2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds


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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.

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

Times were local.

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

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).

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

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   Kwara United 3 0 3
4   Douanes de Niamey 0 0 0
  Kwara United 3 0 3
  RS Berkane (a) 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1   LISCR 0 1 1
4   Gagnoa 0 3 3
  Gagnoa 1 0 1
  JS Saoura 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1   Milo 2 0 2
4   ASC Kara 1 3 4
  ASC Kara 0 1 1
  USM Alger 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1   Douanes de Ouagadougou 0 0 0 (1)
4   Real Bamako (p) 0 0 0 (3)
  Real Bamako 3 0 3
  Hearts of Oak 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   Hilal Alsahil (a) 1 1 2
4   Geita Gold 0 2 2
  Hilal Alsahil 0 0 0
  Pyramids 2 7 9
First round Second round
          
1   Fasil Kenema 3 0 3
4   Bumamuru 0 1 1
  Fasil Kenema 0 0 0
  Club Sfaxien 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   ASAS Télécom 0 0 0
4   Kigali 0 1 1
  Kigali 0 0 0
  Al Nasr 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   Al Hilal Wau 1 1 1 (3)
4   Kipanga (p) 1 1 1 (4)
  Kipanga 0 0 0
  Club Africain 0 7 7
First round Second round
          
1   Al Akhdar 3 0 3
4   Al Ahli Khartoum 0 0 0
  Al Akhdar 3 0 3
  Azam 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1   Mbabane Highlanders 0 0 0
4   Royal AM 0 2 2
  Royal AM (a) 0 1 1
  ZESCO United 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   Security Systems — —
4   Saint-Éloi Lupopo — — w/o
  Saint-Éloi Lupopo 2 0 2
  Sagrada Esperança 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1   St Michel United — — w/o
4   Inter de Litoral Academy — —
  St Michel United 1 0 1
  Motema Pembe 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1   AS Santé d'Abéché 1 0 1
4   Ferroviário da Beira 2 1 3
  Ferroviário da Beira 2 0 2
  Diables Noirs 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1   PWD Bamenda 1 0 1
4   Elgeco Plus 1 1 2
  Elgeco Plus 1 0 1
  Marumo Gallants 3 1 4
First round Second round
          
1   ASFAR 1 1 2
4   Remo Stars 1 0 1
  ASFAR 4 1 5
  Ashanti Golden Boys 0 0 0
3   Ashanti Golden Boys 2 0 2
2   Nouakchott Kings 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   Buffles du Borgou 0 0 0
4   Kallon 1 3 4
  Kallon 0 0 0
  Future 2 4 6
3   Bul 0 0 0
2   Future 0 1 1

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   3–0   Douanes de Niamey 3–0 0–0
LISCR   1–3   Gagnoa 0–0 1–3
Milo   2–4   ASC Kara 2–1 0–3
Douanes de Ouagadougou   0–0 (1–3 p)   Real Bamako 0–0 0–0
Hilal Alsahil   2–2 (a)   Geita Gold 1–0 1–2
Fasil Kenema   3–1   Bumamuru 3–0 0–1
ASAS Télécom   0–1   Kigali 0–0 0–1
Al Hilal Wau   2–2 (3–4 p)   Kipanga 1–1 1–1
Al Akhdar   3–0   Al Ahli Khartoum 3–0 0–0
Mbabane Highlanders   0–2   Royal AM 0–0 0–2
Security Systems   w/o[A]   Saint-Éloi Lupopo — —
St Michel United   w/o[B]   Inter de Litoral Academy — —
AS Santé d'Abéché   1–3   Ferroviário da Beira 1–2 0–1
PWD Bamenda   1–2   Elgeco Plus 1–1 0–1
ASFAR   2–1   Remo Stars 1–1 1–0
Ashanti Golden Boys   2–1   Nouakchott Kings 2–0 0–1
Buffles du Borgou   0–4   Kallon 0–1 0–3
Bul   0–1   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 won 3–0 on aggregate.

Gagnoa won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.

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

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

Fasil Kenema won 3–1 on aggregate.

Kigali won 1–0 on aggregate.

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

Al Akhdar won 3–0 on aggregate.

Royal AM won 2–0 on aggregate.

Ferroviário da Beira won 3–1 on aggregate.

Elgeco Plus won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASFAR won 2–1 on aggregate.

Ashanti Golden Boys won 2–1 on aggregate.

Kallon won 4–0 on aggregate.

Future won 1–0 on aggregate.

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   3–3 (a)   RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
Gagnoa   1–0   JS Saoura 1–0 0–0
ASC Kara   1–4   USM Alger 0–2 1–2
Real Bamako   3–1   Hearts of Oak 3–0 0–1
Hilal Alsahil   0–9   Pyramids 0–2 0–7
Fasil Kenema   0–1   Club Sfaxien 0–0 0–1
Kigali   0–1   Al Nasr 0–0 0–1
Kipanga   0–7   Club Africain 0–0 0–7
Al Akhdar   3–2   Azam 3–0 0–2
Royal AM   1–1 (a)   ZESCO United 0–0 1–1
Saint-Éloi Lupopo   2–0   Sagrada Esperança 2–0 0–0
St Michel United   1–2   Motema Pembe 1–0 0–2
Ferroviário da Beira   2–4   Diables Noirs 2–1 0–3
Elgeco Plus   1–4   Marumo Gallants 1–3 0–1
ASFAR   5–0   Ashanti Golden Boys 4–0 1–0
Kallon   0–6   Future 0–2 0–4

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

Gagnoa won 1–0 on aggregate.

USM Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.

Real Bamako won 3–1 on aggregate.

Pyramids won 9–0 on aggregate.

Club Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al Nasr won 1–0 on aggregate.

Club Africain won 7–0 on aggregate.

Al Akhdar won 3–2 on aggregate.

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

Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Motema Pembe won 2–1 on aggregate.

Diables Noirs won 4–2 on aggregate.

Marumo Gallants won 4–1 on aggregate.

ASFAR won 5–0 on aggregate.

Future won 6–0 on aggregate.

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   0–2   Saint-Éloi Lupopo 0–1 0–1
Royal Leopards   2–4   Real Bamako 1–1 1–3
TP Mazembe   3–0   Royal AM 2–0 1–0
1º de Agosto   2–2 (2–3 p)   Future 1–1 1–1
ASEC Mimosas   5–2   Gagnoa 2–0 3–2
Djoliba   0–4   ASFAR 0–0 0–4
Al Ahli Tripoli   1–3   Marumo Gallants 1–0 0–3
ASKO Kara   2–1   Club Sfaxien 2–1 0–0
Young Africans   1–0   Club Africain 0–0 1–0
Flambeau du Centre   1–4   Motema Pembe 0–2 1–2
Rivers United   6–1   Al Nasr 5–0 1–1
Union Monastirienne   1–0   RS Berkane 1–0 0–0
Cape Town City   0–1   USM Alger 0–0 0–1
ASN Nigelec   1–3   Pyramids 1–0 0–3
La Passe   2–6   Diables Noirs 0–2 2–4
Plateau United   4–4 (a)   Al Akhdar 4–1 0–3

Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 2–0 on aggregate.

Real Bamako won 4–2 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe won 3–0 on aggregate.

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

ASEC Mimosas won 5–2 on aggregate.

ASFAR won 4–0 on aggregate.

Marumo Gallants won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASKO Kara won 2–1 on aggregate.

Young Africans won 1–0 on aggregate.

Motema Pembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

Rivers United won 6–1 on aggregate.

Union Monastirienne won 1–0 on aggregate.

USM Alger won 1–0 on aggregate.

Pyramids won 3–1 on aggregate.

Diables Noirs won 6–2 on aggregate.

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

  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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