2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates18 August – 1 October 2023
Tournament statistics
Matches played64
Goals scored150 (2.34 per match)

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.

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).

Entry round Second round
(12 teams)		 First round
(40 teams)
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.

Schedule for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 25 July 2023 18–20 August 2023 25–27 August 2023
Second round 15–17 September 2023 29 September – 1 October 2023

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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bendel Insurance Nigeria 1–1 (4–3 p) Algeria ASO Chlef 1–0 0–1
FUS Rabat Morocco 5–0 Benin AS Loto FC 3–0 2–0
Casa Sports Senegal 1–1 (a) Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou 1–1 0–0
Arta Solar Djibouti 6–0 Somalia Horseed 3–0 3–0
Singida Fountain Gate Tanzania 4–3 Zanzibar JKU 4–1 0–2
Bahir Dar Kenema Ethiopia 3–3 (4–3 p) Tanzania Azam 2–1 1–2
Olympique Béja Tunisia 0–1 Libya Abu Salim 0–1 0–0
Kakamega Homeboyz Kenya 1–4 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 0–0 1–4
Sekhukhune United South Africa w/o[upper-alpha 1] Eswatini Young Buffaloes — —
Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea 1–4 Zambia Maestro United 1–1 0–3
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique w/o[upper-alpha 2] Comoros Belle Lumière — —
Gaborone United Botswana 3–2 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 0–1 3–1
AS Douanes Mauritania Mauritania 2–2 (a) Guinea Académie SOAR 2–2 0–0
ASC Kara Togo 1–2 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 0–0 1–2
Milo FC Guinea 2–3 Ghana Dreams FC 1–1 1–2
AS Douanes Niger Niger w/o[upper-alpha 3] Sierra Leone Kallon — —
Watanga Liberia 2–7 Mali Stade Malien 1–3 1–4
Hay Al Arab Sudan w/o[upper-alpha 4] Burundi Aigle Noir — —
Haidoub Sudan 0–1 South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba 0–1 0–0
Académica do Lobito Angola 4–3 Seychelles La Passe 2–1 2–2

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.
Bendel Insurance Nigeria1–0Algeria ASO Chlef
  • Osarenkhoe 42'
 Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
ASO Chlef Algeria1–0Nigeria Bendel Insurance
  • Aguieb 43'
 Report
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Abdulbasit Shuboub (Libya)

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

FUS Rabat Morocco3–0Benin AS Loto FC
  • Ibrahim 8' (o.g.)
  • Nanah 28'
  • El Maftoul 90+2'
 Report
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)
AS Loto FC Benin0–2Morocco FUS Rabat
Report
Referee: Benoit Bado (Burkina Faso)

FUS Rabat won 5–0 on aggregate.

Casa Sports Senegal1–1Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou
  • Gomis 5'
 Report
  • Sana 71'
Referee: Naby Laye Toure (Guinea)
EF Ouagadougou Burkina Faso0–0Senegal Casa Sports
Report
Referee: Hugues Modeste Richard Kokora (Ivory Coast)

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

Arta Solar Djibouti3–0Somalia Horseed
 Report
Referee: Anthony Kiri Emmanuel Daudfourth (South Sudan)
Horseed Somalia0–3Djibouti Arta Solar
Report
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

Arta Solar won 6–0 on aggregate.

Singida Fountain Gate Tanzania4–1Zanzibar JKU
 Report
Referee: Rodrigue Bigirimana (Burundi)
JKU Zanzibar2–0Tanzania Singida Fountain Gate
  • N. Juma 6'
  • Matiko 42'
 Report
Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)

Singida United won 4–3 on aggregate.

Bahir Dar Kenema Ethiopia2–1Tanzania Azam
  • Gebre 20', 61'
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
Azam Tanzania2–1Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
  • Selemani Ally 1'
  • Dube 10'
 Report
  • Tadesse 17'
Penalties
3–4
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

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

Olympique Béja Tunisia0–1Libya Abu Salim
Report
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)
Abu Salim Libya0–0Tunisia Olympique Béja
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

Abu Salim won 1–0 on aggregate.

Kakamega Homeboyz Kenya0–0Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya4–1Kenya Kakamega Homeboyz
  • E. Kelvin 14', 32'
  • Al Shareef 27'
  • A. Kelvin 84'
 Report
  • Nangila 45'
Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria)

Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–1 on aggregate.

Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea1–1Zambia Maestro United
  • Chokki 31'
 Report
  • Mpasela 63'
Referee: Ledoux Dimonya Florent (Cameroon)
Maestro United Zambia3–0Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport
  • Mhango 17'
  • Phiri 51' (pen.)
  • Angwenga 62'
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Maestro United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gaborone United Botswana0–1Madagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
  • Razafimaro 25'
Referee: Paulo Moreira Sergio (Angola)
Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–3Botswana Gaborone United
  • Razafimaro 72'
 Report
Referee: Attoumani Elfachad (Comoros)

Gaborone United won 3–2 on aggregate.

AS Douanes Mauritania Mauritania2–2Guinea Académie SOAR
 Report
  • I. Sylla 36'
  • Abdoul. Camara 38'
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Académie SOAR Guinea0–0Mauritania AS Douanes Mauritania
Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

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

ASC Kara Togo0–0Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou
Report
Referee: Julian Nii Akwa Nunoo (Ghana)
AFAD Djékanou Ivory Coast2–1Togo ASC Kara
  • Amani 45', 47'
 Report
  • Coulibaly 44'
Referee: Grema Mohammed (Nigeria)

AFAD Djékanou won 2–1 on aggregate.

Milo FC Guinea1–1Ghana Dreams FC
  • Bamba 83'
 Report
  • Avocevou 21'
Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)
Dreams FC Ghana2–1Guinea Milo FC
 Report
  • S. Bangoura 13'
Referee: Daniel Luc Kassa (Benin)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Watanga Liberia1–3Mali Stade Malien
 Report
  • Kouma 15'
  • Djiguiba 73'
  • Dembélé 89'
Referee: Mustapha Bojang (Gambia)
Stade Malien Mali4–1Liberia Watanga
  • D. Coulibaly 34', 39'
  • I. Traoré 45'
  • M. Traoré 68'
 Report
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)

Stade Malien won 7–2 on aggregate.

Haidoub Sudan0–1South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba
Report
  • Michael 26'
Referee: Mohamed Koroma (Sierra Leone)
Al Merreikh Juba South Sudan0–0Sudan Haidoub
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Al Merreikh Juba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Académica do Lobito Angola2–1Seychelles La Passe
  • Lucamba 6'
  • Tchyonga 13' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ratianaridimby 9'
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
La Passe Seychelles2–2Angola Académica do Lobito
  • Ratianaridimby 72'
  • M. Rose 90'
 Report
  • Bicho 34'
  • Jepson 80'
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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Bendel Insurance Nigeria 2–3 Morocco RS Berkane 2–2 0–1
FUS Rabat Morocco 1–1 (a) Algeria USM Alger 1–1 0–0
EF Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0–2 Nigeria Rivers United 0–0 0–2
Arta Solar Djibouti 3–4 Egypt Zamalek 2–0 1–4
Singida Fountain Gate Tanzania 2–4 Egypt Modern Future 1–0 1–4
Bahir Dar Kenema Ethiopia 2–3 Tunisia Club Africain 2–0 0–3
Abu Salim Libya 5–4 Uganda Kampala City 3–1 2–3
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya 2–2 (4–2 p) Rwanda Rayon Sports 1–1 1–1
Sekhukhune United South Africa 4–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 3–1 1–1
Maestro United Zambia 1–4 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 1–2 0–2
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique 1–1 (3–5 p) Angola Sagrada Esperança 1–0 0–1
Gaborone United Botswana 1–4 South Africa SuperSport United 1–1 0–3
Académie SOAR Guinea 3–2 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 1–2 2–0
Dreams FC Ghana 3–2 Sierra Leone Kallon 2–1 1–1
Stade Malien Mali 3–3 (a) Burundi Aigle Noir 2–0 1–3
Al Merreikh Juba South Sudan 0–3 Angola Académica do Lobito 0–0 0–3
Bendel Insurance Nigeria2–2Morocco RS Berkane
  • Osarenkhoe 28'
  • Augustus 60'
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
RS Berkane Morocco1–0Nigeria Bendel Insurance
  • Lamlaoui 43'
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

FUS Rabat Morocco1–1Algeria USM Alger
  • Ajako 83'
 Report
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
USM Alger Algeria0–0Morocco FUS Rabat
Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

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

EF Ouagadougou Burkina Faso0–0Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Referee: Naby Laye Toure (Guinea)
Rivers United Nigeria2–0Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou
  • Oyowah 89', 90+9'
 Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Arta Solar Djibouti2–0Egypt Zamalek
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Zamalek Egypt4–1Djibouti Arta Solar
 Report

Zamalek won 4–3 on aggregate.

Singida Fountain Gate Tanzania1–0Egypt Modern Future
 Report
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
Modern Future Egypt4–1Tanzania Singida Fountain Gate
 Report
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Modern Future won 4–2 on aggregate.

Bahir Dar Kenema Ethiopia2–0Tunisia Club Africain
  • Tadesse 45', 89'
 Report
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
Club Africain Tunisia3–0Ethiopia Bahir Dar Kenema
 Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)

Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.

Abu Salim Libya3–1Uganda Kampala City
  • Abushnaf 26'
  • Aleiyan 35' (pen.)
  • Alabani 55'
 Report
  • A. Mayanja 72'
Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso)
Kampala City Uganda3–2Libya Abu Salim
 Report
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

Abu Salim won 5–4 on aggregate.

Al Hilal Benghazi Libya1–1Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Maryami 84'
 Report
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–1Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
  • Ojera 38'
 Report
  • Maryami 1'
Penalties
2–4
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

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

Sekhukhune United South Africa3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
 Report
  • Katumbwe 15'
Referee: Ahmed Ally Arijiga (Tanzania)
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1South Africa Sekhukhune United
  • Bola 20'
 Report
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

Sekhukhune United won 4–2 on aggregate.

Maestro United Zambia1–2Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo2–0Zambia Maestro United
  • Opimbat 67'
  • Onguele 85'
 Report
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Diables Noirs won 4–1 on aggregate.

Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique1–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
  • Mário 88'
 Report
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)
Sagrada Esperança Angola1–0Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
  • Walter 90'
 Report
Penalties
5–3
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

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

Gaborone United Botswana1–1South Africa SuperSport United
  • Sesay 90+5'
 Report
  • Bezuidenhout 48'
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
SuperSport United South Africa3–0Botswana Gaborone United
 Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

SuperSport United won 4–1 on aggregate.

Académie SOAR Guinea1–2Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou
  • M. Camara 69'
 Report
  • Amani 47'
  • Bonheur 57'
Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)
AFAD Djékanou Ivory Coast0–2Guinea Académie SOAR
Report
  • Sango 43' (o.g.)
  • D. Sylla 45'
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)

Académie SOAR won 3–2 on aggregate.

Dreams FC Ghana2–1Sierra Leone Kallon
 Report
  • Karim 45'
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Kallon Sierra Leone1–1Ghana Dreams FC
  • M. Fofanah 90'
 Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Stade Malien Mali2–0Burundi Aigle Noir
  • I. Traoré 51' (pen.)
  • D. Coulibaly 66' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)
Aigle Noir Burundi3–1Mali Stade Malien
  • Ineza 39', 54', 83'
 Report
  • I. Traoré 33'
Referee: Andre Kolissala Mbangui (Central African Republic)

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

Al Merreikh Juba South Sudan0–0Angola Académica do Lobito
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Académica do Lobito Angola3–0South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba
  • Caprego 31'
  • Maria Pia 59'
  • Jepson 82'
 Report
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. 1 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.
  2. ↑ "Désistement de nos représentants en compétitions interclubs Ligue des Champions et Coupe de la Confédération 2023-2024". Nigerien Football Federation (in French). 23 August 2023.
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