MAPUTO (Mozambique) - The final eight teams have been decided at the FIBA Africa Champions Cup Women, and at this stage of the tournament, it's win or go home.

FIBA.basketball brings you an analysis of how the teams will match up in Thursday's Quarter-Finals clashes at the Pavilhao de Universidade Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo.

APR vs INTERCLUBE

Five-time African champions Interclube have a date with Rwanda's APR in the first match of the knock-out stages.

APR, who lost all their group games, face the Angolan champions, who finished with a 4-0 record in the Group Phase, and the Rwandans are likely to be over-matched in this first encounter between the two sides.

Interclube, who last won an African title in Maputo in 2016, are stacked with talent in every position, starting with team captain Italee Lucas and the team's leading scorer, who has averaged 16.5 points per game.

The American-born and international player for Angola has, on occasion in the tournament, struggled to get going in games, but when she catches fire, she can be unstoppable.

Team center Cristina Matiquite is another player to look out for, and she is a handy scorer (14 points per) and can crash boards for the Angolan club. Matiquite plays with great intelligence down low, and she will dominate the undersized APR forwards.

In the APR ranks, forward Assouma Uwizeye has been a leading player with nine points and 10 rebounds per game and Marie Imanizabayo has recorded 10.3 points and 2.7 assists per game. The two-star players and their teammates have the impossible task of trying to beat the giant Angolan club.

KENYA PORTS AUTHORITY (KPA) vs ALEXANDRIA SPORTING CLUB

The final day of group play saw KPA and Sporting experiencing contrasting fortunes.

KPA ended the group stages on high after beating CNSS to finish with a 2-2 record, while Sporting experienced defeat at the hands of Ferroviario de Maputo.

The clubs will know each other from the final of the Zone V qualifiers, where Sporting beat KPA 78-67.

Sporting will expect team captain Hagar Amer to help lift the team's morale after their group game loss to Ferroviario.

Amer experienced frustration at certain moments in the game against the Mozambicans despite scoring 20 points and crashing 13 boards. The 1.85m (6ft 1in) Amer will not be alone in helping to carry the team as American guard Cierra Dillard, who has recorded 17 points and three assists a game, is a good scorer and decent opportunity provider for teammates.

KPA have unearthed a gem in guard Ifunaya Okoro, who has provided the bulk of the scoring for the club from Mombasa. Her 22 points and 5.8 assists per game helped KPA get through the group stages.

Okoro is not the only player whose talent has come to the fore in this tournament, center Madina Okot has also stepped in a big way for KPA. She has done the dirty work shot blocking at the defensive end and has racked up a staggering 22.8 rebounds per game. Okot is also developing into a good scorer, with a record of 9.8 points a game.

Okot and Amer's battle at the post will be interesting to watch.

ASC VILLE DE DAKAR vs COSTA DO SOL

Costa do Sol will be favourites in this battle against the West Africans. The Mozambicans will, however, have to play 40 minutes of good basketball to live up to their favourite tag. Their 3-1 record in the Group Phase is something to write home about, and there are some quality players in this Costa do Sol team.

With a guard like Ingvild Mucauro pushing the pace, Costa do Sol will not struggle for points on the board.

Mucauro's 16 points and 9.5 rebounds per game have been the difference in tight situations in matches, and against ASC, it will be no different.

ASC, who come to the Quarter-Finals with a 1-3 record, will have seen Costa do Sol in action and feel they have a shot.

The Senegalese champions will depend on the scoring ability of Couna Ndao, who has recorded 12.7 points per game in the tournament so far.

CNSS vs FERROVIARIO DE MAPUTO

The last time Ferroviario de Maputo and CNSS faced each other during the 2019 edition of the tournament in Cairo, the reigning African champions 89-57.

But this time around, this game also has the potential to be a thriller.

CNSS's record of 1-3 is not a testament to their talent. The Democratic Republic of Congo-representative faced strong opposition in the Group Phase and will feel they have something to prove in the Last Eight.

With sharpshooter Marlene Ngobeleza in their line-up, they can rest assured that point will not be hard to come by against Ferroviario. Ngobeleza's 19 points per game and Deborah Mayimona's 16.8 points and seven rebounds per game have been a highlight of CNSS.

Ferroviario de Maputo finished their group campaign with a 3-0 record. After beating Alexandria Sporting Club they will head to the knockout phase with a decent amount of confidence.

Floor general Shelsey Shumpert will pull the strings in the attack for Ferroviario. The American has also been a key scorer and passer of the ball. Shumpert's 13.3 points and three assists per game have been a factor for Ferroviario. Another player who has risen to the occasion for the Maputo-based side is forward Odelia Mafanela, who supplied points (11.7 points per game) and rebounds (6 rebounds per game).

FIBA