2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates9 February – 18 April 2019
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International football competition

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.[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 54 teams entered into the draw is 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
(10 teams) 		Preliminary round
(44 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 (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
Play-off round 6–8 April 2018 17–18 April 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 play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Angola Petro de Luanda 5 0 5
4 Malawi Masters Security 0 0 0
Angola Petro de Luanda 0 1 1
South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2
3 South Africa SuperSport United Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mozambique Costa do Sol 1 1 2
4 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 0
Mozambique Costa do Sol 0 2 2 (a)
South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2 (a)
3 Eswatini Young Buffaloes 0 0 0
2 South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Benin Energie 1 1 2
4 Guinea Hafia 0 1 1
Benin Energie 0 2 2
Nigeria Enyimba 2 3 5
3 Nigeria Enyimba Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Djoliba — — w/o
4 Liberia ELWA United — —
Mali Djoliba 1 1 2 (a)
Rwanda APR 0 2 2 (a)
3 Rwanda APR 4 2 6
2 Seychelles Anse Réunion 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Ngazi Sport 1 1 2
4 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 4 5
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 0 0
Madagascar Fosa Juniors 2 1 3
3 Kenya AFC Leopards 1 0 1 (a)
2 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Gabon AS Mangasport 0 1 1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1 1 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 1 3 (a)
Algeria USM Alger 2 1 3 (a)
3 Algeria USM Alger Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Burundi Olympique Star 0 1 1
4 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0 0 0
Burundi Olympique Star 0 0 0
Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0 6 6
3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1 0 1
Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2
3 Cameroon New Star 2 0 2 (a)
2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 0 0
4 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0 1 1
Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 3 1 4
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 0 2 2
3 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 3 4
4 Niger Sahel 0 0 0
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 0 1 (2 p)
Nigeria Akwa United 0 1 1 (3 p)
3 Nigeria Akwa United 1 2 3
2 The Gambia Banjul Hawks 2 0 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko 1 0 1 (6 p)
4 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 1 1 (7 p)
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 3 1 4
Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 0 3 3
3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane — — w/o
2 South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali Onze Créateurs 1 0 1
4 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1 2 3
Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 0 3
Zambia Nkana 0 1 1
3 Zambia Nkana Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Simba 4 1 5
4 Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 0 0 0
Tanzania Simba 2 0 2 (a)
Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 (a)
3 Egypt Al-Masry 4 1 5
2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco RS Berkane 2 1 3
4 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 1 1 2
Morocco RS Berkane 3 1 4
Tunisia Club Africain 1 0 1
3 Tunisia Club Africain Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca Bye
4  
Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 4 5
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3
3 Ivory Coast Africa Sports 1 0 1
2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zanzibar Zimamoto 1 0 1
4 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 1 1 2
Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 2 1 3 (4 p)
Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3 (3 p)
3 Egypt Zamalek Bye
2  

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 5–0 Malawi Masters Security 5–0 0–0
Young Buffaloes Eswatini 0–2 South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 0–1
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–0 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 1–0 1–0
Energie Benin 2–1 Guinea Hafia 1–0 1–1
APR Rwanda 6–1 Seychelles Anse Réunion 4–0 2–1
Djoliba Mali w/o[w/o 1] Liberia ELWA United — —
AFC Leopards Kenya 1–1 (a) Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1–1 0–0
Ngazi Sport Comoros 2–5 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 0–1 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 1–0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0–0 1–0
New Star Cameroon 2–2 (a) Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–1 0–1
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 0–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0–0 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 3–2 The Gambia Banjul Hawks 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Niger Sahel 1–0 3–0
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia w/o[w/o 2] South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (6–7 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Mali 1–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 0–2
Al-Masry Egypt 5–2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2
Simba Tanzania 5–0 Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 4–0 1–0
RS Berkane Morocco 3–2 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2–1 1–1
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 1–2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 1–2 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 1–1 0–1

Notes:

  1. ^ Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]
  2. ^ US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[6]
Petro de Luanda Angola5–0Malawi Masters Security
 Report
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
Masters Security Malawi0–0Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)

Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.

Young Buffaloes Eswatini0–1South Africa Cape Town City
Report
  • Akosah-Bempah 81'
Cape Town City South Africa1–0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
 Report
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)

Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Costa do Sol Mozambique1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana0–1Mozambique Costa do Sol
Report
Referee: José Álvaro Clemente Chitumba (Angola)

Costa do Sol won 2–0 on aggregate.

Energie Benin1–0Guinea Hafia
  • Santou 42'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Hafia Guinea1–1Benin Energie
  • Ab. Camara 10'
 Report
  • Guera 90'
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)

Energie won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda4–0Seychelles Anse Réunion
 Report
Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)
Anse Réunion Seychelles1–2Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

APR won 6–1 on aggregate.

Djoliba MaliCancelledLiberia ELWA United
Report
Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania)
ELWA United LiberiaCancelledMali Djoliba
Report
Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast)

Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]

AFC Leopards Kenya1–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
  • Arkoh 3'
 Report
  • Andrianinosy 15'
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Fosa Juniors Madagascar0–0Kenya AFC Leopards
Report
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

1–1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.

Ngazi Sport Comoros1–1Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
  • Fanomezantsoa 66'
 Report
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius4–1Comoros Ngazi Sport
 Report
  • Zayed 88'
Referee: Kutlwano Leso (Botswana)

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5–2 on aggregate.

AS Mangasport Gabon0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
  • Amongo 83'
Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Gabon AS Mangasport
  • Mbambu 18' (pen.)
 Report
  • Hassan 37'
Stade Joseph Kabila, Kindu
Referee: Prince Arcy Dongombe (Central African Republic)

AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olympique Star Burundi0–0Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–1Burundi Olympique Star
Report
  • Saidi 56'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)

Olympique Star won 1–0 on aggregate.

New Star Cameroon2–1Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Ngongang 35', 83'
 Report
  • Diarra 87'
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea1–0Cameroon New Star
 Report
Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)

2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast0–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
Report
Referee: Reginald Lathbridge (Ghana)
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo1–0Ivory Coast AS Tanda
 Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

CS La Mancha won 1–0 on aggregate.

Akwa United Nigeria1–2The Gambia Banjul Hawks
 Report
Banjul Hawks The Gambia0–2Nigeria Akwa United
Report
  • Olisema 38', 46'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)

Akwa United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–0Niger Sahel
  • Eisa 90'
 Report
Referee: Haithem Kossaï (Tunisia)
Sahel Niger0–3Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Report
  • Alaqoub 17', 32'
  • Tubal 25'

Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4–0 on aggregate.

US Ben Guerdane TunisiaCancelledSouth Sudan Al-Hilal Juba
Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Hilal Juba South SudanCancelledTunisia US Ben Guerdane
Report
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)

US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[7][6]

Asante Kotoko Ghana1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Mohammed 90+2' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ghana Asante Kotoko
  • Ondongo 38'
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7–6 on penalties.

Onze Créateurs Mali1–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Samaké 40' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Mali Onze Créateurs
 Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Masry Egypt4–0Zambia Green Buffaloes
 Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Green Buffaloes Zambia2–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)

Al-Masry won 5–2 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania4–0Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan)
Gendarmerie Nationale Djibouti0–1Tanzania Simba
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Simba won 5–0 on aggregate.

RS Berkane Morocco2–1Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte
 Report
Mbour Petite-Côte Senegal1–1Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

Africa Sports Ivory Coast1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Thomas 42'
 Report
  • Voullany 51'
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania1–0Ivory Coast Africa Sports
 Report
Stade Municipal, Nouadhibou
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)

FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimamoto Zanzibar1–1Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
  • Ali 32'
 Report
Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia1–0Zanzibar Zimamoto
 Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Welayta Dicha won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 22 winners of the preliminary round, and the 10 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 1–2 South Africa SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–2 (a) South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 2–1
Energie Benin 2–5 Nigeria Enyimba 0–2 2–3
Djoliba Mali 2–2 (a) Rwanda APR 1–0 1–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius 0–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 0–2 0–1
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Algeria USM Alger 2–2 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 0–6 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0–0 0–6
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1–1 0–1
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo 4–2 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3–0 1–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1–1 (2–3 p) Nigeria Akwa United 1–0 0–1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4–3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 3–0 1–3
CR Belouizdad Algeria 3–1 Zambia Nkana 3–0 0–1
Simba Tanzania 2–2 (a) Egypt Al-Masry 2–2 0–0
RS Berkane Morocco 4–1 Tunisia Club Africain 3–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 4–2
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia 3–3 (4–3 p) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 1–2
Petro de Luanda Angola0–0South Africa SuperSport United
Report
Referee: Simões Guambe (Mozambique)
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Angola Petro de Luanda
  • Mnyamane 79', 83'
 Report
  • Élio 49'

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Costa do Sol Mozambique0–1South Africa Cape Town City
Report
  • Masina 65'
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Cape Town City South Africa1–2Mozambique Costa do Sol
  • Kewuti 15'
 Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.

Energie Benin0–2Nigeria Enyimba
Report
  • Santou 3' (o.g.)
  • Oladepo 8'
Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania)
Enyimba Nigeria3–2Benin Energie
  • Bashir 1'
  • Okonkwo 68', 90' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)

Enyimba won 5–2 on aggregate.

Djoliba Mali1–0Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
APR Rwanda2–1Mali Djoliba
 Report
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

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

AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius0–2Madagascar Fosa Juniors
Report
Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (Djibouti)
Fosa Juniors Madagascar1–0Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
  • Razafindrakoto 63'
 Report
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)

Fosa Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2Algeria USM Alger
  • Mbuka 45'
  • Mozinzi 51'
 Report
Stade Joseph Kabila, Kindu
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
USM Alger Algeria1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

3–3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

Olympique Star Burundi0–0Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report
Stade Urukundo, Ngozi
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan6–0Burundi Olympique Star
  • El Tahir 3', 81'
  • Girfa 7', 33'
  • Ladzagla 19'
  • Abdelraheem 63'
 Report
Al-Ubayyid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6–0 on aggregate.

DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Tshibamba 21'
 Report
  • Sidibé 35'
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

Deportivo Niefang won 2–1 on aggregate.

CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo3–0Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
  • Mbenza 22' (pen.)
  • Agbodo 65'
  • Mantouari 81'
 Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan2–1Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
  • Elhussain 7'
  • Magbi 62' (pen.)
 Report
Shendi Stadium, Shendi

CS La Mancha won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–0Nigeria Akwa United
  • Eisa 83'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Akwa United Nigeria1–0Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli
  • Asuquo 46'
 Report
Penalties
  • Etim soccer ball with check mark
  • Olisema soccer ball with check mark
  • Kester soccer ball with check mark
  • Nya soccer ball with red X
 3–2

1–1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3–2 on penalties.

CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–0Tunisia US Ben Guerdane
 Report
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia3–1Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
  • Louamba 73'
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

CR Belouizdad Algeria3–0Zambia Nkana
 Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Nkana Zambia1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Apanene 47' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania2–2Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Al-Masry Egypt0–0Tanzania Simba
Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.

RS Berkane Morocco3–1Tunisia Club Africain
  • Aziz 24'
  • Laba 31'
  • Akhmis 75'
 Report
Club Africain Tunisia0–1Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.

Raja Casablanca Morocco1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Khaldane 69'
 Report
  • Voullany 79'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania2–4Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Gaye 12'
  • Moustapha 63'
 Report
Stade Municipal, Nouadhibou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Raja Casablanca won 5–3 on aggregate.

Welayta Dicha Ethiopia2–1Egypt Zamalek
  • Melayu 16'
  • Dawit 77'
 Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
Zamalek Egypt2–1Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
 Report
  • Usman 51'
Penalties
 3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Djako
  • soccer ball with check mark Holeta
  • soccer ball with check mark Usman
  • soccer ball with check mark Kumma
Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

3–3 on aggregate. Welayta Dicha won 4–3 on penalties.

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 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton 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):[10]

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

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.[11]

Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Champions League Confederation Cup
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
Zanaco Zambia 0–5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–3
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 6–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 1–0 5–1
Saint George Ethiopia 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan 3–3 (a) Nigeria Akwa United 2–0 1–3
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–2 (a) South Africa SuperSport United 1–0 1–2
UD Songo Mozambique 4–3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 3–1 1–2
Plateau United Nigeria 2–5 Algeria USM Alger 2–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits South Africa 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enyimba 1–1 0–0
Aduana Stars Ghana 7–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 6–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 2–0 0–1
Génération Foot Senegal 3–3 (a) Morocco RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
CF Mounana Gabon 2–3 Egypt Al-Masry 1–1 1–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–0
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast 3–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–0 1–2
MFM Nigeria 0–1 Mali Djoliba 0–1 0–0
Rayon Sports Rwanda 3–2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 3–0 0–2
Zanaco Zambia0–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Raja Casablanca Morocco3–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report

Raja Casablanca won 5–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
 Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo1–5Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
  • Mundele 8', 59', 61', 88'
  • Moloko 79'
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

Saint George Ethiopia1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
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CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ethiopia Saint George
  • Mbo 36'
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Penalties
  • Louamba soccer ball with check mark
  • Diafouka soccer ball with check mark
  • Chancy soccer ball with red X
  • Thoury soccer ball with check mark
  • Ankira soccer ball with check mark
 4–3

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on penalties.

Al-Hilal Sudan2–0Nigeria Akwa United
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Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Akwa United Nigeria3–1Sudan Al-Hilal
  • Ibe 45', 52', 65' (pen.)
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3–3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.

Gor Mahia Kenya1–0South Africa SuperSport United
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Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Kenya Gor Mahia
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2–2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.

UD Songo Mozambique3–1Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
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Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan2–1Mozambique UD Songo
  • Amin 32'
  • Ladzagla 61'
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Al-Ubayyid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

UD Songo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Plateau United Nigeria2–1Algeria USM Alger
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USM Alger Algeria4–0Nigeria Plateau United
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USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.

Bidvest Wits South Africa1–1Nigeria Enyimba
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  • Mustapha 5'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Enyimba Nigeria0–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
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Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

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

Aduana Stars Ghana6–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
  • Opoku 8', 84'
  • Adams 33' (pen.), 40' (pen.)
  • Mumuni 62' (pen.)
  • Adjei 86'
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  • Randrianantenaina 4'
Fosa Juniors Madagascar2–1Ghana Aduana Stars
  • Marobe 4' (pen.)
  • Andrinirina 41'
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Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Aduana Stars won 7–3 on aggregate.

Young Africans Tanzania2–0Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
  • Daudi 1'
  • Martin 54'
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National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia1–0Tanzania Young Africans
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Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

Génération Foot Senegal3–1Morocco RS Berkane
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RS Berkane Morocco2–0Senegal Génération Foot
  • Aziz 33'
  • Diouf 75' (o.g.)
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Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

3–3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.

CF Mounana Gabon1–1Egypt Al-Masry
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Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Al-Masry Egypt2–1Gabon CF Mounana
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Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Al-Masry won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
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CR Belouizdad Algeria0–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
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Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

Williamsville AC Ivory Coast2–0Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • J.-F. N'da 13'
  • Zan Bi 54'
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Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea2–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
  • Koné 3' (o.g.)
  • Pogadjo 70'
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  • Karidioula 90+1'
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Williamsville AC won 3–2 on aggregate.

MFM Nigeria0–1Mali Djoliba
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  • Niapégué 78'
Djoliba Mali0–0Nigeria MFM
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Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Djoliba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Rayon Sports Rwanda3–0Mozambique Costa do Sol
  • Shabani 45+1' (pen.), 84'
  • Muhire 78'
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Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Costa do Sol Mozambique2–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Rayon Sports won 3–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali 1 (Onze Créateurs) and Mali 2 (Djoliba) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  2. ^ The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  3. ^ a b Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

  1. ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims". CAF. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the draw: Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b "FORFAIT DU CLUB ELWA UNITED". CAF. 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : L'US Ben Guerdane qualifiée par forfait du club sud-soudanais Al Hilal Juba". directinfo.webmanagercenter.com. 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Draw for the Champions League & Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Results of draw of 2nd 1/16th round". CAF. 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Ranking of the clubs qualified to the 2nd 1/16th Finals of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  11. ^ "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAF. 20 March 2018.

External links

  • Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com
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