Ismaili have been paired with Tunisian side Esperance in the Arab Champions League (ACL) quarter-final. "The dates of the quarter-final's both legs are yet to be determined," Ismaili board member Khaled Al-Tayeb told the club's official website on Saturday. Ismaili booked a last-eight berth after overcoming Bahrain's Busaiteen and USM Alger of Algeria. The 2004 finalists are bidding to become the first Egyptian team to win the tournament.