2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates16 August – 22 September 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored154 (2.14 per match)
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The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 16 August and ended on 22 September 2024. 52 teams competed 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

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 a 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 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 advanced to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 Nigeria El Kanemi Warriors 1 1 2
4 Benin Dadje 1 2 3
Benin Dadje 0 0 0
Morocco RS Berkane 2 5 7
First round Second round
          
1 Togo ASC Kara 2 2 4
4 Niger AS FAN 2 0 2
Togo ASC Kara 2 0 2
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia Paynesville 4 1 5
4 Cameroon Fovu Club 0 0 0
Liberia Paynesville 1 1 2
Mali Stade Malien 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Guinea Hafia 1 0 1
4 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante (a) 1 0 1
Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0 0 0 (2)
Nigeria Enyimba (p) 0 0 0 (3)
First round Second round
          
1 Morocco Union de Touarga 0 0 0 (1)
4 Ivory Coast RC Abidjan (p) 0 0 0 (2)
Ivory Coast RC Abidjan 0 0 0
Senegal ASC Jaraaf 0 3 3
3 Sierra Leone East End Lions 0 0 0
2 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Kenya Administration Police 0 1 1
4 Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee 0 0 0
Kenya Administration Police 0 1 1
Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Jamus 0 0 0
4 Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1 4 5
Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1 0 1
Algeria USM Alger 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Zanzibar Uhamiaji 0 1 1
4 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2 3 5
Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 0 1 1
Tanzania Simba 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda Kitara 2 2 4
4 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 3 3 6
Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 3 2 5 (3)
Egypt Al Masry 2 3 5 (5)
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Horseed 0 0 0
4 Burundi Rukinzo 0 2 2
Burundi Rukinzo 0 0 0
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Eswatini Nsingizini Hotspurs 0 0 0
4 South Africa Stellenbosch 3 5 8
South Africa Stellenbosch 2 1 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1 0 1
4 Angola Desportivo da LS (a) 1 0 1
Angola Desportivo da LS (a) 1 1 2
South Africa Sekhukhune United 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Angola Bravos do Maquis 3 0 3
4 Tanzania Coastal Union 0 0 0
Angola Bravos do Maquis 1 2 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros Alizé Fort 0 0 0
4 Mozambique Black Bulls 7 4 11
Mozambique Black Bulls (a) 1 1 1
Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 0 2 2
3 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto 0 1 1
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles Foresters 1 0 1
4 Botswana Orapa United 1 2 3
Botswana Orapa United 0 1 1 (3)
Zimbabwe Dynamos 1 0 1 (1)
3 Zimbabwe Dynamos 1 0 1
2 Zambia ZESCO United 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1 Ghana Nsoatreman 3 2 5
4 Chad Elect Sport 0 0 0
Ghana Nsoatreman 0 0 0
Algeria CS Constantine 2 1 3
3 Algeria CS Constantine 2 2 4
2 Rwanda Police FC 0 1 1

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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
El Kanemi Warriors Nigeria2–3Benin Dadje1–11–2
ASC Kara Togo4–2Niger AS FAN2–22–0
Paynesville Liberia5–0Cameroon Fovu Club4–01–0
Hafia Guinea1–1 (a)Burkina Faso Étoile Filante1–10–0
Union de Touarga Morocco0–0 (1–2 p)Ivory Coast RC Abidjan0–00–0
East End Lions Sierra Leone0–4Senegal ASC Jaraaf0–10–3
Administration Police Kenya1–0Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee0–01–0
Jamus South Sudan0–5Tunisia Stade Tunisien0–10–4
Uhamiaji Zanzibar1–5Libya Al Ahli Tripoli0–21–3
Kitara Uganda4–6Libya Al Hilal Benghazi2–32–3
Horseed Somalia0–2Burundi Rukinzo0–00–2
Nsingizini Hotspurs Eswatini0–8South Africa Stellenbosch0–30–5
Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–1 (a)Angola Desportivo da LS1–10–0
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union3–00–0
Alizé Fort Comoros0–11Mozambique Black Bulls0–70–4
15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea1–4Republic of the Congo AS Otohô0–21–2
Foresters Seychelles1–3Botswana Orapa United1–10–2
Dynamos Zimbabwe1–0Zambia ZESCO United1–00–0
Nsoatreman Ghana5–0Chad Elect Sport3–02–0
CS Constantine Algeria4–1Rwanda Police FC2–02–1
El Kanemi Warriors Nigeria1–1Benin Dadje
Ajiji 90' Report Salassi 29'
Dadje Benin2–1Nigeria El Kanemi Warriors
  • Bakai 30' (pen.), 82'
 Report
  • Naantaum 37'
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Dadje won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASC Kara Togo2–2Niger AS FAN
  • Akoro 5', 50'
 Report Addae 31' (pen.), 86'
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
AS FAN Niger0–2Togo ASC Kara
Report
  • Akoro 60'
  • Marone 75'
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.

Paynesville Liberia4–0Cameroon Fovu Club
  • Paye 33', 45'
  • Kumeh 65'
  • Dan Weah 83'
 Report
Referee: Reginald Collins Amoah (Ghana)
Fovu Club Cameroon0–1Liberia Paynesville
Report
  • Paye 47'
Referee: Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

Paynesville won 5–0 on aggregate.

Hafia Guinea1–1Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–0Guinea Hafia
Report
Referee: Josy Roselin Mezui Abaa (Gabon)

1–1 on aggregate. Étoile Filante won on away goals.

Union de Touarga Morocco0–0Ivory Coast RC Abidjan
Report
RC Abidjan Ivory Coast0–0Morocco Union de Touarga
Report
Penalties
2–1
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)

0–0 on aggregate. RC Abidjan won 2–1 on penalties.

East End Lions Sierra Leone0–1Senegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
  • Dione 77'
ASC Jaraaf Senegal3–0Sierra Leone East End Lions
Report

ASC Jaraaf won 4–0 on aggregate.

Administration Police Kenya0–0Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee
Report
Referee: Masangune Louis Mwamba (DR Congo)
Ethiopian Coffee Ethiopia0–1Kenya Administration Police
Report Toha 20'

Administration Police won 1–0 on aggregate.

Jamus South Sudan0–1Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
Stade Tunisien Tunisia4–0South Sudan Jamus
 Report

Stade Tunisien won 5–0 on aggregate.

Uhamiaji Zanzibar0–2Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
Report Taifour 2'
Ekrawa 80'
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya3–1Zanzibar Uhamiaji
 Report
  • Salmini 67'
Referee: Merveil Melvin Mandekouzou-Vendafara (Central African Republic)

Al Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

Kitara Uganda2–3Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya3–2Uganda Kitara
 Report
Referee: Wilson Muianga (Mozambique)

Al Hilal Benghazi won 6–4 on aggregate.

Horseed Somalia0–0Burundi Rukinzo
Report
Referee: Fabrice Senyo (Togo)
Rukinzo Burundi2–0Somalia Horseed
  • Harerimana 12'
  • Bigirimana 30'
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

Rukinzo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Nsingizini Hotspurs Eswatini0–3South Africa Stellenbosch
Report
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)
Stellenbosch South Africa5–0Eswatini Nsingizini Hotspurs
 Report
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)

Stellenbosch won 8–0 on aggregate.

Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–1Angola Desportivo da LS
  • Rafenoarisoa 16'
 Report
  • Robson 58'
Referee: Nasir Salum Siyah (Tanzania)
Desportivo LS Angola0–0Madagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
Referee: Abdelkerim Ousmane (Chad)

1–1 on aggregate. Desportivo LS won on away goals.

Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union
  • Paciência 22'
  • Matoco 45'
  • Manico 81'
 Report
Referee: Abdulbasit Shuhoub (Libya)
Coastal Union Tanzania0–0Angola Bravos do Maquis
Report

Bravos do Maquis won 3–0 on aggregate.

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 Mozambique4–0Comoros Alizé Fort
  • Vitinho 25' (pen.)
  • Fidel 41'
  • Abubakar 47'
  • Kélvio 73'
 Report
Campo da ABB, Maputo
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)

Black Bulls won 11–0 on aggregate.

15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea0–2Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
Report
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–1Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
  • Baze Ibata 45' (pen.)
  • Ndecket 60'
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

AS Otohô won 4–1 on aggregate.

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 Botswana2–0Seychelles Foresters
 Report

Orapa United won 3–1 on aggregate.

Dynamos Zimbabwe1–0Zambia ZESCO United
  • Shandirwa 31'
 Report
Referee: Raimundo Correia (Guinea-Bissau)
ZESCO United Zambia0–0Zimbabwe Dynamos
Report

Dynamos won 1–0 on aggregate.

Nsoatreman Ghana3–0Chad Elect Sport
  • Abdul Rahaman 30', 36'
  • Adu Meider 33'
 Report
Referee: Hicham Tamsamani (Morocco)
Elect Sport Chad0–2Ghana Nsoatreman
Report
  • Neymar 31'
  • Diyou 81'
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Nsoatreman won 5–0 on aggregate.

CS Constantine Algeria2–0Rwanda Police FC
 Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Police FC Rwanda1–2Algeria CS Constantine
Ani 19' Report

CS Constantine won 4–1 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 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dadje Benin0–7Morocco RS Berkane0–20–5
ASC Kara Togo2–3Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas2–10–2
Paynesville Liberia2–3Mali Stade Malien1–01–3
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–0 (2–3 p)Nigeria Enyimba0–00–0
RC Abidjan Ivory Coast0–3Senegal ASC Jaraaf0–00–3
Administration Police Kenya1–3Egypt Zamalek0–11–2
Stade Tunisien Tunisia1–2Algeria USM Alger1–00–2
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya1–3Tanzania Simba0–01–3
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya5–5 (3–5 p)Egypt Al Masry3–22–3
Rukinzo Burundi0–2Tunisia CS Sfaxien0–10–1
Stellenbosch South Africa3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club2–01–1
Desportivo da LS Angola2–2 (a)South Africa Sekhukhune United1–01–2
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo1–02–1
Black Bulls Mozambique2–2 (a)Republic of the Congo AS Otohô1–01–2
Orapa United Botswana1–1 (3–1 p)Zimbabwe Dynamos0–11–0
Nsoatreman Ghana0–3Algeria CS Constantine0–20–1
Dadje Benin0–2Morocco RS Berkane
Report
  • Bassène 56'
  • Khairi 90'
Referee: Andre Kolissala Mbangui (Central African Republic)
RS Berkane Morocco5–0Benin Dadje
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

RS Berkane won 7–0 on aggregate.

ASC Kara Togo2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
  • Agbetogon 56'
  • Akoro 60'
 Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Togo ASC Kara
 Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

ASEC Mimosas won 3–2 on aggregate.

Paynesville Liberia1–0Mali Stade Malien
Yangbe 73' Report
Stade Malien Mali3–1Liberia Paynesville
 Report
  • Paye 59'
Referee: Rulisa Patience Fidele (Rwanda)

Stade Malien won 3–2 on aggregate.

Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–0Nigeria Enyimba
Report
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
Enyimba Nigeria0–0Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Penalties
3–2
Referee: Rodrigue Bigirimana (Burundi)

0–0 on aggregate. Enyimba won 3–2 on penalties.

RC Abidjan Ivory Coast0–0Senegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse Asserese (Ethiopia)
ASC Jaraaf Senegal3–0Ivory Coast RC Abidjan
  • Fall 7'
  • Dione 42' (pen.)
  • Bocandé 87' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

ASC Jaraaf won 3–0 on aggregate.

Administration Police Kenya0–1Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
Zamalek Egypt2–1Kenya Administration Police
 Report
Referee: Mweshitsama Negongo Naftal (Namibia)

Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.

Stade Tunisien Tunisia1–0Algeria USM Alger
  • Smaali 86'
 Report
Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)
USM Alger Algeria2–0Tunisia Stade Tunisien
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Ahli Tripoli Libya0–0Tanzania Simba
Report
Simba Tanzania3–1Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Manet (Guinea)

Simba won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al Hilal Benghazi Libya3–2Egypt Al Masry
 Report Mohsen 45+4', 69'
Referee: Tanguy Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
Al Masry Egypt3–2Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
 Report
Penalties
5–3
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

5–5 on aggregate. Al Masry won 5–3 on penalties.

Rukinzo Burundi0–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Julian Nii Akwa Nunoo (Ghana)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia1–0Burundi Rukinzo
  • Sekkouhi 73'
 Report
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)

CS Sfaxien won 2–0 on aggregate.

Stellenbosch South Africa2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1South Africa Stellenbosch
 Report
Referee: Rashid Mohamed Conteh (Sierra Leone)

Stellenbosch won 3–1 on aggregate.

Desportivo da LS Angola1–0South Africa Sekhukhune United
  • Joca 90'
 Report
Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)
Sekhukhune United South Africa2–1Angola Desportivo LS
 Report
  • Neto 35'
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

2–2 on aggregate. Desportivo LS won on away goals.

Bravos do Maquis Angola1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
  • Matoco 90+6'
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–2Angola Bravos do Maquis
 Report
  • Katumbwe 66' (o.g.)
  • Fota 88'
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Bravos do Maquis won 3–1 on aggregate.

Black Bulls Mozambique1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
  • Guèye 55'
 Report
Campo da ABB, Maputo
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–1Mozambique Black Bulls
  • Bitheghe 89' (pen.)
  • Mouandza 90+3'
 Report
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Black Bulls won on away goals.

Orapa United Botswana0–1Zimbabwe Dynamos
Report
  • Kadonzvo 87'
Referee: Ailton Carmelino (Angola)
Dynamos Zimbabwe0–1Botswana Orapa United
Report
  • Makarati 71' (o.g.)
Penalties
1–3
Referee: Anthony Kiri Emmanuel Daudfourth (South Sudan)

1–1 on aggregate. Orapa United won 3–1 on penalties.

Nsoatreman Ghana0–2Algeria CS Constantine
Report
Referee: Masangune Louis Mwamba (DR Congo)
CS Constantine Algeria1–0Ghana Nsoatreman
 Report
Referee: Thabani Ruzario (Zimbabwe)

CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate.

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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