2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates	10 February – 18 March 2018
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International football competition

The 2018 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 18 March 2018.^[1] A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Champions League.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[3]^[4]

The entry round of the 59 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 (5 teams)	Preliminary round (54 teams)
Teams	TP Mazembe (75 pts) Al Ahly (58 pts) Étoile du Sahel (49 pts) Wydad AC (46 pts) Mamelodi Sundowns (39 pts)	ZESCO United (26 pts) Espérance de Tunis (24.5 pts) Al-Merrikh (22 pts) Al-Hilal (21 pts) ES Sétif (18.5 pts) AS Vita Club (15 pts) Saint George (10.5 pts) MC Alger (10 pts) Zanaco (10 pts) AC Léopards (10 pts) Stade Malien (6 pts)^{[note 1]} ASEC Mimosas (5 pts) Horoya (5 pts) Mbabane Swallows (5 pts) KCCA (5 pts) CF Mounana (2.5 pts) AS Real Bamako (2 pts)^{[note 1]} Young Africans (2 pts) Misr Lel-Makkasa Bidvest Wits Difaâ El Jadidi Williamsville AC AS Otôho Plateau United MFM Eding Sport Al-Tahaddy Aduana Stars 1º de Agosto Buffles du Borgou^{[note 2]} Township Rollers Rail Club du Kadiogo LLB Académic FC Olympic Real de Bangui Ngaya Club Leones Vegetarianos Armed Forces Sport Bissau e Benfica Gor Mahia Bantu LISCR CNaPS Sport Mighty Wanderers ASAC Concorde Pamplemousses UD Songo AS FAN Rayon Sports Génération Foot Saint Louis Suns United Al-Salam Wau AS Togo-Port JKU FC Platinum

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 (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	9–11 February 2018	20–21 February 2018
First round	6–7 March 2018	16–18 March 2018

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.^[3]^[4]

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round					First round

1	Saint George	—	—	w/o

4	Al-Salam Wau	—	—
					Saint George	0	0	0

					KCCA	0	1	1
3	CNaPS Sport	2	0	2 (a)

2	KCCA	1	1	2 (a)

Preliminary round					First round

1	Zanaco	3	3	6

4	Armed Forces	0	1	1
					Zanaco	1	0	1

					Mbabane Swallows	2	1	3
3	Bantu	2	3	5 (a)

2	Mbabane Swallows	4	1	5 (a)

Preliminary round					First round

1	Wydad AC			Bye

4
					Wydad AC	7	0	7

					Williamsville AC	2	2	4
3	Stade Malien	1	0	1

2	Williamsville AC	1	1	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	Al-Tahaddy	1	0	1

4	Aduana Stars	0	2	2
					Aduana Stars	1	0	1

					ES Sétif	0	4	4
3	ES Sétif	6	0	6

2	Olympic Real de Bangui	0	0	0

Preliminary round					First round

1	Al-Ahly			Bye

4
					Al-Ahly	4	3	7

					CF Mounana	0	1	1
3	Rail Club du Kadiogo	1	0	1

2	CF Mounana	0	2	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	AS Real Bamako	1	0	1

4	MFM	1	1	2
					MFM	2	0	2

					MC Alger	1	6	7
3	AS Otôho	2	0	2

2	MC Alger	0	9	9

Preliminary round					First round

1	AS FAN	1	0	1

4	Horoya	3	0	3
					Horoya	2	2	4

					Génération Foot	1	0	1
3	Génération Foot	2	0	2

2	Misr Lel-Makkasa	0	0	0

Preliminary round					First round

1	Young Africans	1	1	2

4	Saint Louis Suns United	0	1	1
					Young Africans	1	0	1

					Township Rollers	2	0	2
3	Township Rollers	3	1	4

2	Al-Merrikh	0	2	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	Gor Mahia	2	1	3

4	Leones Vegetarianos	0	1	1
					Gor Mahia	0	0	0

					Espérance de Tunis	0	1	1
3	ASAC Concorde	1	0	1

2	Espérance de Tunis	1	5	6

Preliminary round					First round

1	Étoile du Sahel			Bye

4
					Étoile du Sahel	4	0	4

					Plateau United	2	1	3
3	Plateau United	3	1	4

2	Eding Sport	0	0	0

Preliminary round					First round

1	AC Léopards	2	1	3 (3 p)

4	AS Togo-Port	1	2	3 (4 p)
					AS Togo-Port	2	1	3 (a)

					Al-Hilal	0	3	3 (a)
3	LISCR	1	0	1

2	Al-Hilal	0	3	3

Preliminary round					First round

1	JKU	0	0	0

4	ZESCO United	0	7	7
					ZESCO United	0	2	2 (a)

					ASEC Mimosas	1	1	2 (a)
3	Buffles du Borgou	1	2	3

2	ASEC Mimosas	1	3	4

Preliminary round					First round

1	TP Mazembe			Bye

4
					TP Mazembe	4	0	4

					UD Songo	0	3	3
3	Ngaya Club	1	0	1

2	UD Songo	1	2	3

Preliminary round					First round

1	Difaâ El Jadidi	10	0	10

4	Sport Bissau e Benfica	0	0	0
					Difaâ El Jadidi	1	2	3

					AS Vita Club	0	2	2
3	AS Vita Club	4	2	6

2	Mighty Wanderers	0	1	1

Preliminary round					First round

1	1º de Agosto	3	2	5

4	FC Platinum	0	1	1
					1º de Agosto	1	0	1 (3 p)

					Bidvest Wits	0	1	1 (2 p)
3	Bidvest Wits	2	0	2

2	Pamplemousses	0	1	1

Preliminary round					First round

1	Rayon Sports	1	1	2

4	LLB Académic FC	1	0	1
					Rayon Sports	0	0	0

					Mamelodi Sundowns	0	2	2
3	Mamelodi Sundowns			Bye

2

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Saint George	w/o^{[w/o 1]}	Al-Salam Wau	—	—
CNaPS Sport	2–2 (a)	KCCA	2–1	0–1
Zanaco	6–1	Armed Forces	3–0	3–1
Bantu	5–5 (a)	Mbabane Swallows	2–4	3–1
Stade Malien	1–2	Williamsville AC	1–1	0–1
Al-Tahaddy	1–2	Aduana Stars	1–0	0–2
ES Sétif	6–0	Olympic Real de Bangui	6–0	0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo	1–2	CF Mounana	1–0	0–2
AS Real Bamako	1–2	MFM	1–1	0–1
AS Otôho	2–9	MC Alger	2–0	0–9
AS FAN	1–3	Horoya	1–3	0–0
Génération Foot	2–0	Misr Lel-Makkasa	2–0	0–0
Young Africans	2–1	Saint Louis Suns United	1–0	1–1
Township Rollers	4–2	Al-Merrikh	3–0	1–2
Gor Mahia	3–1	Leones Vegetarianos	2–0	1–1
ASAC Concorde	1–6	Espérance de Tunis	1–1	0–5
Plateau United	4–0	Eding Sport	3–0	1–0
AC Léopards	3–3 (3–4 p)	AS Togo-Port	2–1	1–2
LISCR	1–3	Al-Hilal	1–0	0–3
JKU	0–7	ZESCO United	0–0	0–7
Buffles du Borgou	3–4	ASEC Mimosas	1–1	2–3
Ngaya Club	1–3	UD Songo	1–1	0–2
Difaâ El Jadidi	10–0	Sport Bissau e Benfica	10–0	0–0
AS Vita Club	6–1	Mighty Wanderers	4–0	2–1
1º de Agosto	5–1	FC Platinum	3–0	2–1
Bidvest Wits	2–1	Pamplemousses	2–0	0–1
Rayon Sports	2–1	LLB Académic FC	1–1	1–0

Notes:

^ Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.^[5]

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	Cancelled	Al-Salam Wau
	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)

16:00 UTC+3

Al-Salam Wau	Cancelled	Saint George
	Report

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Ahmed Mahrous Mahmoud Ahmed Hassan (Egypt)

Saint George won on walkover after Al-Salam Wau failed to arrive for the first leg.^[6]^[5]

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

14:30 UTC+3

CNaPS Sport	2–1	KCCA
Ratolojanahary 60' (pen.) Rafaralahy 90+3'	Report	Nsibambi 53'

Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

16:00 UTC+3

KCCA	1–0	CNaPS Sport
Mucureezi 64'	Report

Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

2–2 on aggregate. KCCA won on away goals.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	3–0	Armed Forces
Tembo 33' Phiri 34', 90'	Report

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Patrick Ngoleka (Malawi)

24 February 2018 (2018-02-24)

16:30 UTC±0

Armed Forces	1–3	Zanaco
Sanneh 40'	Report	Mbewe 16' Phiri 83' Chilufya 88'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Zanaco won 6–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC+2

Bantu	2–4	Mbabane Swallows
Motseare 13' Kalake 33' (pen.)	Report	Badenhorst 12' Tsabedze 16' (pen.), 67' Nhleko 58'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

16:00 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	1–3	Bantu
Badenhorst 6'	Report	Lebata 5' Marabe 84' Kalake 89'

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

5–5 on aggregate. Mbabane Swallows won on away goals.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	1–1	Williamsville AC
Samaké 11' (pen.)	Report	Karidioula 90'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)

16:00 UTC±0

Williamsville AC	1–0	Stade Malien
Zan Bi 90'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Williamsville AC won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

17:00 UTC+2

Al-Tahaddy	1–0	Aduana Stars
Salem 34'	Report

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)^{[note 3]}

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC±0

Aduana Stars	2–0	Al-Tahaddy
Opoku 53' Sasraku 74'	Report

Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro

Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Aduana Stars won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	6–0	Olympic Real de Bangui
Haddouche 13' (pen.), 58', 76' Djahnit 60', 89' Rebiaï 79'	Report

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Attendance: 0 (closed doors)

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)

15:00 UTC+1

Olympic Real de Bangui	0–0	ES Sétif
	Report

Barthélemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Referee: David Ndong Esono Mokuy (Equatorial Guinea)

ES Sétif won 6–0 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

16:00 UTC±0

Rail Club du Kadiogo	1–0	CF Mounana
Sawadogo 24' (pen.)	Report

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:30 UTC+1

CF Mounana	2–0	Rail Club du Kadiogo
Nono 29' Atchabao 55'	Report

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:30 UTC±0

AS Real Bamako	1–1	MFM
Camara 18'	Report	Akinyemi 15'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

16:00 UTC+1

MFM	1–0	AS Real Bamako
Akuneto 80'	Report

Agege Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

MFM won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

15:30 UTC+1

AS Otôho	2–0	MC Alger
Cissé 57' Obassi 74'	Report

Stade Omnisport Marien Ngouabi d'Owando, Owando

Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

19:00 UTC+1

MC Alger	9–0	AS Otôho
Derrardja 6' (pen.) Nekkache 24', 63', 67', 81' Souibaâh 34' Amada 46' Hachoud 71' Balegh 77'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

MC Alger won 9–2 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

16:15 UTC+1

AS FAN	1–3	Horoya
Sosah 31'	Report	Mandela 15' Ouédraogo 17' Sankhon 23'

Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

17:00 UTC±0

Horoya	0–0	AS FAN
	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

17:00 UTC±0

Génération Foot	2–0	Misr Lel-Makkasa
Sabaly 54' Ndiaye 75'	Report

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

19:00 UTC+2

Misr Lel-Makkasa	0–0	Génération Foot
	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Esam Al Jahani (Libya)

Génération Foot won 2–0 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–0	Saint Louis Suns United
Mahadhi 67'	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

17:30 UTC+4

Saint Louis Suns United	1–1	Young Africans
Esther 90+3'	Report	Migomba 45'

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

15:45 UTC+2

Township Rollers	3–0	Al-Merrikh
Gaolaolwe 27' Moalosi 44' Boy 71'	Report

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

19:30 UTC+2

Al-Merrikh	2–1	Township Rollers
Fofanah 19' Al-Tash 84'	Report	Mogorosi 2'

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (Djibouti)

Township Rollers won 4–2 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

15:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	2–0	Leones Vegetarianos
Omondi 19' Guikan 61'	Report

Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

17:00 UTC+1

Leones Vegetarianos	1–1	Gor Mahia
Ayecaba 44'	Report	Asumu 74' (o.g.)

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

Gor Mahia won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

16:00 UTC±0

ASAC Concorde	1–1	Espérance de Tunis
El Id 25'	Report	Jouini 67'

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Baba Leno (Guinea)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

17:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	5–0	ASAC Concorde
Badri 6', 55' (pen.) Ben Sghaïer 73' (pen.) Erbeia 81' Coulibaly 84'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Espérance de Tunis won 6–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC+1

Plateau United	3–0	Eding Sport
Ogene 20' Ngbede 84' Obaje 90+1'	Report

New Jos Stadium, Jos

Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:30 UTC+1

Eding Sport	0–1	Plateau United
	Report	Ayagwa 52'

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé

Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Plateau United won 4–0 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

15:30 UTC+1

AC Léopards	2–1	AS Togo-Port
Masombo 50' Gandzé 73'	Report	Sangare 69'

Stade de Madingou, Madingou

Referee: Gauthier Marc Mihindou Mbina (Gabon)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC±0

AS Togo-Port	2–1	AC Léopards
Sewonou 1' Bourahana 90'	Report	Kwedi 73'
Penalties
Gazozo Novon Djadja Kloukpo Ouro-Sama	4–3	Mampembe Kwedi Lakolo Gandzé Moubhio

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won 4–3 on penalties.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC±0

LISCR	1–0	Al-Hilal
Sheriff 20'	Report

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)

20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)

19:30 UTC+2

Al-Hilal	3–0	LISCR
Bashir 2', 43' Shiboub 65'	Report

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

16:00 UTC+3

JKU	0–0	ZESCO United
	Report

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	7–0	JKU
Adams 3', 42', 57', 60' Kambole 36' Kalengo 77' Banda 88' (pen.)	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)

ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC+1

Buffles du Borgou	1–1	ASEC Mimosas
Koukpo 63'	Report	Touré 66'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Referee: Esterline Gonçalves Género (São Tomé and Príncipe)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

16:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	3–2	Buffles du Borgou
Agbégniadan 29' Badie 51' Touré 74'	Report	Bawa 49' Agognon 66'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

ASEC Mimosas won 4–3 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

15:00 UTC+3

Ngaya Club	1–1	UD Songo
Hadji 79'	Report	Pelembe 5'

Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	2–0	Ngaya Club
Mário 11' Omar 89'	Report

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (Zimbabwe)

UD Songo won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

19:00 UTC±0

Difaâ El Jadidi	10–0	Sport Bissau e Benfica
N'Diaye 4' Ahaddad 24' (pen.), 27', 38', 43', 48' Msuva 45', 73', 88' El Magri 55'	Report

Stade El Abdi, El Jadida

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

14:00 UTC±0

Sport Bissau e Benfica	0–0	Difaâ El Jadidi
	Report

Estádio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

Difaâ El Jadidi won 10–0 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	4–0	Mighty Wanderers
Moloko 17', 87' Batezadio 29' Mundele 42'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

14:30 UTC+2

Mighty Wanderers	1–2	AS Vita Club
Wadabwa 48'	Report	Mundele 20' Boyombe 76'

Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre

Referee: António Muachihuissa Caxala (Angola)

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)

16:00 UTC+1

1º de Agosto	3–0	FC Platinum
Bokamba 7' Bitumba 52', 61'	Report

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC+2

FC Platinum	1–2	1º de Agosto
Chinyengetere 65'	Report	Mhango 54' (o.g.) Bitumba 90+3'

Mandava Stadium, Zvishavane

Referee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

1º de Agosto won 5–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

18:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Wits	2–0	Pamplemousses
Kodisang 23' Rodgers 37'	Report

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

16:00 UTC+4

Pamplemousses	1–0	Bidvest Wits
Perticots 9'	Report

Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Bidvest Wits won 2–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)

15:30 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	1–1	LLB Académic FC
Shabani 82'	Report	Bazunza 74'

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)

15:00 UTC+2

LLB Académic FC	0–1	Rayon Sports
	Report	Shabani 27'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

Rayon Sports won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 27 winners of the preliminary round, and the 5 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Saint George	0–1	KCCA	0–0	0–1
Zanaco	1–3	Mbabane Swallows	1–2	0–1
Wydad AC	7–4	Williamsville AC	7–2	0–2
Aduana Stars	1–4	ES Sétif	1–0	0–4
Al-Ahly	7–1	CF Mounana	4–0	3–1
MFM	2–7	MC Alger	2–1	0–6
Horoya	4–1	Génération Foot	2–1	2–0
Young Africans	1–2	Township Rollers	1–2	0–0
Gor Mahia	0–1	Espérance de Tunis	0–0	0–1
Étoile du Sahel	4–3	Plateau United	4–2	0–1
AS Togo-Port	3–3 (a)	Al-Hilal	2–0	1–3
ZESCO United	2–2 (a)	ASEC Mimosas	0–1	2–1
TP Mazembe	4–3	UD Songo	4–0	0–3
Difaâ El Jadidi	3–2	AS Vita Club	1–0	2–2
1º de Agosto	1–1 (3–2 p)	Bidvest Wits	1–0	0–1
Rayon Sports	0–2	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–0	0–2

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	0–0	KCCA
	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

16:00 UTC+3

KCCA	1–0	Saint George
Shaban 46'	Report

Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

KCCA won 1–0 on aggregate

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	1–2	Mbabane Swallows
Maisha 42'	Report	Badenhorst 55' McCreesh 86'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

15:00 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	1–0	Zanaco
Nhleko 24'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

18:00 UTC±0

Wydad AC	7–2	Williamsville AC
Aoulad 6' Tighazoui 16', 62' Nahiri 52' Haddad 74', 89', 90'	Report	J.-W. N'da 2' J.-F. N'da 37'

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

16:00 UTC±0

Williamsville AC	2–0	Wydad AC
Kouassi 39' (pen.), 83' (pen.)	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Wydad AC won 7–4 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:00 UTC±0

Aduana Stars	1–0	ES Sétif
Adams 73' (pen.)	Report

Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro

Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

19:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	4–0	Aduana Stars
Benayad 27' Ziti 43' Bedrane 61' Amokrane 89'	Report

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

ES Sétif won 4–1 on aggregate.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

20:00 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	4–0	CF Mounana
M. Mohsen 14' Azaro 21' Said 65', 69' (pen.)	Report

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

15:30 UTC+1

CF Mounana	1–3	Al-Ahly
Massamba 44'	Report	Gaber 8' Azaro 30' Soliman 82'

Stade d'Angondjé, Libreville

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Al-Ahly won 7–1 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

16:00 UTC+1

MFM	2–1	MC Alger
Akuneto 36' (pen.) Bashiru 83'	Report	Ammachi 55'

Agege Stadium, Lagos

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

19:00 UTC+1

MC Alger	6–0	MFM
Bendebka 2' Derrardja 11' Nekkache 20', 55' Karaoui 30' Amada 90'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

MC Alger won 7–2 on aggregate.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

17:00 UTC±0

Horoya	2–1	Génération Foot
Ouédraogo 63' A. P. Camara 89'	Report	Konté 75'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

17:30 UTC±0

Génération Foot	0–2	Horoya
	Report	D. Camara 25' (pen.) Mensah 88'

Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Horoya won 4–1 on aggregate.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

16:30 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–2	Township Rollers
Chirwa 30'	Report	Tshireletso 11' Sikele 83'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

15:45 UTC+2

Township Rollers	0–0	Young Africans
	Report

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Township Rollers won 2–1 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	0–0	Espérance de Tunis
	Report

Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

16:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	1–0	Gor Mahia
Badri 21'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)

18:00 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	4–2	Plateau United
Marey 2' Chermiti 3', 8' Sfaxi 54'	Report	Ayagwa 70' (pen.) Omoleye 82'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

14:00 UTC+1

Plateau United	1–0	Étoile du Sahel
Omoleye 24'	Report

Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Étoile du Sahel won 4–3 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:00 UTC±0

AS Togo-Port	2–0	Al-Hilal
Gazozo 43' Sewonou 79'	Report

Stade Municipal, Lomé

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

19:30 UTC+2

Al-Hilal	3–1	AS Togo-Port
Geovane 4' Shaiboub 61' Bashir 83'	Report	Hunlede 7'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)

3–3 on aggregate. AS Togo-Port won on away goals.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	0–1	ASEC Mimosas
	Report	Sakala 38' (o.g.)

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

16:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	1–2	ZESCO United
Badie 9' (pen.)	Report	Kapumbu 30' Kambole 65'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

2–2 on aggregate. ZESCO United won on away goals.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	4–0	UD Songo
Malango 37', 51' (pen.), 62' Muleka 85' (pen.)	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

15:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	3–0	TP Mazembe
Pelembe 1', 75' Banda 49'	Report

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

TP Mazembe won 4–3 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

20:00 UTC±0

Difaâ El Jadidi	1–0	AS Vita Club
Msuva 9'	Report

Stade El Abdi, El Jadida

Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

14:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	2–2	Difaâ El Jadidi
Mundele 20', 82'	Report	Ahaddad 77' Nanah 90+4'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Difaâ El Jadidi won 3–2 on aggregate.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

16:00 UTC+1

1º de Agosto	1–0	Bidvest Wits
Geraldo 87'	Report

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)

17:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Wits	1–0	1º de Agosto
Domingues 81'	Report
Penalties
Majoro Domingues Klate Frosler Claasen	2–3	Isaac Ibukun Natael Paizo Geraldo

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

1–1 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won 3–2 on penalties.

7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)

18:00 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	0–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
	Report

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)

19:00 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	2–0	Rayon Sports
Arendse 34' Vilakazi 55'	Report

Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–0 on aggregate.

Notes

^ ^a ^b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali A (Stade Malien) and Mali B (AS Real Bamako) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
^ The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
^ Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

^ ^a ^b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims". CAF. 13 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Results of the draw: Total CAF Champions League 2018" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
^ "CAFCL: No Sign of Al-Salam Wau as Kidus Giorgis Hours Away to Progress". www.soccerethiopia.net. 11 February 2018.