The 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, will be the 24th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and the 52nd overall season of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The winners of this edition of the competition will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2026–27 CAF Champions League in the 2027 CAF Super Cup.
Association team allocation All 54 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to the CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For this season's edition, CAF used the 2021–2026 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs performance over the 5 years in the CAF club competitions. The criteria for the points are as follows:
CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation CupWinners6 points5 pointsRunners-up5 points4 pointsLosing semi-finalists4 points3 pointsLosing quarter-finalists3 points2 points3rd place in groups2 points1 point4th place in groups1 point0.5 point
The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows: 2025–26: × 5 2024–25: × 4 2023–24: × 3 2022–23: × 2 2021–22: × 1
Teams The following 56 teams from 44 associations entered the competition. Bold received a bye to the second round. The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
+Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)AssociationRankTeamQualification method1Al Ahly2025–26 Egyptian Premier League third placeZED FC2025–26 Egypt Cup runners-up2Raja2025–26 Botola Pro third place AS FAR2025–26 Botola Pro fourth place 3USM Alger2025-26 CAF Confederation Cup champions and 2025–26 Algerian Cup championsCR Belouizdad2025–26 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place4Kaizer Chiefs2025–26 South African Premiership third placeDurban City2025–26 Nedbank Cup champions5Azam2025–26 Tanzanian Premier League third place Singida Black Stars2025–26 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place6Sfaxien2025–26 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third placeZarzis2025–26 Tunisian Cup runners-up7Primeiro de Agosto2025–26 Girabola third place Kabuscorp2025–26 Taça de Angola runners-up8AS Maniema Union2025–26 Linafoot third place Virunga2025–26 Coupe du Congo Champions 9Hilal Alsahil2025–26 Sudan Premier League third placeAl Ahli Madani2025–26 Sudan Cup champions 10Real Bamako2025–26 Malian Première Division third placeDiarra2026 Malian Cup runners-up11AF Amadou Diallo2025–26 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third placeKorhogo2026 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire champions 12Shooting Stars2025–26 Nigeria Premier Football League third place El-Kanemi Warriors2026 Nigeria Federation Cup champions +Associations eligible to enter one teamAssociationRankTeamQualifying method13Al Ahli Tripoli2026 Libyan Cup champions15Red Arrows2026 ABSA Cup champions16Nations2025–26 Ghana FA Cup champions17Hafia2025–26 Guinée Championnat National runners-up 18Jwaneng Galaxy2026 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winners18Douanes2026 Mauritanian President's Cup champions20Diambars2026 Senegal FA Cup champions21Tusker2026 Kenyan Cup champions21Panthère Sportive2025 Cameroonian Cup champions23Black Bulls2025 Taça de Mozambique runners-up23ASKO Kara2026 Coupe du Togo runners-up23Kitara2026 Uganda Cup champions26Green Mamba2026 Ingwenyama Cup runners-up26AS ZAM2026 Niger Cup runners-up—Rukinzo2026 Burundian Cup champions—Vitesse2026 Coupe du Faso champions—ASPACBenin Football Federation entrant—AS PSIChadian Football Federation entrant—Atomic Ngomé2026 Comoros Cup champions—ASAS Djibouti Télécom2025–26 Djibouti Premier League runners-up—The Panthers2026 Equatoguinean Cup runners-up—Welwalo Adigrat2026 Ethiopian Cup champions—UD InternacionalFootball Federation of Guinea-Bissau entrant—Rouge2026 Coupe de Madagascar champions—Port-Louis 20002026 Mauritian Cup runners-up—UNAM2026 Namibia FA Cup champions—Rayon Sports2026 Rwandan Cup runners-up —PTL Bazar Brothers2026 Seychelles FA Cup champions—East End Lions2026 Sierra Leonean FA Cup champions—Mogadishu City Club2026 Somalia Cup champions—Al-Ghazal2026 South Sudan National Cup runners-up —KMKM2026 Zanzibari Cup champions
Associations which did not enter a team
Schedule The schedule of the qualifying tournament is as follows.
Qualifying rounds
First round
Second round
Group stage
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Top goalscorers
See also 2026–27 CAF Champions League
References
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