2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds Dates 9 August – 5 November 2019 Tournament statistics Matches played 106 Goals scored 255 (2.41 per match) ← 2018–19 2020–21 →
International football competition
The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 5 November 2019. A total of 69 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup .
Draw
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo , Egypt .
The entry round of the 53 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).
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.
Round
First leg
Second leg
Preliminary round
9–11 August 2019
23–25 August 2019
First round
13–15 September 2019
27–29 September 2019
Play-off round
27 October 2019
3 November 2019
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.
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 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya , Nouakchott Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)16:00 UTC+1 Stade René Pleven , Cotonou Referee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria )
ESAE won 7–0 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)16:30 UTC+1 Stade Général Seyni Kountché , Niamey Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Chedly Zouiten , Tunis (Tunisia )Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco )
Al-Ittihad won 3–1 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)15:00 UTC±0 Stade de Kégué , Lomé Referee: Kouassi Biro (Ivory Coast )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)15:30 UTC±0 Antoinette Tubman Stadium , Monrovia Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea )
Maranatha won 3–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)15:30 UTC+1 Stade d'Angondjé , Libreville Referee: Auladyo Pariz (São Tomé and Príncipe )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)15:00 UTC+2 Referee: Joaquín Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea )
2–2 on aggregate. AS Pélican won 4–1 on penalties.
9 August 2019 (2019-08-09)20:45 UTC+1 Stade du 5 Juillet , Algiers Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: Dawdu Williams (Sierra Leone )
Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)15:00 UTC+4 Stade George V , Curepipe Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)15:45 UTC+2 Lobatse Stadium , Lobatse Referee: Paulo Sérgio Moreira (Angola )
Bolton City won 3–2 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)15:00 UTC+3 Amaan Stadium , Zanzibar City (Zanzibar )Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)16:00 UTC+3 Amaan Stadium , Zanzibar City Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi )
Malindi won 1–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)16:00 UTC+1 Estadio de Ebibeyin , Ebibeyin Referee: Jean Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)15:00 UTC±0 Len Clay Stadium , Obuasi Referee: Abdoulaye Al-Moustapha (Niger )
Ashanti Gold won 4–1 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)16:00 UTC+1 Ahmadu Bello Stadium , Kaduna Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso )
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia )
Santoba won 5–4 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)15:00 UTC+2 Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)16:00 UTC+4 Stade Linité , Victoria Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius )
TS Galaxy won 2–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)15:00 UTC+2 Levy Mwanawasa Stadium , Ndola Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe )
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)15:00 UTC+2 Mavuso Sports Centre , Manzini Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho )
Young Buffaloes won 2–1 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)18:00 UTC+3 Stade El Hadj Hassan Gouled , Djibouti City Referee: Lemma Nigussi (Ethiopia )
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)18:00 UTC+2 Al-Merrikh Stadium , Omdurman
Al-Khartoum won 4–1 on aggregate.
12 August 2019 (2019-08-12)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo , Yaoundé Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon )
DC Motema Pembe won 4–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)15:00 UTC+2 Amahoro Stadium , Kigali Referee: Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti )
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)14:00 UTC+3 National Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Sabri Fadul (Sudan )
AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)16:00 UTC+3 Startimes Stadium, Kampala Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)16:30 UTC+2 Bingu National Stadium , Lilongwe Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini )
Proline won 3–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)15:00 UTC+3 Moi International Sports Centre , Kasarani Referee: Nur Muhudin (Somalia )
23 August 2019 (2019-08-23)19:30 UTC+2 Shendi Stadium, Shendi Referee: Tsegay Mogos (Eritrea )
1–1 on aggregate. Bandari won on away goals.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)16:30 UTC+1 Stade du 7 Mars , Ben Gardane Referee: Ahmed Sekou Touré (Guinea )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)19:00 UTC+3 Startimes Stadium, Lugogo (Uganda )Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Tanzania )
US Ben Guerdane won 5–1 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)16:00 UTC+3 Bahir Dar Stadium , Bahir Dar Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)22:00 UTC+3 Chamazi Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya )
Azam won 3–2 on aggregate.
11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)15:00 UTC+2 Barbourfields Stadium , Bulawayo Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)15:00 UTC+2 Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium , Bujumbura
Triangle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)20:00 UTC+2 30 June Stadium , Cairo Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria )
25 August 2019 (2019-08-25)16:30 UTC+1 Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat , Brazzaville Referee: Jean-Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic )
Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)20:45 UTC+1 Stade du 5 Juillet , Algiers Referee: Mutaz Al-Shalmani (Libya )
24 August 2019 (2019-08-24)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya , N'Djamena Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon )
CR Belouizdad won 4–0 on aggregate.
First round
The first round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 11 teams that received byes to this round, and the 21 winners of the preliminary round.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)16:00 UTC+1 Stade René Pleven , Cotonou Referee: Blaise Ngwa (Cameroon )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 4 Août , Ouagadougou Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria )
0–0 on aggregate. ESAE won 3–2 on penalties.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)17:00 UTC+1 Stade Taïeb Mhiri , Sfax (Tunisia )Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)20:00 UTC+1 Stade Adrar , Agadir Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia )
1–1 on aggregate. Hassania Agadir won on away goals.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)16:00 UTC±0 Stade de Kégué , Lomé Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco )
Djoliba won 3–2 on aggregate.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang , Libreville Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)16:00 UTC+1 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium , Enugu Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic )
Enugu Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)20:45 UTC+1 Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)18:00 UTC+1 Stade Taïeb Mhiri , Sfax Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco )
Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)15:00 UTC+4 Anjalay Stadium , Belle Vue Harel Referee: Mfaume Nassoro (Tanzania )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)15:00 UTC+2 National Heroes Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka (Namibia )
Zanaco won 5–1 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)16:15 UTC+3 Amaan Stadium , Zanzibar City Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)15:00 UTC+2 Borg El Arab Stadium , Alexandria Referee: Sabri Fadul (Sudan )
Al-Masry won 7–2 on aggregate.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)15:00 UTC±0 Len Clay Stadium , Obuasi Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)21:00 UTC+1 Stade Municipal de Berkane , Berkane Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda )
RS Berkane won 4–3 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin )
FC San Pédro won 3–0 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)15:00 UTC+2 Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)14:30 UTC+3 CNaPS Stadium, Antananarivo Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya )
TS Galaxy won 4–1 on aggregate.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)15:30 UTC+2 Mavuso Sports Centre , Manzini Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho )
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)19:00 UTC+2 Bidvest Stadium , Johannesburg Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi )
Bidvest Wits won 3–1 on aggregate.
13 September 2019 (2019-09-13)19:00 UTC+2 Al-Merrikh Stadium , Omdurman Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo )
27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia )
3–3 on aggregate. DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on penalties.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)15:00 UTC+2 Stade Régional Nyamirambo , Kigali Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)16:00 UTC+3 Startimes Stadium, Kampala Referee: Joaquín Esono Eyang (Equatorial Guinea )
Proline won 3–2 on aggregate.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)15:00 UTC+3 Moi International Sports Centre , Kasarani Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)15:30 UTC+1 Stade du 7 Mars , Ben Gardane Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya )
Bandari won 3–2 on aggregate.
15 September 2019 (2019-09-15)16:00 UTC+3 Chamazi Stadium , Dar es Salaam Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda )
28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)15:00 UTC+2 Barbourfields Stadium , Bulawayo Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar )
Triangle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
14 September 2019 (2019-09-14)20:00 UTC+2 30 June Stadium , Cairo Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia )
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29)17:45 UTC+1 Stade du 5 Juillet 1962 , Algiers Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco )
Pyramids won 2–1 on aggregate.
Play-off round
The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary 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 9 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2 ), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf 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 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 eight seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
Pot B contained the six seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
Pot C contained the eight unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
Pot D contained the ten unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into eight ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into six ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last two 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 .
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC±0 Stade du 28 Septembre , Conakry Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:00 UTC+3 Moi International Sports Centre , Kasarani Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe )
Horoya won 5–2 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC+3 CCM Kirumba Stadium , Mwanza Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)20:00 UTC+2 30 June Stadium , Cairo Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon )
Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC+1 Enyimba International Stadium , Aba
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:00 UTC+2 Mbombela Stadium , Mbombela
Enyimba won 4–1 on aggregate.
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30)18:00 UTC±0 Stade Lat-Dior , Thiès Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania )
5 November 2019 (2019-11-05)16:00 UTC+1 Stade René Pleven , Cotonou Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger )
1–1 on aggregate. ESAE won 4–3 on penalties.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)15:00 UTC±0 Baba Yara Stadium , Kumasi Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Abidjan Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria )
FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC+3 Startimes Stadium, Kampala Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)20:45 UTC+1 Stade du 5 Juillet , Algiers Referee: Louis Houngnandande (Benin )
Paradou AC won 4–1 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC+3 Moi International Sports Centre , Kasarani Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:30 UTC+1 Stade des Martyrs , Kinshasa Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique )
DC Motema Pembe won 3–2 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)15:00 UTC+2 Estádio do Zimpeto , Maputo
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)18:00 UTC+2 Bidvest Stadium , Johannesburg
Bidvest Wits won 8–1 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)15:30 UTC+1 Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya , N'Djamena Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)16:00 UTC±0 Stade Modibo Kéïta , Bamako Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya )
Djoliba won 5–0 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)15:00 UTC+2 Nkoloma Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)19:00 UTC+1 Stade Adrar , Agadir Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad )
Hassania Agadir won 3–2 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)17:00 UTC+1 Estadio de Malabo , Malabo Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:00 UTC+2 National Heroes Stadium , Lusaka Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo )
Zanaco won 8–2 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)14:30 UTC+3 CNaPS Stadium, Antananarivo Referee: Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)19:00 UTC+1 Stade Municipal de Berkane , Berkane Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania )
RS Berkane won 5–2 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC+4 Stade Linité , Victoria Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:00 UTC+2 Borg El Arab Stadium , Alexandria Referee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso )
Al-Masry won 6–0 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)16:00 UTC±0 Stade de Kégué , Lomé Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)16:00 UTC+1 Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium , Enugu Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt )
2–2 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)17:00 UTC±0 Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya , Nouakchott Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)15:00 UTC+2 Barbourfields Stadium , Bulawayo Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan )
FC Nouadhibou won 4–3 on aggregate.
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27)19:00 UTC+2 Borg El Arab Stadium , Alexandria (Egypt )Referee: Dawdu Williams (Sierra Leone )
3 November 2019 (2019-11-03)16:00 UTC+3 Startimes Stadium, Kampala Referee: Elsiddig El Treefe (Sudan )
Al-Nasr won 4–2 on aggregate.
Notes
^ The teams from Egypt were listed as Egypt 1 (Al-Masry) and Egypt 2 (Pyramids) at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the teams had not been confirmed.
The team from Ethiopia was listed as Ethiopia 1 at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the team had not been confirmed.
^ Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war .
Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war .
The DC Motema Pembe v Stade Renard de Melong was postponed from 11 August to 12 August due to travel difficulties of Stade Renard de Melong.
Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium .
Since the identity of the losers of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team Zamalek (44 pts) was used for seeding of the draw.
^ The matches between Génération Foot and ESAE were played on 30 October and 5 November 2019 due to the delay of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot.
The Asante Kotoko v FC San Pédro match was suspended during half time due to heavy rains, and was continued on 28 October 2019, 14:00 UTC±0 .
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