votes in the election, which was held in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Thursday. The result means a change in leadership for the first time since Cameroonian Hayatou took charge in 1988. Ahmad, who appeared very emotional, becomes only the seventh CAF president in the body’s 60-year history. The 57-year-old said afterwards: “I can’t talk at this time. Only one thing – I thank God, I thank my team. “We worked hard but we won. That was the first step. The second step is to develop African football. “Some days I thought I would win – today I didn’t (think I would win).” The result was greeted by cheers at the CAF congress as Ahmad was carried on the shoulders of jubilant supporters to the podium after the result was announced.

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