The 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 4 September and will end on 25 October 2026. Fifty-six teams will compete in two qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2026–27 CAF Confederation Cup.
All times are local.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 6 August 2026, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
With 56 clubs registered to take part in the qualifying rounds, eight clubs have received byes to the second round. The remaining sides have been placed in Pots depending on their CAF 5-year ranking and were drawn taking into account several factors, including geographical location.
Entry roundSecond round(8 teams)First round(48 teams)Teams Al Ahly USM Alger AS FAR CR Belouizdad Raja CA Maniema Union Kaizer Chiefs Azam Jwaneng Galaxy CS Sfaxien Al Ahli Singida Black Stars Black Bulls Real Bamako ASKO Kara Mogadishu City Kitara ZED ASAS Djibouti Télécom Hilal Alsahil Welwalo Adigrat KMKM Al Ahli Madani Tusker Al-Ghazala The Panthers ASPAC AS PSI CO Korhogo AS Douanes Hafia El-Kanemi Warriors UD Internacional AFAD Djékanou East End Lions Shooting Stars ES Zarzis Diambars Vitesse Diarra Nations AS ZAM UNAM Kabuscorp Red Arrows Rouge Durban City Rukinzo AS Port-Louis Panthère Sportive Rayon Sports Atomic Ngomé DC Virunga Bazar Brothers Green Mamba Primeiro de Agosto
Format
In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).
Schedule The schedule of the competition will be as follows.
+Schedule for the 2026–27 CAF Champions League qualifying roundsRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond legFirst round6 August 20264–6 September 202611–13 September 2026Second round16–18 October 202613–25 October 2026
Bracket The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 6 August 2026.
The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.
First round The first round, also called the first preliminary round, will include the 48 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.
Kitara won 4–1 on aggregate.
ZED won 5–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Welwalo Adigrat won 4–1 on penalties.
Al Ahli won 7–0 on aggregate.
Tusker won 3–2 on aggregate.
Singida Black Stars won 10–1 on aggregate.
5–5 on aggregate. The Panthers won on away goals.
CO Korhogo won 4–2 on aggregate.
AS Douanes won 3–2 on aggregate.
El-Kanemi Warriors won 3–1 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. AFAD Djékanou won on away goals.
CS Sfaxien won 2–1 on aggregate.
ES Zarzis won 3–2 on aggregate.
Real Bamako won 2–1 on aggregate.
Diarra won 2–1 on aggregate.
ASKO Kara won 6–0 on aggregate.
Kabuscorp won 5–1 on aggregate.
Red Arrows won 4–0 on aggregate.
AS Port-Louis won 2–1 on aggregate.
1–1 on aggregate. Rayon Sports won on away goals.
Black Bulls won 1–0 on aggregate.
DC Virunga won 1–0 on aggregate.
Primeiro de Agosto won 4–0 on aggregate.
Second round The second round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 8 teams that received byes to this round, and the 24 winners of the first round.
See also 2026–27 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
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