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2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 26 November 2023 and ended on 3 March 2024. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates26 November 2023 – 3 March 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored106 (2.21 per match)
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Draw edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.[1]

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contains one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

Format edit

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers edit

The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule edit

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 26 November 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 3 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 10 December 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 20 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 25 February 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 3 March 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups edit

All times are local.

Group A edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA MOF HIL SSU
1   USM Alger 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 2–1
2   Modern Future 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 5–0 1–0
3   Al Hilal Benghazi 6 2 0 4 6 13 −7 6 2–1 1–2 — 2–1
4   SuperSport United 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Modern Future  1–0  SuperSport United
  • Mohamed   76'
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USM Alger  2–0  Al Hilal Benghazi
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SuperSport United  0–2  USM Alger
Report
Al Hilal Benghazi  1–2  Modern Future
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Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Al Hilal Benghazi  2–1  SuperSport United
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
USM Alger  1–0  Modern Future
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Modern Future  0–0  USM Alger
Report
SuperSport United  2–1  Al Hilal Benghazi
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SuperSport United  1–1  Modern Future
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Al Hilal Benghazi  2–1  USM Alger
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USM Alger  2–1  SuperSport United
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Modern Future  5–0  Al Hilal Benghazi
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Group B edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM SAL SGA SOAR
1   Zamalek 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0[a]
2   Abu Salim 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3   Sagrada Esperança 6 2 2 2 5 2 +3 8 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
4   Académie SOAR 6 0 1 5 0 12 −12 1 0–4 0–2 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 win after Académie SOAR failed to travel to Egypt.[2]
Zamalek  1–0  Abu Salim
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Sagrada Esperança  2–0  Académie SOAR
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Académie SOAR  0–4  Zamalek
Report
Zamalek  1–0  Sagrada Esperança
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Abu Salim  1–0  Académie SOAR
 Report
Sagrada Esperança  0–0  Zamalek
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Académie SOAR  0–2  Abu Salim
Report
Abu Salim  1–2  Zamalek
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Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Zamalek  3–0
Awarded[note 1]		  Académie SOAR
Report
Sagrada Esperança  3–0  Abu Salim
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Group C edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DFC RIV CA ADL
1   Dreams FC 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 4–0
2   Rivers United 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12[a] 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3   Club Africain 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 2–0 3–0 — 1–1
4   Académica do Lobito 6 0 1 5 6 17 −11 1 2–3 2–3 1–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference: Dreams FC +4, Rivers United +2.
Club Africain  2–0  Dreams FC
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Rivers United  3–0  Académica do Lobito
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Dreams FC  2–1  Rivers United
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Académica do Lobito  1–3  Club Africain
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Académica do Lobito  2–3  Dreams FC
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Dreams FC  4–0  Académica do Lobito
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Club Africain  3–0  Rivers United
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Académica do Lobito  2–3  Rivers United
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Dreams FC  1–0  Club Africain
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Rivers United  2–1  Dreams FC
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Group D edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB MLI SKU DNS
1   RS Berkane 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–0 2–0
2   Stade Malien 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3   Sekhukhune United 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 6 0–0 0–0 — 2–1
4   Diables Noirs 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Diables Noirs  1–3  Stade Malien
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RS Berkane  2–0  Sekhukhune United
 Report
Stade Malien  1–2  RS Berkane
 Report
Sekhukhune United  2–1  Diables Noirs
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Sekhukhune United  0–0  Stade Malien
Report
RS Berkane  2–0  Diables Noirs
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Stade Malien  1–0  Sekhukhune United
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Stade Malien  1–0  Diables Noirs
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Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Sekhukhune United  0–0  RS Berkane
Report

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ On 1 March 2024, Académie SOAR announced that, due to failing to obtain an access permit to Egypt from the Guinean authorities, they won't be able to attend the match against Zamalek. Two days later, the match was officially cancelled by CAF.[3] Later, on 11 March, CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 walkover win.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw to be conducted on Friday". Confederation of African Football. 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "كاف يقصي سوار الغيني من الكونفدرالية ويعتبره خاسرا أمام الزمالك" [CAF awards Zamalek a walkover win over SOAR of Guinea]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "CAF Statement on Zamalek SC vs Super Olympien d'une Afrique Renaissante (SOAR) TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Fixture". CAF. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

External links edit

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