2023–24_CAF_Confederation_Cup_qualifying_rounds

2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

International football competition


The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 18 August and ended on 1 October 2023. A total of 52 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

Quick Facts Dates, Tournament statistics ...

All times are local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

The entry round of the 52 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-Year Ranking points shown in parentheses).

More information Entry round, Second round (12 teams) ...

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

More information Round, Draw date ...

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 25 July 2023. The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 Nigeria Bendel Insurance (p) 1 0 1 (4)
4 Algeria ASO Chlef 0 1 1 (3)
Nigeria Bendel Insurance 2 0 2
Morocco RS Berkane 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Morocco FUS Rabat 3 2 5
4 Benin AS Loto FC 0 0 0
Morocco FUS Rabat 1 0 1
Algeria USM Alger (a) 1 0 1
First round Second round
          
1 Senegal Casa Sports 1 0 1
4 Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou (a) 1 0 1
Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou 0 0 0
Nigeria Rivers United 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta Solar 3 3 6
4 Somalia Horseed 0 0 0
Djibouti Arta Solar 2 1 3
Egypt Zamalek 0 4 4
First round Second round
          
1 Tanzania Singida Fountain Gate 4 0 4
4 Zanzibar JKU 1 2 3
Tanzania Singida Fountain Gate 1 1 2
Egypt Modern Future 0 4 4
First round Second round
          
1 Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema (p) 2 1 3 (4)
4 Tanzania Azam 1 2 3 (3)
Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema 2 0 2
Tunisia Club Africain 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Tunisia Olympique Béja 0 0 0
4 Libya Abu Salim 1 0 1
Libya Abu Salim 3 2 5
Uganda Kampala City 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Kenya Kakamega Homeboyz 0 1 1
4 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 0 4 4
Libya Al Hilal Benghazi (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Rwanda Rayon Sports 1 1 2 (2)
First round Second round
          
1 South Africa Sekhukhune United w/o
4 Eswatini Young Buffaloes
South Africa Sekhukhune United 3 1 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport 1 0 1
4 Zambia Maestro United 1 3 4
Zambia Maestro United 1 0 1
Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo w/o
4 Comoros Belle Lumière
Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 1 0 1 (3)
Angola Sagrada Esperança (p) 0 1 1 (5)
First round Second round
          
1 Botswana Gaborone United 0 3 3
4 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1 1 2
Botswana Gaborone United 1 0 1
South Africa SuperSport United 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Mauritania AS Douanes Mauritania 2 0 2
4 Guinea Académie SOAR (a) 2 0 2
Guinea Académie SOAR 1 2 3
Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 2 0 2
3 Togo ASC Kara 0 1 1
2 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Guinea Milo FC 1 1 2
4 Ghana Dreams FC 1 2 3
Ghana Dreams FC 2 1 3
Sierra Leone Kallon 1 1 2
3 Niger AS Douanes Niger
2 Sierra Leone Kallon w/o
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia Watanga 1 1 2
4 Mali Stade Malien 3 4 7
Mali Stade Malien (a) 2 1 3
Burundi Aigle Noir 0 3 3
3 Sudan Hay Al Arab
2 Burundi Aigle Noir w/o
First round Second round
          
1 Sudan Haidoub 0 0 0
4 South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba 1 0 1
South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba 0 0 0
Angola Académica do Lobito 0 3 3
3 Angola Académica do Lobito 2 2 4
2 Seychelles La Passe 1 2 3

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Notes:

  1. Sekhukhune United won on a walkover after Young Buffaloes withdrew due to financial problems.
  2. Ferroviário de Maputo won on a walkover after Belle Lumière withdrew due to financial problems.
  3. Kallon won on a walkover after Niger clubs withdrew from 2023–24 CAF interclub competitions due to the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.[2]
  4. Aigle Noir won on a walkover after Hay Al Arab withdrew from the competition due to the 2023 Sudan conflict.
More information Bendel Insurance, 1–0 ...
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
More information ASO Chlef, 1–0 ...
Referee: Abdulbasit Shuboub (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Bendel Insurance won 4–3 on penalties.


More information FUS Rabat, 3–0 ...
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)
More information AS Loto FC, 0–2 ...

FUS Rabat won 5–0 on aggregate.


More information Casa Sports, 1–1 ...
Referee: Naby Laye Toure (Guinea)
More information EF Ouagadougou, 0–0 ...
Referee: Hugues Modeste Richard Kokora (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. EF Ouagadougou won on away goals.


More information Arta Solar, 3–0 ...
Referee: Anthony Kiri Emmanuel Daudfourth (South Sudan)
More information Horseed, 0–3 ...

Arta Solar won 6–0 on aggregate.


More information Singida Fountain Gate, 4–1 ...
Referee: Rodrigue Bigirimana (Burundi)
More information JKU, 2–0 ...

Singida United won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Bahir Dar Kenema, 2–1 ...
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
More information Azam, 2–1 ...
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

3–3 on aggregate. Bahir Dar Kenema won 4–3 on penalties.


More information Olympique Béja, 0–1 ...
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)
More information Abu Salim, 0–0 ...
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

Abu Salim won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Kakamega Homeboyz, 0–0 ...
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
More information Al Hilal Benghazi, 4–1 ...
Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria)

Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Cano Sport, 1–1 ...
Referee: Ledoux Dimonya Florent (Cameroon)
More information Maestro United, 3–0 ...
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Maestro United won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Gaborone United, 0–1 ...
Referee: Paulo Moreira Sergio (Angola)
More information Elgeco Plus, 1–3 ...
Referee: Attoumani Elfachad (Comoros)

Gaborone United won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information AS Douanes Mauritania, 2–2 ...
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
More information Académie SOAR, 0–0 ...
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

2–2 on aggregate. Académie SOAR won on away goals.


More information ASC Kara, 0–0 ...
Referee: Julian Nii Akwa Nunoo (Ghana)
More information AFAD Djékanou, 2–1 ...

AFAD Djékanou won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information Milo FC, 1–1 ...
More information Dreams FC, 2–1 ...
Referee: Daniel Luc Kassa (Benin)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Watanga, 1–3 ...
Referee: Mustapha Bojang (Gambia)
More information Stade Malien, 4–1 ...
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)

Stade Malien won 7–2 on aggregate.


More information Haidoub, 0–1 ...
More information Al Merreikh Juba, 0–0 ...
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Al Merreikh Juba won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Académica do Lobito, 2–1 ...
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
More information La Passe, 2–2 ...
National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Referee: Masixole Bambiso (South Africa)

Académica do Lobito won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 12 teams that received byes to this round, and the 20 winners of the first round.

More information Bendel Insurance, 2–2 ...
More information RS Berkane, 1–0 ...
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information FUS Rabat, 1–1 ...
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
More information USM Alger, 0–0 ...
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.


More information EF Ouagadougou, 0–0 ...
More information Rivers United, 2–0 ...

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Arta Solar, 2–0 ...
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
More information Zamalek, 4–1 ...

Zamalek won 4–3 on aggregate.


More information Singida Fountain Gate, 1–0 ...
More information Modern Future, 4–1 ...
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Modern Future won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Bahir Dar Kenema, 2–0 ...
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
More information Club Africain, 3–0 ...
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)

Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Abu Salim, 3–1 ...
Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso)
More information Kampala City, 3–2 ...
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

Abu Salim won 5–4 on aggregate.


More information Al Hilal Benghazi, 1–1 ...
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
More information Rayon Sports, 1–1 ...
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–2 on penalties.


More information Sekhukhune United, 3–1 ...
Referee: Ahmed Ally Arijiga (Tanzania)
More information Saint-Éloi Lupopo, 1–1 ...
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

Sekhukhune United won 4–2 on aggregate.


More information Maestro United, 1–2 ...
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
More information Diables Noirs, 2–0 ...

Diables Noirs won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Ferroviário de Maputo, 1–0 ...
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)
More information Sagrada Esperança, 1–0 ...
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–3 on penalties.


More information Gaborone United, 1–1 ...
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
More information SuperSport United, 3–0 ...
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

SuperSport United won 4–1 on aggregate.


More information Académie SOAR, 1–2 ...
More information AFAD Djékanou, 0–2 ...

Académie SOAR won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Dreams FC, 2–1 ...
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
More information Kallon, 1–1 ...
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Stade Malien, 2–0 ...
Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)
More information Aigle Noir, 3–1 ...

3–3 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.


More information Al Merreikh Juba, 0–0 ...
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
More information Académica do Lobito, 3–0 ...
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Académica do Lobito won 3–0 on aggregate.

See also

Notes

  1. The FUS Rabat v USM Alger match, originally scheduled to be played between 15 or 17 September 2023, was rescheduled to 23 September 2023 due to USM Alger participation in the 2023 CAF Super Cup on 15 September 2023.
  2. The Al Hilal Benghazi v Rayon Sports match, originally scheduled to be played on 15 September 2023 at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was rescheduled to 24 September 2023 at Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali (Rwanda) due to the Storm Daniel.

References

  1. "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup Preliminary Draw on Tuesday". Confederation of African Football. 23 July 2023.

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