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2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

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2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates16 August – 22 September 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played39
Goals scored87 (2.23 per match)
2025–26
All statistics correct as of 25 August 2024.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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 1 2
4 Benin Dadje 1 2 3
Benin Dadje
Morocco RS Berkane
First round Second round
          
1 Togo ASC Kara 2 2 4
4 Niger AS FAN 2 0 2
Togo ASC Kara
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia Paynesville 4 1 5
4 Cameroon Fovu Club 0 0 0
Liberia Paynesville
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 0 0 (1)
4 Ivory Coast RC Abidjan (p) 0 0 0 (2)
Ivory Coast RC Abidjan
Senegal ASC Jaraaf
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
Egypt Zamalek
First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Jamus 0 0 0
4 Tunisia Stade Tunisien 1 4 5
Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Algeria USM Alger
First round Second round
          
1 Zanzibar Uhamiaji 0 1 1
4 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2 3 5
Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
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 0 0
4 South Africa Stellenbosch 3 5 8
South Africa Stellenbosch
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
First round Second round
          
1 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1 0 1
4 Angola Lunda Sul (a) 1 0 1
Angola Lunda Sul
South Africa Sekhukhune United
First round Second round
          
1 Angola Bravos do Maquis 3 0 3
4 Tanzania Coastal Union 0 0 0
Angola Bravos do Maquis
Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros Alizé Fort 0 0 0
4 Mozambique Black Bulls 7 4 11
Mozambique Black Bulls
FR16 winner
3 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto 0
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles Foresters 1 0 1
4 Botswana Orapa United 1 2 3
Botswana Orapa United
Zimbabwe Dynamos
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
Algeria CS Constantine
3 Algeria CS Constantine 2 2 4
2 Rwanda Police FC 0 1 1

First round

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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 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 Lunda Sul1–10–0
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union3–00–0
Alizé Fort Comoros0–11Mozambique Black Bulls0–70–4
15 de Agosto Equatorial GuineaFR16Republic of the Congo AS Otohô0–228 Aug
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
Report
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Dadje won 3–2 on aggregate.


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

ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.


Paynesville Liberia4–0Cameroon Fovu Club
Report
Referee: Reginald Collins Amoah (Ghana)
Fovu Club Cameroon0–1Liberia Paynesville
Report
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
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

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'
?
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya3–1Zanzibar Uhamiaji
Report
Referee: Merveil Melvin Mandekouzou-Vendafara (Central African Republic)

Al Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.


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

Al Hilal Benghazi won 6–4 on aggregate.


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 Africa5–0Eswatini Nsingizini Hotspurs
Report
Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)

Stellenbosch won 8–0 on aggregate.


Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–1Angola Lunda Sul
Report
Referee: Nasir Salum Siyah (Tanzania)
Lunda Sul Angola0–0Madagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
Referee: Abdelkerim Ousmane (Chad)

1–1 on aggregate. Lunda Sul won on away goals.


Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union
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
Black Bulls Mozambique4–0Comoros Alizé Fort
Report
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 CongovEquatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
Report

Foresters Seychelles1–1Botswana Orapa United
Report
Orapa United Botswana2–0Seychelles Foresters
Report

Orapa United won 3–1 on aggregate.


Dynamos Zimbabwe1–0Zambia ZESCO United
Report
ZESCO United Zambia0–0Zimbabwe Dynamos
Report

Dynamos won 1–0 on aggregate.


Nsoatreman Ghana3–0Chad Elect Sport
Report
Referee: Hicham Tamsamani (Morocco)
Elect Sport Chad0–2Ghana Nsoatreman
Report
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

Nsoatreman won 5–0 on aggregate.


CS Constantine Algeria2–0Rwanda Police FC
Report
Police FC Rwanda1–2Algeria CS Constantine
Report

CS Constantine won 4–1 on aggregate.

Second round

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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
Dadje BeninSR1Morocco RS Berkane13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
ASC Kara TogoSR2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Paynesville LiberiaSR3Mali Stade Malien13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Étoile Filante Burkina FasoSR4Nigeria Enyimba13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
RC Abidjan Ivory CoastSR5Senegal ASC Jaraaf13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Administration Police KenyaSR6Egypt Zamalek13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Stade Tunisien TunisiaSR7Algeria USM Alger13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Al Ahli Tripoli LibyaSR8Tanzania Simba13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Al Hilal Benghazi LibyaSR9Egypt Al Masry13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Rukinzo BurundiSR10Tunisia CS Sfaxien13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Stellenbosch South AfricaSR11Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Lunda Sul AngolaSR12South Africa Sekhukhune United13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Bravos do Maquis AngolaSR13Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Black Bulls MozambiqueSR14FR16 winner13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Orapa United BotswanaSR15Zimbabwe Dynamos13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Nsoatreman GhanaSR16Algeria CS Constantine13–15 Sep20–22 Sep
Dadje BeninvMorocco RS Berkane
Report
RS Berkane MoroccovBenin Dadje
Report

ASC Kara TogovIvory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastvTogo ASC Kara
Report

Paynesville LiberiavMali Stade Malien
Report
Stade Malien MalivLiberia Paynesville
Report

Étoile Filante Burkina FasovNigeria Enyimba
Report
Enyimba NigeriavBurkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report

RC Abidjan Ivory CoastvSenegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
ASC Jaraaf SenegalvIvory Coast RC Abidjan
Report

Administration Police KenyavEgypt Zamalek
Report
Zamalek EgyptvKenya Administration Police
Report

Stade Tunisien TunisiavAlgeria USM Alger
Report
USM Alger AlgeriavTunisia Stade Tunisien
Report

Al Ahli Tripoli LibyavTanzania Simba
Report
Simba TanzaniavLibya Al Ahli Tripoli
Report

Al Hilal Benghazi LibyavEgypt Al Masry
Report
Al Masry EgyptvLibya Al Hilal Benghazi
Report

Rukinzo BurundivTunisia CS Sfaxien
Report
CS Sfaxien TunisiavBurundi Rukinzo
Report

Stellenbosch South AfricavDemocratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the CongovSouth Africa Stellenbosch
Report

Lunda Sul AngolavSouth Africa Sekhukhune United
Report
Sekhukhune United South AfricavAngola Lunda Sul
Report

Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the CongovAngola Bravos do Maquis
Report

Black Bulls Mozambiquev FR16 winner
Report
FR16 winner vMozambique Black Bulls
Report

Orapa United BotswanavZimbabwe Dynamos
Report
Dynamos ZimbabwevBotswana Orapa United
Report

Nsoatreman GhanavAlgeria CS Constantine
Report
CS Constantine AlgeriavGhana Nsoatreman
Report

See also

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Notes

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  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

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  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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