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).
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.
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.
^ abLibyan 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]
^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
^"CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday". Confederation of African Football. 10 July 2024.
^"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.
^"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.
^"2024/2025 1st PRELIMINARY ROUND" (PDF). CAF. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
^"TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2024/25 Preliminary Draw (English)". YouTube. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.