The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2020 to 21 February 2021. A total of 67 teams are competing in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

The entry round of the 51 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 roundFirst round(13 teams)Preliminary round(38 teams)Teams RS Berkane Étoile du Sahel Pyramids ES Sétif JS Kabylie Orlando Pirates KCCA Al Ahli Tripoli DC Motema Pembe El Hilal El Obeid UD Songo ESAE FC San Pédro Salitas Coton Sport Rivers United Bravos do Maquis Sagrada Esperança Orapa United Musongati Renaissance Ngazi Sport Étoile du Congo AS Maniema Union Arta/Solar7 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Futuro Kings Mbabane Swallows Fasil Kenema GAMTEL Ashanti Gold AS Kaloum Star CI Kamsar Al Ittihad Yeelen Olympique Tevragh-Zeina TAS Casablanca USGN Kano Pillars AS Kigali ASC Jaraaf Horseed Bloemfontein Celtic Al Rabita Al Amal Atbara Namungo UFC Sokodé US Monastir Green Eagles NAPSA Stars KVZ

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule The schedule of the competition is as follows.

Round First legSecond legPreliminary round27–29 November 20204–6 December 2020First round22–23 December 20205–6 January 2021Play-off round14 February 202121 February 2021

Bracket The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2020.

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

Preliminary round The preliminary round, also called the first preliminary round, includes the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Tevragh-Zeina won 2–1 on aggregate.

Renaissance won 1–0 on aggregate.

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.

TAS Casablanca won on walkover after GAMTEL withdrew from the second leg in Morocco citing financial constraints.

ASC Jaraaf won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al Mokawloon Al Arab won 10–1 on aggregate.

Al Ittihad won 7–1 on aggregate.

US Monastir won 3–2 on aggregate.

Namungo won on walkover after Al Rabita were disqualified by CAF due to violation of regulations from the club and the South Sudan Football Association.

2–2 on aggregate. AS Kigali won on away goals.

NAPSA Stars won 9–2 on aggregate.

1–1 on aggregate. Bravos do Maquis won on away goals.

Al Amal Atbara won 4–0 on aggregate.

Salitas won 2–1 on aggregate.

Green Eagles won 4–3 on aggregate.

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. Bloemfontein Celtic won 3–2 on penalties.

3–3 on aggregate. Rivers United won 2–0 on penalties.

First round The first round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 13 teams that received byes to this round, and the 19 winners of the preliminary round.

RS Berkane won 2–0 on aggregate.

ES Sétif won on walkover after Renaissance were disqualified by CAF for failing to appear for the first leg in N'Djamena.

JS Kabylie won 4–1 on aggregate.

TAS Casablanca won 5–1 on aggregate.

2–2 on aggregate. ASC Jaraaf won on away goals.

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

Pyramids won 4–2 on aggregate.

US Monastir won 2–0 on aggregate.

Namungo won 5–3 on aggregate.

Orlando Pirates won on walkover after Sagrada Esperança withdrew from the second leg in South Africa citing health concerns caused due to the new COVID-19 variant.

3–3 on aggregate. AS Kigali won on away goals.

1–1 on aggregate. NAPSA Stars won on away goals.

DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Salitas won 3–0 on aggregate.

Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate.

Rivers United won 5–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round, includes 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 8 January 2021, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

The 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 7 seeded losers of the Champions League first round. Pot B contained the 7 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round. Pot C contained the 8 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round. Pot D contained the 8 seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round. Teams from Pot A were drawn against teams from Pot B into seven ties, and teams from Pot C were drawn against teams from Pot D into eight ties.

WithdrawnBye to group stageQualified fromChampions LeagueConfederation CupTeams Gazelle RS Berkane

PotPot APot BPot CPot DQualified fromChampions LeagueConfederation CupChampions LeagueConfederation CupTeams Raja Casablanca 1º de Agosto Enyimba CS Sfaxien Gor Mahia FC Platinum Nkana Rivers United TAS Casablanca AS Kigali ASC Jaraaf Namungo US Monastir NAPSA Stars Asante Kotoko Jwaneng Galaxy Young Buffaloes AS Bouenguidi RC Abidjan Al Ahly Benghazi Stade Malien AS SONIDEP Étoile du Sahel Pyramids ES Sétif JS Kabylie Orlando Pirates DC Motema Pembe Salitas Coton Sport

The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.

1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won 5–4 on penalties.

Namungo won 7–5 on aggregate

ASC Jaraaf won 2–0 on aggregate

CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate

1–1 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 6–5 on penalties.

Nkana won 3–2 on aggregate

NAPSA Stars won 3–2 on aggregate

Salitas won 3–2 on aggregate

ES Sétif won 2–1 on aggregate

Étoile du Sahel won 4–1 on aggregate

Coton Sport won 2–0 on aggregate

2–2 on aggregate. Al Ahly Benghazi won 8–7 on penalties.

2–2 on aggregate. JS Kabylie won on away goals.

Pyramids won 4–0 on aggregate

Orlando Pirates won 4–0 on aggregate

Notes

References

External links CAFonline