2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

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2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates9 February – 18 April 2019
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The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018.[1] 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.[2]

Draw[]

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

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).

Entry round First round
(10 teams) 		Preliminary round
(44 teams)
Teams

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).[2]

Schedule[]

The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]

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.[3][4]

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 First round
                         
Angola Petro de Luanda 5 0 5  
Malawi Masters Security 0 0 0  
    Angola Petro de Luanda 0 1 1
  South Africa SuperSport United 0 2 2
South Africa SuperSport United Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Mozambique Costa do Sol 1 1 2  
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 0  
    Mozambique Costa do Sol 0 2 2 (a)
  South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2 (a)
Eswatini Young Buffaloes 0 0 0
South Africa Cape Town City 1 1 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Benin Energie 1 1 2  
Guinea Hafia 0 1 1  
    Benin Energie 0 2 2
  Nigeria Enyimba 2 3 5
Nigeria Enyimba Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Mali Djoliba — — w/o  
Liberia ELWA United — —  
    Mali Djoliba 1 1 2 (a)
  Rwanda APR 0 2 2 (a)
Rwanda APR 4 2 6
Seychelles Anse Réunion 0 1 1  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Comoros Ngazi Sport 1 1 2  
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 4 5  
    Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 0 0
  Madagascar Fosa Juniors 2 1 3
Kenya AFC Leopards 1 0 1 (a)
Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1 0 1 (a)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Gabon AS Mangasport 0 1 1  
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1 1 2  
    Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 1 3 (a)
  Algeria USM Alger 2 1 3 (a)
Algeria USM Alger Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Burundi Olympique Star 0 1 1  
Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0 0 0  
    Burundi Olympique Star 0 0 0
  Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0 6 6
Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe Bye  
   
    Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1 0 1
  Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2
Cameroon New Star 2 0 2 (a)
Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1 1 2 (a)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 0 0  
Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0 1 1  
    Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 3 1 4
  Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 0 2 2
Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 3 4  
Niger Sahel 0 0 0  
    Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 1 0 1 (2 p)
  Nigeria Akwa United 0 1 1 (3 p)
Nigeria Akwa United 1 2 3
The Gambia Banjul Hawks 2 0 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Ghana Asante Kotoko 1 0 1 (6 p)  
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 0 1 1 (7 p)  
    Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 3 1 4
  Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 0 3 3
Tunisia US Ben Guerdane — — w/o
South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Mali Onze Créateurs 1 0 1  
Algeria CR Belouizdad 1 2 3  
    Algeria CR Belouizdad 3 0 3
  Zambia Nkana 0 1 1
Zambia Nkana Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Tanzania Simba 4 1 5  
Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 0 0 0  
    Tanzania Simba 2 0 2 (a)
  Egypt Al-Masry 2 0 2 (a)
Egypt Al-Masry 4 1 5
Zambia Green Buffaloes 0 2 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Morocco RS Berkane 2 1 3  
Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 1 1 2  
    Morocco RS Berkane 3 1 4
  Tunisia Club Africain 1 0 1
Tunisia Club Africain Bye
   
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Morocco Raja Casablanca Bye  
   
    Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 4 5
  Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3
Ivory Coast Africa Sports 1 0 1
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 1 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Zanzibar Zimamoto 1 0 1  
Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 1 1 2  
    Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 2 1 3 (4 p)
  Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3 (3 p)
Egypt Zamalek Bye
   

Preliminary round[]

The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 5–0 Malawi Masters Security 5–0 0–0
Young Buffaloes Eswatini 0–2 South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 0–1
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–0 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 1–0 1–0
Energie Benin 2–1 Guinea Hafia 1–0 1–1
APR Rwanda 6–1 Seychelles Anse Réunion 4–0 2–1
Djoliba Mali w/o[w/o 1] Liberia ELWA United — —
AFC Leopards Kenya 1–1 (a) Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1–1 0–0
Ngazi Sport Comoros 2–5 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 0–1 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 1–0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0–0 1–0
New Star Cameroon 2–2 (a) Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–1 0–1
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 0–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0–0 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 3–2 The Gambia Banjul Hawks 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Niger Sahel 1–0 3–0
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia w/o[w/o 2] South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba — —
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (6–7 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Mali 1–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 0–2
Al-Masry Egypt 5–2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2
Simba Tanzania 5–0 Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 4–0 1–0
RS Berkane Morocco 3–2 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2–1 1–1
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 1–2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 1–2 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 1–1 0–1

Notes:

  1. ^ Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]
  2. ^ US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[6]
Petro de Luanda Angola5–0Malawi Masters Security
  • Goal 40'
  • Tony Goal 74', 77', 82'
  • Diney Goal 90+3'
 Report
Referee: (Namibia)
Masters Security Malawi0–0Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: (Tanzania)

Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.

Young Buffaloes Eswatini0–1South Africa Cape Town City
Report
  • Goal 81'
Referee: (Angola)
Cape Town City South Africa1–0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
  • Ralani Goal 57'
 Report
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: (Mauritius)

Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Costa do Sol Mozambique1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: (Madagascar)
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana0–1Mozambique Costa do Sol
Report
  • Isac Goal 20'
Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: (Angola)

Costa do Sol won 2–0 on aggregate.

Energie Benin1–0Guinea Hafia
  • Goal 42'
 Report
Referee: (Togo)
Hafia Guinea1–1Benin Energie
 Report
  • Goal 90'
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Referee: (Cape Verde)

Energie won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda4–0Seychelles Anse Réunion
 Report
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: (Ethiopia)
Anse Réunion Seychelles1–2Rwanda APR
 Report
  • Rugwiro Goal 47'
  • Goal 62'
Stade Linité, Victoria
Referee: (Kenya)

APR won 6–1 on aggregate.

Djoliba MaliCancelledLiberia ELWA United
Report
Referee: (Mauritania)
ELWA United LiberiaCancelledMali Djoliba
Report
Referee: (Ivory Coast)

Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]

AFC Leopards Kenya1–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
  • Goal 3'
 Report
  • Goal 15'
Referee: (Somalia)
Fosa Juniors Madagascar0–0Kenya AFC Leopards
Report
Referee: (Seychelles)

1–1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.

Ngazi Sport Comoros1–1Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
  • Goal 66'
 Report
Referee: (Malawi)
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius4–1Comoros Ngazi Sport
 Report
  • Goal 88'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Referee: (Botswana)

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5–2 on aggregate.

AS Mangasport Gabon0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
  • Goal 83'
Referee: (Cameroon)
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Gabon AS Mangasport
  • Goal 18' (pen.)
 Report
  • Goal 37'
, Kindu

AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olympique Star Burundi0–0Burkina Faso Étoile Filante
Report
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura
Referee: (Rwanda)
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–1Burundi Olympique Star
Report
  • Goal 56'
Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou
Referee: (Mali)

Olympique Star won 1–0 on aggregate.

New Star Cameroon2–1Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Goal 35', 83'
 Report
  • Goal 87'
Limbe Stadium, Limbe
Referee: (Gabon)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea1–0Cameroon New Star
  • Asu Goal 29'
 Report
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Referee: (Nigeria)

2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast0–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
Report
Referee: (Ghana)
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo1–0Ivory Coast AS Tanda
 Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: (Chad)

CS La Mancha won 1–0 on aggregate.

Akwa United Nigeria1–2The Gambia Banjul Hawks
  • Goal 72'
 Report
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Referee: (Sierra Leone)
Banjul Hawks The Gambia0–2Nigeria Akwa United
Report
  • Goal 38', 46'
Independence Stadium, Bakau
Referee: (Guinea)

Akwa United won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–0Niger Sahel
  • Goal 90'
 Report
Referee: (Tunisia)
Sahel Niger0–3Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Report
  • Goal 17', 32'
  • Goal 25'
Referee: (Algeria)

Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4–0 on aggregate.

US Ben Guerdane TunisiaCancelledSouth Sudan Al-Hilal Juba
Report
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Hilal Juba South SudanCancelledTunisia US Ben Guerdane
Report
Referee: (DR Congo)

US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[7][6]

Asante Kotoko Ghana1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi
Referee: (Senegal)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ghana Asante Kotoko
  • Goal 38'
 Report
Penalties
 7–6
Referee: (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7–6 on penalties.

Onze Créateurs Mali1–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Goal 40' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bechou Goal 61'
Referee: (Niger)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Mali Onze Créateurs
  • Bouchar Goal 30'
  • Lakroum Goal 69'
 Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: (Morocco)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Al-Masry Egypt4–0Zambia Green Buffaloes
 Report
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Uganda)
Green Buffaloes Zambia2–1Egypt Al-Masry
 Report
Referee: (Equatorial Guinea)

Al-Masry won 5–2 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania4–0Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale
  • Goal 1'
  • Bocco Goal 33', 45'
  • Okwi Goal 90'
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (South Sudan)
Gendarmerie Nationale Djibouti0–1Tanzania Simba
Report
  • Okwi Goal 53'
Referee: (Burundi)

Simba won 5–0 on aggregate.

RS Berkane Morocco2–1Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte
  • El Kaabi Goal 63' (pen.)
  • Laba Goal 72'
 Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Mbour Petite-Côte Senegal1–1Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
  • El Kaabi Goal 66'
Referee: (Burkina Faso)

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

Africa Sports Ivory Coast1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Goal 42'
 Report
  • Goal 51'
Referee: (Congo)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania1–0Ivory Coast Africa Sports
  • Goal 61' (o.g.)
 Report
, Nouadhibou
Referee: (Gambia)

FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.

Zimamoto Zanzibar1–1Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
  • Goal 32'
 Report
  • Djako Goal 43'
Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City
Referee: (Sudan)
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia1–0Zanzibar Zimamoto
  • Djako Goal 28' (pen.)
 Report
, Awasa
Referee: (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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 1–2 South Africa SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–2 (a) South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 2–1
Energie Benin 2–5 Nigeria Enyimba 0–2 2–3
Djoliba Mali 2–2 (a) Rwanda APR 1–0 1–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius 0–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 0–2 0–1
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Algeria USM Alger 2–2 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 0–6 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0–0 0–6
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1–1 0–1
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo 4–2 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3–0 1–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1–1 (2–3 p) Nigeria Akwa United 1–0 0–1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4–3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 3–0 1–3
CR Belouizdad Algeria 3–1 Zambia Nkana 3–0 0–1
Simba Tanzania 2–2 (a) Egypt Al-Masry 2–2 0–0
RS Berkane Morocco 4–1 Tunisia Club Africain 3–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 4–2
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia 3–3 (4–3 p) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 1–2
Petro de Luanda Angola0–0South Africa SuperSport United
Report
Referee: (Mozambique)
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Angola Petro de Luanda
  • Goal 79', 83'
 Report
  • Goal 49'
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria
Referee: (Zambia)

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Costa do Sol Mozambique0–1South Africa Cape Town City
Report
  • Goal 65'
Referee: (Lesotho)
Cape Town City South Africa1–2Mozambique Costa do Sol
  • Goal 15'
 Report
Athlone Stadium, Cape Town
Referee: (Ethiopia)

2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.

Energie Benin0–2Nigeria Enyimba
Report
  • Goal 3' (o.g.)
  • Goal 8'
Referee: (Mauritania)
Enyimba Nigeria3–2Benin Energie
 Report
Referee: (Cameroon)

Enyimba won 5–2 on aggregate.

Djoliba Mali1–0Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: (Cape Verde)
APR Rwanda2–1Mali Djoliba
 Report
Amahoro Stadium, Kigali
Referee: (Eritrea)

2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on away goals.

AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius0–2Madagascar Fosa Juniors
Report
  • Andrianarimanana Goal 35', 53'
Stade George V, Curepipe
Referee: (Djibouti)
Fosa Juniors Madagascar1–0Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
  • Goal 63'
 Report
Referee: (Tanzania)

Fosa Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2Algeria USM Alger
  • Goal 45'
  • Goal 51'
 Report
, Kindu
Referee: (Sudan)
USM Alger Algeria1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
  • Darfalou Goal 82'
 Report
Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers
Referee: (Liberia)

3–3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

Olympique Star Burundi0–0Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Report
Referee: (Congo)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan6–0Burundi Olympique Star
 Report
, El-Obeid
Referee: (Libya)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6–0 on aggregate.

DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Goal 21'
 Report
  • Goal 35'
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: (Nigeria)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe
 Report
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Referee: (Niger)

Deportivo Niefang won 2–1 on aggregate.

CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo3–0Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi
 Report
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Al-Ahly Shendi Sudan2–1Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
 Report
, Shendi
Referee: (Senegal)

CS La Mancha won 4–2 on aggregate.

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–0Nigeria Akwa United
  • Goal 83'
 Report
Referee: (Togo)
Akwa United Nigeria1–0Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli
  • Goal 46'
 Report
Penalties
  • Etim Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty missed
 3–2
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored Al Badri
  • Penalty missed
  • Penalty missed
  • Penalty missed
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo
Referee: (Equatorial Guinea)

1–1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3–2 on penalties.

CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo3–0Tunisia US Ben Guerdane
 Report
Referee: (Chad)
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia3–1Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
  • Goal 73'
Stade du 7 Mars, Ben Gardane
Referee: (Benin)

CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.

CR Belouizdad Algeria3–0Zambia Nkana
 Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: (Tunisia)
Nkana Zambia1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Goal 47' (pen.)
 Report
Nkana Stadium, Kitwe
Referee: (Swaziland)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

Simba Tanzania2–2Egypt Al-Masry
  • Bocco Goal 10' (pen.)
  • Okwi Goal 74' (pen.)
 Report
  • Gomaa Goal 12'
  • Shoukry Goal 26' (pen.)
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (South Africa)
Al-Masry Egypt0–0Tanzania Simba
Report
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Eritrea)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.

RS Berkane Morocco3–1Tunisia Club Africain
  • Aziz Goal 24'
  • Laba Goal 31'
  • Goal 75'
 Report
  • Khalifa Goal 89' (pen.)
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Club Africain Tunisia0–1Morocco RS Berkane
Report
  • El Kaabi Goal 72'
Referee: (Rwanda)

RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.

Raja Casablanca Morocco1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Goal 69'
 Report
  • Goal 79'
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania2–4Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Gaye Goal 12'
  • Goal 63'
 Report
, Nouadhibou
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: (Guinea)

Raja Casablanca won 5–3 on aggregate.

Welayta Dicha Ethiopia2–1Egypt Zamalek
  • Goal 16'
  • Goal 77'
 Report
  • Fathy Goal 36'
, Awasa
Referee: (Malawi)
Zamalek Egypt2–1Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
 Report
  • Goal 51'
Penalties
 3–4
  • Penalty scored Djako
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored
Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: (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.[8][9] 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):[10]

  • 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.[11]

Pot Pot A Pot B Pot C Pot D
Qualified from Champions League Confederation Cup Champions League Confederation Cup
Teams
  • Algeria USM Alger (35 pts)
  • South Africa SuperSport United (20 pts)
  • Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid (10 pts)
  • Nigeria Enyimba (8 pts)
  • Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
  • Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
  • Egypt Al-Masry
  • Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
  • Madagascar Fosa Juniors
  • Mali Djoliba
  • Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Morocco RS Berkane
  • Mozambique Costa do Sol
  • Nigeria Akwa United

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zanaco Zambia 0–5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–3
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 6–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 1–0 5–1
Saint George Ethiopia 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan 3–3 (a) Nigeria Akwa United 2–0 1–3
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–2 (a) South Africa SuperSport United 1–0 1–2
UD Songo Mozambique 4–3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 3–1 1–2
Plateau United Nigeria 2–5 Algeria USM Alger 2–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits South Africa 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enyimba 1–1 0–0
Aduana Stars Ghana 7–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 6–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 2–0 0–1
Génération Foot Senegal 3–3 (a) Morocco RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
CF Mounana Gabon 2–3 Egypt Al-Masry 1–1 1–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–0
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast 3–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–0 1–2
MFM Nigeria 0–1 Mali Djoliba 0–1 0–0
Rayon Sports Rwanda 3–2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 3–0 0–2
Zanaco Zambia0–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka
Attendance: 8,000
Raja Casablanca Morocco3–0Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Raja Casablanca won 5–0 on aggregate.

AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha
  • Ngoma Goal 87'
 Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee: (Ivory Coast)
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo1–5Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
  • Mundele Goal 8', 59', 61', 88'
  • Goal 79'
Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire
Referee: (Sudan)

AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.

Saint George Ethiopia1–0Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville
 Report
Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo1–0Ethiopia Saint George
  • Goal 36'
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty missed Adane
  • Penalty scored
  • Penalty missed Assefa
Referee: (Cameroon)

1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on penalties.

Al-Hilal Sudan2–0Nigeria Akwa United
  • Goal 20'
  • Goal 25'
 Report
Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: (DR Congo)
Akwa United Nigeria3–1Sudan Al-Hilal
  • Goal 45', 52', 65' (pen.)
 Report
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.

Gor Mahia Kenya1–0South Africa SuperSport United
  • Tuyisenge Goal 78' (pen.)
 Report
, Machakos
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
  • Kahata Goal 61'
Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

2–2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.

UD Songo Mozambique3–1Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
 Report
Referee: (Kenya)
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Sudan2–1Mozambique UD Songo
  • Goal 32'
  • Goal 61'
 Report
, El-Obeid
Referee: (Tunisia)

UD Songo won 4–3 on aggregate.

Plateau United Nigeria2–1Algeria USM Alger
  • Osanga Goal 21'
  • James Goal 74'
 Report
  • Yaya Goal 55'
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
USM Alger Algeria4–0Nigeria Plateau United
  • Darfalou Goal 29', 49'
  • Beldjilali Goal 43'
  • Benkhemassa Goal 79'
 Report
Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers
Referee: (Senegal)

USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.

Bidvest Wits South Africa1–1Nigeria Enyimba
  • Klate Goal 3'
 Report
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: (Botswana)
Enyimba Nigeria0–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
Report
Referee: (Angola)

1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won on away goals.

Aduana Stars Ghana6–1Madagascar Fosa Juniors
  • Goal 8', 84'
  • Adams Goal 33' (pen.), 40' (pen.)
  • Mumuni Goal 62' (pen.)
  • Adjei Goal 86'
 Report
  • Goal 4'
Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Fosa Juniors Madagascar2–1Ghana Aduana Stars
 Report
Referee: (Comoros)

Aduana Stars won 7–3 on aggregate.

Young Africans Tanzania2–0Ethiopia Welayta Dicha
  • Goal 1'
  • Goal 54'
 Report
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: (Nigeria)
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia1–0Tanzania Young Africans
  • Djako Goal 2'
 Report
, Awasa
Referee: (Uganda)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

Génération Foot Senegal3–1Morocco RS Berkane
  • Ndiaye Goal 49', 58', 63'
 Report
  • El Kaabi Goal 37'
Referee: (Ghana)
RS Berkane Morocco2–0Senegal Génération Foot
  • Aziz Goal 33'
  • Goal 75' (o.g.)
 Report
Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee: (Mali)

3–3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.

CF Mounana Gabon1–1Egypt Al-Masry
  • Atchabao Goal 56'
 Report
Referee: (Togo)
Al-Masry Egypt2–1Gabon CF Mounana
 Report
  • Ameka Goal 65'
Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: (Morocco)

Al-Masry won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
CR Belouizdad Algeria0–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
Stade du 20-Août-1955, Algiers
Referee: (Guinea)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

Williamsville AC Ivory Coast2–0Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang
  • Goal 13'
  • Goal 54'
 Report
Referee: (Mauritius)
Deportivo Niefang Equatorial Guinea2–1Ivory Coast Williamsville AC
  • Goal 3' (o.g.)
  • Goal 70'
 Report
  • Goal 90+1'
Estadio de Bata, Bata
Referee: (Zimbabwe)

Williamsville AC won 3–2 on aggregate.

MFM Nigeria0–1Mali Djoliba
Report
  • Goal 78'
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Djoliba Mali0–0Nigeria MFM
Report
Referee: (Rwanda)

Djoliba won 1–0 on aggregate.

Rayon Sports Rwanda3–0Mozambique Costa do Sol
  • Shabani Goal 45+1' (pen.), 84'
  • Goal 78'
 Report
Referee: (Namibia)
Costa do Sol Mozambique2–0Rwanda Rayon Sports
  • Isac Goal 30', 45+1'
 Report
Referee: (Burundi)

Rayon Sports won 3–2 on aggregate.

Notes[]

  1. ^ a b The teams from Mali were listed as Mali 1 (Onze Créateurs) and Mali 2 (Djoliba) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  2. ^ The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
  3. ^ a b Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. ^ a b "Draw results of Interclubs 2018 prelims". CAF. 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Results of the draw: Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ a b "FORFAIT DU CLUB ELWA UNITED". CAF. 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ a b "South Sudanese clubs Al Salam Wau, Hilal Juba eliminated". CAF. 15 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Coupe de la CAF : L'US Ben Guerdane qualifiée par forfait du club sud-soudanais Al Hilal Juba". directinfo.webmanagercenter.com. 10 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Draw for the Champions League & Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Results of draw of 2nd 1/16th round". CAF. 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ "Ranking of the clubs qualified to the 2nd 1/16th Finals of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
  11. ^ "Draw Procedures for Interclubs Group Phase". CAF. 20 March 2018.

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