2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

Dates	9 September – 9 November 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played	96
Goals scored	185 (1.93 per match)
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The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 9 September 2022 and ended on 9 November 2022. A total of 50 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Times were local.

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[1][2][3]

The entry round of the 50 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 (14 teams)	First round (36 teams)
Teams	RS Berkane (54 pts) Pyramids (34 pts) Club Sfaxien (19 pts) JS Saoura (9 pts) Al Nasr (6 pts) ZESCO United (6 pts) USM Alger (5 pts) Sagrada Esperança (5 pts) Club Africain (4 pts) Motema Pembe (3 pts) Diables Noirs Hearts of Oak Marumo Gallants Azam	Buffles du Borgou Security Systems Douanes de Ouagadougou Bumamuru PWD Bamenda AS Santé d'Abéché Saint-Éloi Lupopo ASAS Télécom Future Inter de Litoral Academy Mbabane Highlanders Fasil Kenema Ashanti Golden Boys Milo Gagnoa LISCR Al Akhdar Elgeco Plus Real Bamako Nouakchott Kings ASFAR Ferroviário da Beira Douanes de Niamey Kwara United Remo Stars Kigali St Michel United Kallon Royal AM Al Hilal Wau Al Ahli Khartoum Hilal Alsahil Geita Gold ASC Kara Bul Kipanga

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. If the scores were still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League

Round	Draw date	First leg	Second leg
First round	9 August 2022	9–11 September 2022	16–18 September 2022
Second round		7–9 October 2022	14–16 October 2022
Playoff round	18 October 2022	2 November 2022	9 November 2022

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2022.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the playoff round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.

	First round							Second round
	1	Kwara United	3	0	3
	4	Douanes de Niamey	0	0	0
								Kwara United		3	0	3
								RS Berkane (a)		1	2	3

	First round							Second round
	1	LISCR	0	1	1
	4	Gagnoa	0	3	3
								Gagnoa		1	0	1
								JS Saoura		0	0	0

	First round							Second round
	1	Milo	2	0	2
	4	ASC Kara	1	3	4
								ASC Kara		0	1	1
								USM Alger		2	2	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Douanes de Ouagadougou	0	0	0 (1)
	4	Real Bamako (p)	0	0	0 (3)
								Real Bamako		3	0	3
								Hearts of Oak		0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Hilal Alsahil (a)	1	1	2
	4	Geita Gold	0	2	2
								Hilal Alsahil		0	0	0
								Pyramids		2	7	9

	First round							Second round
	1	Fasil Kenema	3	0	3
	4	Bumamuru	0	1	1
								Fasil Kenema		0	0	0
								Club Sfaxien		0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	ASAS Télécom	0	0	0
	4	Kigali	0	1	1
								Kigali		0	0	0
								Al Nasr		0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Al Hilal Wau	1	1	1 (3)
	4	Kipanga (p)	1	1	1 (4)
								Kipanga		0	0	0
								Club Africain		0	7	7

	First round							Second round
	1	Al Akhdar	3	0	3
	4	Al Ahli Khartoum	0	0	0
								Al Akhdar		3	0	3
								Azam		0	2	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Mbabane Highlanders	0	0	0
	4	Royal AM	0	2	2
								Royal AM (a)		0	1	1
								ZESCO United		0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Security Systems	—	—
	4	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	—	—	w/o
								Saint-Éloi Lupopo		2	0	2
								Sagrada Esperança		0	0	0

	First round							Second round
	1	St Michel United	—	—	w/o
	4	Inter de Litoral Academy	—	—
								St Michel United		1	0	1
								Motema Pembe		0	2	2

	First round							Second round
	1	AS Santé d'Abéché	1	0	1
	4	Ferroviário da Beira	2	1	3
								Ferroviário da Beira		2	0	2
								Diables Noirs		1	3	4

	First round							Second round
	1	PWD Bamenda	1	0	1
	4	Elgeco Plus	1	1	2
								Elgeco Plus		1	0	1
								Marumo Gallants		3	1	4

	First round							Second round
	1	ASFAR	1	1	2
	4	Remo Stars	1	0	1
								ASFAR		4	1	5
								Ashanti Golden Boys		0	0	0
	3	Ashanti Golden Boys	2	0	2
	2	Nouakchott Kings	0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Buffles du Borgou	0	0	0
	4	Kallon	1	3	4
								Kallon		0	0	0
								Future		2	4	6
	3	Bul	0	0	0
	2	Future	0	1	1

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 36 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kwara United	3–0	Douanes de Niamey	3–0	0–0
LISCR	1–3	Gagnoa	0–0	1–3
Milo	2–4	ASC Kara	2–1	0–3
Douanes de Ouagadougou	0–0 (1–3 p)	Real Bamako	0–0	0–0
Hilal Alsahil	2–2 (a)	Geita Gold	1–0	1–2
Fasil Kenema	3–1	Bumamuru	3–0	0–1
ASAS Télécom	0–1	Kigali	0–0	0–1
Al Hilal Wau	2–2 (3–4 p)	Kipanga	1–1	1–1
Al Akhdar	3–0	Al Ahli Khartoum	3–0	0–0
Mbabane Highlanders	0–2	Royal AM	0–0	0–2
Security Systems	w/o[A]	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	—	—
St Michel United	w/o[B]	Inter de Litoral Academy	—	—
AS Santé d'Abéché	1–3	Ferroviário da Beira	1–2	0–1
PWD Bamenda	1–2	Elgeco Plus	1–1	0–1
ASFAR	2–1	Remo Stars	1–1	1–0
Ashanti Golden Boys	2–1	Nouakchott Kings	2–0	0–1
Buffles du Borgou	0–4	Kallon	0–1	0–3
Bul	0–1	Future	0–0	0–1

Notes:

Kwara United won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Gagnoa won 3–1 on aggregate.

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ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.

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0–0 on aggregate. Real Bamako won 3–1 on penalties.

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2–2 on aggregate. Hilal Alsahil won on away goals.

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Fasil Kenema won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Kigali won 1–0 on aggregate.

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2–2 on aggregate. Kipanga won 4–3 on penalties.

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Al Akhdar won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Royal AM won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Ferroviário da Beira won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Elgeco Plus won 2–1 on aggregate.

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ASFAR won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Ashanti Golden Boys won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Kallon won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Future won 1–0 on aggregate.

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 14 teams that received byes to this round, and the 18 winners of the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Kwara United	3–3 (a)	RS Berkane	3–1	0–2
Gagnoa	1–0	JS Saoura	1–0	0–0
ASC Kara	1–4	USM Alger	0–2	1–2
Real Bamako	3–1	Hearts of Oak	3–0	0–1
Hilal Alsahil	0–9	Pyramids	0–2	0–7
Fasil Kenema	0–1	Club Sfaxien	0–0	0–1
Kigali	0–1	Al Nasr	0–0	0–1
Kipanga	0–7	Club Africain	0–0	0–7
Al Akhdar	3–2	Azam	3–0	0–2
Royal AM	1–1 (a)	ZESCO United	0–0	1–1
Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2–0	Sagrada Esperança	2–0	0–0
St Michel United	1–2	Motema Pembe	1–0	0–2
Ferroviário da Beira	2–4	Diables Noirs	2–1	0–3
Elgeco Plus	1–4	Marumo Gallants	1–3	0–1
ASFAR	5–0	Ashanti Golden Boys	4–0	1–0
Kallon	0–6	Future	0–2	0–4

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

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Gagnoa won 1–0 on aggregate.

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USM Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Real Bamako won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Pyramids won 9–0 on aggregate.

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Club Sfaxien won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Al Nasr won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Club Africain won 7–0 on aggregate.

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Al Akhdar won 3–2 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. Royal AM won on away goals.

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Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Motema Pembe won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Diables Noirs won 4–2 on aggregate.

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