Zamalek, Enyimba and ASEC are favorites for this year's CAF Champions League title, according to the Whites' chairman Mamdouh Abbas. Zamalek have secured a place in the quarter-finals for the first time in three seasons after cruising past Interclub of Angola 4-2 on aggregate. On the other hand, Ahli beat South Africa's Platinum Stars 2-0 on Sunday to conclude a 3-2 aggregate scoreline and accompany their arch rivals to the group stage. Despite the fact that Ahli were present in the last three finals of the competition, winning it twice, Abbas has astonishingly ignored the Reds as one of the 'best teams' of the last eight. "It is good to be back in this stage after we failed to do so in recent years," the Zamalek president told the club's official site. "Besides us, I think Enyimba and ASEC are the best teams in the last eight." Zamalek have lost five out of their last six games against Ahli, who dominated the Egyptian league title in the last four seasons.