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In international football, the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Draw
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The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]
The entry round of the 54 teams entered into the draw is determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).
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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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]
Schedule
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017.[3][4] The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Petro de Luanda
| 5 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Masters Security
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Petro de Luanda
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 SuperSport United
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | SuperSport United
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Costa do Sol
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Jwaneng Galaxy
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Costa do Sol
| 0 | 2 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||
| Cape Town City
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Young Buffaloes
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Cape Town City
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Energie
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Hafia
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Energie
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Enyimba
| 2 | 3 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Enyimba
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Djoliba
| — | — | w/o | |||||||||
| 4 |  ELWA United
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Djoliba
| 1 | 1 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||
 APR
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | APR
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Anse Réunion
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Ngazi Sport
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS Port-Louis 2000
| 1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| AS Port-Louis 2000
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Fosa Juniors
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  AFC Leopards
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | Fosa Juniors
| 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  AS Mangasport
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS Maniema Union
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| AS Maniema Union
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
 USM Alger
| 2 | 1 | 3 (a) | ||||||||||
| 3 | USM Alger
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Olympique Star
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Étoile Filante
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Olympique Star
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
| 0 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | DC Motema Pembe
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| DC Motema Pembe
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Deportivo Niefang
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  New Star
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Deportivo Niefang
| 1 | 1 | 2 (a) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  AS Tanda
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 4 |  CS La Mancha
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| CS La Mancha
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Al-Ahly Shendi
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Al-Ahly Shendi
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Al-Ittihad Tripoli
| 1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Sahel
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Al-Ittihad Tripoli
| 1 | 0 | 1 (2 p) | ||||||||||
| Akwa United
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Akwa United
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Banjul Hawks
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Asante Kotoko
| 1 | 0 | 1 (6 p) | |||||||||
| 4 | CARA Brazzaville
| 0 | 1 | 1 (7 p) | |||||||||
| CARA Brazzaville
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
 US Ben Guerdane
| 0 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | US Ben Guerdane
| — | — | w/o | |||||||||
| 2 |  Al-Hilal Juba
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Onze Créateurs
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 | CR Belouizdad
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| CR Belouizdad
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Nkana
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Nkana
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Simba
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Gendarmerie Nationale
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Simba
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Al-Masry
| 2 | 0 | 2 (a) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Al-Masry
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Green Buffaloes
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  RS Berkane
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Mbour Petite-Côte
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Club Africain
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Club Africain
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raja Casablanca
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
 FC Nouadhibou
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Africa Sports
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 | FC Nouadhibou
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Zimamoto
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Welayta Dicha
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Welayta Dicha
| 2 | 1 | 3 (4 p) | ||||||||||
| Zamalek
| 1 | 2 | 3 (3 p) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Zamalek
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 2 | |||||||||||||
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Preliminary round
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The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
Notes:
Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)
Petro de Luanda won 5–0 on aggregate.
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)
Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso (Madagascar)
Referee: José Álvaro Clemente Chitumba (Angola)
Costa do Sol won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Energie won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
APR won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania)
Referee: Allou Franc Eric Miessan (Ivory Coast)
Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[5]
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)
1–1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.
Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
Referee: Kutlwano Leso (Botswana)
AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)
Stade Joseph Kabila, Kindu
Referee: Prince Arcy Dongombe (Central African Republic)
AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda)
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)
Olympique Star won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)
Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)
2–2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.
Referee: Reginald Lathbridge (Ghana)
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
CS La Mancha won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)
Akwa United won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Haithem Kossaï (Tunisia)
Referee: Abderazzek Arab (Algeria)
Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[7][6]
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7–6 on penalties.
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)
Al-Masry won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Alier Michael James (South Sudan)
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Simba won 5–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
Referee: Boukari Ouedraogo (Burkina Faso)
RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Stade Municipal, Nouadhibou
Referee: Bakary Camara (Gambia)
FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)
Welayta Dicha won 2–1 on aggregate.
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First round
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The first round included 32 teams: the 22 winners of the preliminary round, and the 10 teams that received byes to this round.
Referee: Simões Guambe (Mozambique)
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)
SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
2–2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.
Referee: Mohamed Cheikh Mhamed Vall (Mauritania)
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Enyimba won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Referee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)
2–2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on away goals.
Referee: Bilal Abdallah Ismael (Djibouti)
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)
Fosa Juniors won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
3–3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)
Deportivo Niefang won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
Shendi Stadium, Shendi
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
CS La Mancha won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)
1–1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3–2 on penalties.
Referee: Issa Abdelhadi (Chad)
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)
CR Belouizdad won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
2–2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
RS Berkane won 4–1 on aggregate.
Raja Casablanca won 5–3 on aggregate.
3–3 on aggregate. Welayta Dicha won 4–3 on penalties.
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Play-off round
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The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round. The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[8][9] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):[10]
- Pot A contained the four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot B contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
- Pot C contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.[11]
The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
Raja Casablanca won 5–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)
AS Vita Club won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
1–1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4–3 on penalties.
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
3–3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.
Kenyatta Stadium, Machakos
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
2–2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
UD Songo won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won on away goals.
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)
Aduana Stars won 7–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)
Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
3–3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Al-Masry won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Williamsville AC won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
Djoliba won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Rayon Sports won 3–2 on aggregate.
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Notes
- The teams from Mali were listed as Mali 1 (Onze Créateurs) and Mali 2 (Djoliba) at the time of the qualifying round draw.
- The identity of the team from Benin was not known at the time of the qualifying round draw.
- Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
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