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2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 18 March 2018
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The 2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 18 March 2018.[1] A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

The entry round of the 59 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 First round
(5 teams) 		Preliminary round
(54 teams)
Teams

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away

extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 9–11 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
First round 6–7 March 2018 16–18 March 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.[3][4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ethiopia Saint George — — w/o
4 South Sudan Al-Salam Wau — —
Ethiopia Saint George 0 0 0
Uganda KCCA 0 1 1
3 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2 0 2
2 Uganda KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zambia Zanaco 3 3 6
4
Armed Forces
0 1 1
Zambia Zanaco 1 0 1
Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 2 1 3
3 Lesotho Bantu 2 3 5
2 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 4 1 5 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Wydad AC Bye
4  
Morocco Wydad AC 7 0 7
Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 2 2 4
3 Mali Stade Malien 1 0 1
2 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1
Al-Tahaddy
1 0 1
4
Aduana Stars
0 2 2
Aduana Stars
1 0 1
Algeria ES Sétif 0 4 4
3 Algeria ES Sétif 6 0 6
2 Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Al-Ahly Bye
4  
Egypt Al-Ahly 4 3 7
Gabon CF Mounana 0 1 1
3 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 1 0 1
2 Gabon CF Mounana 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali AS Real Bamako 1 0 1
4 Nigeria MFM 1 1 2
Nigeria MFM 2 0 2
Algeria MC Alger 1 6 7
3
AS Otôho
2 0 2
2 Algeria MC Alger 0 9 9
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Niger AS FAN 1 0 1
4 Guinea Horoya 3 0 3
Guinea Horoya 2 2 4
Senegal Génération Foot 1 0 1
3 Senegal Génération Foot 2 0 2
2
Misr Lel-Makkasa
0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Young Africans 1 1 2
4
Saint Louis Suns United
0 1 1
Tanzania Young Africans 1 0 1
Botswana Township Rollers 2 0 2
3 Botswana Township Rollers 3 1 4
2
Al-Merrikh
0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Kenya Gor Mahia 2 1 3
4
Leones Vegetarianos
0 1 1
Kenya Gor Mahia 0 0 0
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 1 1
3 Mauritania ASAC Concorde 1 0 1
2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 5 6
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 4 0 4
Nigeria Plateau United 2 1 3
3 Nigeria Plateau United 3 1 4
2 Cameroon Eding Sport 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 2 1 3 (3 p)
4 Togo AS Togo-Port 1 2 3 (4 p)
Togo AS Togo-Port 2 1 3 (a)
Al-Hilal
0 3 3
3 Liberia LISCR 1 0 1
2
Al-Hilal
0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1
JKU
0 0 0
4 Zambia ZESCO United 0 7 7
Zambia ZESCO United 0 2 2 (a)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 1 2
3
Buffles du Borgou
1 2 3
2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 4 0 4
Mozambique UD Songo 0 3 3
3 Comoros Ngaya Club 1 0 1
2 Mozambique UD Songo 1 2 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi 10 0 10
4 Guinea-Bissau Sport Bissau e Benfica 0 0 0
Morocco Difaâ El Jadidi 1 2 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0 2 2
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 4 2 6
2 Malawi Mighty Wanderers 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Angola 1º de Agosto 3 2 5
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0 1 1
Angola 1º de Agosto 1 0 1 (3 p)
South Africa Bidvest Wits 0 1 1 (2 p)
3 South Africa Bidvest Wits 2 0 2
2 Mauritius Pamplemousses 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Rwanda Rayon Sports 1 1 2
4 Burundi LLB Académic FC 1 0 1
Rwanda Rayon Sports 0 0 0
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0 2 2
3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
2  

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saint George Ethiopia w/o[w/o 1] South Sudan Al-Salam Wau — —
CNaPS Sport Madagascar 2–2 (a) Uganda KCCA 2–1 0–1
Zanaco Zambia 6–1
Armed Forces
 3–0 3–1
Bantu Lesotho 5–5 (a) Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 2–4 3–1
Stade Malien Mali 1–2 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 1–1 0–1
Al-Tahaddy Libya
 1–2
Aduana Stars
 1–0 0–2
ES Sétif Algeria 6–0 Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui 6–0 0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 1–2 Gabon CF Mounana 1–0 0–2
AS Real Bamako Mali 1–2 Nigeria MFM 1–1 0–1
AS Otôho Republic of the Congo
 2–9 Algeria MC Alger 2–0 0–9
AS FAN Niger 1–3 Guinea Horoya 1–3 0–0
Génération Foot Senegal 2–0
Misr Lel-Makkasa
 2–0 0–0
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1
Saint Louis Suns United
 1–0 1–1
Township Rollers Botswana 4–2
Al-Merrikh
 3–0 1–2
Gor Mahia Kenya 3–1
Leones Vegetarianos
 2–0 1–1
ASAC Concorde Mauritania 1–6 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 0–5
Plateau United Nigeria 4–0 Cameroon Eding Sport 3–0 1–0
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 3–3 (3–4 p) Togo AS Togo-Port 2–1 1–2
LISCR Liberia 1–3
Al-Hilal
 1–0 0–3
JKU Zanzibar
 0–7 Zambia ZESCO United 0–0 0–7
Buffles du Borgou Benin
 3–4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1–1 2–3
Ngaya Club Comoros 1–3 Mozambique UD Songo 1–1 0–2
Difaâ El Jadidi Morocco 10–0 Guinea-Bissau Sport Bissau e Benfica 10–0 0–0
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 6–1 Malawi Mighty Wanderers 4–0 2–1
1º de Agosto Angola 5–1 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 3–0 2–1
Bidvest Wits South Africa 2–1 Mauritius Pamplemousses 2–0 0–1
Rayon Sports Rwanda 2–1 Burundi LLB Académic FC 1–1 1–0

Notes:

  1. ^ Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.[5]
Saint George EthiopiaCancelledSouth Sudan Al-Salam Wau
Report
Al-Salam Wau South SudanCancelledEthiopia Saint George
Report

Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.[6][5]

CNaPS Sport Madagascar2–1Uganda KCCA
 Report
KCCA Uganda1–0Madagascar CNaPS Sport
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. KCCA won on away goals.

Armed Forces
 Report
Armed Forces The Gambia
1–3Zambia Zanaco
 Report

Zanaco won 6–1 on aggregate.

Bantu Lesotho2–4Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini1–3Lesotho Bantu
 Report

5–5 on aggregate. Mbabane Swallows won on away goals.

Stade Malien Mali1–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
 Report
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast1–0Mali Stade Malien
 Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
)

Williamsville AC won 2–1 on aggregate.

Aduana Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

ES Sétif Algeria6–0Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui
 Report
closed doors)
)

ES Sétif won 6–0 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso1–0Gabon CF Mounana
 Report
CF Mounana Gabon2–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
  • Nono 29'
  • Atchabao
    55'
 Report
Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako Mali1–1Nigeria MFM
 Report
MFM Nigeria1–0Mali AS Real Bamako
 Report

MFM won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Otôho Republic of the Congo
2–0Algeria MC Alger
 Report
AS Otôho
 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
)

MC Alger won 9–2 on aggregate.

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

Misr Lel-Makkasa
  • Sabaly
    54'
  • Ndiaye
    75'
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Misr Lel-Makkasa Egypt
0–0Senegal Génération Foot
Report
Attendance: 10,000

Génération Foot won 2–0 on aggregate.

Saint Louis Suns United
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Merrikh
 Report
Al-Merrikh Sudan
2–1Botswana Township Rollers
 Report

Township Rollers won 4–2 on aggregate.

Leones Vegetarianos
 Report
Leones Vegetarianos Equatorial Guinea
1–1Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report

Gor Mahia won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASAC Concorde Mauritania1–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea
)

Espérance de Tunis won 6–1 on aggregate.

Plateau United won 4–0 on aggregate.

3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won 4–3 on penalties.

Al-Hilal
 Report
Al-Hilal Sudan
3–0Liberia LISCR
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

JKU Zanzibar
0–0Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Rwanda
)
JKU
 Report
Swaziland
)

ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate.

Buffles du Borgou Benin
1–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Buffles du Borgou
 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
)

ASEC Mimosas won 4–3 on aggregate.

UD Songo Mozambique2–0Comoros Ngaya Club
 Report

UD Songo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Difaâ El Jadidi Morocco10–0Guinea-Bissau Sport Bissau e Benfica
 Report
Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt
)

Difaâ El Jadidi won 10–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo4–0Malawi Mighty Wanderers
 Report
Mighty Wanderers Malawi1–2Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto Angola3–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
 Report
FC Platinum Zimbabwe1–2Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report

1º de Agosto won 5–1 on aggregate.

Bidvest Wits South Africa2–0Mauritius Pamplemousses
 Report
Pamplemousses Mauritius1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Belle Vue Maurel
)

Bidvest Wits won 2–1 on aggregate.

LLB Académic FC Burundi0–1Rwanda Rayon Sports
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
)

Rayon Sports won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 27 winners of the preliminary round, and the 5 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Saint George Ethiopia 0–1 Uganda KCCA 0–0 0–1
Zanaco Zambia 1–3 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1–2 0–1
Wydad AC Morocco 7–4 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 7–2 0–2
Aduana Stars Ghana
 1–4 Algeria ES Sétif 1–0 0–4
Al-Ahly Egypt 7–1 Gabon CF Mounana 4–0 3–1
MFM Nigeria 2–7 Algeria MC Alger 2–1 0–6
Horoya Guinea 4–1 Senegal Génération Foot 2–1 2–0
Young Africans Tanzania 1–2 Botswana Township Rollers 1–2 0–0
Gor Mahia Kenya 0–1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0–0 0–1
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 4–3 Nigeria Plateau United 4–2 0–1
AS Togo-Port Togo 3–3 (a)
Al-Hilal
 2–0 1–3
ZESCO United Zambia 2–2 (a) Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 2–1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 4–3 Mozambique UD Songo 4–0 0–3
Difaâ El Jadidi Morocco 3–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–0 2–2
1º de Agosto Angola 1–1 (3–2 p) South Africa Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–1
Rayon Sports Rwanda 0–2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–0 0–2
KCCA Uganda1–0Ethiopia Saint George
 Report
Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

KCCA won 1–0 on aggregate

Zanaco Zambia1–2Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini1–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.

Wydad AC Morocco7–2Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
 Report
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast2–0Morocco Wydad AC
 Report
Daniel Laryea (Ghana
)

Wydad AC won 7–4 on aggregate.

Aduana Stars
 Report
Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif
)

ES Sétif won 4–1 on aggregate.

CF Mounana Gabon1–3Egypt Al-Ahly
 Report

Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

MFM Nigeria2–1Algeria MC Alger
 Report
MC Alger Algeria6–0Nigeria MFM
 Report
Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers
)

MC Alger won 7–2 on aggregate.

Horoya won 4–1 on aggregate.

Young Africans Tanzania1–2Botswana Township Rollers
 Report

Township Rollers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis
)

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal
 Report
Al-Hilal Sudan
3–1Togo AS Togo-Port
 Report
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won on away goals.

ZESCO United Zambia0–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–2Zambia ZESCO United
 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
)

2–2 on aggregate. ZESCO United won on away goals.

UD Songo Mozambique3–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
 Report

TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.

Difaâ El Jadidi Morocco1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Stade El Abdi, El Jadida
)

Difaâ El Jadidi won 3–2 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto Angola1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won 3–2 on penalties.

Rayon Sports Rwanda0–0South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali A (Stade Malien) and Mali B (AS Real Bamako) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  2. ^ The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  3. ^ Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims". CAF. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the draw: Total CAF Champions League 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ "CAFCL: No Sign of Al-Salam Wau as Kidus Giorgis Hours Away to Progress". www.soccerethiopia.net. 11 February 2018.
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