2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 24 October 2021
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored162 (2.75 per match)

The 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 24 October 2021.[1] A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[2]

Times are in local times.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4][5]

The entry round of the 54 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 round Second round
(10 teams)
First round
(44 teams)
Teams

Format

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In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
First round 10–12 September 2021 17–19 September 2021
Second round 15–17 October 2021 22–24 October 2021

Bracket

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The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 August 2021.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

First round Second round
          
1 Guinea CI Kamsar 0 0
4 Ghana Hearts of Oak 2 2
Ghana Hearts of Oak 1 1 2
Morocco Wydad AC 0 6 6
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia LPRC Oilers 3 1 4
4 Togo ASKO Kara 0 2 2
Liberia LPRC Oilers 0 0 0
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL 0 0 0
4 Mali Stade Malien 1 3 4
Mali Stade Malien 0 1 1
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Niger USGN 1 1 2
4 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1 0 1
Niger USGN 1 1 2
Egypt Al Ahly 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1 Zanzibar KMKM 0 0 0
4 Libya Al Ittihad 2 2 4
Libya Al Ittihad 0 0 0
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta/Solar7 1 0 1
4 Kenya Tusker 1 3 4
Kenya Tusker 0 0 0
Egypt Zamalek 1 4 5
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Mogadishu City 0 1 1
4 Rwanda APR 0 2 2
Rwanda APR 1 0 1
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 4 5
First round Second round
          
1 Gabon AS Bouenguidi 1 0 1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1 2 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 0 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 South Africa AmaZulu 0 3 3
4 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 1 1 2
South Africa AmaZulu (a) 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2 0 2
4 Central African Republic DFC 8ème 0 1 1
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy (a) 0 3 3
Tanzania Simba 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Tanzania Young Africans 0 0 0
4 Nigeria Rivers United 1 1 2
Nigeria Rivers United 1 0 1
Sudan Al Hilal 1 1 2
3 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema 2 1 3
2 Sudan Al Hilal (a) 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Senegal Teungueth 0 0 0
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 1 2
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3 0 3
Algeria CR Belouizdad (a) 1 2 3
3 Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 1
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Mozambique UD Songo 1 0 1 (3)
4 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô (p) 0 1 1 (4)
Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2 0 2
Angola Petro de Luanda 2 2 4
3 Cameroon Fovu de Baham 2 0 2
2 Angola Petro de Luanda (a) 2 0 2
First round Second round
          
1 Benin ESAE 1 0 1
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 3 0 3
Algeria ES Sétif (a) 1 2 3
3 The Gambia Fortune FC 3 0 3 (4)
2 Algeria ES Sétif (p) 0 3 3 (5)
First round Second round
          
1 Angola Sagrada Esperança (p) 0 0 0 (5)
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0 0 0 (4)
Angola Sagrada Esperança 3 0 3
Eswatini Royal Leopards 1 1 2
3 Eswatini Royal Leopards (a) 1 1 2
2 Zambia ZESCO United 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda Express 2 0 2
4 Sudan Al Merrikh (a) 1 1 2
Sudan Al Merrikh 3 1 4
Zambia Zanaco 0 2 2
3 Equatorial Guinea Akonangui 0 0 0
2 Zambia Zanaco 2 1 3

First round

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The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CI Kamsar Guinea 0–2[A] Ghana Hearts of Oak
LPRC Oilers Liberia 4–2 Togo ASKO Kara 3–0 1–2
AS SONABEL Burkina Faso 0–4 Mali Stade Malien 0–1 0–3
USGN Niger 2–1 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1–1 1–0
KMKM Zanzibar 0–4 Libya Al Ittihad 0–2 0–2
Arta/Solar7 Djibouti 1–4 Kenya Tusker 1–1 0–3
Mogadishu City Somalia 1–2 Rwanda APR 0–0 1–2
AS Bouenguidi Gabon 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1–1 0–2
AmaZulu South Africa 3–2 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 0–1 3–1
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana 2–1 Central African Republic DFC 8ème 2–0 0–1
Young Africans Tanzania 0–2 Nigeria Rivers United 0–1 0–1
Fasil Kenema Ethiopia 3–3 (a) Sudan Al Hilal 2–2 1–1
Teungueth Senegal 0–2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 1–2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–2
UD Songo Mozambique 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 1–0 0–1
Fovu de Baham Cameroon 2–2 (a) Angola Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–0
ESAE Benin 1–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–2
Fortune FC The Gambia 3–3 (4–5 p) Algeria ES Sétif 3–0 0–3
Sagrada Esperança Angola 0–0 (5–4 p) Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0–0 0–0
Royal Leopards Eswatini 2–2 (a) Zambia ZESCO United 1–0 1–2
Express Uganda 2–2 (a) Sudan Al Merrikh 2–1 0–1
Akonangui Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Zambia Zanaco 0–2 0–1

Notes:

  1. ^ The match involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
Hearts of Oak Ghana2–0Guinea CI Kamsar
  • Kordzi 84'
  • Adams 90+4'
Report
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)

LPRC Oilers Liberia3–0Togo ASKO Kara
Report
Referee: Antonio Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
ASKO Kara Togo2–1Liberia LPRC Oilers
Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

LPRC Oilers won 3–2 on aggregate.


AS SONABEL Burkina Faso0–1Mali Stade Malien
Report
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)
Stade Malien Mali3–0Burkina Faso AS SONABEL
Report
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)

Stade Malien won 4–0 on aggregate.


USGN Niger1–1Burundi Le Messager Ngozi
Report
Le Messager Ngozi Burundi0–1Niger USGN
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.


KMKM Zanzibar0–2Libya Al Ittihad
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Al Ittihad Libya2–0Zanzibar KMKM
Report
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour (Egypt)

Al Ittihad won 4–0 on aggregate.


Arta/Solar7 Djibouti1–1Kenya Tusker
Report
Tusker Kenya3–0Djibouti Arta/Solar7
Report
Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Tusker won 4–1 on aggregate.


Mogadishu City Somalia0–0Rwanda APR
Report
APR Rwanda2–1Somalia Mogadishu City
Report

APR won 2–1 on aggregate.


AS Bouenguidi Gabon1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Gabon AS Bouenguidi
Report
Referee: Douglas Lemouchele (Cameroon)

AS Maniema Union won 3–1 on aggregate.


AmaZulu South Africa0–1Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi1–3South Africa AmaZulu
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

AmaZulu won 3–2 on aggregate.


Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana2–0Central African Republic DFC 8ème
Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
DFC 8ème Central African Republic1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Report
Referee: Tanguy Lopembe Tangi (DR Congo)

Jwaneng Galaxy won 2–1 on aggregate.


Young Africans Tanzania0–1Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Rivers United Nigeria1–0Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif (Ghana)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.


Fasil Kenema Ethiopia2–2Sudan Al Hilal
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Al Hilal Sudan1–1Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

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


Teungueth Senegal0–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Senegal Teungueth
Report
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.


Akwa United Nigeria1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
Report
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Nigeria Akwa United
Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

CR Belouizdad won 2–1 on aggregate.


UD Songo Mozambique1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
Report
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo1–0Mozambique UD Songo
Report
Penalties
4–3

1–1 on aggregate. AS Otohô won 4–3 on penalties.


Fovu de Baham Cameroon2–2Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
Petro de Luanda Angola0–0Cameroon Fovu de Baham
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

2–2 on aggregate. Petro de Luanda won on away goals.


ESAE Benin1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania2–0Benin ESAE
Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

FC Nouadhibou won 3–1 on aggregate.


Fortune FC The Gambia3–0Algeria ES Sétif
Report
Referee: Moses Forkpah (Liberia)
ES Sétif Algeria3–0The Gambia Fortune FC
Report
Penalties
5–4
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won 5–4 on penalties.


Sagrada Esperança Angola0–0Zimbabwe FC Platinum
Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
Report
Penalties
4–5

0–0 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–4 on penalties.


Royal Leopards Eswatini1–0Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
ZESCO United Zambia2–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)

2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.


Express Uganda2–1Sudan Al Merrikh
Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Al Merrikh Sudan1–0Uganda Express
Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.


Akonangui Equatorial Guinea0–2Zambia Zanaco
Report
Referee: Justus Mbelle (Cameroon)
Zanaco Zambia1–0Equatorial Guinea Akonangui
Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Zanaco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 10 teams that received byes to this round, and the 22 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hearts of Oak Ghana 2–6 Morocco Wydad AC 1–0 1–6
LPRC Oilers Liberia 0–4 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–3 Guinea Horoya 0–1 1–2
USGN Niger 2–7 Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 1–6
Al Ittihad Libya 0–1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0–0 0–1
Tusker Kenya 0–5 Egypt Zamalek 0–1 0–4
APR Rwanda 1–5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–4
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 0–2
AmaZulu South Africa 1–1 (a) Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 1–1
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana 3–3 (a) Tanzania Simba 0–2 3–1
Rivers United Nigeria 1–2 Sudan Al Hilal 1–1 0–1
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 3–3 (a) Algeria CR Belouizdad 3–1 0–2
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo 2–4 Angola Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–2
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 3–3 (a) Algeria ES Sétif 3–1 0–2
Sagrada Esperança Angola 3–2 Eswatini Royal Leopards 3–1 0–1
Al Merrikh Sudan 4–2 Zambia Zanaco 3–0 1–2
Hearts of Oak Ghana1–0Morocco Wydad AC
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins (Angola)
Wydad AC Morocco6–1Ghana Hearts of Oak
Report

Wydad AC won 6–2 on aggregate.


LPRC Oilers Liberia0–2Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Raja Casablanca Morocco2–0Liberia LPRC Oilers
Report

Raja Casablanca won 4–0 on aggregate.


Stade Malien Mali0–1Guinea Horoya
Report
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Horoya Guinea2–1Mali Stade Malien
Report

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.


USGN Niger1–1Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Al Ahly Egypt6–1Niger USGN