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2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 6 February 2022.[1] A total of 51 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 6 February 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played94
Goals scored186 (1.98 per match)

Times are in local times.

Draw edit

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2][3][4]

The entry round of the 51 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).[5]

Entry round Second round
(13 teams) 		First round
(38 teams)
Teams

Format edit

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was be applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
First round 10–12 September 2021 17–19 September 2021
Second round 15–17 October 2021 22–24 October 2021
Play-off round 28 November 2021 5 December 2021

First round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Ben Guerdane   3–2   AS Police 3–1 0–1
AS FAR   3–1   Les Buffles du Borgou 3–1 0–0
Diambars FC   3–0[A]   Wakriya AC
AS Ashanti Golden Boys   2–4[A]   Bayelsa United
ASC Kara   3–4   ASAC Concorde 3–0 0–4
Azam   4–1   Horseed 3–1 1–0
URA Football Club   5–2   Ethiopian Coffee 2–1 3–1
Atlabara   0–4   Al-Ahli Merowe 0–2 0–2
Futuro Kings   2–4   Marumo Gallants 2–1 0–3
AS Mangasport   0–0 (2–3 p)   Orapa United 0–0 0–0
Bumamuru   0–1   CSMD Diables Noirs 0–0 0–1
Red Arrows   2–1   Young Buffaloes 2–1 0–0
Olympique de Missiri   1–8   AS Kigali 1–2 0–6
Binga FC   5–0   MC Breweries 3–0 2–0
ASFA Yennenga   2–1   FC San Pédro 0–0 2–1
FC Dikhil   0–3   Biashara United 0–1 0–2
Hay Al-Wadi SC   0–4[B]   Al Ahli Tripoli
CFFA   2–1   Kabwe Warriors 0–0 2–1
Mafunzo   0–4   Interclube 0–1 0–3

Notes:

  1. ^ a b Matches involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg in their opponent's country due to the political and security situation in Guinea following a coup d'état.[6]
  2. ^ The first leg was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, but was cancelled due to concerns over the suitability of the venue.[7] The match was played over a single leg at the venue for the second leg.
US Ben Guerdane  3–1  AS Police
  • Ouji   12', 45'
  • Mhamdi   19'
 Report
Referee: Abderrezzak Arab (Algeria)
AS Police  1–0  US Ben Guerdane
 Report
Referee: Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)

US Ben Guerdane won 3–2 on aggregate.

AS FAR  3–1  Les Buffles du Borgou
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
Les Buffles du Borgou  0–0  AS FAR
Report
Referee: Charles Bulu (Ghana)

AS FAR won 3–1 on aggregate.

Diambars FC  3–0  Wakriya AC
 Report
Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)
Bayelsa United  4–2  AS Ashanti Golden Boys
 Report
Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)
ASC Kara  3–0  ASAC Concorde
 Report
Referee: Zakari Oumarou (Niger)
ASAC Concorde  4–0  ASC Kara
 Report
Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)

ASAC Concorde won 4–3 on aggregate.

Azam  3–1  Horseed
 Report
Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)
Horseed  0–1  Azam
Report
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)

Azam won 4–1 on aggregate.

URA Football Club  2–1  Ethiopian Coffee
 Report
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
Ethiopian Coffee  1–3  URA Football Club
 Report
Referee: Philip Brooke (Kenya)

URA Football Club won 5–2 on aggregate.

Atlabara  0–2  Al-Ahli Merowe
Report
Al-Ahli Merowe  2–0  Atlabara
 Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Al-Ahli Merowe won 4–0 on aggregate.

Futuro Kings  2–1  Marumo Gallants
 Report
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene (Congo)
Marumo Gallants  3–0  Futuro Kings
 Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

Marumo Gallants won 4–2 on aggregate.

AS Mangasport  0–0  Orapa United
Report
Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
Orapa United  0–0  AS Mangasport
Report
Penalties
3–2
Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa)

0–0 on aggregate. Orapa United won 3–2 on penalties.

Bumamuru  0–0  CSMD Diables Noirs
Report
Referee: Ronald Madanda (Uganda)
CSMD Diables Noirs  1–0  Bumamuru
 Report
Referee: Gauthier Mihindou (Gabon)

CSMD Diables Noirs won 1–0 on aggregate.

Red Arrows  2–1  Young Buffaloes
 Report
Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)
Young Buffaloes  0–0  Red Arrows
Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

Red Arrows won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olympique de Missiri  1–2  AS Kigali
 Report
AS Kigali  6–0  Olympique de Missiri
 Report
Referee: Dickens Nyagrowa (Kenya)

AS Kigali won 8–1 on aggregate.

Binga FC  3–0  MC Breweries
 Report
Referee: Bonifacio Julio da Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
MC Breweries  0–2  Binga FC
Report
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Binga FC won 5–0 on aggregate.

ASFA Yennenga  0–0  FC San Pédro
Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
FC San Pédro  1–2  ASFA Yennenga
 Report
Referee: Abubakar Abdullahi (Nigeria)

ASFA Yennenga won 2–1 on aggregate.

FC Dikhil  0–1  Biashara United
Report
Referee: Ahmed Hussein (Somalia)
Biashara United  2–0  FC Dikhil
 Report
Referee: Yasir Ahmed Abdalaziz (Sudan)

Biashara United won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al Ahli Tripoli  4–0  Hay Al-Wadi SC
 Report
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
CFFA  0–0  Kabwe Warriors
Report
Referee: Darrio Landry (Seychelles)
Kabwe Warriors  1–2  CFFA
 Report
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)

CFFA won 2–1 on aggregate.

Mafunzo  0–1  Interclube
Report
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Interclube  3–0  Mafunzo
 Report
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)

Interclube won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round edit

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Ben Guerdane   0–5   RS Berkane 0–1 0–4
AS FAR   1–3   JS Kabylie 0–1 1–2
Diambars FC   0–4   Enyimba 0–1 0–3
Bayelsa United   1–4   CS Sfaxien 1–0 0–4
ASAC Concorde   2–3   JS Saoura 1–2 1–1
Azam   0–1   Pyramids 0–0 0–1
URA Football Club   0–1   Al Masry 0–0 0–1
Al-Ahli Merowe   w/o[A]   Gor Mahia 1–3 —
Marumo Gallants   3–2   AS Vita Club 2–1 1–1
Orapa United   2–2 (a)   Coton Sport 2–1 0–1
CSMD Diables Noirs   0–1   Orlando Pirates 0–0 0–1
Red Arrows   1–0   Primeiro de Agosto 1–0 0–0
AS Kigali   2–4   DC Motema Pembe 1–2 1–2
Binga FC   1–1 (7–6 p)   ASFA Yennenga 0–1 1–0
Biashara United   w/o[B]   Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 —
CFFA   w/o[C]   Interclube 0–3 —

Notes:

  1. ^ Gor Mahia won on a walkover after Al-Ahli Merowe withdrew from the second leg in Kenya.[9]
  2. ^ Al Ahli SC won on a walkover after Biashara United failed to appear for the second leg in Libya.[10]
  3. ^ Interclube won on a walkover after CFFA withdrew from the second leg in Angola.[11]


US Ben Guerdane  0–1  RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
RS Berkane  4–0  US Ben Guerdane
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

RS Berkane won 5–0 on aggregate.

AS FAR  0–1  JS Kabylie
Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
JS Kabylie  2–1  AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Lenine dos Santos (Cape Verde)

JS Kabylie won 3–1 on aggregate.

Diambars FC  0–1  Enyimba
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Bouh (Mauritania)
Enyimba  3–0  Diambars FC
 Report
Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

Enyimba won 4–0 on aggregate.

Bayelsa United  1–0  CS Sfaxien
 Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
CS Sfaxien  4–0  Bayelsa United
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.

ASAC Concorde  1–2  JS Saoura
 Report
Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)
JS Saoura  1–1  ASAC Concorde
 Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

JS Saoura won 3–2 on aggregate.

Azam  0–0  Pyramids
Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
Pyramids  1–0  Azam
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Pyramids won 1–0 on aggregate.

URA Football Club  0–0  Al Masry
Report
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)
Al Masry  1–0  URA Football Club
 Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Al Masry won 1–0 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Merowe  1–3  Gor Mahia
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Gor Mahia  Cancelled  Al-Ahli Merowe
Report

Gor Mahia won on walkover after Al-Ahli Merowe withdrew from the second leg in Kenya.[9]

Marumo Gallants  2–1  AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
AS Vita Club  1–1  Marumo Gallants
 Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)

Marumo Gallants won 3–2 on aggregate.

Orapa United  2–1  Coton Sport
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
Coton Sport  1–0  Orapa United
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

2–2 on aggregate. Coton Sport won on away goals.

CSMD Diables Noirs  0–0  Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Orlando Pirates  1–0  CSMD Diables Noirs
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

Orlando Pirates won 1–0 on aggregate.

Red Arrows  1–0  Primeiro de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Primeiro de Agosto  0–0  Red Arrows
Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe Molise (Lesotho)

Red Arrows won 1–0 on aggregate.

AS Kigali  1–2  DC Motema Pembe
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
DC Motema Pembe  2–1  AS Kigali
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

DC Motema Pembe won 4–2 on aggregate.

Binga FC  0–1  ASFA Yennenga
Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
ASFA Yennenga  0–1  Binga FC
Report
Penalties
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Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)

1–1 on aggregate. Binga FC won 7–6 on penalties.

Biashara United  2–0  Al Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
Al Ahli Tripoli  Cancelled  Biashara United
Report

Al Ahli Tripoli won on walkover after Biashara United failed to appear for the second leg in Libya.[10]

CFFA  0–3  Interclube
Report
Referee: Ramadhani Kayoko (Tanzania)
Interclube  Cancelled  CFFA
Report

Interclube won on walkover after CFFA withdrew from the second leg in Angola.[11]

Play-off round edit

The play-off 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 play-off round was held on 26 October 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12][13]

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 4 seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the 4 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the 12 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot D contained the 12 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
Zanaco   3–2   Binga FC 3–0 0–2
Simba   4–2   Red Arrows 3–0 1–2
TP Mazembe   1–0   Marumo Gallants 1–0 0–0
ASEC Mimosas   5–2   Interclube 2–0 3–2
FC Nouadhibou   0–2   Coton Sport 0–0 0–2
USGN   2–1   DC Motema Pembe 2–0 0–1
AS Otohô   2–1   Gor Mahia 1–0 1–1
APR   1–2   RS Berkane 0–0 1–2
Tusker   0–1   CS Sfaxien 0–0 0–1
Hearts of Oak   2–4   JS Saoura 2–0 0–4
Rivers United   2–2 (a)   Al Masry 2–1 0–1
Stade Malien   1–1 (2–4 p)   Al Ahli Tripoli 1–0 0–1
Al Ittihad   w/o[A]   Enyimba — 0–2
AS Maniema Union   0–2   Pyramids 0–1 0–1
LPRC Oilers   w/o[B]   Orlando Pirates 0–2 —
Royal Leopards   2–2 (a)   JS Kabylie 1–0 1–2

Notes:

  1. ^ Al Ittihad won on a walkover after Enyimba failed to travel to Libya for the first leg.[14]
  2. ^ Orlando Pirates won on a walkover after LPRC Oilers withdrew from the second leg in South Africa.[15]


Zanaco  3–0  Binga FC
 Report
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Binga FC  2–0  Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

Zanaco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Simba  3–0  Red Arrows
 Report
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Red Arrows  2–1  Simba
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Simba won 4–2 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe  1–0  Marumo Gallants
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Marumo Gallants  0–0  TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

TP Mazembe won 1–0 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas  2–0  Interclube
 Report
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Interclube  2–3  ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)

ASEC Mimosas won 5–2 on aggregate.

FC Nouadhibou  0–0  Coton Sport
Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Coton Sport  2–0  FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Coton Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.

USGN  2–0  DC Motema Pembe
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
DC Motema Pembe  1–0  USGN
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Otohô  1–0  Gor Mahia
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Gor Mahia  1–1  AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Hassan Hagi (Somalia)

AS Otohô won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR  0–0  RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Souleiman Djama (Djibouti)
RS Berkane  2–1  APR
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

RS Berkane won 2–1 on aggregate.

Tusker  0–0  CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
CS Sfaxien  1–0  Tusker
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

CS Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate.

Hearts of Oak  2–0  JS Saoura
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)
JS Saoura  4–0  Hearts of Oak
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

JS Saoura won 4–2 on aggregate.

Rivers United  2–1  Al Masry
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Al Masry  1–0  Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)

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

Stade Malien  1–0  Al Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Djindo Houngnandande (Benin)
Al Ahli Tripoli  1–0  Stade Malien
 Report
Penalties
4–2
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

1–1 on aggregate. Al Ahli Tripoli won 4–2 on penalties.

Enyimba  2–0  Al Ittihad
 Report
Referee: Mahamadou Kéïta (Mali)
Al Ittihad  Cancelled  Enyimba
Report

Al Ittihad won on walkover after Enyimba failed to travel to Libya for the first leg.[14]

AS Maniema Union  0–1  Pyramids
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Pyramids  1–0  AS Maniema Union
 Report

Pyramids won 2–0 on aggregate.

LPRC Oilers  0–2  Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Orlando Pirates  Cancelled  LPRC Oilers
Report

Orlando Pirates won on walkover after LPRC Oilers withdrew from the second leg in South Africa.[15]

Royal Leopards  1–0  JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Nelson Emile (Seychelles)
JS Kabylie  2–1  Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: Naïm Hosni (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.

Notes edit

  1. ^ The preliminary round match between Diambars FC and Wakriya AC was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
  2. ^ The preliminary round match between AS Ashanti Golden Boys and Bayelsa United was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
  3. ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]
  4. ^ 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.[8]
  5. ^ The first leg of the Al Ahli v Hay Al-Wadi tie, originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, was called off due to concerns over the suitablity of match venue.[7] The match was then played over a single leg, at the venue initially planned for the second leg.
  6. ^ The first leg of the Al Ittihad v Enyimba tie, originally scheduled to be played on 28 November 2021 at Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, Tunisia, was postponed to 19 December at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi because the Tunisian authorities refused to enter the Nigerian team without receiving the second dose of the Coronavirus vaccine, the match was supposed be played after the second leg.
  7. ^ The second leg of the JS Kabylie v Royal Leopards tie, originally scheduled to be played on 5 December 2021 at 1 November 1954 Stadium, Tizi Ouzou, was postponed to 20 December at Omar Hamadi Stadium, Algiers then to 26 January and 27 January 2022 later at the previous location due to the Algerian authorities fears of the spread of COVID-19 Omicron variant in South Africa. Later the match was again postponed to 6 February 2022, as Royal Leopards were stuck in Cairo and could not connect to Turkey for their flight to Algiers due to storms.[16]

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