New boss Craig Shakespeare said the Foxes ' players will be put through their paces during the televised ceremony at 11am Friday.
The Leicester manager insists his men will have to wait until training at their Belvoir Drive complex is finished to learn their last-eight opponents after Tuesday's dramatic triumph over Sevilla .
He said his side must focus on Saturday's Premier League trip to West Ham as they look for their first away win in the top flight this term.
“We will be training," said Shakespeare. "We will find out the draw when we go back in after training.
“Depending how long it goes on for, we will be out training because we are travelling down to West Ham afterwards. There will be plenty of time for us afterwards to get word of who we are playing.”
Shakespeare revealed he told his players to focus on tackling the Hammers in the dressing room immediately after their famous win over Sevilla.
Claudio Ranieri’s successor has won all three of his matches in charge. And he wants no let-up at the London Stadium, with the Premier League champions languishing 15th – just three points above the relegation zone.
Shakespeare added: “I have not banned talk of the Champions League, but after the Sevilla game the focus was on West Ham. All the talk and preparation since has been about West Ham. To a man that is what they have concentrated on.
...but when the draw happens they will be working on a plan to beat West Ham on Saturday
The Foxes have been dealt a blow as Molla Wague, their January loan signing from Udinese, has been ruled out for the rest of the season.
The Mali defender, who has only played 70 minutes of last month’s FA Cup loss at Millwall, dislocated his shoulder and needs surgery.
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