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2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates16 September – 26 October 2025
Tournament statistics
Matches played84
Goals scored212 (2.52 per match)
2026–27 →

Qualification for the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup began on 16 September and ended on 26 October 2025, with 58 teams that competed for the 16 group stage places of the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup.

All times are local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), at Azam TV studios in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[1]

With 58 teams registered, six clubs – including former continental champions and recent finalists – have received byes into the Second Preliminary Round based on their CAF 5-year ranking. The remaining teams have been divided into three pots according to their CAF Club Ranking and geographical proximity, taking into account their regional unions.[2]

Entry round Second round
(6 teams) 		First round
(52 teams)
Teams Ranked teams
(6 teams)		 Pot 1
(17 teams)
Pot 2
(15 teams)		 Pot 3
(14 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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 9 August 2025 19–21 September 2025 26–28 September 2025
Second round 17–19 October 2025 24–26 October 2025

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by CAF on 9 August 2025.[3]

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko 4 1 5
4 Nigeria Kwara United 3 0 3
Ghana Asante Kotoko 0 1 1
Morocco Wydad AC 1 5 6
First round Second round
          
1 Senegal Génération Foot 1 3 4
4 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 1 5 6
Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou 1 0 1
Algeria USM Alger 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Sierra Leone Bhantal 0 3 3
4 Guinea Hafia 3 2 5
Guinea Hafia 1 0 1
Algeria CR Belouizdad 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso USFA 1 2 3
4 Togo AS Gbohloé-Su 0 0 0
Burkina Faso USFA 0 1 1
Mali Djoliba 0 2 2
3 Nigeria Abia Warriors 1 0 1
2 Mali Djoliba 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Niger ASN Nigelec 0 0 0
4 Morocco Olympic Safi 1 5 6
Morocco Olympic Safi 2 1 3
Tunisia Stade Tunisien 0 2 2
3 Tunisia Stade Tunisien 2 0 2
2 Mauritania ASC Snim 0 0 0
First round Second round
          
1 Cameroon Aigle Royal 0 2 2
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro 1 2 3
Ivory Coast San Pédro 1 3 4
Benin Coton FC 1 0 1
3 Liberia Black Man Warrior 0 1 1
2 Benin Coton FC 0 4 4
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Dekedaha 1 1 2
4 Sudan Al Zamala 0 2 2
Somalia Dekedaha 0 0 0
Egypt Zamalek 6 1 7
First round Second round
          
1 Ethiopia Wolaitta Dicha 0 1 1
4 Libya 'Al Ittihad Tripoli 0 3 3
Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli 0 1 1
Egypt Al Masry 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda NEC FC 2 1 3
4 Kenya Nairobi United (a) 2 1 3
Kenya Nairobi United (p) 2 0 2 (7)
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 2 2 (6)
3 Sudan Al Ahli Madani 1 0 1
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti AS Port 1 1 2
4 Zanzibar KMKM 2 2 4
Zanzibar KMKM 0 0 0
Tanzania Azam 2 7 9
3 South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba 0 0 0
2 Tanzania Azam 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burundi Flambeau du Centre 2 2 4
4 Libya Al Akhdar 1 2 3
Burundi Flambeau du Centre 1 1 2
Tanzania Singida Black Stars 1 3 4
3 Rwanda Rayon Sports 0 1 1
2 Tanzania Singida Black Stars 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles Foresters Mont Fleuri 1 0 1
4 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto 0 4 4
Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto 0 1 1
South Africa Stellenbosch 0 4 4
First round Second round
          
1 Gabon FC 105 Libreville 2 0 2
4 Zambia ZESCO United 0 5 5
Zambia ZESCO United 4 1 5
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 3 1 4
3 Malawi Mighty Wanderers 1 0 1 (5)
2 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy (p) 0 1 1 (6)
First round Second round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Simba 1 2 3
4 Comoros Djabal d'Iconi 0 0 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Simba 0 1 1
South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 0 3 3
3 Angola Kabuscorp 1 0 1 (4)
2 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs (p) 0 1 1 (5)
First round Second round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union 2 2 4
4 Mauritius Pamplemousses 1 2 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union (p) 1 1 2 (4)
Eswatini Royal Leopards 1 1 2 (3)
3 Namibia Young African 0 0 0
2 Eswatini Royal Leopards 2 5 7
First round Second round
          
1 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 1 2 3
4 Madagascar AS Fanalamanga 1 1 2
Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo 0 0 0
Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 1 2 3
3 Angola Primeiro de Agosto 1 0 1
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2 0 2

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 52 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Asante Kotoko Ghana5–3Nigeria Kwara United4–31–0
Génération Foot Senegal4–6Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou1–13–5
Bhantal Sierra Leone3–5Guinea Hafia0–33–2
USFA Burkina Faso3–0Togo AS Gbohloé-Su1–02–0
Abia Warriors Nigeria1–2Mali Djoliba1–10–1
ASN Nigelec Niger0–6Morocco Olympic Safi0–10–5
Stade Tunisien Tunisia2–0Mauritania ASC Snim2–00–0
Aigle Royal Cameroon2–3Ivory Coast San Pédro0–12–2
Black Man Warrior Liberia1–4Benin Coton FC0–01–4
Dekedaha Somalia2–2 (a)Sudan Al Zamala1–01–2
Wolaitta Dicha Ethiopia1–3Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli0–01–3
NEC FC Uganda3–3 (a)Kenya Nairobi United2–21–1
Al Ahli Madani Sudan1–3Tunisia Étoile du Sahel1–00–3
AS Port Djibouti2–4Zanzibar KMKM1–21–2
El Merreikh Bentiu South Sudan0–4Tanzania Azam0–20–2
Flambeau du Centre Burundi4–3Libya Al Akhdar2–12–2
Rayon Sports Rwanda1–3Tanzania Singida Black Stars0–11–2
Foresters Mont Fleuri Seychelles1–4Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto1–00–4
FC 105 Libreville Gabon2–5Zambia ZESCO United2–00–5
Mighty Wanderers Malawi1–1 (5–6 p)Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy1–00–1
AS Simba Democratic Republic of the Congo3–0Comoros Djabal d'Iconi1–02–0
Kabuscorp Angola1–1 (4–5 p)South Africa Kaizer Chiefs1–00–1
Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo4–3Mauritius Pamplemousses2–12–2
Young African Namibia0–7Eswatini Royal Leopards0–20–5
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique3–2Madagascar AS Fanalamanga1–12–1
Primeiro de Agosto Angola1–2Republic of the Congo AS Otohô1–20–0
Asante Kotoko Ghana4–3Nigeria Kwara United
  • Antwi 18'
  • A. Amoah 45', 73' (pen.)
  • Ablorh 47'
 Report
  • Aule 34', 45+2'
  • Shola 85'
Kwara United Nigeria0–1Ghana Asante Kotoko
Report
  • Gyau 54'

Asante Kotoko won 5–3 on aggregate.

Génération Foot Senegal1–1Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou
  • Cabo 14'
 Report
  • Amani 59'
AFAD Djékanou Ivory Coast5–3Senegal Génération Foot
  • Gnahoua 42'
  • Amani 52'
  • Banse 63'
  • Sebastien 90+2' (o.g.)
  • Kouao 90+7'
 Report
  • Mbodj 27', 28'
  • Dieng 58'

AFAD Djékanou won 6–4 on aggregate.

Bhantal Sierra Leone0–3Guinea Hafia
Report
Hafia Guinea2–3Sierra Leone Bhantal
 Report
  • 11' (pen.)
  • 22'
  • 85'

Hafia won 5–3 on aggregate.

USFA Burkina Faso1–0Togo AS Gbohloé-Su
Report
AS Gbohloé-Su Togo0–2Burkina Faso USFA
Report
  • Sawadogo 47'
  • Ky 90+2'

USFA won 3–0 on aggregate.

Abia Warriors Nigeria1–1Mali Djoliba
 Report
  • 88'
Djoliba Mali1–0Nigeria Abia Warriors
  • 30'
 Report

Djoliba won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASN Nigelec Niger0–1Morocco Olympic Safi
Report
Olympic Safi Morocco5–0Niger ASN Nigelec
 Report

Olympic Safi won 6–0 on aggregate.

Stade Tunisien Tunisia2–0Mauritania ASC Snim
 Report
ASC Snim Mauritania0–0Tunisia Stade Tunisien
Report

Stade Tunisien won 2–0 on aggregate.

Aigle Royal Cameroon0–1Ivory Coast San Pédro
Report
  • Kassi Theodore 56'
San Pédro Ivory Coast2–2Cameroon Aigle Royal
  • Dosso 21'
  • Kamagate 63'
 Report
  • Abanke 67'
  • Ymele 83'

San Pédro won 3–2 on aggregate.

Black Man Warrior Liberia0–0Benin Coton FC
Coton FC Benin4–1Liberia Black Man Warrior

Coton FC won 4–1 on aggregate.

Dekedaha Somalia1–0Sudan Al Zamala
Al Zamala Sudan2–1Somalia Dekedaha
  • Abaker
  • Oryan

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

Wolaitta Dicha Ethiopia0–0Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
Al Ittihad Tripoli Libya3–1Ethiopia Wolaitta Dicha

Al Ittihad Tripoli won 3–1 on aggregate.

NEC FC Uganda2–2Kenya Nairobi United
Nairobi United Kenya1–1Uganda NEC FC

3–3 on aggregate. Nairobi United won on away goals.

Al Ahli Madani Sudan1–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
  • Senja 90+2'
 Report
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3–0Sudan Al Ahli Madani
 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.

AS Port Djibouti1–2Zanzibar KMKM
KMKM Zanzibar2–1Djibouti AS Port

KMKM won 4–2 on aggregate.

El Merreikh Bentiu South Sudan0–2Tanzania Azam
Azam Tanzania2–0South Sudan El Merreikh Bentiu

Azam won 4–0 on aggregate.

Flambeau du Centre Burundi2–1Libya Al Akhdar
Al Akhdar Libya2–2Burundi Flambeau du Centre

Flambeau du Centre won 4–3 on aggregate.

Rayon Sports Rwanda0–1Tanzania Singida Black Stars
Singida Black Stars Tanzania2–1Rwanda Rayon Sports

Singida Black Stars won 3–1 on aggregate.

Foresters Mont Fleuri Seychelles1–0Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
  • Adeyeri 45'
15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea4–0Seychelles Foresters Mont Fleuri

15 de Agosto won 4–1 on aggregate.

FC 105 Libreville Gabon2–0Zambia ZESCO United
ZESCO United Zambia5–0Gabon FC 105 Libreville
Referee: Muhammed Marigo (Gambia)

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.

Mighty Wanderers Malawi1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana1–0Malawi Mighty Wanderers
Penalties
6–5

1–1 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won 6–5 on penalties.

AS Simba Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Comoros Djabal d'Iconi
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Djabal d'Iconi Comoros0–2Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Simba

AS Simba won 3–0 on aggregate.

Kabuscorp Angola1–0South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa1–0Angola Kabuscorp
Penalties
5–4

1–1 on aggregate. Kaizer Chiefs won 6–5 on penalties.

Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Mauritius Pamplemousses
Pamplemousses Mauritius2–2Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union
National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre

Maniema Union won 4–3 on aggregate.

Young African Namibia0–2Eswatini Royal Leopards
Royal Leopards Eswatini5–0Namibia Young African

Royal Leopards won 7–0 on aggregate.

Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique1–1Madagascar AS Fanalamanga
AS Fanalamanga Madagascar1–2Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
Campo da ABB, Maputo (Mozambique)

Ferroviário de Maputo won 3–2 on aggregate.

Primeiro de Agosto Angola1–2Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo0–0Angola Primeiro de Agosto
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)

AS Otohô won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 6 teams that received byes to this round, and the 26 winners of the first round.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Asante Kotoko Ghana1–6Morocco Wydad AC0–11–5
AFAD Djékanou Ivory Coast1–3Algeria USM Alger1–00–3
Hafia Guinea1–3Algeria CR Belouizdad1–10–2
USFA Burkina Faso1–2Mali Djoliba0–01–2
Olympic Safi Morocco3–2Tunisia Stade Tunisien2–01–2
San Pédro Ivory Coast4–1Benin Coton FC1–13–0
Dekedaha Somalia0–7Egypt Zamalek0–60–1
Al Ittihad Tripoli Libya1–2Egypt Al Masry0–01–2
Nairobi United Kenya2–2 (7–6 p)Tunisia Étoile du Sahel2–00–2
KMKM Zanzibar0–9Tanzania Azam0–20–7
Flambeau du Centre Burundi2–4Tanzania Singida Black Stars1–11–3
15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea1–4South Africa Stellenbosch0–01–4
ZESCO United Zambia5–4Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy4–31–1
AS Simba Democratic Republic of the Congo1–3South Africa Kaizer Chiefs0–01–3
Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2 (4–3 p)Eswatini Royal Leopards1–11–1
Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique0–3Republic of the Congo AS Otohô0–10–2
Asante Kotoko Ghana0–1Morocco Wydad AC
Report
  • Bakasu 47'
Wydad AC Morocco5–1Ghana Asante Kotoko
 Report
  • Gilbani 18'

Wydad AC won 6–1 on aggregate.

AFAD Djékanou Ivory Coast1–0Algeria USM Alger
  • Jarju 10'
 Report
Referee: Abdallah Jammeh (Gambia)
USM Alger Algeria3–0Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou
 Report
Referee: Jean-Pierre Nguiene Bissila (Congo)

USM Alger won 3–1 on aggregate.

Hafia Guinea1–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Camara 62'
 Report
Referee: Kossi Fabrice Senyo (Togo)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Guinea Hafia
 Report
Referee: Abdalaziz Yasir Ahmed (Sudan)

CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.

USFA Burkina Faso0–0Mali Djoliba
Report
Djoliba Mali2–1Burkina Faso USFA
Report

Djoliba won 2–1 on aggregate.

Olympic Safi Morocco2–0Tunisia Stade Tunisien
 Report
Stade Tunisien Tunisia2–1Morocco Olympic Safi
 Report
  • Eddaou 86'

Olympic Safi won 3–2 on aggregate.

San Pédro Ivory Coast1–1Benin Coton FC
Report
Coton FC Benin0–3Ivory Coast San Pédro
Report

San Pédro won 4–1 on aggregate.

Dekedaha Somalia0–6Egypt Zamalek
Report
Zamalek Egypt1–0Somalia Dekedaha
 Report

Zamalek won 7–0 on aggregate.

Al Ittihad Tripoli Libya0–0Egypt Al Masry
Al Masry Egypt2–1Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli

Al Masry won 2–1 on aggregate.

Nairobi United Kenya2–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia2–0Kenya Nairobi United
Report
Penalties
6–7

2–2 on aggregate. Nairobi United won 7–6 on penalties.

KMKM Zanzibar0–2Tanzania Azam
Azam Tanzania7–0Zanzibar KMKM

Azam won 9–0 on aggregate.

Flambeau du Centre Burundi1–1Tanzania Singida Black Stars
Singida Black Stars Tanzania3–1Burundi Flambeau du Centre

Singida Black Stars won 4–2 on aggregate.

15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea0–0South Africa Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africa4–1Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto

Stellenbosch won 4–1 on aggregate.

ZESCO United Zambia4–3Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana1–1Zambia ZESCO United

ZESCO United won 5–4 on aggregate.

AS Simba Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Simba

Kaizer Chiefs won 3–1 on aggregate.

Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
Royal Leopards Eswatini1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union
Penalties
3–4

2–2 on aggregate. Maniema Union won 4–3 on penalties.

Ferroviário de Maputo Mozambique0–1Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–0Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo

AS Otohô won 3–0 on aggregate.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Teams was not yet known at the time of the draw.

References

  1. ^ "CAF to stage the TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Preliminary Draw in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday". CAFOnline.com. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Draw procedure and Pots for the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary Rounds announced". CAFOnline.con. 8 August 2025. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  3. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 Preliminary Round Draw Delivers Mouthwatering Clashes". CAFOnline.com. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
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