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2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 27 November 2024 and will end on 19 January 2025. 16 teams are competing in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup.

2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates27 November 2024 – 19 January 2025
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored55 (2.29 per match)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[1] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.

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 Pot 1 and one from Pot 2, with two groups including one team from Pot 3 and one from Pot 4, and the remaining two groups featuring two teams from Pot 4. Teams were allocated to positions in their respective groups according to their pot.

Pot 1
Team Pts
  Zamalek 48
  RS Berkane 42
  Simba 39
  USM Alger 36
Pot 2
Team Pts
  ASEC Mimosas 30
  Stade Malien 10
  Al Masry 8
  CS Sfaxien 7
Pot 3
Team Pts
  Enyimba 6
  ASC Jaraaf 4
Pot 4
Team Pts
  CS Constantine —
  Bravos do Maquis —
  Lunda Sul —
Team Pts
  Orapa United —
  Black Bulls —
  Stellenbosch —

Format

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

Tiebreakers

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The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are 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 are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams is still tied, all head-to-head criteria above is 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

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The schedule of each matchday is as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 28 November 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 8 December 2024 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 15 December 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 5 January 2025 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 12 January 2025 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 19 January 2025 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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All times are local.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CSC FCB SSC CSS
1   CS Constantine 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6[a] Advance to knockout stage — 5 Jan 2–1 12 Jan
2   Bravos do Maquis 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6[a] 3–2 — 12 Jan 3–2
3   Simba 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a] 19 Jan 1–0 — 2–1
4   CS Sfaxien 3 0 0 3 3 6 −3 0 0–1 19 Jan 5 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Ranked on goals scored in head-to-head matches: CS Constantine 4, Bravos do Maquis 3, Simba 2.
Simba  1–0  Bravos do Maquis
  • Ahoua   27' (pen.)
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
CS Sfaxien  0–1  CS Constantine
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CS Constantine  2–1  Simba
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Bravos do Maquis  3–2  CS Sfaxien
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Simba  2–1  CS Sfaxien
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Bravos do Maquis  3–2  CS Constantine
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
CS Sfaxien  v  Simba
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Simba  v  CS Constantine
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CS Sfaxien  v  Bravos do Maquis
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Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB SM STE DLS
1   RS Berkane 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 19 Jan 2–0
2   Stade Malien 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 5 Jan — 2–0 19 Jan
3   Stellenbosch 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3 1–3 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Desportivo da LS 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1 12 Jan 1–1 0–1 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Stade Malien  2–0  Stellenbosch
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RS Berkane  2–0  Desportivo da LS
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Stellenbosch  1–3  RS Berkane
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Desportivo da LS  1–1  Stade Malien
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Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
Desportivo da LS  0–1  Stellenbosch
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RS Berkane  1–0  Stade Malien
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Stade Malien  v  RS Berkane
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Desportivo da LS  v  RS Berkane
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Stellenbosch  v  Stade Malien
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RS Berkane  v  Stellenbosch
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Stade Malien  v  Desportivo da LS
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Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA ASEC JAR ORA
1   USM Alger 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 18 Jan 6–0
2   ASEC Mimosas 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 5 Jan — 2–0 19 Jan
3   ASC Jaraaf 3 0 2 1 0 2 −2 2[a] 0–0 12 Jan — 5 Jan
4   Orapa United 3 0 2 1 0 6 −6 2[a] 12 Jan 0–0 0–0 —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference: ASC Jaraaf –2, Orapa United –6.
USM Alger  6–0  Orapa United
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Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
ASC Jaraaf  0–0  USM Alger
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USM Alger  3–0  ASEC Mimosas
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ASC Jaraaf  v  Orapa United
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ASC Jaraaf  v  ASEC Mimosas
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USM Alger  v  ASC Jaraaf
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Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM MAS ABB ENY
1   Zamalek 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 19 Jan
2   Al Masry 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4[a] 5 Jan — 19 Jan 2–0
3   Black Bulls 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4[a] 12 Jan 1–1 — 3–0
4   Enyimba 3 0 1 2 2 7 −5 1 2–2 12 Jan 5 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on away goals scored in head-to-head matches: Al Masry 1, Black Bulls 0.
Al Masry  2–0  Enyimba
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Zamalek  2–0  Black Bulls
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Enyimba  2–2  Zamalek
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Black Bulls  1–1  Al Masry
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Black Bulls  3–0  Enyimba
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Zamalek  1–0  Al Masry
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Al Masry  v  Zamalek
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Black Bulls  v  Zamalek
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Zamalek  v  Enyimba
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Al Masry  v  Black Bulls
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF announces TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw Date". Confederation of African Football. 22 September 2023.
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