The 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the 23rd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and 51st overall season of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The winners of this edition of the competition, USM Alger, earned the right to play against the winners of the 2025–26 CAF Champions League in the 2026 CAF Super Cup.
Association team allocation All 54 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to the CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For this season's edition, CAF used the 2020–2025 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs performance over the 5 years in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for the points are as follows:
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinners6 points5 pointsRunners-up5 points4 pointsLosing semi-finalists4 points3 pointsLosing quarter-finalists3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point0.5 point
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows: 2024–25: × 5 2023–24: × 4 2022–23: × 3 2021–22: × 2 2020–21: × 1
Teams The following 58 teams from 46 associations entered the competition. Bold received a bye to the second round. The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 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)AssociationRankTeamQualification method1Zamalek2024–25 Egyptian Premier League third placeAl Masry2024–25 Egyptian Premier League fourth place2Wydad AC2024–25 Botola Pro third place Olympic Safi2023–24 Moroccan Throne Cup winners3Stellenbosch2024–25 South African Premiership third placeKaizer Chiefs2024–25 Nedbank Cup champions4 CR Belouizdad2024–25 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeUSM Alger2024–25 Algerian Cup champions5Azam2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League third place Singida Black Stars2024–25 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place6Étoile du Sahel2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeStade Tunisien2024–25 Tunisian Cup runners-up7Primeiro de Agosto2024–25 Girabola third place Kabuscorp2024–25 Taça de Angola champions8AS Maniema Union2024–25 Linafoot third place AS Simba2024–25 Coupe du Congo Champions 9Al Ahli Madani2024–25 Sudan Premier League third placeAl Zamala2024–25 Sudan Premier League fourth place 10AFAD Djékanou2024–25 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third placeSan Pédro2025 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire champions 11Al Akhdar2024–25 Libyan Premier League third place Al Ittihad Tripoli2024–25 Libyan Premier League fourth place 12Abia Warriors2024–25 Nigeria Premier Football League third place Kwara United2025 Nigeria Federation Cup champions +Associations eligible to enter one teamAssociationRankTeamQualifying method13Djoliba2024–25 Malian Première Division runners-up 14Asante Kotoko2024–25 Ghana FA Cup champions15Hafia2024–25 Guinée Championnat National runners-up 16Jwaneng Galaxy2025 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winners17Génération Foot2025 Senegal FA Cup champions18ASC Snim2024–25 Super D1 runners-up19AS Otohô2025 Coupe du Congo champions20Aigle Royal2025 Cameroonian Cup champions21AS Gbohloé-Su2024–25 Togolese Championnat National runners-up22NEC FC2024–25 Uganda Premier League runners-up23Ferroviário de Maputo2024 Taça de Mozambique champions24ZESCO United2025 ABSA Cup champions25Royal Leopards2025 Ingwenyama Cup champions25ASN Nigelec2025 Niger Cup champions27USFA2024–25 Burkinabé Premier League runners-up—Coton FC2024–25 Benin Premier League Championship play-off losing finalists —Flambeau du Centre2025 Burundian Cup champions—Djabal d'Iconi2025 Comoros Cup champions—AS Port2025 Djibouti Cup champions—15 de Agosto2025 Equatoguinean Cup champions—Wolaitta Dicha2025 Ethiopian Cup runners-up—FC 105 Libreville2024–25 Gabon Championnat National D1 runners-up —Nairobi United2025 Kenyan Cup champions—Black Man Warrior2025 Liberian FA Cup champions—AS Fanalamanga2024–25 Malagasy Pro League runners-up —Mighty Wanderers2024 Super League of Malawi runners-up —Pamplemousses2025 Mauritian Cup runners-up—Young African2024–25 Namibia Premiership runners-up —Rayon Sports2024–25 Rwanda Premier League runners-up —Foresters Mont Fleuri2025 Seychelles FA Cup champions—Bhantal2024–25 Sierra Leone National Premier League runners-up —Dekedaha2024 Somalia Cup champions—Al Merreikh Juba2025 South Sudan National Cup runners-up —KMKM2025 Zanzibari Cup champions
Associations which did not enter a team
Schedule The schedule of the qualifying tournament is as follows. PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legQualifying roundsFirst round9 August 202519–21 September 202526–28 September 2025Second round17–19 October 202524–26 October 2025Group stageMatchday 13 November 202523 November 2025Matchday 230 November 2025Matchday 325 January 2026Matchday 41 February 2026Matchday 58 February 2026Matchday 615 February 2026Knockout stageQuarter-finals17 February 202615 March 202622 March 2026Semi-finals12 April 202619 April 2026Final9 May 202616 May 2026
Qualifying rounds
First round
Second round
Group stage
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamTotal1 Abdennour Belhocini CR Belouizdad1 1111 4 Ahmed Khaldi USM Alger 1 1 11 Oday Dabbagh Zamalek 1 11 1 Sofian El Moudane Olympic Safi 1 2 1
See also 2025–26 CAF Champions League
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