The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 19th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
The defending champions Raja Casablanca were unable to defend their title as they advanced to the group stage of the that season's CAF Champions League. The final was won by RS Berkane of Morocco 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes of regulation time against Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, capturing their second title in the process.
As winners, RS Berkane earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, Wydad Casablanca, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.
Association team allocation All 54 CAF member associations may enter the competition, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2020–21 season, CAF utilized the 2016–2020 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs' performance over the previous 5 seasons in CAF's club competitions. The criteria for points are as follows:
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinners6 points5 pointsRunners-up5 points4 pointsLosing semi-finalists4 points3 pointsLosing quarter-finalists (from 2017)3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point0.5 point
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows: 2020–21: x 5 2019–20: × 4 2018–19: × 3 2018: × 2 2017: × 1
Teams
The following 51 teams from 39 associations entered the competition. Teams in bold received a bye to the second round. The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 2017–2021 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
+Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)AssociationRank TeamQualifying method1 AS FAR2020–21 Botola third placeRS Berkane2020–21 Botola fourth place2 Al Masry2020–21 Egyptian Premier League third place after 29 roundsPyramids2020–21 Egyptian Premier League fourth place after 29 rounds3 US Ben Guerdane2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeCS Sfaxien2020–21 Tunisian Cup winners4 AS Vita Club2020–21 Linafoot third placeDC Motema Pembe2021 Coupe du Congo winners5 JS Saoura2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeJS Kabylie2020–21 Algerian League Cup winners6 Orlando Pirates FC2020–21 South African Premier Division third placeMarumo Gallants F.C.2020–21 Nedbank Cup winners7 Red Arrows F.C.2020–21 Zambian Super League third placeKabwe Warriors F.C.2020–21 Zambian Super League fourth place8 Enyimba2020–21 Nigeria Professional Football League third place Bayelsa United F.C.2021 Nigeria FA Cup winners9 Wakriya AC2020–21 Guinée Championnat National third placeAS Ashanti Golden Boys2021 Guinée Coupe Nationale runners-up10 Primeiro de Agosto2020–21 Girabola third place G.D. Interclube2020–21 Angola Cup winners11 Hay Al-Wadi SC2020–21 Sudan Premier League third placeAl-Ahli Merowe2020–21 Sudan Cup winners12 Azam F.C.2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League third placeBiashara United2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place +Associations eligible to enter one teamAssociationRank TeamQualifying method13 Coton Sport FC2020–21 Elite One runners-up14 Diambars FC2020–21 Senegal FA Cup winners15 Al Ahli Tripoli2021 Libyan Cup winners16 FC San Pédro2020–21 Ligue 1 runners-up17 Gor Mahia F.C.2021 FKF President's Cup winners18 CSMD Diables Noirs2020 Coupe du Congo winners18 Uganda Revenue Authority2020–21 Uganda Premier League runners-up20 Binga FC2020–21 Malian Cup runners-up22 A.S. Kigali2021 Rwandan Cup winners23 Young Buffaloes F.C.2020–21 Eswatini Premier League runners-up24 Ethiopian Coffee S.C.2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up25 Orapa United F.C.2020–21 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners25 ASC Kara2020–21 Togolese Championnat National runners-up27 Les Buffles du Borgou2021 Benin Cup winners27 ASAC Concorde2021 Coupe du Président de la République winners29 ASFA Yennenga2020–21 Burkinabé Premier League runners-up31 AS Mangasport2020 Gabon Championnat National D1 runners-up—Bumamuru FC2021 Burundian Cup winners—Olympique de Missiri2021 Comoros Cup winners—FC Dikhil2021 Djibouti Cup winners—Futuro Kings FC2020–21 Equatoguinean Primera División winners—AS Police2021 Niger Cup winners—Horseed FC2021 Somalia Cup winners—Atlabara FC2021 South Sudan National Cup winners—Mafunzo F.C.2021 Zanzibari Cup winners—CFFA2021 Coupe de Madagascar winners—MC Breweries2021 Liberian FA Cup winners
Both the winners Simba SC and runner-ups Young Africans S.C. of the 2020–21 Tanzania FA Cup qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Champions League resulting in the slot usually allocated to the winner or runner-up of the Tanzania FA Cup to be awarded to the fourth placed team in the 2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League.
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Schedule +Schedule for 2021–22 CAF Confederation CupPhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifyingFirst round13 August 202110–12 September 202117–19 September 2021Second round15–17 October 202122–24 October 2021Play-off round26 October 202128 November 20215 December 2021Group stageMatchday 128 December 202113 February 2022Matchday 220 February 2022Matchday 327 February 2022Matchday 413 March 2022Matchday 520 March 2022Matchday 63 April 2022Knockout stageQuarter-finals5 April 202217 April 202224 April 2022Semi-finals8 May 202215 May 2022Final20 May 2022 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Qualifying rounds
First round
Second round
Play-off round Eliminated from 2021–22 CAF Champions League:
AS Otohô AS Maniema Union TP Mazembe ASEC Mimosas JS Kabylie Hearts of Oak Tusker LPRC Oilers Al Ittihad Stade Malien FC Nouadhibou Rivers United USGN APR Simba Zanaco
Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage. Tiebreakers Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeam Total1 Victorien Adebayor USGN2 112 62 Youssef El Fahli RS Berkane 1 1 2153 Bandile Shandu Orlando Pirates121 4 Karim Konaté ASEC Mimosas 1 21 5 Charki El Bahri RS Berkane111 3 Stephane Aziz Ki ASEC Mimosas11 1 Mouad Fekkak RS Berkane2 1 Sanad Al Warfali Al Ittihad 1 2 Kabelo Dlamini Orlando Pirates 111
See also 2021–22 CAF Champions League
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