The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 16 August and ended on 22 September 2024. 52 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup.
All times are local.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The entry round of the 52 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 roundSecond round(12 teams)First round(40 teams)Teams Zamalek RS Berkane Simba USM Alger ASEC Mimosas AS Vita Club Al Masry Stade Malien CS Sfaxien Enyimba Sekhukhune United Saint-Éloi Lupopo Al Ahli Tripoli Al Hilal Benghazi ASC Jaraaf AS Otohô ZESCO United CS Constantine Bravos do Maquis Desportivo da LS Dadje Orapa United Étoile Filante Rukinzo Fovu Club Elect Sport Alizé Fort 15 de Agosto Nsingizini Hotspurs Ethiopian Coffee Nsoatreman Hafia RC Abidjan Administration Police Watanga Elgeco Plus Union de Touarga Black Bulls AS FAN El Kanemi Warriors Police FC Foresters East End Lions Horseed Stellenbosch Jamus Coastal Union ASC Kara Stade Tunisien Kitara Uhamiaji Dynamos
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 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying roundsRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst round11 July 202416–18 August 202423–25 August 2024Second round13–15 September 202420–22 September 2024
Bracket The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.
The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.
First round The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.
Dadje won 3–2 on aggregate.
ASC Kara won 4–2 on aggregate.
Paynesville won 5–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Étoile Filante won on away goals.
0–0 on aggregate. RC Abidjan won 2–1 on penalties.
ASC Jaraaf won 4–0 on aggregate.
Administration Police won 1–0 on aggregate.
Stade Tunisien won 5–0 on aggregate.
Al Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al Hilal Benghazi won 6–4 on aggregate.
Rukinzo won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stellenbosch won 8–0 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Desportivo LS won on away goals.
Bravos do Maquis won 3–0 on aggregate.
Black Bulls won 11–0 on aggregate.
AS Otohô won 4–1 on aggregate.
Orapa United won 3–1 on aggregate.
Dynamos won 1–0 on aggregate.
Nsoatreman won 5–0 on aggregate.
CS Constantine won 4–1 on aggregate.
Second round The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 12 teams that received byes to this round, and the 20 winners of the first round.
RS Berkane won 7–0 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won 3–2 on aggregate.
Stade Malien won 3–2 on aggregate.
0–0 on aggregate. Enyimba won 3–2 on penalties.
ASC Jaraaf won 3–0 on aggregate.
Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.
Simba won 3–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate. Al Masry won 5–3 on penalties.
CS Sfaxien won 2–0 on aggregate.
Stellenbosch won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Desportivo LS won on away goals.
Bravos do Maquis won 3–1 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Black Bulls won on away goals.
1–1 on aggregate. Orapa United won 3–1 on penalties.
CS Constantine won 3–0 on aggregate.
See also 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Notes
References
External links TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com