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2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

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2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates9 September – 9 November 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played96
Goals scored185 (1.93 per match)

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 9 September 2022 and ended on 9 November 2022. A total of 50 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Times were local.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2][3]

The entry round of the 50 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
(14 teams)
First round
(36 teams)
Teams

Format

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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. If the scores were still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 9 August 2022 9–11 September 2022 16–18 September 2022
Second round 7–9 October 2022 14–16 October 2022
Playoff round 18 October 2022 2 November 2022 9 November 2022

Bracket

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The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2022.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the playoff round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.

First round Second round
          
1 Nigeria Kwara United 3 0 3
4 Niger Douanes de Niamey 0 0 0
Nigeria Kwara United 3 0 3
Morocco RS Berkane (a) 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia LISCR 0 1 1
4 Ivory Coast Gagnoa 0 3 3
Ivory Coast Gagnoa 1 0 1
Algeria JS Saoura 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1 Guinea Milo 2 0 2
4 Togo ASC Kara 1 3 4
Togo ASC Kara 0 1 1
Algeria USM Alger 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso Douanes de Ouagadougou 0 0 0 (1)
4 Mali Real Bamako (p) 0 0 0 (3)
Mali Real Bamako 3 0 3
Ghana Hearts of Oak 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Sudan Hilal Alsahil (a) 1 1 2
4 Tanzania Geita Gold 0 2 2
Sudan Hilal Alsahil 0 0 0
Egypt Pyramids 2 7 9
First round Second round
          
1 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema 3 0 3
4 Burundi Bumamuru 0 1 1
Ethiopia Fasil Kenema 0 0 0
Tunisia Club Sfaxien 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti ASAS Télécom 0 0 0
4 Rwanda Kigali 0 1 1
Rwanda Kigali 0 0 0
Libya Al Nasr 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Al Hilal Wau 1 1 1 (3)
4 Zanzibar Kipanga (p) 1 1 1 (4)
Zanzibar Kipanga 0 0 0
Tunisia Club Africain 0 7 7
First round Second round
          
1 Libya Al Akhdar 3 0 3
4 Sudan Al Ahli Khartoum 0 0 0
Libya Al Akhdar 3 0 3
Tanzania Azam 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Eswatini Mbabane Highlanders 0 0 0
4 South Africa Royal AM 0 2 2
South Africa Royal AM (a) 0 1 1
Zambia ZESCO United 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Botswana Security Systems
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo w/o
Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 2 0 2
Angola Sagrada Esperança 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles St Michel United w/o
4 Equatorial Guinea Inter de Litoral Academy
Seychelles St Michel United 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Chad AS Santé d'Abéché 1 0 1
4 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 2 1 3
Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 2 0 2
Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Cameroon PWD Bamenda 1 0 1
4 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1 1 2
Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1 0 1
South Africa Marumo Gallants 3 1 4
First round Second round
          
1 Morocco ASFAR 1 1 2
4 Nigeria Remo Stars 1 0 1
Morocco ASFAR 4 1 5
Guinea Ashanti Golden Boys 0 0 0
3 Guinea Ashanti Golden Boys 2 0 2
2 Mauritania Nouakchott Kings 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Benin Buffles du Borgou 0 0 0
4 Sierra Leone Kallon 1 3 4
Sierra Leone Kallon 0 0 0
Egypt Future 2 4 6
3 Uganda Bul 0 0 0
2 Egypt Future 0 1 1

First round

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The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 36 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kwara United Nigeria 3–0 Niger Douanes de Niamey 3–0 0–0
LISCR Liberia 1–3 Ivory Coast Gagnoa 0–0 1–3
Milo Guinea 2–4 Togo ASC Kara 2–1 0–3
Douanes de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso 0–0 (1–3 p) Mali Real Bamako 0–0 0–0
Hilal Alsahil Sudan 2–2 (a) Tanzania Geita Gold 1–0 1–2
Fasil Kenema Ethiopia 3–1 Burundi Bumamuru 3–0 0–1
ASAS Télécom Djibouti 0–1 Rwanda Kigali 0–0 0–1
Al Hilal Wau South Sudan 2–2 (3–4 p) Zanzibar Kipanga 1–1 1–1
Al Akhdar Libya 3–0 Sudan Al Ahli Khartoum 3–0 0–0
Mbabane Highlanders Eswatini 0–2 South Africa Royal AM 0–0 0–2
Security Systems Botswana w/o[A] Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
St Michel United Seychelles w/o[B] Equatorial Guinea Inter de Litoral Academy
AS Santé d'Abéché Chad 1–3 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 1–2 0–1
PWD Bamenda Cameroon 1–2 Madagascar Elgeco Plus 1–1 0–1
ASFAR Morocco 2–1 Nigeria Remo Stars 1–1 1–0
Ashanti Golden Boys Guinea 2–1 Mauritania Nouakchott Kings 2–0 0–1
Buffles du Borgou Benin 0–4 Sierra Leone Kallon 0–1 0–3
Bul Uganda 0–1 Egypt Future 0–0 0–1

Notes:

  1. ^ Saint-Éloi Lupopo won on a walkover after Security Systems withdrew from the competition citing financial reasons.[4]
  2. ^ St Michel United won on a walkover after Inter de Litoral Academy failed to appear for the first leg.[5]


Kwara United Nigeria3–0Niger Douanes de Niamey
Report
Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)
Douanes de Niamey Niger0–0Nigeria Kwara United
Report
Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif (Ghana)

Kwara United won 3–0 on aggregate.


LISCR Liberia0–0Ivory Coast Gagnoa
Report
Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)
Gagnoa Ivory Coast3–1Liberia LISCR
Report
Referee: Daniel Luc Kassa (Benin)

Gagnoa won 3–1 on aggregate.


Milo Guinea2–1Togo ASC Kara
Report
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
ASC Kara Togo3–0Guinea Milo
Report
Referee: Benoit Bado (Burkina Faso)

ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.


Douanes de Ouagadougou Burkina Faso0–0Mali Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)
Real Bamako Mali0–0Burkina Faso Douanes de Ouagadougou
Report
Penalties
3–1
Referee: Moses Forkpah (Liberia)

0–0 on aggregate. Real Bamako won 3–1 on penalties.


Hilal Alsahil Sudan1–0Tanzania Geita Gold
Report
Referee: Saddam Mansour (Djibouti)
Geita Gold Tanzania2–1Sudan Hilal Alsahil
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

2–2 on aggregate. Hilal Alsahil won on away goals.


Fasil Kenema Ethiopia3–0Burundi Bumamuru
Report
Referee: Abdalaziz Estalgoo (Sudan)
Bumamuru Burundi1–0Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
Report
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

Fasil Kenema won 3–1 on aggregate.


ASAS Télécom Djibouti0–0Rwanda Kigali
Report
Kigali Rwanda1–0Djibouti ASAS Télécom
Report
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Kigali won 1–0 on aggregate.


Al Hilal Wau South Sudan1–1Zanzibar Kipanga
Report
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
Kipanga Zanzibar1–1South Sudan Al Hilal Wau
Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)

2–2 on aggregate. Kipanga won 4–3 on penalties.


Al Akhdar Libya3–0Sudan Al Ahli Khartoum
Report
Referee: Abderrazak Arab (Algeria)
Al Ahli Khartoum Sudan0–0Libya Al Akhdar
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Al Akhdar won 3–0 on aggregate.


Mbabane Highlanders Eswatini0–0South Africa Royal AM
Report
Royal AM South Africa2–0Eswatini Mbabane Highlanders
Report
Referee: Eldrick Adelaide (Seychelles)

Royal AM won 2–0 on aggregate.


AS Santé d'Abéché Chad1–2Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Report
Referee: Jacinto Nchama (Equatorial Guinea)
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique1–0Chad AS Santé d’Abéché
Report
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)

Ferroviário da Beira won 3–1 on aggregate.


PWD Bamenda Cameroon1–1Madagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–0Cameroon PWD Bamenda
Report

Elgeco Plus won 2–1 on aggregate.


ASFAR Morocco1–1Nigeria Remo Stars
Report
Remo Stars Nigeria0–1Morocco ASFAR
Report
Referee: Kouassi Attiogbe (Togo)

ASFAR won 2–1 on aggregate.


Ashanti Golden Boys Guinea2–0Mauritania Nouakchott Kings
Report
Nouakchott Kings Mauritania1–0Guinea Ashanti Golden Boys
Report

Ashanti Golden Boys won 2–1 on aggregate.


Buffles du Borgou Benin0–1Sierra Leone Kallon
Report
Referee: Nuruddeen Abubakar (Nigeria)
Kallon Sierra Leone3–0Benin Buffles du Borgou
Report
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Kallon won 4–0 on aggregate.


Bul Uganda0–0Egypt Future
Report
Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)
Future Egypt1–0Uganda Bul
Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

Future won 1–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 14 teams that received byes to this round, and the 18 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kwara United Nigeria 3–3 (a) Morocco RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
Gagnoa Ivory Coast 1–0 Algeria JS Saoura 1–0 0–0
ASC Kara Togo 1–4 Algeria USM Alger 0–2 1–2
Real Bamako Mali 3–1 Ghana Hearts of Oak 3–0 0–1
Hilal Alsahil Sudan 0–9 Egypt Pyramids 0–2 0–7
Fasil Kenema Ethiopia 0–1 Tunisia Club Sfaxien 0–0 0–1
Kigali Rwanda 0–1 Libya Al Nasr 0–0 0–1
Kipanga Zanzibar 0–7 Tunisia Club Africain 0–0 0–7
Al Akhdar Libya 3–2 Tanzania Azam 3–0 0–2
Royal AM South Africa 1–1 (a) Zambia ZESCO United 0–0 1–1
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 Angola Sagrada Esperança 2–0 0–0
St Michel United Seychelles 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe 1–0 0–2
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique 2–4 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 2–1 0–3
Elgeco Plus Madagascar 1–4 South Africa Marumo Gallants 1–3 0–1
ASFAR Morocco 5–0 Guinea Ashanti Golden Boys 4–0 1–0
Kallon Sierra Leone 0–6 Egypt Future 0–2 0–4
Kwara United Nigeria3–1Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Djindo Houngnandande (Benin)
RS Berkane Morocco2–0Nigeria Kwara United
Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

3–3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.


Gagnoa Ivory Coast1–0Algeria JS Saoura
Report
Referee: Charles Bulu (Ghana)
JS Saoura Algeria0–0Ivory Coast Gagnoa
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Gagnoa won 1–0 on aggregate.


ASC Kara Togo0–2Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
USM Alger Algeria2–1Togo ASC Kara
Report
Referee: El Mabrouk Muhammad (Libya)

USM Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.


Real Bamako Mali3–0Ghana Hearts of Oak
Report
Hearts of Oak Ghana1–0Mali Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)

Real Bamako won 3–1 on aggregate.


Hilal Alsahil Sudan0–2Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Pyramids Egypt7–0Sudan Hilal Alsahil
Report
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Pyramids won 9–0 on aggregate.


Fasil Kenema Ethiopia0–0Tunisia Club Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Club Sfaxien Tunisia1–0Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
Report
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)

Club Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate.


Kigali Rwanda0–0Libya Al Nasr
Report
Referee: Chelangat Sabilla (Uganda)
Al Nasr Libya1–0Rwanda Kigali
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Al Nasr won 1–0 on aggregate.


Kipanga Zanzibar0–0Tunisia Club Africain
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Club Africain Tunisia7–0Zanzibar Kipanga
Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Club Africain won 7–0 on aggregate.


Al Akhdar Libya3–0Tanzania Azam
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Azam Tanzania2–0Libya Al Akhdar
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Al Akhdar won 3–2 on aggregate.


Royal AM South Africa0–0Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
ZESCO United Zambia1–1South Africa Royal AM
Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

1–1 on aggregate. Royal AM won on away goals.


Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Sagrada Esperança Angola0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 2–0 on aggregate.


St Michel United Seychelles1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe
Report
Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Seychelles St Michel United
Report

Motema Pembe won 2–1 on aggregate.


Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo3–0Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
Report

Diables Noirs won 4–2 on aggregate.


Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–3South Africa Marumo Gallants
Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)
Marumo Gallants South Africa1–0Madagascar Elgeco Plus
Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Marumo Gallants won 4–1 on aggregate.


ASFAR Morocco4–0Guinea Ashanti Golden Boys
Report
Ashanti Golden Boys Guinea0–1Morocco ASFAR
Report
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

ASFAR won 5–0 on aggregate.


Kallon Sierra Leone0–2Egypt Future
Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Future Egypt4–0Sierra Leone Kallon
Report

Future won 6–0 on aggregate.

Playoff round

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The playoff 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 playoff round was held on 18 October 2022, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12][13][14]

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 7 seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the 9 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the 9 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot D contained the 7 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


Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 0–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 0–1 0–1
Royal Leopards Eswatini 2–4 Mali Real Bamako 1–1 1–3
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–0 South Africa Royal AM 2–0 1–0
1º de Agosto Angola 2–2 (2–3 p) Egypt Future 1–1 1–1
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 5–2 Ivory Coast Gagnoa 2–0 3–2
Djoliba Mali 0–4 Morocco ASFAR 0–0 0–4
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya 1–3 South Africa Marumo Gallants 1–0 0–3
ASKO Kara Togo 2–1 Tunisia Club Sfaxien 2–1 0–0
Young Africans Tanzania 1–0 Tunisia Club Africain 0–0 1–0
Flambeau du Centre Burundi 1–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe 0–2 1–2
Rivers United Nigeria 6–1 Libya Al Nasr 5–0 1–1
Union Monastirienne Tunisia 1–0 Morocco RS Berkane 1–0 0–0
Cape Town City South Africa 0–1 Algeria USM Alger 0–0 0–1
ASN Nigelec Niger 1–3 Egypt Pyramids 1–0 0–3
La Passe Seychelles 2–6 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0–2 2–4
Plateau United Nigeria 4–4 (a) Libya Al Akhdar 4–1 0–3
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 2–0 on aggregate.


Royal Leopards Eswatini1–1Mali Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Djindo Houngnandande (Benin)
Real Bamako Mali3–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Real Bamako won 4–2 on aggregate.


TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0South Africa Royal AM
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Royal AM South Africa0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

TP Mazembe won 3–0 on aggregate.


1º de Agosto Angola1–1Egypt Future
Report
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Future Egypt1–1Angola 1º de Agosto
Report
Penalties
3–2

2–2 on aggregate. Future won 3–2 on penalties.


ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Ivory Coast Gagnoa
Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Gagnoa Ivory Coast2–3Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report

ASEC Mimosas won 5–2 on aggregate.


Djoliba Mali0–0Morocco ASFAR
Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
ASFAR Morocco4–0Mali Djoliba
Report

ASFAR won 4–0 on aggregate.


Al Ahli Tripoli Libya1–0South Africa Marumo Gallants
Report
Marumo Gallants South Africa3–0Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Marumo Gallants won 3–1 on aggregate.


ASKO Kara Togo2–1Tunisia Club Sfaxien
Report
Club Sfaxien Tunisia0–0Togo ASKO Kara
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)

ASKO Kara won 2–1 on aggregate.


Young Africans Tanzania0–0Tunisia Club Africain
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Club Africain Tunisia0–1Tanzania Young Africans
Report

Young Africans won 1–0 on aggregate.


Flambeau du Centre Burundi0–2Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe
Report
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Burundi Flambeau du Centre
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

Motema Pembe won 4–1 on aggregate.


Rivers United Nigeria5–0Libya Al Nasr
Report
Referee: Mohammad Maarouf (Egypt)
Al Nasr Libya1–1Nigeria Rivers United
Report

Rivers United won 6–1 on aggregate.


Union Monastirienne Tunisia1–0Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
RS Berkane Morocco0–0Tunisia Union Monastirienne
Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Union Monastirienne won 1–0 on aggregate.


Cape Town City South Africa0–0Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
USM Alger Algeria1–0South Africa Cape Town City
Report
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)

USM Alger won 1–0 on aggregate.


ASN Nigelec Niger1–0Egypt Pyramids
Report
Pyramids Egypt3–0Niger ASN Nigelec
Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Pyramids won 3–1 on aggregate.


La Passe Seychelles0–2Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo4–2Seychelles La Passe
Report

Diables Noirs won 6–2 on aggregate.


Plateau United Nigeria4–1Libya Al Akhdar
Report
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Al Akhdar Libya3–0Nigeria Plateau United
Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

4–4 on aggregate. Al Akhdar won on away goals.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.[6]
  2. ^ Teams from South Sudan played their home matches in Tanzania, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[7][8]
  3. ^ a b Teams from Sierra Leone played their home matches in Liberia, since their only stadium which satisfies the criteria of hosting international matches - the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown is undergoing long term renovations.[9][10]
  4. ^ a b Teams from Seychelles played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[11]
  5. ^ The identity of the winners of the tie between AS Vita Club and Rail Club du Kadiogo was not known at the time of the draw, as their CAF Champions League second round second leg fixture was scheduled to be played after the draw.

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