2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

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2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates9 February – 18 April 2019
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The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.[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 54 teams entered into the draw is 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
(10 teams) 		Preliminary round
(44 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
Play-off round 6–8 April 2018 17–18 April 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 play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Angola Petro de Luanda 5 0 5
4 Malawi Masters Security 0 0 0
Angola Petro de Luanda 0 1 1
South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2
3 South Africa SuperSport United Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mozambique Costa do Sol 1 1 2
4 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 0
Mozambique Costa do Sol 0 2 2 (a)
South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2 (a)
3 Eswatini Young Buffaloes 0 0 0
2 South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Benin Energie 1 1 2
4 Guinea Hafia 0 1 1
Benin Energie 0 2 2
Enyimba
2 3 5
3
Enyimba
 Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Djoliba — — w/o
4
ELWA United
— —
Mali Djoliba 1 1 2 (a)
APR
0 2 2 (a)
3
APR
4 2 6
2 Seychelles Anse Réunion 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Ngazi Sport 1 1 2
4 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 4 5
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 0 0
Madagascar Fosa Juniors 2 1 3
3 Kenya AFC Leopards 1 0 1 (a)
2 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Gabon AS Mangasport 0 1 1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1 1 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 1 3 (a)
Algeria USM Alger 2 1 3 (a)
3 Algeria USM Alger Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1
Olympique Star
0 1 1
4 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0 0 0
Olympique Star
0 0 0
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
0 6 6
3
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
 Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1 0 1
Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2
3 Cameroon New Star 2 0 2 (a)
2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 0 0
4 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0 1 1
Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 3 1 4
Al-Ahly Shendi
0 2 2
3
Al-Ahly Shendi
 Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 3 4
4 Niger Sahel 0 0 0
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 0 1 (2 p)
Nigeria Akwa United 0 1 1 (3 p)
3 Nigeria Akwa United 1 2 3
2
Banjul Hawks
2 0 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko 1 0 1 (6 p)
4 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 1 1 (7 p)
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 3 1 4
Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 0 3 3
3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane — — w/o
2 South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Onze Créateurs 1 0 1
4 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1 2 3
Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 0 3
Zambia Nkana 0 1 1
3 Zambia Nkana Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Simba 4 1 5
4
Gendarmerie Nationale
0 0 0
Tanzania Simba 2 0 2 (a)
Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 (a)
3 Egypt Al-Masry 4 1 5
2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1
RS Berkane
2 1 3
4 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 1 1 2
RS Berkane
3 1 4
Tunisia Club Africain 1 0 1
3 Tunisia Club Africain Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1
Raja Casablanca
 Bye
4  
Raja Casablanca
1 4 5
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3
3 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 1 0 1
2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1
Zimamoto
1 0 1
4
Welayta Dicha
1 1 2
Welayta Dicha
2 1 3 (4 p)
Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3 (3 p)
3 Egypt Zamalek Bye
2  

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 5–0 Malawi Masters Security 5–0 0–0
Young Buffaloes Eswatini 0–2 South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 0–1
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–0 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 1–0 1–0
Energie Benin 2–1 Guinea Hafia 1–0 1–1
APR Rwanda
 6–1 Seychelles Anse Réunion 4–0 2–1
Djoliba Mali w/o[w/o 1]
ELWA United
 — —
AFC Leopards Kenya 1–1 (a) Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1–1 0–0
Ngazi Sport Comoros 2–5 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 0–1 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi
 1–0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0–0 1–0
New Star Cameroon 2–2 (a) Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–1 0–1
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 0–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0–0 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 3–2
Banjul Hawks
 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Niger Sahel 1–0 3–0
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia w/o[w/o 2] South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (6–7 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Mali 1–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 0–2
Al-Masry Egypt 5–2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2
Simba Tanzania 5–0
Gendarmerie Nationale
 4–0 1–0
RS Berkane Morocco
 3–2 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2–1 1–1
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 1–2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar
 1–2
Welayta Dicha
 1–1 0–1

Notes:

  1. ^ Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]
  2. ^ US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[6]
Petro de Luanda Angola5–0Malawi Masters Security
  • Mano-Mano 40'
  • Tony
    74', 77', 82'
  • Diney
    90+3'
 Report
Masters Security Malawi0–0Angola Petro de Luanda
Report

Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.

Young Buffaloes Eswatini0–1South Africa Cape Town City
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
Cape Town City South Africa1–0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
 Report

Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Costa do Sol Mozambique1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report

Costa do Sol won 2–0 on aggregate.

Energie Benin1–0Guinea Hafia
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Hafia Guinea1–1Benin Energie
 Report

Energie won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda
4–0Seychelles Anse Réunion
 Report
APR
 Report

APR won 6–1 on aggregate.

ELWA United
Report
ELWA United Liberia
CancelledMali Djoliba
Report

Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]

AFC Leopards Kenya1–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
 Report
Fosa Juniors Madagascar0–0Kenya AFC Leopards
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.

Ngazi Sport Comoros1–1Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius4–1Comoros Ngazi Sport
 Report

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5–2 on aggregate.

AS Mangasport Gabon0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report

AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olympique Star Burundi
0–0Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Rwanda
)
Olympique Star
Report

Olympique Star won 1–0 on aggregate.

New Star Cameroon2–1Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
 Report
Limbe
)

2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast0–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
Report
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
)

CS La Mancha won 1–0 on aggregate.

Banjul Hawks
 Report
Banjul Hawks The Gambia
0–2Nigeria Akwa United
Report

Akwa United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–0Niger Sahel
 Report
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia)[note 3]
)

Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4–0 on aggregate.

US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[7][6]

Asante Kotoko Ghana1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ghana Asante Kotoko
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
)

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7–6 on penalties.

CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Mali Onze Créateurs
 Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Green Buffaloes Zambia2–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report

Al-Masry won 5–2 on aggregate.

Gendarmerie Nationale
 Report

Simba won 5–0 on aggregate.

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

Africa Sports Ivory Coast1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
)

FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.

Welayta Dicha
 Report
Zimamoto
 Report

Welayta Dicha won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 22 winners of the preliminary round, and the 10 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 1–2 South Africa SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–2 (a) South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 2–1
Energie Benin 2–5
Enyimba
 0–2 2–3
Djoliba Mali 2–2 (a)
APR
 1–0 1–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius 0–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 0–2 0–1
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Algeria USM Alger 2–2 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi
 0–6
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
 0–0 0–6
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1–1 0–1
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo 4–2
Al-Ahly Shendi
 3–0 1–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1–1 (2–3 p) Nigeria Akwa United 1–0 0–1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4–3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 3–0 1–3
CR Belouizdad Algeria 3–1 Zambia Nkana 3–0 0–1
Simba Tanzania 2–2 (a) Egypt Al-Masry 2–2 0–0
RS Berkane Morocco
 4–1 Tunisia Club Africain 3–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco
 5–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 4–2
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia
 3–3 (4–3 p) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 1–2
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
)

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Cape Town City South Africa1–2Mozambique Costa do Sol
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.

Enyimba
Report
Enyimba Nigeria
3–2Benin Energie
 Report

Enyimba won 5–2 on aggregate.

APR
 Report
APR Rwanda
2–1Mali Djoliba
 Report

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

Fosa Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2Algeria USM Alger
 Report
USM Alger Algeria1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

3–3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report
Olympique Star
 Report

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6–0 on aggregate.

Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
  • Mikue
    15'
 Report

Deportivo Niefang won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly Shendi
 Report
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan
2–1Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
 Report
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal
)

CS La Mancha won 4–2 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3–2 on penalties.

CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–0Tunisia US Ben Guerdane
 Report
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
)

CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania2–2Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.

RS Berkane Morocco
3–1Tunisia Club Africain
 Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
)

RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.

Raja Casablanca Morocco
1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Raja Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 12,000

Raja Casablanca won 5–3 on aggregate.

Welayta Dicha Ethiopia
2–1Egypt Zamalek
 Report
Awasa
)

3–3 on aggregate. Welayta Dicha won 4–3 on penalties.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.

The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):[10]

  • Pot A contained the four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.[11]

Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Champions League Confederation Cup
Teams

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1
Agg.
Tooltip Aggregate score 		Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zanaco Zambia 0–5
Raja Casablanca
 0–2 0–3
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 6–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 1–0 5–1
Saint George Ethiopia 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan 3–3 (a) Nigeria Akwa United 2–0 1–3
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–2 (a) South Africa SuperSport United 1–0 1–2
UD Songo Mozambique 4–3
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
 3–1 1–2
Plateau United Nigeria 2–5 Algeria USM Alger 2–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits South Africa 1–1 (a)
Enyimba
 1–1 0–0
Aduana Stars Ghana 7–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 6–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1
Welayta Dicha
 2–0 0–1
Génération Foot Senegal 3–3 (a)
RS Berkane
 3–1 0–2
CF Mounana Gabon 2–3 Egypt Al-Masry 1–1 1–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–0
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast 3–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–0 1–2
MFM Nigeria 0–1 Mali Djoliba 0–1 0–0
Rayon Sports Rwanda 3–2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 3–0 0–2
Raja Casablanca
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Raja Casablanca Morocco
3–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Attendance: 21,000

Raja Casablanca won 5–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
  • Ngoma
    87'
 Report
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo1–5Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ethiopia Saint George
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville
)

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on penalties.

Akwa United Nigeria3–1Sudan Al-Hilal
 Report

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.

Gor Mahia Kenya1–0South Africa SuperSport United
 Report
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
)

2–2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan
2–1Mozambique UD Songo
 Report

UD Songo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Plateau United Nigeria2–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
USM Alger Algeria4–0Nigeria Plateau United
 Report
Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal
)

USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.

Enyimba Nigeria
0–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
Report

1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won on away goals.

Aduana Stars Ghana6–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
 Report
Fosa Juniors Madagascar2–1Ghana Aduana Stars
 Report

Aduana Stars won 7–3 on aggregate.

Welayta Dicha
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

19:00 UTC+1
RS Berkane Morocco
2–0Senegal Génération Foot
 Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
)

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

Al-Masry Egypt2–1Gabon CF Mounana
 Report
Attendance: 13,000

Al-Masry won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

Williamsville AC won 3–2 on aggregate.

MFM Nigeria0–1Mali Djoliba
Report
Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt
)
Djoliba Mali0–0Nigeria MFM
Report
Rwanda
)

Djoliba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Rayon Sports won 3–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali 1 (Onze Créateurs) and Mali 2 (Djoliba) 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. ^ a b 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 Confederation Cup 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 Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b "FORFAIT DU CLUB ELWA UNITED". CAF. 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : L'US Ben Guerdane qualifiée par forfait du club sud-soudanais Al Hilal Juba". directinfo.webmanagercenter.com. 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Draw for the Champions League & Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Results of draw of 2nd 1/16th round". CAF. 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Ranking of the clubs qualified to the 2nd 1/16th Finals of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  11. ^ "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAF. 20 March 2018.

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