2011 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
| Dates | 28 January – 6 March 2011 |
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International football competition
This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2011 CAF Champions League.
The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2010,[1] and the draw for all three rounds was held in Cairo on 20 December 2010.[2]
Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[3]
Preliminary round
This was a knock-out stage of the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
First legs: 28–30 January 2011; Second legs: 11–13, 25–27 February and 4–6 March 2011.[4]
ASFAN  | 0 – 0 |  JC Abidjan |
|---|---|---|
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
| JC Abidjan | 3 – 0 | ASFAN |
|---|---|---|
Laciné Traoré  36' Djémory Coulibaly 55' Hamadou Diabaté 57' | Report |
Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan
JC Abidjan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Saint Michel d'Ouenzé  | 0 – 1 |  Enyimba |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Nnaemeka Anyanwu 40' |
| Enyimba | 2 – 0 | Saint Michel d'Ouenzé |
|---|---|---|
| John Lawrence 17' Victor Barnabas 45' | Report |
Enyimba won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Les Astres  | 0 – 0 |  US Bitam |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 5 | ||
Aggregate 0–0. US Bitam won the penalty shootout and advanced to the first round.
Olympic Real de Bangui  | 1 – 1 |  MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Nicaise Kelebona 90+2' | Report | Abdelmalek Mokdad 28' |
| MC Alger | 2 – 0 | Olympic Real de Bangui |
|---|---|---|
| Nassim Bouchema 23' Mohamed Derrag 51' | Report |
MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Interclube advanced to the first round after Township Rollers withdrew.
East End Lions  | 0 – 2 |  Djoliba |
|---|---|---|
| Alou Bagayoko 66', 82' |
Brookfields National Stadium, Freetown
| Djoliba | 2 – 0 | East End Lions |
|---|---|---|
| Ousmane Cissé 32' Amadou Karembé 80' |
Djoliba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Diaraf  | 1 – 1 |  Ports Authority |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahima Ndoye 88' | Report | Hatab Badji 51' |
| Ports Authority | 0 – 2 | Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Babacar Ndiour 32' Pape Maka Sarr 82' |
Serrekunda East Mini-Stadium, Serrekunda
Diaraf won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
ASPAC  | 1 – 0 |  Deportivo Mongomo |
|---|---|---|
| Hyacinthe Sèwanou 32' | Report |
| Deportivo Mongomo | 1 – 1 | ASPAC |
|---|---|---|
| Junior 13' | William Dassagaté 37' |
ASPAC won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
| ASEC Mimosas | 7 – 0 |  CF Cansado |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Sankara 3' Patrick N'doua 15' Adama Bakayoko 21', 28', 84' Zahui Okou 77' Jean Imère Yao Krizo 87' | Report |
| CF Cansado | 0 – 2 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Jean Jacques Bougouhi 37' Antoine N'Gossan 87' |
Stade Olympique, Nouakchott
ASEC Mimosas won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Motor Action  | 0 – 1 |  CNaPS Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Yvan Rajoarimanana 90' |
| CNaPS Sport | 0 – 1 | Motor Action |
|---|---|---|
| Kudakwashe Musharu 80' | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 4 | ||
Aggregate 1–1. Motor Action won the penalty shootout and advanced to the first round.
Raja Casablanca  | 10 – 1 |  Tourbillon |
|---|---|---|
| Abdessamad Ouhakki 10' Hassan Tair 13', 29', 50' Ismail Belmaalam 19' Bouchaib El Moubarki 25' Mohsine Moutouali 33' Hicham Aboucherouane 63' Lanciné Koné 68' Hassan Souari 82' | Report | Habib Mahamat 67' |
Raja Casablanca advanced to the first round after Tourbillon withdrew after the first leg.
Ulinzi Stars  | 0 – 4 |  Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mahmoud Fathalla 61' (pen.) Hassan Mostafa 69' Mohamed Amine Aoudia 76' Ibrahim Salah 90+1' |
| Zamalek | 1 – 0 | Ulinzi Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Shikabala 58' | Report |
Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
APR  | 2 – 2 |  Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Ngabo 43' Eugene Twite 75' (pen.) | Report | Khaled Melliti 16' Hamza Messaadi 44' |
| Club Africain | 4 – 0 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Bilel Ifa 20' Wissem Ben Yahia 49' (pen.) Ezechiel Ndouassel 73' Youssef Mouihbi 75' | Report |
Club Africain won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Recreativo Caála  | 2 – 0 |  Saint-George SA |
|---|---|---|
| Paizinho 28', 71' |
Recreativo Caála won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Simba  | 4 – 2 |  Élan Club |
|---|---|---|
| Mbwana Samata 45', 56' Patrick Ochan 47' Amri Kiemba 71' | Report | Madaha Mohamed 43' Abdoulkarim Sandjema 63' |
Simba won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Mighty Barrolle  | 1 – 2 | Kano Pillars |
|---|---|---|
| Harris Jimmy 80' | Report | Morris Chigozie 26' Sheriff Isa 80' |
| Kano Pillars | 1 – 0 | Mighty Barrolle |
|---|---|---|
| Gambo Mohammed 29' | Report |
Kano Pillars won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the first round.
| Wydad AC | 3 – 0 |  Aduana Stars |
|---|---|---|
| Abderahim Benkhajjan 8' Mouhcine Iajour 18', 43' |
| Aduana Stars | 1 – 0 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Dong Bortey 35' (pen.) | Report |
Wydad AC won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Fello Star  | 1 – 1 |  ASFA Yennenga |
|---|---|---|
| Diallo Alpha Bacar 60' | Report | Aly Babo 4' |
| ASFA Yennenga | 3 – 0 | Fello Star |
|---|---|---|
| Issa Gouo 12' Solomon Asante 41' Abasse Bundu 69' |
ASFA Yennenga won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Vital'O  | 2 – 2 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Amissi Tambwe 20' Sutche Wambo 25' | Jacques Haman 41' Osmaila Baba 73' |
| Coton Sport | 1 – 1 | Vital'O |
|---|---|---|
| Jacques Haman 31' | Report[permanent dead link] | Alain Ndizeye 58' |
Aggregate 3–3. Coton Sport advanced on the away goals rule to the first round.
Zanzibar Ocean View  | 1 – 1 |  AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson Lukong 88' (o.g.) | Alfred M'Fongang 76' |
| AS Vita Club | 3 – 0 | Zanzibar Ocean View |
|---|---|---|
| Yves Magola Mapanda 42' Alfred M'Fongang 70', 89' | Report |
AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Supersport United  | 2 – 0 |  Matlama |
|---|---|---|
| Jabulani Maluleke 59' Tebogo Langerman 73' | Report |
| Matlama | 2 – 1 | Supersport United |
|---|---|---|
| Litsepe Marabe 55' Motlalepula Chabeli 59' | Report | Fikru Lemessa 19' |
Supersport United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Young Buffaloes  | 3 – 0 |  St Michel United |
|---|---|---|
| Vusi Thumbatha 5' Ndoda Mthethwa 59' Sibusiso Dlamini 67' |
| St Michel United | 2 – 1 | Young Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Nibourette 30' Nestor Benohavy 73' | Report | Sibuiso Dlamini 45' |
Young Buffaloes won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
ZESCO United  | 3 – 0 |  Liga Muçulmana |
|---|---|---|
| Humprey Luputa 6' Jackson Mwanza 21' Portipher Zulu 81' |
| Liga Muçulmana | 2 – 1 | ZESCO United |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Mablango 25' Dário Monteiro 69' | Report | Portipher Zulu 37' |
ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
First round
This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 23 teams advancing from the preliminary round, and 9 teams that received byes into this round.
First legs: 18–20 March 2011; Second legs: 1–3 April 2011.
| JC Abidjan | w/o |  Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
Al-Ittihad advanced to the second round after JC Abidjan withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg at a neutral venue (at Bamako, Mali on 3 April 2011) due to the political situations in Côte d'Ivoire and Libya,[7] but match did not take place.
| Enyimba | 2 – 1 | US Bitam |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Barnabas 53' (pen.) Josiah Maduabuchi 90+7' | Report | Serge Patrick Beh Za'a 30' |
Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Dynamos | 4 – 1 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Zhokinyi 17' Roderick Mutuma 45+2' Denver Mukamba 76' Farai Vimisai 83' | Report | Réda Babouche 88' |
| MC Alger | 3 – 0 | Dynamos |
|---|---|---|
| Brahim Bedbouda 41', 90' Abdelmalek Mokdad 76' (pen.) | Report |
Aggregate 4–4. MC Alger advanced on the away goals rule to the second round.
Al-Merreikh  | 2 – 0 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Osman Hanno 16' Faisal Agab 86' |
| Interclube | 2 – 0 | Al-Merreikh |
|---|---|---|
| Manucho Barros 15' Pedro Henriques 40' (pen.) | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 3 – 2 | ||
Aggregate 2–2. Interclube won on penalties and advanced to the second round.
| Djoliba | 1 – 1 | Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Diallo 58' | Report | Moussa N'Diaye 72' |
Diaraf won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Espérance ST | 5 – 0 | ASPAC |
|---|---|---|
| Youssef Msakni 8', 15' Dramane Traoré 12' Singbo Maxim 25' (o.g.) Oussama Darragi 32' |
| ASPAC | 2 – 0 | Espérance ST |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Wahidi 38' Moukaïla Bouraïma 76' |
Espérance ST won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Motor Action | 0 – 0 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 2 – 4 | ||
ASEC Mimosas won on penalties and advanced to the second round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.[7]
| Stade Malien | 2 – 1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Coulibaly 44', 54' | Report | Bouchaib El Moubarki 7' |
| Raja Casablanca | 1 – 0 | Stade Malien |
|---|---|---|
| Mamadou Baila Traoré 40' | Report |
Aggregate 2–2. Raja Casablanca advanced on the away goals rule to the second round.
| Club Africain | 4 – 2 | Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
| Ezechiel Ndouassel 3' Youssef Mouihbi 46' Karim Aouadhi 53' Bilel Ifa 86' | Shikabala 30' Ahmed Gaafar 79' |
| Zamalek | Match abandoned | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Mahmoud Fathallah 29' Hussein Yasser 45+2' | Report | Wissem Ben Yahia 38' |
Second leg abandoned on 90+5 minutes with Zamalek leading 2–1 (Club Africain leading 5–4 on aggregate) when Zamalek fans invaded the pitch.[8] Club Africain advanced to the second round.
| Al-Hilal | 3 – 0 | Recreativo Caála |
|---|---|---|
| Osama Ali Eltaawon 22' Mudathir Eltaib 55', 80' |
| Recreativo Caála | 1 – 1 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Paizinho 28' | Edward Sadomba 68' |
Al-Hilal won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| TP Mazembe | 3 – 1 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Milota Kabangu 11' Narcisse Ekanga 30' Dioko Kaluyituka 64' | Report | Emmanuel Okwi 75' |
| Simba | 2 – 3 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Shija Mkina 59' Mbwana Samata 68' | Given Singuluma 17' Dioko Kaluyituka 64', 72' |
TP Mazembe won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, Simba played against Moroccan side Wydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.
| Wydad AC | 2 – 0 | Kano Pillars |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrice N'Guessi 8', 84' |
| Kano Pillars | 0 – 0 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Wydad AC won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| ES Sétif | 2 – 0 | ASFA Yennenga |
|---|---|---|
| Nabil Hemani 8' Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 47' | Report |
| ASFA Yennenga | 3 – 4 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Zoungrana 49' Ocansey Mandela 66' (pen.) Mamadou Zongo 80' | Nabil Hemani 26', 78' Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 45' Abderahmane Hachoud 90+5' |
ES Sétif won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Coton Sport | 2 – 0 | AS Vita Club |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Babanda 35' Hilaire Momi 80' | Report |
Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| Al-Ahly | 2 – 0 | Supersport United |
|---|---|---|
| Osama Hosny 3' Dominique Da Silva 84' | Report |
| Supersport United | 1 – 0 | Al-Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Jabulani Maluleke 28' | Report |
Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
| ZESCO United | 5 – 0 | Young Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Luputa 5', 10', 80' Kangwa Chileshe 15' Nicholas Zulu 70' |
| Young Buffaloes | 0 – 2 | ZESCO United |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kangwa Chileshe 47' Alfred Luputa 78' |
ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Second round
This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from the first round; winners advanced to the group stage, with the losers advancing to the Confederation Cup play-off round.[3]
First legs: 22–24 April 2011; Second legs 7–8 May 2011.
| Enyimba | 1 – 0 | Al-Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Barnabas 66' (pen.) | Report |
Referee: Gassama Bakary, Gambia
Enyimba advanced to the group stage. Al-Ittihad advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya.[9]
| Interclube | 1 – 1 | MC Alger |
|---|---|---|
| Pedro Henriques 9' | Zinedine Bensalem 90+3' |
Attendance: 10,000
| MC Alger | 3 – 2 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Youssef Sofiane 5' Abdelmalek Mokdad 45+2' Brahim Bedbouda 89' (pen.) | Pedro Henriques 43', 67' |
MC Alger won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Interclube advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
| Espérance ST | 5 – 0 | Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Dramane Traore 11' Oussama Darragi 14', 32' (pen.) Idriss Mhirsi 43' Youssef Msakni 53' | Report |
| Diaraf | 0 – 1 | Espérance ST |
|---|---|---|
| Roger Toindouba 40' |
Espérance ST won 6–0 and advanced to the group stage. Diaraf advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
| Raja Casablanca | 1 – 1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Mohsine Moutouali 90' | Adama Bakayoko 57' | |
| Penalties | ||
| 5 – 4 | ||
Raja Casablanca won on penalties and advanced to the group stage. ASEC Mimosas advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.[9]
| Al-Hilal | 1 – 0 | Club Africain |
|---|---|---|
| Edward Sadomba 73' | Report |
| Club Africain | Match abandoned | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Khaled Melliti 71' | Edward Sadomba 18' |
Second leg abandoned on 81 minutes with the score at 1–1 (Al-Hilal leading 2–1 on aggregate) when Club Africain fans invaded the pitch.[10] Al-Hilal advanced to the group stage. Club Africain advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
| Wydad AC | 1 – 0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Mustapha Allaoui 16' | Report |
Attendance: 60,000
| TP Mazembe | 2 – 0 | Wydad AC |
|---|---|---|
| Milota Kabangu 80' Mbenza Bedi 90+3' |
TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad AC played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.
| Coton Sport | 4 – 1 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Ambroise Oyongo Bitolo 12' Awangue Mbongo 53' Hilaire Momi 70' Lassina Abdoul Karim 86' | Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 34' |
| ES Sétif | 2 – 0 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Bouazza Feham 17' (pen.) Hocine Metref 58' | Report |
Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ES Sétif advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
Note: First leg postponed following a request from Coton Sport who had four players in the Cameroon U-20 team playing in the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[9]
| ZESCO United | 0 – 0 | Al-Ahly |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Al-Ahly | 1 – 0 | ZESCO United |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Barakat 66' | Report |
Al-Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ZESCO United advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
Special play-off
On 14 May 2011, the CAF announced that TP Mazembe from Congo DR were disqualified from the Champions League group stage following a complaint about the eligibility of TP Mazembe's player Janvier Besala Bokungu from Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to them in the first round. As a result, the Organising Committee decided that a replacement for the group stage would be determined by a play-off match at a neutral venue, between Simba and Moroccan side Wydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.[11][12]
| Wydad AC | 3 – 0 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrice N'Guessi 88' Ayoub El Khaliqi 90+4' Mouhcine Iajour 90+6' | Report |
Wydad AC advanced to the group stage. Simba advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.
References
- ^ Proposed Dates for Interclubes Competitions 2011
- ^ Fixtures for preliminary round, first qualifying round, and second qualifying round
- ^ a b Regulations of the CAF Champions League
- ^ CL and CC: matches postponed
- ^ "CAF suspends, fines POPA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ C1 CAF : Le Raja de Casablanca en 16ème de finale
- ^ a b CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
- ^ Violence rocks Zamalek match against Club Africain
- ^ a b c Orange CAF Champions League postponed matches
- ^ Club Africain Hilal game abandoned after pitch invasion
- ^ TP Mazembe disqualified from the Orange CL group stage fielding ineligible player
- ^ Mazembe are disqualified from the Champions League
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