2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The qualifying rounds of the 2013 CAF Champions League were played from 15 February to 5 May 2013, to decide the eight teams which advanced to the group stage.^[1]

2013 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

Dates	15 February – 5 May 2013
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Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second qualifying rounds was held on 9 December 2012, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, and the fixtures were announced by the CAF on 10 December 2012.^[2]

The following 56 teams were entered into the draw:

Byes to first round

• ES Sétif
• TP Mazembe
• Al-Ahly
• Djoliba
• Stade Malien
• Al-Hilal
• Al-Merrikh
• Espérance de Tunis

Entrants to preliminary round

• JSM Béjaïa
• Primeiro de Agosto
• Recreativo do Libolo
• ASPAC
• Mochudi Centre Chiefs
• ASFA Yennenga
• Vital'O
• Coton Sport
• Union Douala
• Olympic Real de Bangui
• Gazelle
• Djabal Club
• AC Léopards
• AS Vita Club
• AFAD Djékanou
• Séwé Sport
• Zamalek
• Sony Elá Nguema
• Saint George
• CF Mounana
• Real de Banjul
• Asante Kotoko
• Horoya
• Tusker
• Lesotho Correctional Services
• LISCR
• Al-Ittihad
• AS Adema
• FUS Rabat
• Moghreb Tétouan
• Maxaquene
• Olympic Niamey
• Enugu Rangers
• Kano Pillars
• APR
• Sporting Clube do Príncipe
• Casa Sports
• St Michel United
• Diamond Stars
• Orlando Pirates
• Mbabane Swallows
• Simba
• Dynamic Togolais
• CA Bizertin
• URA
• Zanaco
• Jamhuri
• Dynamos

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).^[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.^[2]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	15–17 February 2013	1–3 March 2013
First round	15–17 March 2013	5–7 April 2013
Second round	19–21 April 2013	3–5 May 2013

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 48 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	7–0	Gazelle	7–0	0–0
AS Vita Club	5–1	Dynamic Togolais	3–0	2–1
Jamhuri	0–8	Saint George	0–3	0–5
CA Bizertin	2–1	Al-Ittihad	1–1	1–0
Dynamos	3–1	Lesotho Correctional Services	3–0	0–1
St Michel United	1–7	Tusker	1–4	0–3
Zanaco	3–2	Mbabane Swallows	3–2	0–0
Orlando Pirates	9–0	Djabal Club	5–0	4–0
Maxaquene	0–2	Mochudi Centre Chiefs	0–1	0–1
APR	2–2 (a)	Vital'O	1–2	1–0
Enugu Rangers	w/o	Sporting Clube do Príncipe	—	—
Simba	0–5	Recreativo do Libolo	0–1	0–4
JSM Béjaïa	3–0	Olympic Niamey	3–0	0–0
Asante Kotoko	8–0	Sony Elá Nguema	7–0	1–0
Primeiro de Agosto	4–3	AS Adema	4–2	0–1
FUS Rabat	2–2 (a)	Real de Banjul	1–0	1–2
Union Douala	3–1	LISCR	2–1	1–0
Horoya	0–3	Séwé Sport	0–0	0–3
AFAD Djékanou	6–2	Diamond Stars	5–1	1–1
Coton Sport	0–0 (4–3 p)	URA	0–0	0–0
Moghreb Tétouan	1–1 (1–3 p)	Casa Sports	1–0	0–1
Kano Pillars	5–1	Olympic Real de Bangui	5–1	0–0
AC Léopards	2–1	CF Mounana	2–0	0–1
ASPAC	2–2 (4–5 p)	ASFA Yennenga	1–1	1–1

17 February 2013

18:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	7–0	Gazelle
Gaafar 15', 45+3' Ibrahim 28', 83' Cissé 76', 88' Hassan 81'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

2 March 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Gazelle	0–0	Zamalek
	Report

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Roponat Mbourou (Gabon)

Zamalek won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	3–0	Dynamic Togolais
Etekiama 6', 21' (pen.) Luvumbu 74'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Henry Mouandjo (Cameroon)

3 March 2013

15:00 UTC±0

Dynamic Togolais	1–2	AS Vita Club
Towodjo 56'	Report	Mpeko 63' Etekiama 79'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Abdoul-Aziz Hama (Niger)

AS Vita Club won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Jamhuri	0–3	Saint George
	Report	Oukri 5' Gebremariam 54' Abomi 79'

Gombani Stadium, Chake-Chake

Referee: Abdul Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)

3 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	5–0	Jamhuri
Alula Girma 38' Abomi 47' Butako 54' Bekele 79' Adane Girma 86'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

Saint George won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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15 February 2013

16:00 UTC+1

CA Bizertin	1–1	Al-Ittihad
Harran 49'	Report	Al Shibani 61'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

3 March 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Al-Ittihad	0–1	CA Bizertin
	Report	Troudi 24'

Stade Moulay Abdellah, Rabat (Morocco)

Referee: Mokhtar Amalou (Algeria)

Note: Al-Ittihad played their home match in Morocco due to security concerns in Libya.
CA Bizertin won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Dynamos	3–0	Lesotho Correctional Services
Muparati 22' Ziruntusa 61' Jaure 73'	Report

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Andreas Helmut (Namibia)

3 March 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Lesotho Correctional Services	1–0	Dynamos
Rankara 79'	Report

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Referee: Kaoma Wellington (Zambia)

Dynamos won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

16:30 UTC+4

St Michel United	1–4	Tusker
Tsaralaza 27'	Report	Ochieng 30', 85' Olunga 72' Sekayombya 83'

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

2 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Tusker	3–0	St Michel United
Opiyo 65' Sekayombya 70' Shikokoti 79'	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Kasarani

Referee: Eric Gasinzigwa (Burundi)

Tusker won 7–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	3–2	Mbabane Swallows
Kabuki 4' Kabwe 33' Banda 54'	Report	Ndzinisa 48' Tsabedze 72'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi)

3 March 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	0–0	Zanaco
	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Lekgotla Johannes (Botswana)

Zanaco won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

20:15 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	5–0	Djabal Club
Myeni 26' Chinyama 33', 52', 66', 71'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)

2 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Djabal Club	0–4	Orlando Pirates
	Report	Mbuyane 6' Mabena 8' Chinyama 54' Okonkwo 90'

Stade Saïd Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Orlando Pirates won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

16:00 UTC+2

Maxaquene	0–1	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
	Report	Ramatlhakwane 90+4'

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Nelson Fred (Seychelles)

2 March 2013

16:00 UTC+2

Mochudi Centre Chiefs	1–0	Maxaquene
Motlhabankwe 81'	Report

Molepolole Stadium, Molepolole

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

Mochudi Centre Chiefs won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

15:30 UTC+2

APR	1–2	Vital'O
Sekamana 67'	Report	Nkurikiye 27' Tambwe 64'

Stade Amahoro, Kigali

Referee: Dennis Batte (Uganda)

3 March 2013

15:30 UTC+2

Vital'O	0–1	APR
	Report	Mubumbyi 75'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

2–2 on aggregate. Vital'O won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

14:00 UTC+1

Enugu Rangers	Cancelled	Sporting Clube do Príncipe
	Report

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu

Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)

1–3 March 2013

Sporting Clube do Príncipe	Cancelled	Enugu Rangers
	Report

Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

Enugu Rangers advanced to the first round after Sporting Clube do Príncipe failed to show up for the first leg.^[3]

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17 February 2013

16:30 UTC+3

Simba	0–1	Recreativo do Libolo
	Report	Martins 24'

Benjamin Mkapa National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Daniel Volgraaf (South Africa)

3 March 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	4–0	Simba
Vado 9', 87' Rasca 79' Rúben Gouveia 81'	Report

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo

Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

Recreativo do Libolo won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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15 February 2013

17:00 UTC+1

JSM Béjaïa	3–0	Olympic Niamey
Megateli 8' Mebarki 48' Derrag 78'	Report

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

1 March 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Olympic Niamey	0–0	JSM Béjaïa
	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

JSM Béjaïa won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

15:00 UTC±0

Asante Kotoko	7–0	Sony Elá Nguema
Boakye 11' Aziz 28' Anaba 36' Helebege 41' Mpong 68' Bancey 79' Ochaya 86'	Report

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

3 March 2013

18:00 UTC+1

Sony Elá Nguema	0–1	Asante Kotoko
	Report	Aziz 64'

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Antonio Muachihuissa Caxala (Angola)

Asante Kotoko won 8–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

17:00 UTC+1

Primeiro de Agosto	4–2	AS Adema
Alfred 7' David 32' Mingo Bile 33' Musasa 80'	Report	Njilamana 66' Niasexe 79'

Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

3 March 2013

14:30 UTC+3

AS Adema	1–0	Primeiro de Agosto
Randriamanjaka 87'	Report

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Primeiro de Agosto won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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15 February 2013

19:00 UTC±0

FUS Rabat	1–0	Real de Banjul
Batna 90+4' (pen.)	Report

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

2 March 2013

15:00 UTC±0

Real de Banjul	2–1	FUS Rabat
Savage 60', 81'	Report	Ndame Ndame 65'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. FUS Rabat won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Union Douala	2–1	LISCR
Manga 60' Kongnyuy 72'	Report	Jarteh 52'

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Tsiba Kamba (Congo)

3 March 2013

15:00 UTC±0

LISCR	0–1	Union Douala
	Report	Nga 86'

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

Union Douala won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Horoya	0–0	Séwé Sport
	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)

2 March 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Séwé Sport	3–0	Horoya
Pacôme 23' Halidou 58' Kakou 78'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Abdul Karim Kabia (Sierra Leone)

Séwé Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

15:30 UTC±0

AFAD Djékanou	5–1	Diamond Stars
Soro Nanga 24', 45', 45', 84', 88'	Report	Badar 83'

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Henry Ogunyamodi (Nigeria)

2 March 2013

16:30 UTC±0

Diamond Stars	1–1	AFAD Djékanou
Sesay 6'	Report	Zahui 54' (pen.)

National Stadium, Freetown

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

AFAD Djékanou won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Coton Sport	0–0	URA
	Report

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Achile Madila (Congo DR)

2 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

URA	0–0	Coton Sport
	Report
Penalties
	3–4

National Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Charles Mbaga (Tanzania)

0–0 on aggregate. Coton Sport won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

18:00 UTC±0

Moghreb Tétouan	1–0	Casa Sports
Diallo 20' (o.g.)	Report

Saniat Rmel, Tetouan

Referee: Mohamed Farouk Mahmoud (Egypt)

3 March 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Casa Sports	1–0	Moghreb Tétouan
Ben Badji 90+4'	Report
Penalties
	3–1

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

1–1 on aggregate. Casa Sports won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

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16 February 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Kano Pillars	5–1	Olympic Real de Bangui
Bello Musa 15' Aliyu 38' Nafiu 60', 89' Aminu 66'	Report	Yabou 44'

Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano

Referee: Ousmane Sidibé (Mali)

3 March 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Olympic Real de Bangui	0–0	Kano Pillars
	Report

Barthelemy Boganda Stadium, Bangui

Referee: Diosdado Nzibi (Equatorial Guinea)

Kano Pillars won 5–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

14:00 UTC+1

AC Léopards	2–0	CF Mounana
Ngouelou 4' Lakolo 90+3'	Report

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie

Referee: Thomas Onyango (Kenya)

3 March 2013

16:00 UTC+1

CF Mounana	1–0	AC Léopards
Sokambi 50'	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Moumouni Kiagou (Benin)

AC Léopards won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

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17 February 2013

16:00 UTC+1

ASPAC	1–1	ASFA Yennenga
Bouraïma 62' (pen.)	Report	Tiendrébéogo 90+3'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Referee: Emmanuel Neewon (Liberia)

3 March 2013

15:30 UTC±0

ASFA Yennenga	1–1	ASPAC
Ouattara 25'	Report	Johnson 83'
Penalties
	5–4

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Benjamin Ekabatiem Odey (Nigeria)

2–2 on aggregate. ASFA Yennenga won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the first round.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 24 winners of the preliminary round, and the 8 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	1–0	AS Vita Club	1–0	0–0
Saint George	3–1	Djoliba	2–0	1–1
CA Bizertin	3–1	Dynamos	3–0	0–1
Tusker	1–4	Al-Ahly	1–2	0–2
Zanaco	1–3	Orlando Pirates	0–1	1–2
Mochudi Centre Chiefs	0–7	TP Mazembe	0–1	0–6
Vital'O	0–2	Enugu Rangers	0–0	0–2
Recreativo do Libolo	4–2	Al-Merrikh	2–1	2–1
JSM Béjaïa	1–1 (a)	Asante Kotoko	0–0	1–1
Primeiro de Agosto	0–2	Espérance de Tunis	0–1	0–1
FUS Rabat	3–1	Union Douala	3–0	0–1
Séwé Sport	5–4	Al-Hilal	4–1	1–3
AFAD Djékanou	1–3	Coton Sport	0–1	1–2
Casa Sports	1–4	Stade Malien	1–2	0–2
Kano Pillars	4–4 (a)	AC Léopards	4–1	0–3
ASFA Yennenga	4–5	ES Sétif	2–1	2–4

15 March 2013

18:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	1–0	AS Vita Club
Gaafar 67'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Gervais Munyanziza (Rwanda)

6 April 2013

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	0–0	Zamalek
	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Zamalek won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	2–0	Djoliba
Birhanu 7' Gebremariam 75'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Ali Kalyango (Uganda)

7 April 2013

16:00 UTC±0

Djoliba	1–1	Saint George
Diallo 28'	Report	Debebe 55'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

Saint George won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

15:00 UTC+1

CA Bizertin	3–0	Dynamos
Machani 50' Harran 58' (pen.) Jaziri 71'	Report

Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

7 April 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Dynamos	1–0	CA Bizertin
Sekete 90+4'	Report

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

CA Bizertin won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Tusker	1–2	Al-Ahly
Were 59'	Report	Moteab 48', 57'

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Simanga Nhleko (Swaziland)

7 April 2013

19:00 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	2–0	Tusker
Abd El-Zaher 6' Moteab 38'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Al-Ahly won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	0–1	Orlando Pirates
	Report	Mabena 6'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

6 April 2013

20:15 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	2–1	Zanaco
Masuku 19' Makola 77'	Report	Mwape 49'

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Orlando Pirates won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

16:00 UTC+2

Mochudi Centre Chiefs	0–1	TP Mazembe
	Report	Samatta 80'

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Eric Gasinzigwa (Burundi)

7 April 2013

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	6–0	Mochudi Centre Chiefs
Kalaba 6', 35' Mputu 15' (pen.), 80' Samatta 75' Nkulukuta 90'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Henry Ogunyamodi (Nigeria)

TP Mazembe won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

15:30 UTC+2

Vital'O	0–0	Enugu Rangers
	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

7 April 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Enugu Rangers	2–0	Vital'O
Uche 2' (pen.) Yarehe 16'	Report

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu

Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	2–1	Al-Merrikh
Dário 54' Camara 76'		Ramadan 45'

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

6 April 2013

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Merrikh	1–2	Recreativo do Libolo
Abdel-Aati 82'		Rasca 69' Sidnei 90+2'

Al-Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

Recreativo do Libolo won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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15 March 2013

19:00 UTC+1

JSM Béjaïa	0–0	Asante Kotoko
	Report

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Ousmane Fall (Senegal)

7 April 2013

14:00 UTC±0

Asante Kotoko	1–1	JSM Béjaïa
Akuffu 45'	Report	Derrag 72'

Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

1–1 on aggregate. JSM Béjaïa won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

17:00 UTC+1

Primeiro de Agosto	0–1	Espérance de Tunis
	Report	Msakni 44'

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

6 April 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	1–0	Primeiro de Agosto
Chammam 88' (pen.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Walid Tamuni (Libya)

Espérance de Tunis won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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15 March 2013

16:00 UTC±0

FUS Rabat	3–0	Union Douala
El Bahri 8' Saâdane 50' Fouzair 69'	Report

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Mohamed Said Kordi (Tunisia)

7 April 2013

14:30 UTC+1

Union Douala	1–0	FUS Rabat
Moundi 38'	Report

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Mensur Maeruf (Eritrea)

FUS Rabat won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Séwé Sport	4–1	Al-Hilal
Assalé 16' Mandela 51', 81' Zougoula 59'	Report	Traoré 75'

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

5 April 2013

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Hilal	3–1	Séwé Sport
Muhannad El Tahir 30' Bishah 48' Traoré 80'	Report	Kakou 90+2'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Wellington Kamoa (Zambia)

Séwé Sport won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

15:30 UTC±0

AFAD Djékanou	0–1	Coton Sport
	Report	Yougouda 65'

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

7 April 2013

14:30 UTC+1

Coton Sport	2–1	AFAD Djékanou
Yougouda 10' Eloundou 82'	Report	Soro Nanga 30'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Anthony Raphael (Malawi)

Coton Sport won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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17 March 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Casa Sports	1–2	Stade Malien
Dramé 45+1'	Report	Mamadou Coulibaly 25' Moussa Coulibaly 59'

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

6 April 2013

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	2–0	Casa Sports
Koïta 31' Cissoko 65'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Stade Malien won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Kano Pillars	4–1	AC Léopards
Musa 9', 45' Ubale 52' Umar 90'	Report	Dramé 71'

Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

6 April 2013

14:00 UTC+1

AC Léopards	3–0	Kano Pillars
Dramé 30', 90' Kalema 56' (pen.)	Report

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on the away goals rule and advanced to the second round.

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16 March 2013

16:00 UTC±0

ASFA Yennenga	2–1	ES Sétif
Ouédraogo 71' Sango 81'	Report	Aoudia 3'

Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

5 April 2013

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	4–2	ASFA Yennenga
Aoudia 25' Madouni 40', 60' Gourmi 51'	Report	Kaboré 89' Yaméogo 90'

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

ES Sétif won 5–4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round. The winners of each tie advanced to the group stage, while the losers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.^[1]

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zamalek	3–3 (a)	Saint George	1–1	2–2
CA Bizertin	1–2	Al-Ahly	0–0	1–2
Orlando Pirates	3–2	TP Mazembe	3–1	0–1
Enugu Rangers	1–3	Recreativo do Libolo	0–0	1–3
JSM Béjaïa	0–1	Espérance de Tunis	0–0	0–1
FUS Rabat	1–1 (a)	Séwé Sport	1–1	0–0
Coton Sport	3–0	Stade Malien	3–0	0–0
AC Léopards	4–4 (5–4 p)	ES Sétif	3–1	1–3

20 April 2013

19:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	1–1	Saint George
Cissé 83'	Report	Oumed 67'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn (Mauritius)

5 May 2013

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	2–2	Zamalek
Shimelis 14' Isinde 43'	Report	Cissé 2', 87'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

3–3 on aggregate. Zamalek won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. Saint George entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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21 April 2013

15:00 UTC+1

CA Bizertin	0–0	Al-Ahly
	Report

Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte

Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)

5 May 2013

19:00 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	2–1	CA Bizertin
Barakat 47' (pen.) Moteab 63'	Report	Hadhria 65' (pen.)

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. CA Bizertin entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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20 April 2013

20:15 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	3–1	TP Mazembe
Okonkwo 2' Mbesuma 57', 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Kabangu 45'

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

5 May 2013

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–0	Orlando Pirates
Kasusula 79'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Orlando Pirates won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. TP Mazembe entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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21 April 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Enugu Rangers	0–0	Recreativo do Libolo

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

4 May 2013

15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	3–1	Enugu Rangers
Camara 16' Dário 32', 74' (pen.)		Mba 56'

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Recreativo do Libolo won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Enugu Rangers entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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20 April 2013

18:00 UTC+1

JSM Béjaïa	0–0	Espérance de Tunis
	Report

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Koman Coulibaly (Mali)

4 May 2013

16:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	1–0	JSM Béjaïa
Chammam 77' (pen.)	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. JSM Béjaïa entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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21 April 2013

19:00 UTC±0

FUS Rabat	1–1	Séwé Sport
El Bahri 69'	Report	Zougoula 80'

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

4 May 2013

15:30 UTC±0

Séwé Sport	0–0	FUS Rabat
	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

1–1 on aggregate. Séwé Sport won on the away goals rule and advanced to the group stage. FUS Rabat entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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21 April 2013

15:30 UTC+1

Coton Sport	3–0	Stade Malien
Yougouda 15', 23' Mbang 88'	Report

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

4 May 2013

18:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	0–0	Coton Sport
	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Noumandiez Doué (Ivory Coast)

Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Stade Malien entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

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21 April 2013

15:30 UTC+1

AC Léopards	3–1	ES Sétif
Bhebey Ndey 36' Dramé 45' Kalema 90' (pen.)	Report	Aoudia 68'

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie

Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

3 May 2013

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	3–1	AC Léopards
Djahnit 21' Delhoum 39', 90+2'	Report	Bhebey Ndey 14'
Penalties
	4–5

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: William Agbovi (Ghana)

4–4 on aggregate. AC Léopards won the penalty shoot-out and advanced to the group stage. ES Sétif entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.