2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds Dates 9 February – 18 April 2019 ← 2017 2018–19 →
International football competition
In international football , the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018. 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 .
Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo , Egypt .
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).
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).
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics ).
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.
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
The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
Notes:
Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.
US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)16:00 UTC+1 Estádio 11 de Novembro , Luanda Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)14:30 UTC+2 Kamuzu Stadium , Blantyre Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania )
Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)16:00 UTC+2 Somhlolo National Stadium , Lobamba Referee: João Goma (Angola )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)19:30 UTC+2 Athlone Stadium , Cape Town Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius )
Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)15:30 UTC+2 Estádio do Zimpeto , Maputo Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)19:00 UTC+2 Botswana National Stadium , Gaborone Referee: José Álvaro Clemente Chitumba (Angola )
Costa do Sol won 2–0 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)16:00 UTC+1 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)16:30 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde )
Energie won 2–1 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)15:30 UTC+2 Amahoro Stadium , Kigali Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)17:30 UTC+4 Stade Linité , Victoria Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya )
APR won 6–1 on aggregate.
9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)19:00 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)16:00 UTC±0 Antoinette Tubman Stadium , Monrovia Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast )
Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)15:00 UTC+3 Bukhungu Stadium , Kakamega Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)14:30 UTC+3 Rabemananjara Stadium , Mahajanga Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles )
1–1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)15:00 UTC+3 Stade de Moroni , Moroni Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)15:15 UTC+4 Stade George V , Curepipe Referee: Kutlwano Leso (Botswana )
AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5–2 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)15:30 UTC+1 Stade de Franceville , Franceville Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)15:30 UTC+2 Stade Joseph Kabila , Kindu Referee: Prince Arcy Dongombe (Central African Republic )
AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)15:00 UTC+2 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium , Bujumbura Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)15:30 UTC±0 Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali )
Olympique Star won 1–0 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)15:30 UTC+1 Limbe Stadium , Limbe Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)16:00 UTC+1 Estadio de Bata , Bata Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria )
2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Robert Champroux , Abidjan Referee: Reginald Lathbridge (Ghana )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Municipal , Pointe-Noire Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad )
CS La Mancha won 1–0 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)16:00 UTC+1 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium , Uyo Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)18:00 UTC±0 Independence Stadium , Bakau Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea )
Akwa United won 3–2 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)18:00 UTC+1 Stade Taïeb Mhiri , Sfax (Tunisia )Referee: Haithem Kossaï (Tunisia )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)16:00 UTC+1 Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché , Niamey Referee: Abderazzek Arab (Algeria )
Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4–0 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)14:00 UTC+1 Stade du 7 Mars , Ben Gardane Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)16:00 UTC+3 Juba Stadium , Juba Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo )
US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)15:00 UTC±0 Baba Yara Stadium , Kumasi Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat , Brazzaville Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho )
1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7–6 on penalties.
9 February 2018 (2018-02-09)16:30 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)17:00 UTC+1 Stade du 20-Août-1955 , Algiers Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco )
CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.
10 February 2018 (2018-02-10)19:30 UTC+2 Al-Masry Club Stadium , Port Said Attendance: 12,000Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)15:00 UTC+2 Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea )
Al-Masry won 5–2 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)16:00 UTC+3 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan )
20 February 2018 (2018-02-20)16:00 UTC+3 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium , Djibouti Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi )
Simba won 5–0 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)18:30 UTC±0 Stade Municipal de Berkane , Berkane Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Caroline Faye , M'Bour Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso )
RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)15:30 UTC±0 Stade Municipal , Nouadhibou Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia )
FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.
11 February 2018 (2018-02-11)16:00 UTC+3 Amaan Stadium , Zanzibar City Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan )
21 February 2018 (2018-02-21)16:00 UTC+3 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.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)16:00 UTC+1 Estádio 11 de Novembro , Luanda Referee: Simões Guambe (Mozambique )
16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)19:00 UTC+2 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium , Pretoria Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia )
SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)19:00 UTC+2 Estádio do Zimpeto , Maputo Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)16:00 UTC+2 Athlone Stadium , Cape Town Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia )
2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)16:00 UTC+1 Stade de l'Amitié , Cotonou Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)16:00 UTC+1 U. J. Esuene Stadium , Calabar Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon )
Enyimba won 5–2 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)15:30 UTC+2 Amahoro Stadium , Kigali Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea )
2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on away goals.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)15:30 UTC+4 Stade George V , Curepipe Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (Djibouti )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)14:30 UTC+3 Rabemananjara Stadium , Mahajanga Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania )
Fosa Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)14:00 UTC+2 Stade Joseph Kabila , Kindu Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)18:00 UTC+1 Omar Hamadi Stadium , Algiers Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia )
3–3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)15:00 UTC+2 Stade Urukundo , Ngozi Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)19:00 UTC+2 Al-Ubayyid Stadium , El-Obeid Referee: Ayman El Sharif (Libya )
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6–0 on aggregate.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)16:00 UTC+1 Estadio de Bata , Bata Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger )
Deportivo Niefang won 2–1 on aggregate.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Municipal , Pointe-Noire Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic )
16 March 2018 (2018-03-16)19:00 UTC+2 Shendi Stadium , Shendi Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal )
CS La Mancha won 4–2 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Taïeb Mhiri , Sfax (Tunisia )Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)16:00 UTC+1 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium , Uyo Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea )
1–1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3–2 on penalties.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat , Brazzaville Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)14:00 UTC+1 Stade du 7 Mars , Ben Gardane Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin )
CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)17:00 UTC+1 Stade du 20-Août-1955 , Algiers Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)15:00 UTC+2 Nkana Stadium , Kitwe Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland )
CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)18:00 UTC+3 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)19:30 UTC+2 Al-Masry Club Stadium , Port Said Attendance: 13,000Referee: Yonas Zekarias Ghebre (Eritrea )
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Municipal de Berkane , Berkane Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)15:00 UTC+1 Stade Olympique de Radès , Tunis Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda )
RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.
6 March 2018 (2018-03-06)19:00 UTC±0 Stade Mohammed V , Casablanca Attendance: 21,000Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt )
17 March 2018 (2018-03-17)15:30 UTC±0 Stade Municipal , Nouadhibou Attendance: 12,000Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea )
Raja Casablanca won 5–3 on aggregate.
7 March 2018 (2018-03-07)16:00 UTC+3 Hawassa International Stadium , Awasa Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi )
18 March 2018 (2018-03-18)18:00 UTC+2 Al-Salam Stadium , Cairo Attendance: 10,000Referee: 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 . 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):
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.
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 .
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)15:00 UTC+2 National Heroes Stadium , Lusaka Attendance: 8,000Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)20:00 UTC+1 Stade Mohammed V , Casablanca Attendance: 21,000Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria )
Raja Casablanca won 5–0 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast )
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Municipal , Pointe-Noire Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan )
AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)16:00 UTC+3 Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat , Brazzaville Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon )
1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on penalties.
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)19:30 UTC+2 Al-Hilal Stadium , Omdurman Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)16:00 UTC+1 Godswill Akpabio International Stadium , Uyo Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles )
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)15:00 UTC+3 Kenyatta Stadium , Machakos Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)19:00 UTC+2 Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium , Pretoria Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon )
2–2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)15:00 UTC+2 Estádio do Ferroviário , Beira Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)19:00 UTC+2 Al-Ubayyid Stadium , El-Obeid Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia )
UD Songo won 4–3 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)16:00 UTC+1 Agege Stadium , Lagos Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa )
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)18:00 UTC+1 Stade du 5-Juillet-1962 , Algiers Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal )
USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)20:00 UTC+2 Bidvest Stadium , Johannesburg Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)16:00 UTC+1 U. J. Esuene Stadium , Calabar Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola )
1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won on away goals.
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)15:00 UTC±0 Agyeman Badu Stadium , Dormaa Ahenkro Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)14:30 UTC+3 Rabemananjara Stadium , Mahajanga Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros )
Aduana Stars won 7–3 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)16:00 UTC+3 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)16:00 UTC+3 Hawassa International Stadium , Awasa Referee: Ali Sabilla (Uganda )
Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor , Dakar Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)19:00 UTC+1 Stade Municipal de Berkane , Berkane Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali )
3–3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)15:00 UTC+1 Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang , Libreville Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo )
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)19:30 UTC+2 Al-Masry Club Stadium , Port Said Attendance: 13,000Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco )
Al-Masry won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)15:00 UTC±0 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia )
17 April 2018 (2018-04-17)17:00 UTC+1 Stade du 20-Août-1955 , Algiers Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea )
ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.
7 April 2018 (2018-04-07)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Robert Champroux , Abidjan Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)16:00 UTC+1 Estadio de Bata , Bata Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe )
Williamsville AC won 3–2 on aggregate.
8 April 2018 (2018-04-08)16:00 UTC+1 Agege Stadium , Lagos Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda )
Djoliba won 1–0 on aggregate.
6 April 2018 (2018-04-06)18:00 UTC+2 Stade Régional Nyamirambo , Kigali Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia )
18 April 2018 (2018-04-18)19:00 UTC+2 Estádio do Zimpeto , Maputo Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi )
Rayon Sports won 3–2 on aggregate.
Notes
^ The teams from Mali were listed as Mali 1 (Onze Créateurs) and Mali 2 (Djoliba) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
^ Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
References
^ "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
^ "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims" . CAF. 13 December 2017.
^ "Results of the draw: Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
^ "FORFAIT DU CLUB ELWA UNITED" . CAF. 8 February 2018.
^ "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated" . CAF. 15 February 2018.
"Coupe de la CAF : L'US Ben Guerdane qualifiée par forfait du club sud-soudanais Al Hilal Juba" . directinfo.webmanagercenter.com. 10 February 2018.
"Draw for the Champions League & Confederation Cup 2018" . YouTube. 21 March 2018.
"Results of draw of 2nd 1/16th round" . CAF. 21 March 2018.
"Ranking of the clubs qualified to the 2nd 1/16th Finals of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
"Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase" . CAF. 20 March 2018.
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