2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
| Dates | 10 September – 6 February 2022 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 94 |
| Goals scored | 186 (1.98 per match) |
← 2020–21 2022–23 → | |
The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 6 February 2022.[1] A total of 51 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.
Times are in local times.
Draw
[edit]The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2][3][4]
The entry round of the 51 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).[5]
| Entry round | Second round (13 teams) |
First round (38 teams) |
|---|---|---|
| Teams |
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Format
[edit]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 won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 10–12 September 2021 | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Second round | 15–17 October 2021 | 22–24 October 2021 |
| Play-off round | 28 November 2021 | 5 December 2021 |
First round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Ben Guerdane 
|
3–2 |  AS Police
|
3–1 | 0–1 |
AS FAR 
|
3–1 |  Les Buffles du Borgou
|
3–1 | 0–0 |
Diambars FC 
|
3–0[A] |  Wakriya AC |
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| AS Ashanti Golden Boys
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2–4[A] |  Bayelsa United
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ASC Kara 
|
3–4 |  ASAC Concorde
|
3–0 | 0–4 |
Azam 
|
4–1 |  Horseed
|
3–1 | 1–0 |
URA Football Club 
|
5–2 |  Ethiopian Coffee
|
2–1 | 3–1 |
Atlabara 
|
0–4 |  Al-Ahli Merowe
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
Futuro Kings 
|
2–4 |  Marumo Gallants
|
2–1 | 0–3 |
AS Mangasport 
|
0–0 (2–3 p) |  Orapa United
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Bumamuru 
|
0–1 |  CSMD Diables Noirs
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Red Arrows 
|
2–1 |  Young Buffaloes
|
2–1 | 0–0 |
Olympique de Missiri 
|
1–8 |  AS Kigali
|
1–2 | 0–6 |
Binga FC 
|
5–0 |  MC Breweries
|
3–0 | 2–0 |
ASFA Yennenga 
|
2–1 |  FC San Pédro
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
FC Dikhil 
|
0–3 | Biashara United
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Hay Al-Wadi SC
|
0–4[B] |  Al Ahli Tripoli |
||
CFFA 
|
2–1 | Kabwe Warriors
|
0–0 | 2–1 |
Mafunzo 
|
0–4 |  Interclube
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
Notes:
- ^ a b Matches involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg in their opponent's country due to the political and security situation in Guinea following a coup d'état.[6]
- ^ The first leg was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, but was cancelled due to concerns over the suitability of the venue.[7] The match was played over a single leg at the venue for the second leg.
| US Ben Guerdane | 3–1 | AS Police |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Abderrezzak Arab (Algeria)
US Ben Guerdane won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AS FAR | 3–1 | Les Buffles du Borgou |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
AS FAR won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Diambars FC | 3–0 | Wakriya AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)
| Bayelsa United | 4–2 | AS Ashanti Golden Boys |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)
| ASC Kara | 3–0 | ASAC Concorde |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Zakari Oumarou (Niger)
| ASAC Concorde | 4–0 | ASC Kara |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)
ASAC Concorde won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Horseed | 0–1 | Azam |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala (Tanzania)[note 3]
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
Azam won 4–1 on aggregate.
| URA Football Club | 2–1 | Ethiopian Coffee |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
URA Football Club won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Atlabara | 0–2 | Al-Ahli Merowe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid (Sudan)
Referee: Lidya Tafesse (Ethiopia)
Al-Ahli Merowe won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Futuro Kings | 2–1 | Marumo Gallants |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene (Congo)
Marumo Gallants won 4–2 on aggregate.
| AS Mangasport | 0–0 | Orapa United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
| Orapa United | 0–0 | AS Mangasport |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa)
0–0 on aggregate. Orapa United won 3–2 on penalties.
| Bumamuru | 0–0 | CSMD Diables Noirs |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala (Tanzania)
Referee: Ronald Madanda (Uganda)
CSMD Diables Noirs won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Red Arrows | 2–1 | Young Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Red Arrows won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Olympique de Missiri | 1–2 | AS Kigali |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
AS Kigali won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Binga FC | 3–0 | MC Breweries |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
| MC Breweries | 0–2 | Binga FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)
Binga FC won 5–0 on aggregate.
| ASFA Yennenga | 0–0 | FC San Pédro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)[note 4]
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
ASFA Yennenga won 2–1 on aggregate.
| FC Dikhil | 0–1 | Biashara United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Ahmed Hussein (Somalia)
Biashara United won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 4–0 | Hay Al-Wadi SC |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
| CFFA | 0–0 | Kabwe Warriors |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles)
| Kabwe Warriors | 1–2 | CFFA |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)
CFFA won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Mafunzo | 0–1 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Interclube won 4–0 on aggregate.
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Ben Guerdane
|
0–5 | RS Berkane
|
0–1 | 0–4 |
| AS FAR
|
1–3 |  JS Kabylie
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Diambars FC
|
0–4 | Enyimba
|
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Bayelsa United
|
1–4 | CS Sfaxien
|
1–0 | 0–4 |
| ASAC Concorde
|
2–3 | JS Saoura
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Azam
|
0–1 |  Pyramids
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| URA Football Club
|
0–1 | Al Masry
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ahli Merowe
|
w/o[A] |  Gor Mahia
|
1–3 | — |
| Marumo Gallants
|
3–2 |  AS Vita Club
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Orapa United
|
2–2 (a) |  Coton Sport
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| CSMD Diables Noirs
|
0–1 | Orlando Pirates
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Red Arrows
|
1–0 | Primeiro de Agosto
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| AS Kigali
|
2–4 | DC Motema Pembe
|
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Binga FC
|
1–1 (7–6 p) | ASFA Yennenga
|
0–1 | 1–0 |
| Biashara United
|
w/o[B] | Al Ahli Tripoli
|
2–0 | — |
| CFFA
|
w/o[C] | Interclube
|
0–3 | — |
Notes:
| US Ben Guerdane | 0–1 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
| RS Berkane | 4–0 | US Ben Guerdane |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
RS Berkane won 5–0 on aggregate.
| AS FAR | 0–1 | JS Kabylie |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
| JS Kabylie | 2–1 | AS FAR |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Referee: Lenine dos Santos (Cape Verde)
JS Kabylie won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Diambars FC | 0–1 | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Enyimba won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Bayelsa United | 1–0 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.
| ASAC Concorde | 1–2 | JS Saoura |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)
JS Saoura won 3–2 on aggregate.
Pyramids won 1–0 on aggregate.
| URA Football Club | 0–0 | Al Masry |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
Al Masry won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Ahli Merowe | 1–3 | Gor Mahia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
| Gor Mahia | Cancelled | Al-Ahli Merowe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al-Ahli Merowe withdrew from the second leg in Kenya.[9]
| Marumo Gallants | 2–1 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Marumo Gallants won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Orapa United | 2–1 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
2–2 on aggregate. Coton Sport won on away goals.
| CSMD Diables Noirs | 0–0 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Orlando Pirates won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Red Arrows | 1–0 | Primeiro de Agosto |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Red Arrows won 1–0 on aggregate.
| AS Kigali | 1–2 | DC Motema Pembe |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
DC Motema Pembe won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Binga FC | 0–1 | ASFA Yennenga |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
1–1 on aggregate. Binga FC won 7–6 on penalties.
| Biashara United | 2–0 | Al Ahli Tripoli |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
| Al Ahli Tripoli | Cancelled | Biashara United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al Ahli Tripoli won on walkover after Biashara United failed to appear for the second leg in Libya.[10]
| CFFA | 0–3 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ramadhani Kayoko (Tanzania)
| Interclube | Cancelled | CFFA |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Interclube won on walkover after CFFA withdrew from the second leg in Angola.[11]
Play-off round
[edit]The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round, includes 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup second round, and the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 26 October 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12][13]
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
- Pot A contained the 4 seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot B contained the 4 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
- Pot C contained the 12 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot D contained the 12 seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
| Pot | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified from | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Champions League | Confederation Cup |
| Teams |
|
|
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanaco
|
3–2 | Binga FC
|
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Simba
|
4–2 | Red Arrows
|
3–0 | 1–2 |
| TP Mazembe
|
1–0 | Marumo Gallants
|
1–0 | 0–0 |
| ASEC Mimosas
|
5–2 | Interclube
|
2–0 | 3–2 |
| FC Nouadhibou
|
0–2 | Coton Sport
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| USGN
|
2–1 | DC Motema Pembe
|
2–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Otohô
|
2–1 | Gor Mahia
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| APR
|
1–2 | RS Berkane
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Tusker
|
0–1 | CS Sfaxien
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Hearts of Oak 
|
2–4 | JS Saoura
|
2–0 | 0–4 |
| Rivers United
|
2–2 (a) | Al Masry
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Stade Malien
|
1–1 (2–4 p) | Al Ahli Tripoli
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Al Ittihad
|
w/o[A] | Enyimba
|
— | 0–2 |
| AS Maniema Union
|
0–2 | Pyramids
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| LPRC Oilers
|
w/o[B] | Orlando Pirates
|
0–2 | — |
| Royal Leopards
|
2–2 (a) | JS Kabylie
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Notes:
| Binga FC | 2–0 | Zanaco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Zanaco won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Simba | 3–0 | Red Arrows |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
| Red Arrows | 2–1 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Simba won 4–2 on aggregate.
| TP Mazembe | 1–0 | Marumo Gallants |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
TP Mazembe won 1–0 on aggregate.
| ASEC Mimosas | 2–0 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
ASEC Mimosas won 5–2 on aggregate.
| FC Nouadhibou | 0–0 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Coton Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.
| USGN | 2–0 | DC Motema Pembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.
AS Otohô won 2–1 on aggregate.
| APR | 0–0 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)
| RS Berkane | 2–1 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
RS Berkane won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Tusker | 0–0 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
CS Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Hearts of Oak | 2–0 | JS Saoura |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
| JS Saoura | 4–0 | Hearts of Oak |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
JS Saoura won 4–2 on aggregate.
| Rivers United | 2–1 | Al Masry |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
|
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
2–2 on aggregate. Al Masry won on away goals.
| Stade Malien | 1–0 | Al Ahli Tripoli |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Djindo Houngnandande (Benin)
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 1–0 | Stade Malien |
|---|---|---|
|
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4–2 | ||
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
1–1 on aggregate. Al Ahli Tripoli won 4–2 on penalties.
| Al Ittihad | Cancelled | Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al Ittihad won on walkover after Enyimba failed to travel to Libya for the first leg.[14]
| AS Maniema Union | 0–1 | Pyramids |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
| Pyramids | 1–0 | AS Maniema Union |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Pyramids won 2–0 on aggregate.
| LPRC Oilers | 0–2 | Orlando Pirates |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
| Orlando Pirates | Cancelled | LPRC Oilers |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Orlando Pirates won on walkover after LPRC Oilers withdrew from the second leg in South Africa.[15]
| Royal Leopards | 1–0 | JS Kabylie |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Nelson Emile (Seychelles)
2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.
Notes
[edit]- ^ The preliminary round match between Diambars FC and Wakriya AC was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
- ^ The preliminary round match between AS Ashanti Golden Boys and Bayelsa United was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
- ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]
- ^ a b Teams from Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]
- ^ The first leg of the Al Ahli v Hay Al-Wadi tie, originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, was called off due to concerns over the suitability of match venue.[7] The match was then played over a single leg, at the venue initially planned for the second leg.
- ^ The first leg of the Al Ittihad v Enyimba tie, originally scheduled to be played on 28 November 2021 at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia, was postponed to 19 December at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi because the Tunisian authorities refused to enter the Nigerian team without receiving the second dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, the match was supposed be played after the second leg.
- ^ The second leg of the JS Kabylie v Royal Leopards tie, originally scheduled to be played on 5 December 2021 at 1 November 1954 Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, was postponed to 20 December at Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers then to 26 January and 27 January 2022 later at the previous location due to the Algerian authorities fears of the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant in South Africa. Later the match was again postponed to 6 February 2022, as Royal Leopards were stuck in Cairo and could not connect to Turkey for their flight to Algiers due to storms.[16]
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- ^ "CC Fixtures (2) - 2nd Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 13 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Ranking Clubs 2021_22" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 13 August 2021.
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- ^ a b "Media Advisory on TotalEnergies CAF CC Match: Hay Al Wady v Ahly Tripoli". CAFONLINE.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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- ^ a b "Gor Mahia advance as Al-Ahly Merowe fixture is cancelled". Goal.com. 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Biashara United disqualified". CAF. 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Grupo Desportivo Interclube vs CFFA". CAF. 19 October 2021.
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- ^ Haouchine, Mohamed. "JSK - Royal Leopards le 6 février" (in French). Liberté Algérie. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Total CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com