The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 18 August and ended on 1 October 2023. A total of 52 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.
All times are local.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
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 roundSecond round(12 teams)First round(40 teams)Teams Zamalek RS Berkane USM Alger Rivers United Diables Noirs Saint-Éloi Lupopo Sagrada Esperança Modern Future Club Africain Rayon Sports SuperSport United Kampala City ASO Chlef Académica do Lobito Loto-Popo FC Gaborone United EF Ouagadougou Aigle Noir Belle Lumière Arta Solar Cano Sport Young Buffaloes Bahir Dar Kenema Dreams FC Académie SOAR Milo FC AFAD Djékanou Kakamega Homeboyz Watanga Abu Salim Al Hilal Benghazi Elgeco Plus Stade Malien AS Douanes Mauritania FUS Rabat Ferroviário de Maputo AS Douanes Niger Bendel Insurance Casa Sports La Passe Kallon Horseed Sekhukhune United Al Merreikh Juba Haidoub Hay Al Arab Azam Singida Fountain Gate ASC Kara Olympique Béja Maestro United JKU
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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
Schedule The schedule of the competition was as follows.
+Schedule for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying roundsRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst round25 July 202318–20 August 202325–27 August 2023Second round15–17 September 202329 September – 1 October 2023
Bracket The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 25 July 2023.
The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.
First round The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.
1–1 on aggregate. Bendel Insurance won 4–3 on penalties.
FUS Rabat won 5–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. EF Ouagadougou won on away goals.
Arta Solar won 6–0 on aggregate.
Singida United won 4–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Bahir Dar Kenema won 4–3 on penalties.
Abu Salim won 1–0 on aggregate.
Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–1 on aggregate.
Maestro United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Gaborone United won 3–2 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Académie SOAR won on away goals.
AFAD Djékanou won 2–1 on aggregate.
Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stade Malien won 7–2 on aggregate.
Al Merreikh Juba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Académica do Lobito won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 12 teams that received byes to this round, and the 20 winners of the first round.
RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.
Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.
Zamalek won 4–3 on aggregate.
Modern Future won 4–2 on aggregate.
Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.
Abu Salim won 5–4 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–2 on penalties.
Sekhukhune United won 4–2 on aggregate.
Diables Noirs won 4–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–3 on penalties.
SuperSport United won 4–1 on aggregate.
Académie SOAR won 3–2 on aggregate.
Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.
Académica do Lobito won 3–0 on aggregate.
See also 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Notes
References
External links TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com