2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 22 April 2017
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The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017.[1] A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

The entry round of the 52 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 First round
(12 teams) 		Preliminary round
(40 teams)
Teams

Format

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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017
Play-off round 7–9 April 2017 14–16 April 2017

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.[3][4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 2 1 3
4 Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng 0 0 0
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 0 0 0
Algeria JS Kabylie 0 1 1
3 Liberia Monrovia Club Breweries 3 0 3
2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0 4 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Djoliba Bye
4  
Mali Djoliba 2 —
Egypt Al-Masry 0 — w/o
3 Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah 1 0 1 (0 p)
2 Egypt Al-Masry 0 1 1 (3 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia CS Sfaxien Bye
4  
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 5 1 6
Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 0 1 1
3 Ethiopia Defence Force 1 0 1
2 Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Guinea AS Kaloum Bye
4  
Guinea AS Kaloum 1 0 1
Morocco IR Tanger 0 3 3
3 Niger AS Douanes Niamey 1 0 1
2 Morocco IR Tanger 2 1 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi Bye
4  
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3 0 3
South Africa SuperSport United 2 4 6
3 Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus 0 1 1
2 South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Bechem United 2 1 3
4 Algeria MC Alger 1 4 5
Algeria MC Alger 2 1 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 0 2 2
3 Gabon Akanda 0 0 0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Club Africain Bye
4  
Tunisia Club Africain 9 — w/o
Sierra Leone RSLAF 1 —
3 Sierra Leone RSLAF 2 0 2
2 Nigeria Wikki Tourists 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Uganda Vipers 0 1 1 (a)
4 Comoros Volcan Club 0 1 1 (a)
Uganda Vipers 1 1 2
South Africa Platinum Stars 0 3 3
3 South Africa Platinum Stars 1 1 2
2 Mozambique UD Songo 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Azam Bye
4  
Tanzania Azam 1 0 1
Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 0 3 3
3 Botswana Orapa United 0 2 2
2 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zambia ZESCO United Bye
4  
Zambia ZESCO United 2 2 4
Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 0 2 2
3 Zanzibar KVZ 2 0 2
2 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas Bye
4  
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 0 2
Cameroon APEJES Academy 0 1 1
3 Cameroon APEJES Academy 1 1 2 (a)
2 Senegal ASC Niarry Tally 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Onze Créateurs Bye
4  
Mali Onze Créateurs 1 —
Rwanda Rayon Sports 0 — w/o
3 South Sudan Wau Salaam 0 0 0
2 Rwanda Rayon Sports 4 2 6
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco MAS Fez 3 0 3
4 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 2 2
Morocco MAS Fez 3 0 3
Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 1 1 1
3 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL 0 0 0
2 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Angola Recreativo do Libolo Bye
4  
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 2 0 2
Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 1 0 1
3 Mauritius Pamplemousses 1 0 1
2 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo SM Sanga Balende Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo SM Sanga Balende 1 0 1 (3 p)
Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0 1 1 (5 p)
3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 2 1 3
2 Seychelles St Michel United 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Smouha Bye
4  
Egypt Smouha 4 0 4
Kenya Ulinzi Stars 0 3 3
3 Libya Al-Hilal Benghazi 1 0 1 (4 p)
2 Kenya Ulinzi Stars 0 1 1 (5 p)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Monrovia Club Breweries Liberia 3–4 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 3–0 Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng 2–0 1–0
Ifeanyi Ubah Nigeria 1–1 (0–3 p) Egypt Al-Masry 1–0 0–1
Defence Force Ethiopia 1–2 Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 1–0 0–2
AS Douanes Niamey Niger 1–3 Morocco IR Tanger 1–2 0–1
ASSM Elgeco Plus Madagascar 1–2 South Africa SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Akanda Gabon 0–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 0–0 0–1
Bechem United Ghana 3–5 Algeria MC Alger 2–1 1–4
RSLAF Sierra Leone 2–1 Nigeria Wikki Tourists 2–0 0–1
Platinum Stars South Africa 2–0 Mozambique UD Songo 1–0 1–0
Vipers Uganda 1–1 (a) Comoros Volcan Club 0–0 1–1
Orapa United Botswana 2–4 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 0–1 2–3
KVZ Zanzibar 2–4 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 2–1 0–3
APEJES Academy Cameroon 2–2 (a) Senegal ASC Niarry Tally 1–0 1–2
Wau Salaam South Sudan 0–6 Rwanda Rayon Sports 0–4 0–2
AS SONABEL Burkina Faso 0–3 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 0–0 0–3
MAS Fez Morocco 3–2 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 3–0 0–2
Pamplemousses Mauritius 1–2 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 1–1 0–1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan 3–0 Seychelles St Michel United 2–0 1–0
Al-Hilal Benghazi Libya 1–1 (4–5 p) Kenya Ulinzi Stars 1–0 0–1
Monrovia Club Breweries Liberia3–0Algeria JS Kabylie
  • Mulbah 58'
  • Sarkoh 79'
  • Andrews 90+1'
 Report
JS Kabylie Algeria4–0Liberia Monrovia Club Breweries
 Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Nasrallah Jaouadi (Tunisia)

JS Kabylie won 4–3 on aggregate.

Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo2–0Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng
  • Akoli 37'
  • Ondzani 70'
 Report
Racing de Micomeseng Equatorial Guinea0–1Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
Report
  • Mbo 65'
Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.

Ifeanyi Ubah Nigeria1–0Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Ifeanyi Ubah Stadium, Nnewi
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)
Al-Masry Egypt1–0Nigeria Ifeanyi Ubah
 Report
Penalties
3–0
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Esam Al Jahani (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Masry won 3–0 on penalties.

Defence Force Ethiopia1–0Cameroon Yong Sports Academy
  • Addis 43'
 Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)
Yong Sports Academy Cameroon2–0Ethiopia Defence Force
  • Nsangue 45+3'
  • Ngombe 81'
 Report
Referee: Fabrice Nguembi Boulingui (Gabon)

Yong Sports Academy won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Douanes Niamey Niger1–2Morocco IR Tanger
Sacko 5' Report
IR Tanger Morocco1–0Niger AS Douanes Niamey
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.

ASSM Elgeco Plus Madagascar0–0South Africa SuperSport United
Report
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Madagascar ASSM Elgeco Plus
 Report
  • Raveloarisona 29'

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Akanda Gabon0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo
Report
Referee: Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon)
Renaissance du Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Gabon Akanda
  • Ducapel 53' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Renaissance du Congo won 1–0 on aggregate.

Bechem United Ghana2–1Algeria MC Alger
 Report
Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso)
MC Alger Algeria4–1Ghana Bechem United
 Report
  • Acheampong 59'
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

MC Alger won 5–3 on aggregate.

RSLAF Sierra Leone2–0Nigeria Wikki Tourists
 Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
Wikki Tourists Nigeria1–0Sierra Leone RSLAF
  • Ibrahim 59' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

RSLAF won 2–1 on aggregate.

Platinum Stars South Africa1–0Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
UD Songo Mozambique0–1South Africa Platinum Stars
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Platinum Stars won 2–0 on aggregate.

Vipers Uganda0–0Comoros Volcan Club
Report
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)
Volcan Club Comoros1–1Uganda Vipers
  • Djabir 14'
 Report
  • Bukenya 28'
Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

1–1 on aggregate. Vipers won on away goals.

Orapa United Botswana0–1Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
Report
Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini3–2Botswana Orapa United
 Report
  • Maswena 28'
  • Njobvu 77'
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–2 on aggregate.

KVZ Zanzibar2–1Burundi Le Messager Ngozi
  • Abdi 39' (pen.)
  • Juma 43'
 Report
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)
Le Messager Ngozi Burundi3–0Zanzibar KVZ
  • Hakizimana 29'
  • Ramadhan 80'
  • Bayizere 90+1'
 Report
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Le Messager Ngozi won 4–2 on aggregate.

APEJES Academy Cameroon1–0Senegal ASC Niarry Tally
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
ASC Niarry Tally Senegal2–1Cameroon APEJES Academy
 Report Acha 65'
Referee: Abderahmane Kelly (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. APEJES Academy won on away goals.

Wau Salaam South Sudan0–4Rwanda Rayon Sports
Report
  • Kwizera 53', 66'
  • Bayama 76'
  • Camara 87'
Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
Rayon Sports Rwanda2–0South Sudan Wau Salaam
 Report
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Rayon Sports won 6–0 on aggregate.

AS SONABEL Burkina Faso0–0Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa
Report
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)
SC Gagnoa Ivory Coast3–0Burkina Faso AS SONABEL
  • Amon 16'
  • Bagaté 50'
  • Toh 90+1'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

SC Gagnoa won 3–0 on aggregate.

MAS Fez Morocco3–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo2–0Morocco MAS Fez
 Report

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.

Pamplemousses Mauritius1–1Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum
  • Razah 35'
 Report
Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
Ngezi Platinum Zimbabwe1–0Mauritius Pamplemousses
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

Ngezi Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan2–0Seychelles St Michel United
  • Ishag 27'
  • Abdelraheem 67'
 Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
St Michel United Seychelles0–1Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report
  • Abdelraheem 51'
Referee: Hubert Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Benghazi Libya1–0Kenya Ulinzi Stars
  • Al-Abbar 47'
 Report
Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)[note 1]
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Ulinzi Stars Kenya1–0Libya Al-Hilal Benghazi
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

1–1 on aggregate. Ulinzi Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 0–1 Algeria JS Kabylie 0–0 0–1
Djoliba Mali w/o[w/o 1] Egypt Al-Masry 2–0 —
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 6–1 Cameroon Yong Sports Academy 5–0 1–1
AS Kaloum Guinea 1–3 Morocco IR Tanger 1–0 0–3
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan 3–6 South Africa SuperSport United 3–2 0–4
MC Alger Algeria 3–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo 2–0 1–2
Club Africain Tunisia w/o[w/o 2] Sierra Leone RSLAF 9–1 —
Vipers Uganda 2–3 South Africa Platinum Stars 1–0 1–3
Azam Tanzania 1–3 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1–0 0–3
ZESCO United Zambia 4–2 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 2–0 2–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–1 Cameroon APEJES Academy 2–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Mali w/o[w/o 1] Rwanda Rayon Sports 1–0 —
MAS Fez Morocco 3–2 Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa 3–1 0–1
Recreativo do Libolo Angola 2–1 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 2–1 0–0
SM Sanga Balende Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–1 (3–5 p) Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–0 0–1
Smouha Egypt 4–3 Kenya Ulinzi Stars 4–0 0–3

Notes:

  1. ^ a b FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5] As a result, both Djoliba and Onze Créateurs could not play the second leg, and their opponents Al-Masry and Rayon Sports won on walkover.[6]
  2. ^ Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo0–0Algeria JS Kabylie
Report
JS Kabylie Algeria1–0Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou
Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

JS Kabylie won 1–0 on aggregate.

Djoliba Mali2–0Egypt Al-Masry
  • Diallo 15' (pen.)
  • Maïga 44'
 Report
Al-Masry EgyptCancelledMali Djoliba
Report

Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]

CS Sfaxien Tunisia5–0Cameroon Yong Sports Academy
 Report
Yong Sports Academy Cameroon1–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
  • Asangwo 3'
 Report

CS Sfaxien won 6–1 on aggregate.

AS Kaloum Guinea1–0Morocco IR Tanger
 Report
Referee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria)
IR Tanger Morocco3–0Guinea AS Kaloum
 Report

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan3–2South Africa SuperSport United
  • Subahi 57' (pen.)
  • Faisal 65'
  • Mozamil 81'
 Report
Shendi Stadium, Shendi
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
SuperSport United South Africa4–0Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

SuperSport United won 6–3 on aggregate.

MC Alger Algeria2–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Renaissance du Congo
 Report
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
Renaissance du Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Algeria MC Alger
  • Asumani 7'
  • Ducapel 79'
 Report
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

MC Alger won 3–2 on aggregate.

Club Africain Tunisia9–1Sierra Leone RSLAF
 Report
RSLAF Sierra LeoneCancelledTunisia Club Africain
Report
National Stadium, Freetown
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]

Vipers Uganda1–0South Africa Platinum Stars
 Report
St Mary's Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Platinum Stars South Africa3–1Uganda Vipers
 Report
Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Platinum Stars won 3–2 on aggregate.

Azam Tanzania1–0Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini3–0Tanzania Azam
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.

ZESCO United Zambia2–0Burundi Le Messager Ngozi
 Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Le Messager Ngozi Burundi2–2Zambia ZESCO United
 Report

ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Cameroon APEJES Academy
 Report
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
APEJES Academy Cameroon1–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
  • Mbekeli 86'
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.

Onze Créateurs Mali1–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Samassékou 60'
 Report
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Rayon Sports RwandaCancelledMali Onze Créateurs
Report
Referee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)

Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.[5][6]

MAS Fez Morocco3–1Ivory Coast SC Gagnoa
 Report
  • Koné 36'
Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)
SC Gagnoa Ivory Coast1–0Morocco MAS Fez
  • Nouwoklo 64'
 Report
Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.

Recreativo do Libolo Angola2–1Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum
 Report
Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)
Ngezi Platinum Zimbabwe0–0Angola Recreativo do Libolo
Report
National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Recreativo do Libolo won 2–1 on aggregate.

SM Sanga Balende Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
  • Kungemena 33'
 Report
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo SM Sanga Balende
  • Moukoro 33'
 Report
Penalties
  • El Tahir soccer ball with check mark
  • Ladzagla soccer ball with check mark
  • Moukoro soccer ball with check mark
  • Abd Allah soccer ball with check mark
  • Koko soccer ball with check mark
 5–3
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X Apinda
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 5–3 on penalties.

Smouha Egypt4–0Kenya Ulinzi Stars
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Ulinzi Stars Kenya3–0Egypt Smouha
 Report
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Smouha won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.

The 32 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 four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
  • Pot B contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot C contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
  • Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.

Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Confederation Cup Champions League
Teams

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans Tanzania 1–4 Algeria MC Alger 1–0 0–4
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–0 Algeria JS Kabylie 2–0 0–0
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 3–4 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1–0 2–4
FUS Rabat Morocco 3–2 Morocco MAS Fez 2–1 1–1
Enugu Rangers Nigeria 2–5 Zambia ZESCO United 2–2 0–3
CF Mounana Gabon 2–1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–1 0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 1–4 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 1–2 0–2
Bidvest Wits South Africa 0–1 Egypt Smouha 0–0 0–1
CNaPS Sport Madagascar 1–1 (a) Angola Recreativo do Libolo 1–1 0–0
KCCA Uganda 1–1 (4–3 p) Egypt Al-Masry 1–0 0–1
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–4 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 1–1 0–3
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius 3–6 Tunisia Club Africain 1–2 2–4
Rivers United Nigeria 2–0 Rwanda Rayon Sports 2–0 0–0
Barrack Young Controllers Liberia 1–6 South Africa SuperSport United 1–1 0–5
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 2–2 (4–5 p) South Africa Platinum Stars 2–0 0–2
Horoya Guinea 4–3 Morocco IR Tanger 2–0 2–3
Young Africans Tanzania1–0Algeria MC Alger
Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
MC Alger Algeria4–0Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

MC Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Algeria JS Kabylie
Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
JS Kabylie Algeria0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou

TP Mazembe won 2–0 on aggregate.

AC Léopards Republic of the Congo1–0Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
  • Makiessé 87'
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini4–2Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
 Report
  • Ngouelou 13'
  • Makiessé 30'
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–3 on aggregate.

FUS Rabat Morocco2–1Morocco MAS Fez
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
MAS Fez Morocco1–1Morocco FUS Rabat
  • Rabja 62' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate.

Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–2Zambia ZESCO United
  • Madu 24' (pen.)
  • Okoro 46'
 Report
ZESCO United Zambia3–0Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.

CF Mounana Gabon2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–0Gabon CF Mounana
Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso1–2Tunisia CS Sfaxien
  • Sylla 66'
 Report
  • Ndoye 51'
  • Habbassi 83'
Attendance: 0[note 3]
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia2–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report

CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.

Bidvest Wits South Africa0–0Egypt Smouha
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Smouha Egypt1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

Smouha won 1–0 on aggregate.

CNaPS Sport Madagascar1–1Angola Recreativo do Libolo
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Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Recreativo do Libolo Angola0–0Madagascar CNaPS Sport
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1–1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.

KCCA Uganda1–0Egypt Al-Masry
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Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Al-Masry Egypt1–0Uganda KCCA
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Penalties
 3–4
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. KCCA won 4–3 on penalties.

Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–1Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
  • Sarr 43'
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  • Hassan 62'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan3–0The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority
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Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-Ubayyid
Referee: Tinyiko Hlungwani (South Africa)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 4–1 on aggregate.

AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius1–2Tunisia Club Africain
  • Guikan 87' (pen.)
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Club Africain Tunisia4–2Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Club Africain won 6–3 on aggregate.

Rivers United Nigeria2–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
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Rayon Sports Rwanda0–0Nigeria Rivers United
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Barrack Young Controllers Liberia1–1South Africa SuperSport United
  • Dukuly 25'
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Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
SuperSport United South Africa5–0Liberia Barrack Young Controllers
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SuperSport United won 6–1 on aggregate.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast2–0South Africa Platinum Stars
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Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Platinum Stars South Africa2–0Ivory Coast AS Tanda
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Penalties
5–4
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2–2 on aggregate. Platinum Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

Horoya Guinea2–0Morocco IR Tanger
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
IR Tanger Morocco3–2Guinea Horoya
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Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ^ The kickoff of ZESCO United v Enugu Rangers match was delayed from 15:00 to 17:35 due to travel issues of Enugu Rangers.[10]
  3. ^ The Rail Club du Kadiogo v CS Sfaxien match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed following incidents during the Champions League first round match between Rail Club du Kadiogo and USM Alger on 18 March 2017.[11]
  4. ^ a b Both legs between Rivers United and Rayon Sports were postponed by a week at the request of the Rwandese Association Football Federation in order to commemorate the Rwandan genocide during the period of 7–14 April.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Total CAF Confederation Cup draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b c "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "CAF CC: Rayon Sports qualifies to Play-off Round". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Sierra Leone Sports: RSLAF withdraws from CAF competition". Awoko. 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Draw for CC 2nd 1/16th final set for March 21". CAF. 20 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Derbies, rivalries headline path to CC group phase". CAF. 21 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Change of time for Confederation Cup game". Zesco United. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Sanctions for RC Kadiogo and coach". CAF. 4 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Kwibuka 23: CAF postpones Rayon Sports matches to mid April". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 27 March 2017.

External links

  • Total Confederation Cup 2017, CAFonline.com
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