2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates16 August – 22 September 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored51 (2.32 per match)
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All statistics correct as of 23 August 2024.
International football competition

The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 16 August and will end on 22 September 2024. 52 teams are competing in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup.

All times are local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]

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).

Entry round Second round
(12 teams) 		First round
(40 teams)
Teams
  • Egypt Zamalek (48 pts)
  • Morocco RS Berkane (42 pts)
  • Tanzania Simba (39 pts)
  • Algeria USM Alger (36 pts)
  • Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas (30 pts)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club (9 pts)
  • Egypt Al Masry (8 pts)
  • Mali Stade Malien (8 pts)
  • Tunisia CS Sfaxien (7 pts)
  • Nigeria Enyimba (6 pts)
  • South Africa Sekhukhune United (5 pts)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo (4 pts)

Format

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

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Schedule for the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 11 July 2024 16–18 August 2024 23–25 August 2024
Second round 13–15 September 2024 20–22 September 2024

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.

The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 Nigeria El Kanemi Warriors 1
4 Benin Dadje 1
FR1 winner
Morocco RS Berkane
First round Second round
          
1 Togo ASC Kara 2
4 Niger AS FAN 2
FR2 winner
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia Paynesville 4
4 Cameroon Fovu Club 0
FR3 winner
Mali Stade Malien
First round Second round
          
1 Guinea Hafia 1 0 1
4 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante (a) 1 0 1
Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Nigeria Enyimba
First round Second round
          
1 Morocco Union de Touarga 0
4 Ivory Coast RC Abidjan 0
FR5 winner
FR6 winner
3 Sierra Leone East End Lions 0
2 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 1
First round Second round
          
1 Kenya Administration Police 0
4 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee 0
FR7 winner
Egypt Zamalek
First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Jamus 0
4 Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1
FR8 winner
Algeria USM Alger
First round Second round
          
1 Zanzibar Uhamiaji 0
4 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 1
FR9 winner
Tanzania Simba
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda Kitara 2 2 4
4 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 3 3 6
Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
Egypt Al Masry
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Horseed 0 0 0
4 Burundi Rukinzo 0 2 2
Burundi Rukinzo
Tunisia CS Sfaxien
First round Second round
          
1 Eswatini Nsingizini Hotspurs 0
4 South Africa Stellenbosch 3
FR12 winner
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
First round Second round
          
1 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1
4 Angola Lunda Sul 1
FR13 winner
South Africa Sekhukhune United
First round Second round
          
1 Angola Bravos do Maquis 3
4 Tanzania Coastal Union 0
FR14 winner
Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros Alizé Fort 0
4 Mozambique Black Bulls 7
FR15 winner
FR16 winner
3 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles Foresters 1
4 Botswana Orapa United 1
FR17 winner
FR18 winner
3 Zimbabwe Dynamos 1
2 Zambia ZESCO United 0
First round Second round
          
1 Ghana Nsoatreman 3
4 Chad Elect Sport 0
FR19 winner
FR20 winner
3 Algeria CS Constantine 2
2 Rwanda Police FC 0

First round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
El Kanemi Warriors NigeriaFR1Benin Dadje1–124 Aug
ASC Kara TogoFR2Niger AS FAN2–225 Aug
Paynesville LiberiaFR3Cameroon Fovu Club4–025 Aug
Hafia Guinea1–1 (a)Burkina Faso Étoile Filante1–10–0
Union de Touarga MoroccoFR5Ivory Coast RC Abidjan0–024 Aug
East End Lions Sierra LeoneFR6Senegal ASC Jaraaf0–125 Aug
Administration Police KenyaFR7Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee0–025 Aug
Jamus South SudanFR8Tunisia Stade Tunisien0–124 Aug
Uhamiaji ZanzibarFR9Libya Al Ahli Tripoli0–224 Aug
Kitara Uganda4–6Libya Al Hilal Benghazi2–32–3
Horseed Somalia0–2Burundi Rukinzo0–00–2
Nsingizini Hotspurs EswatiniFR12South Africa Stellenbosch0–324 Aug
Elgeco Plus MadagascarFR13Angola Lunda Sul1–125 Aug
Bravos do Maquis AngolaFR14Tanzania Coastal Union3–025 Aug
Alizé Fort ComorosFR15Mozambique Black Bulls0–724 Aug
15 de Agosto Equatorial GuineaFR16Republic of the Congo AS Otohô25 Aug28 Aug
Foresters SeychellesFR17Botswana Orapa United1–125 Aug
Dynamos ZimbabweFR18Zambia ZESCO United1–024 Aug
Nsoatreman GhanaFR19Chad Elect Sport3–024 Aug
CS Constantine AlgeriaFR20Rwanda Police FC2–025 Aug
El Kanemi Warriors Nigeria1–1Benin Dadje
Ajiji 90' Report Salassi 29'
Remo Stars Stadium, Sagamu
Dadje BeninvNigeria El Kanemi Warriors
Report
ASC Kara Togo2–2Niger AS FAN
  • Akoro 5', 50'
 Report Addae 31' (pen.), 86'
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
AS FAN NigervTogo ASC Kara
Report
Paynesville Liberia4–0Cameroon Fovu Club
  • Paye 33', 45'
  • Kumeh 65'
  • Dan Weah 83'
 Report
Referee: Reginald Collins Amoah (Ghana)
Fovu Club CameroonvLiberia Paynesville
Report
Hafia Guinea1–1Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–0Guinea Hafia
Report
Union de Touarga Morocco0–0Ivory Coast RC Abidjan
Report
RC Abidjan Ivory CoastvMorocco Union de Touarga
Report
East End Lions Sierra Leone0–1Senegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
  • Dione 77'
ASC Jaraaf SenegalvSierra Leone East End Lions
Report
Administration Police Kenya0–0Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
Report
Referee: Masangune Louis Mwamba (DR Congo)
Ethiopian Coffee EthiopiavKenya Administration Police
Report
Jamus South Sudan0–1Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
Stade Tunisien TunisiavSouth Sudan Jamus
Report
Uhamiaji Zanzibar0–2Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
Report Taifour 2'
?
Al Ahli Tripoli LibyavZanzibar Uhamiaji
Report
Kitara Uganda2–3Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
 Report
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya3–2Uganda Kitara
Report
Horseed Somalia0–0Burundi Rukinzo
Report
Rukinzo Burundi2–0Somalia Horseed
Report

Rukinzo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nsingizini Hotspurs Eswatini0–3South Africa Stellenbosch
Report
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)
Stellenbosch South AfricavEswatini Nsingizini Hotspurs
Report
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)
Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–1Angola Lunda Sul
  • Rafenoarisoa 16'
 Report
  • Robson 58'
Referee: Nasir Salum Siyah (Tanzania)
Lunda Sul AngolavMadagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union
  • Paciência 22'
  • Matoco 45'
  • Manico 81'
 Report
Referee: Abdulbasit Shuhoub (Libya)
Coastal Union TanzaniavAngola Bravos do Maquis
Report
Alizé Fort Comoros0–7Mozambique Black Bulls
Report
  • Jeleel 3'
  • Seameh 13'
  • Vitinho 36'
  • Danilo 62'
  • Chamito 79'
  • Abubakar 81'
  • Ifoni 82'
Campo da ABB, Maputo (Mozambique)
Black Bulls MozambiquevComoros Alizé Fort
Report
Campo da ABB, Maputo
15 de Agosto Equatorial GuineavRepublic of the Congo AS Otohô
Report
AS Otohô Republic of the CongovEquatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
Report
Foresters Seychelles1–1Botswana Orapa United
  • Adeyeri 86'
 Report
  • Sekwai 70'
Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)
Referee: Auladyo Dos Santos Pariz (São Tomé and Príncipe)
Orapa United BotswanavSeychelles Foresters
Report
Dynamos Zimbabwe1–0Zambia ZESCO United
  • Shandirwa 31'
 Report
ZESCO United ZambiavZimbabwe Dynamos
Report
Nsoatreman Ghana3–0Chad Elect Sport
  • Abdul Rahaman 30', 36'
  • Adu Meider 33'
 Report
Referee: Hicham Tamsamani (Morocco)
Elect Sport ChadvGhana Nsoatreman
Report
CS Constantine Algeria2–0Rwanda Police FC
 Report
Police FC RwandavAlgeria CS Constantine
Report

Second round

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

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
FR1 winnerSR1Morocco RS Berkane13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR2 winnerSR2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR3 winnerSR3Mali Stade Malien13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Étoile Filante Burkina FasoSR4Nigeria Enyimba13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR5 winnerSR5FR6 winner13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR7 winnerSR6Egypt Zamalek13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR8 winnerSR7Algeria USM Alger13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR9 winnerSR8Tanzania Simba13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Al Hilal Benghazi LibyaSR9Egypt Al Masry13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Rukinzo BurundiSR10Tunisia CS Sfaxien13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR12 winnerSR11Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR13 winnerSR12South Africa Sekhukhune United13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR14 winnerSR13Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR15 winnerSR14FR16 winner13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR17 winnerSR15FR18 winner13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR19 winnerSR16FR20 winner13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
FR1 winner vMorocco RS Berkane
RS Berkane Moroccov FR1 winner
FR2 winner vIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coastv FR2 winner
FR3 winner vMali Stade Malien
Stade Malien Maliv FR3 winner
Étoile Filante Burkina FasovNigeria Enyimba
Enyimba NigeriavBurkina Faso Étoile Filante
FR5 winner v FR6 winner
FR6 winner v FR5 winner
FR7 winner vEgypt Zamalek
Zamalek Egyptv FR7 winner
FR8 winner vAlgeria USM Alger
USM Alger Algeriav FR8 winner
FR9 winner vTanzania Simba
Simba Tanzaniav FR9 winner
Al Hilal Benghazi LibyavEgypt Al Masry
Al Masry EgyptvLibya Al Hilal Benghazi
Rukinzo BurundivTunisia CS Sfaxien
CS Sfaxien TunisiavBurundi Rukinzo
FR12 winner vDemocratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congov FR12 winner
FR13 winner vSouth Africa Sekhukhune United
Sekhukhune United South Africav FR13 winner
FR14 winner vDemocratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congov FR14 winner
FR15 winner v FR16 winner
FR16 winner v FR15 winner
FR17 winner v FR18 winner
FR18 winner v FR17 winner
FR19 winner v FR20 winner
FR20 winner v FR19 winner

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Libyan teams were listed as Libya 1 and Libya 2 during the draw; as their identity was still unknown by the time of the draw.[3]
  2. ^ The identity of the team was not known in the draw; as the Coupe du Faso was postponed and the Burkinabé representative was yet to be determined by the time of the draw.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday". Confederation of African Football. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2024/25 Preliminary Draw marks the start of exciting 2024/25 season". Confederation of African Football. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "في الجول يكشف سبب عدم تواجد أسماء لفرق ليبية في قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية" [FilGoal reveals why Libyan teams were unnamed in CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup draw]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2024/2025 1st PRELIMINARY ROUND" (PDF). CAF. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  5. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2024/25 Preliminary Draw (English)". YouTube. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
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