2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2020 to 21 February 2021.^[1][2] A total of 67 teams are competing in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.^[3]

2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

Dates	27 November 2020 – 21 February 2021
Tournament statistics
Matches played	92
Goals scored	207 (2.25 per match)
← 2019–20 2021–22 →

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[4][5]

The entry round of the 51 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 round	First round (13 teams)	Preliminary round (38 teams)
Teams	RS Berkane (47 pts) Étoile du Sahel (47 pts) Pyramids (20 pts) ES Sétif (12 pts) JS Kabylie (10 pts) Orlando Pirates (8 pts) KCCA (8 pts) Al Ahli Tripoli (6.5 pts) DC Motema Pembe (5 pts) El Hilal El Obeid (4 pts) UD Songo (3 pts) ESAE (2.5 pts) FC San Pédro (2.5 pts)	Salitas (2 pts) Coton Sport (2 pts) Rivers United (1 pt) Bravos do Maquis Sagrada Esperança Orapa United Musongati Renaissance Ngazi Sport Étoile du Congo AS Maniema Union Arta/Solar7 Al Mokawloon Al Arab Futuro Kings Mbabane Swallows Fasil Kenema GAMTEL Ashanti Gold AS Kaloum Star CI Kamsar Al Ittihad Yeelen Olympique Tevragh-Zeina TAS Casablanca USGN Kano Pillars AS Kigali ASC Jaraaf Horseed Bloemfontein Celtic Al Rabita Al Amal Atbara Namungo UFC Sokodé US Monastir Green Eagles NAPSA Stars KVZ

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).^[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows.^[2]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	27–29 November 2020	4–6 December 2020
First round	22–23 December 2020	5–6 January 2021
Play-off round	14 February 2021	21 February 2021

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2020. The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	AS Kaloum Star	1	0	1
	4	Tevragh-Zeina	1	1	2
								Tevragh-Zeina		0	0	0
								RS Berkane		0	2	2
	3	RS Berkane			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	CI Kamsar	0	0	0
	4	Renaissance	0	1	1
								Renaissance		—	—
								ES Sétif		—	—	w/o
	3	ES Sétif			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Yeelen Olympique	0	1	1
	4	USGN	1	1	2
								USGN		1	0	1
								JS Kabylie		2	2	4
	3	JS Kabylie			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	GAMTEL	0	—
	4	TAS Casablanca	1	—	w/o
								TAS Casablanca		4	1	5
								ESAE		0	1	1
	3	ESAE			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	ASC Jaraaf	3	0	3
	4	Kano Pillars	1	0	1
								ASC Jaraaf (a)		0	2	2
								FC San Pédro		1	1	1
	3	FC San Pédro			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Arta/Solar7	0	1	1
	4	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	1	9	10
								Al Mokawloon Al Arab		0	1	1
								Étoile du Sahel		0	2	2
	3	Étoile du Sahel			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Al Ittihad	4	3	7
	4	Horseed	1	0	1
								Al Ittihad		0	2	2
								Pyramids		1	3	4
	3	Pyramids			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	US Monastir	2	1	3
	4	Fasil Kenema	0	2	2
								US Monastir		2	0	2
								Al Ahli Tripoli		0	0	0
	3	Al Ahli Tripoli			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Namungo	3	—	w/o
	4	Al Rabita	0	—
								Namungo		2	3	5
								El Hilal El Obeid		0	3	3
	3	El Hilal El Obeid			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Sagrada Esperança	—	—	w/o
	4	Mbabane Swallows	—	—
								Sagrada Esperança		0	—
								Orlando Pirates		1	—	w/o
	3	Orlando Pirates			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Orapa United	2	0	2
	4	AS Kigali (a)	1	1	2
								AS Kigali (a)		2 (awd.)	1	3
								KCCA		0	3	3
	3	KCCA			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Ngazi Sport	1	1	2
	4	NAPSA Stars	5	4	9
								NAPSA Stars (a)		0	1	1
								UD Songo		0	1	1
	3	UD Songo			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Étoile du Congo	1	0	1
	4	Bravos do Maquis (a)	1	0	1
								Bravos do Maquis		0	1	1
								DC Motema Pembe		1	2	3
	3	DC Motema Pembe			Bye
	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Al Amal Atbara	1	3	4
	4	KVZ	0	0	0
								Al Amal Atbara		0	0	0
								Salitas		1	2	3
	3	Ashanti Gold	0	1	1
	2	Salitas	0	2	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	Musongati	2	1	3
	4	Green Eagles	2	2	4
								Green Eagles		0	0	0
								Coton Sport		2	1	3
	3	UFC Sokodé	0	1	1
	2	Coton Sport	2	0	2

	Preliminary round							First round
	1	AS Maniema Union	0	2	0 (2)
	4	Bloemfontein Celtic (p)	2	0	2 (3)
								Bloemfontein Celtic		0	0	0
								Rivers United		2	3	5
	3	Futuro Kings	2	1	3 (0)
	2	Rivers United (p)	1	2	3 (2)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round, also called the first preliminary round, includes the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star	1–2	Tevragh-Zeina	1–1	0–1
CI Kamsar	0–1	Renaissance	0–0	0–1
Yeelen Olympique	1–2	USGN	0–1	1–1
GAMTEL	w/o[A]	TAS Casablanca	0–1	—
ASC Jaraaf	3–1	Kano Pillars	3–1	0–0
Arta/Solar7	1–10	Al Mokawloon Al Arab	0–1	1–9
Al Ittihad	7–1	Horseed	4–1	3–0
US Monastir	3–2	Fasil Kenema	2–0	1–2
Namungo	w/o[B]	Al Rabita	3–0	—
Sagrada Esperança	w/o[C]	Mbabane Swallows	—	—
Orapa United	2–2 (a)	AS Kigali	2–1	0–1
Ngazi Sport	2–9	NAPSA Stars	1–5	1–4
Étoile du Congo	1–1 (a)	Bravos do Maquis	1–1	0–0
Al Amal Atbara	4–0	KVZ	1–0	3–0
Ashanti Gold	1–2	Salitas	0–0	1–2
Musongati	3–4	Green Eagles	2–2	1–2
UFC Sokodé	1–2	Coton Sport	0–2	1–0
AS Maniema Union	2–2 (2–3 p)	Bloemfontein Celtic	0–2	2–0
Futuro Kings	3–3 (0–2 p)	Rivers United	2–1	1–2

Notes:

1. TAS Casablanca won on a walkover after GAMTEL withdrew from the second leg in Morocco citing financial constraints.^[6]
2. Namungo won on walkover after Al Rabita were disqualified by CAF due to violation of regulations from the club and the South Sudan Football Association.^[7]
3. Sagrada Esperança won on walkover after the Eswatini Football Association was not able to confirm the engagement of their representative in the CAF Confederation Cup by the CAF deadline.^[8][9]

28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

16:30 UTC+0

AS Kaloum Star	1–1	Tevragh-Zeina
Fofana 10'	Report	Bagayoko 5'

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Baboucarr Bass (Gambia)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

16:00 UTC+0

Tevragh-Zeina	1–0	AS Kaloum Star
Hattab 38'	Report

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Abdoulaye Sissoko (Mali)

Tevragh-Zeina won 2–1 on aggregate.

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27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)

16:30 UTC+0

CI Kamsar	0–0	Renaissance
	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:00 UTC+1

Renaissance	1–0	CI Kamsar
Harouna 45' (pen.)	Report

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Nve Esimi (Equatorial Guinea)

Renaissance won 1–0 on aggregate.

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

16:00 UTC+0

Yeelen Olympique	0–1	USGN
	Report	Hinsa 48' (pen.)

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

15:30 UTC+1

USGN	1–1	Yeelen Olympique
Ogbonna 10'	Report	Diabaté 33' (pen.)

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Daniel Luc Kassa (Benin)

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

17:00 UTC+0

GAMTEL	0–1	TAS Casablanca
	Report	Raiani 82'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

20:00 UTC+1

TAS Casablanca	Cancelled	GAMTEL
	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

TAS Casablanca won on walkover after GAMTEL withdrew from the second leg in Morocco citing financial constraints.^[6]

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

17:00 UTC+0

ASC Jaraaf	3–1	Kano Pillars
Mbodj 18' Sambou 38' N'Diaye 76'	Report	Muhammad 12'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Bangaly Konate (Guinea)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

16:00 UTC+1

Kano Pillars	0–0	ASC Jaraaf
	Report

Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna

Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso)

ASC Jaraaf won 3–1 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

17:00 UTC+3

Arta/Solar7	0–1	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
	Report	Song 19' (o.g.)

El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City

Referee: Lemma Nigussie (Ethiopia)

4 December 2020 (2020-12-04)

20:00 UTC+2

Al Mokawloon Al Arab	9–1	Arta/Solar7
Dawouda 2', 35' Jaziri 8', 10' Kabore 21' Essam 51' (pen.) Nagah 67' El Shimi 72' Mostafa 89'	Report	Dadzie 80'

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Al Mokawloon Al Arab won 10–1 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

18:00 UTC+2

Al Ittihad	4–1	Horseed
Mohammed 44', 70' Al Shadi 53' Salih 64'	Report	Oyoo 18'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:00 UTC+2

Horseed	0–3	Al Ittihad
	Report	Zubya 1' Aijbali 56' Salih 83'

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)^{[note 2]}

Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)

Al Ittihad won 7–1 on aggregate.

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27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)

19:00 UTC+1

US Monastir	2–0	Fasil Kenema
Amri 2' Ben Romdhane 56'	Report

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

16:00 UTC+3

Fasil Kenema	2–1	US Monastir
Dagnachew 28' Kassim 50'	Report	Arfaoui 85'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

US Monastir won 3–2 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

19:00 UTC+3

Namungo	3–0	Al Rabita
Sey 20', 38' Kichuya 61'	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Alex Nsulumbi (Uganda)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

18:00 UTC+3

Al Rabita	Cancelled	Namungo
	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)^{[note 3]}

Namungo won on walkover after Al Rabita were disqualified by CAF due to violation of regulations from the club and the South Sudan Football Association.^[7]

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

15:30 UTC+2

Orapa United	2–1	AS Kigali
Mabaya 13' Elias 20'	Report	Lawal 58'

National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:00 UTC+2

AS Kigali	1–0	Orapa United
Lawal 89'	Report

Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

2–2 on aggregate. AS Kigali won on away goals.

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

15:00 UTC+3

Ngazi Sport	1–5	NAPSA Stars
Raharinjatovo 87'	Report	Otieno 6' Silavwe 61', 64' Mayuka 75' Ngulube 90+2'

Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Referee: Abdoul Ohabee Kanoso (Madagascar)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

15:00 UTC+2

NAPSA Stars	4–1	Ngazi Sport
Mayuka 29' Ngulube 45' Adoko 70' Mushili 72'	Report	Batomanga 35' (pen.)

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

NAPSA Stars won 9–2 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

15:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Congo	1–1	Bravos do Maquis
Babélé 63'	Report	Dabanda 53'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Tanguy Lopembe Tangi (DR Congo)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:00 UTC+1

Bravos do Maquis	0–0	Étoile du Congo
	Report

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

1–1 on aggregate. Bravos do Maquis won on away goals.

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27 November 2020 (2020-11-27)

15:00 UTC+2

Al Amal Atbara	1–0	KVZ
Bashir 12'	Report

Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

19:00 UTC+3

KVZ	0–3	Al Amal Atbara
	Report	Salim 27' Mohamed 30' Akech 58'

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

Referee: Djaffari Nduwimana (Burundi)

Al Amal Atbara won 4–0 on aggregate.

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

15:00 UTC+0

Ashanti Gold	0–0	Salitas
	Report

Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi

Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

18:00 UTC+0

Salitas	2–1	Ashanti Gold
Boissy 12', 44'	Report	Abagna 45'

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Abubakar Abdullahi (Nigeria)

Salitas won 2–1 on aggregate.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

15:00 UTC+2

Musongati	2–2	Green Eagles
Nibibona 24' Ndizeye 68'	Report	Mwikisa 32' Silwimba 42'

Intwari Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:00 UTC+2

Green Eagles	2–1	Musongati
Mwikisa 39' Kanema 52'	Report	Ndizeye 10'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

Green Eagles won 4–3 on aggregate.

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

15:30 UTC+0

UFC Sokodé	0–2	Coton Sport
	Report	Marou 34' Araina 49'

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Ali Mahaman (Niger)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

15:30 UTC+1

Coton Sport	0–1	UFC Sokodé
	Report	Ouro-Ayeva 46'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Pousri Alfred (Chad)

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

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29 November 2020 (2020-11-29)

15:00 UTC+2

AS Maniema Union	0–2	Bloemfontein Celtic
	Report	Tchilimbou 6' Ndwandwe 8'

Stade Joseph-Kabila, Kindu

Referee: Justus Mbelle (Cameroon)

5 December 2020 (2020-12-05)

15:30 UTC+2

Bloemfontein Celtic	0–2	AS Maniema Union
	Report	Basiala 37' Yelemaya 48'
Penalties
Mereko Tchilimbou Luthuli Ndwandwe	3–2	Tansele Basiala Mvumbi Aruna Monzali

Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Simoes Guambe (Mozambique)

2–2 on aggregate. Bloemfontein Celtic won 3–2 on penalties.

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28 November 2020 (2020-11-28)

16:00 UTC+1

Futuro Kings	2–1	Rivers United
Nkama 46', 65'	Report	Aguda 88' (pen.)

Estadio de Mongomo, Mongomo

Referee: Esterline Género (São Tomé and Príncipe)

6 December 2020 (2020-12-06)

16:00 UTC+1

Rivers United	2–1	Futuro Kings
Aguda 12' Adedipe 38'	Report	Oba 52'
Penalties
Bamba Ihunda Enyinaya Odunlami	2–0	Nkama Nahimana Ángel Devesa

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Charles Benle Bulu (Ghana)

3–3 on aggregate. Rivers United won 2–0 on penalties.

First round

The first round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 13 teams that received byes to this round, and the 19 winners of the preliminary round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Tevragh-Zeina	0–2	RS Berkane	0–0	0–2
Renaissance	w/o[A]	ES Sétif	—	—
USGN	1–4	JS Kabylie	1–2	0–2
TAS Casablanca	5–1	ESAE	4–0	1–1
ASC Jaraaf	2–2 (a)	FC San Pédro	0–1	2–1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab	1–2	Étoile du Sahel	0–0	1–2
Al Ittihad	2–4	Pyramids	0–1	2–3
US Monastir	2–0	Al Ahli Tripoli	2–0	0–0
Namungo	5–3	El Hilal El Obeid	2–0	3–3
Sagrada Esperança	w/o[B]	Orlando Pirates	0–1	—
AS Kigali	3–3 (a)	KCCA	2–0 (awd.)[C]	1–3
NAPSA Stars	1–1 (a)	UD Songo	0–0	1–1
Bravos do Maquis	1–3	DC Motema Pembe	0–1	1–2
Al Amal Atbara	0–3	Salitas	0–1	0–2
Green Eagles	0–3	Coton Sport	0–2	0–1
Bloemfontein Celtic	0–5	Rivers United	0–2	0–3

Notes:

1. Renaissance failed to appear for the first leg in N'Djamena following disputes between the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the country and the Chadian Football Federation, which prevented the club from playing the match in their home country. As a result, Renaissance were disqualified from the competition by CAF, and ES Sétif won on walkover.^[10]
2. Orlando Pirates won on a walkover after Sagrada Esperança withdrew from the second leg in South Africa citing health concerns caused due to the new COVID-19 variant.^[11]
3. The first round first leg match between AS Kigali and KCCA could not be played after 2 of the 15 players from KCCA tested positive for COVID-19. Thus, KCCA were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match, and subsequently, AS Kigali were awarded a technical 2–0 victory for the first leg by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.^[12]

23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

16:00 UTC+0

Tevragh-Zeina	0–0	RS Berkane
	Report

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

19:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	2–0	Tevragh-Zeina
Iajour 30' (pen.), 90'	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Lyes Bekouassa (Algeria)

RS Berkane won 2–0 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

15:00 UTC+1

Renaissance	Cancelled	ES Sétif
	Report

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	Cancelled	Renaissance
	Report

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

ES Sétif won on walkover after Renaissance were disqualified by CAF for failing to appear for the first leg in N'Djamena.^[10]

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

15:30 UTC+1

USGN	1–2	JS Kabylie
Moumouni 34' (pen.)	Report	Bensayah 25' Nezla 88'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

15:00 UTC+1

JS Kabylie	2–0	USGN
Bensayah 5' Oukaci 64'	Report

Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou

Referee: Mohamed Agha (Libya)

JS Kabylie won 4–1 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

20:00 UTC+1

TAS Casablanca	4–0	ESAE
Rabja 15' Bentayg 34' Acha 59' Ennebgui 68'	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

14:00 UTC+1

ESAE	1–1	TAS Casablanca
Chukwudi 81'	Report	Rabja 90'

Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)

TAS Casablanca won 5–1 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

17:00 UTC+0

ASC Jaraaf	0–1	FC San Pédro
	Report	Soumaro 41'

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

16:00 UTC+0

FC San Pédro	1–2	ASC Jaraaf
Zumah 86'	Report	Diène 17' N'Diaye 76'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

2–2 on aggregate. ASC Jaraaf won on away goals.

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

18:00 UTC+2

Al Mokawloon Al Arab	0–0	Étoile du Sahel
	Report

Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Abdulrazig Ahmed (Libya)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

18:00 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	2–1	Al Mokawloon Al Arab
Coulibaly 22', 87' (pen.)	Report	Jaziri 51'

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

17:00 UTC+2

Al Ittihad	0–1	Pyramids
	Report	Antwi 55'

Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria (Egypt)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

18:30 UTC+2

Pyramids	3–2	Al Ittihad
El Said 23' (pen.) Traoré 27' El Gabbas 36'	Report	Mohammed 3' Salih 90'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

Pyramids won 4–2 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

14:00 UTC+1

US Monastir	2–0	Al Ahli Tripoli
Mumuni 33' Jlassi 45'	Report

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

15:30 UTC+2

Al Ahli Tripoli	0-0	US Monastir
	Report

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

US Monastir won 2–0 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

17:00 UTC+3

Namungo	2–0	El Hilal El Obeid
Sabilo 13' Sey 31'	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Hassan Mohammed Hagi (Somalia)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

15:00 UTC+2

El Hilal El Obeid	3–3	Namungo
Eisa 12', 19' Ali 13'	Report	Sey 2' Bigirimana 38' Manyama 50'

Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Chelangat Sabilla (Uganda)

Namungo won 5–3 on aggregate.

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

15:00 UTC+1

Sagrada Esperança	0–1	Orlando Pirates
	Report	Lorch 73'

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

19:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	Cancelled	Sagrada Esperança
	Report

Johannesburg Stadium, Johannesburg

Orlando Pirates won on walkover after Sagrada Esperança withdrew from the second leg in South Africa citing health concerns caused due to the new COVID-19 variant.^[11]

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

15:00 UTC+2

AS Kigali	2–0 (awarded)[note 4]	KCCA
	Report

Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe (Sudan)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

16:00 UTC+3

KCCA	3–1	AS Kigali
Aheebwa 1', 38', 76'	Report	Hakizimana 49' (pen.)

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

3–3 on aggregate. AS Kigali won on away goals.

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

15:00 UTC+2

NAPSA Stars	0–0	UD Songo
	Report

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Gift Chicco (Malawi)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

15:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	1–1	NAPSA Stars
Lau King 22'	Report	Mayuka 75'

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. NAPSA Stars won on away goals.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

17:00 UTC+1

Bravos do Maquis	0–1	DC Motema Pembe
	Report	Ngimbi 90'

Estádio dos Coqueiros, Luanda

Referee: Eugene Mdluli (South Africa)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

15:30 UTC+1

DC Motema Pembe	2–1	Bravos do Maquis
Kabangu 58' Pumba 84'	Report	Lourenço 89' (pen.)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Ahmat Hassane (Chad)

DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on aggregate.

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22 December 2020 (2020-12-22)

15:00 UTC+2

Al Amal Atbara	0–1	Salitas
	Report	Boissy 11'

Al Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

6 January 2021 (2021-01-06)

18:00 UTC+0

Salitas	2–0	Al Amal Atbara
Aouba 7' Nikièma 45'	Report

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Salitas won 3–0 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

15:00 UTC+2

Green Eagles	0–2	Coton Sport
	Report	Oukiné 46' Tchuente 63' (pen.)

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

5 January 2021 (2021-01-05)

15:30 UTC+1

Coton Sport	1–0	Green Eagles
Araina 4'	Report

Stade Roumdé Adjia, Garoua

Referee: Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)

Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate.

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23 December 2020 (2020-12-23)

18:00 UTC+2

Bloemfontein Celtic	0–2	Rivers United
	Report	Aguda 70' Omoniwari 81'

Dr. Petrus Molemela Stadium, Bloemfontein

Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)

23 January 2021 (2021-01-23)

16:00 UTC+1

Rivers United	3–0	Bloemfontein Celtic
Aguda 1', 33' (pen.) Omoniwari 59'	Report

Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (Benin)

Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)

Rivers United won 5–0 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round, includes 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 8 January 2021, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[13][14]

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):^[15][16]

• Pot A contained the 7 seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
• Pot B contained the 7 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
• Pot C contained the 8 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
• Pot D contained the 8 seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.

Teams from Pot A were drawn against teams from Pot B into seven ties, and teams from Pot C were drawn against teams from Pot D into eight ties.

	Withdrawn	Bye to group stage
Qualified from	Champions League	Confederation Cup
Teams	Gazelle	RS Berkane (47 pts)

Pot	Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Qualified from	Champions League	Confederation Cup	Champions League	Confederation Cup
Teams	Raja Casablanca (39 pts) 1º de Agosto (22 pts) Enyimba (21 pts) CS Sfaxien (16 pts) Gor Mahia (11 pts) FC Platinum (9 pts) Nkana (8 pts)	Rivers United (1 pt)[note 5] TAS Casablanca AS Kigali ASC Jaraaf Namungo US Monastir NAPSA Stars	Asante Kotoko (4 pts) Jwaneng Galaxy Young Buffaloes AS Bouenguidi RC Abidjan Al Ahly Benghazi Stade Malien AS SONIDEP	Étoile du Sahel (47 pts) Pyramids (20 pts) ES Sétif (12 pts) JS Kabylie (10 pts) Orlando Pirates (8 pts) DC Motema Pembe (5 pts) Salitas (2 pts) Coton Sport (2 pts)

The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Enyimba	1–1 (5–4 p)	Rivers United	1–0	0–1
1º de Agosto	5–7	Namungo	2–6	3–1
FC Platinum	0–2	ASC Jaraaf	0–1	0–1
CS Sfaxien	5–2	AS Kigali	4–1	1–1
Raja Casablanca	1–1 (6–5 p)	US Monastir	1–0	0–1
Nkana	3–2	TAS Casablanca	2–0	1–2
Gor Mahia	2–3	NAPSA Stars	0–1	2–2
AS Bouenguidi	2–3	Salitas	1–0	1–3
Asante Kotoko	1–2	ES Sétif	1–2	0–0
Young Buffaloes	1–4	Étoile du Sahel	1–2	0–2
AS SONIDEP	0–2	Coton Sport	0–1	0–1
Al Ahly Benghazi	2–2 (8–7 p)	DC Motema Pembe	1–1	1–1
Stade Malien	2–2 (a)	JS Kabylie	2–1	0–1
RC Abidjan	0–4	Pyramids	0–2	0–2
Jwaneng Galaxy	0–4	Orlando Pirates	0–3	0–1

14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

16:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	1–0	Rivers United
Olisema 60'	Report

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

16:00 UTC+1

Rivers United	1–0	Enyimba
Omoniwari 42'	Report
Penalties
Bamba Anaemena Odunlami Aguda Afelokhai Emmanuel	4–5	Olisema Kadiri Iwuala Orok Oladapo Noble

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)

1–1 on aggregate. Enyimba won 5–4 on penalties.

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21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

19:00 UTC+3

1º de Agosto	2–6	Namungo
Moya 15' Bokamba 52'	Report	Manyanya 35' Sabilo 41', 60' Lusajo 56' Kwizera 66' Sey 72'

Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala (Tanzania)

Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt)

25 February 2021 (2021-02-25)

17:00 UTC+3

Namungo	1–3	1º de Agosto
Sabilo 8'	Report	Moya 28' (pen.), 51' Jó 90'

Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Namungo won 7–5 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+2

FC Platinum	0–1	ASC Jaraaf
	Report	Diène 68'

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

16:00 UTC+0

ASC Jaraaf	1–0	FC Platinum
Kané 12'	Report

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Younoussa Camara (Guinea)

ASC Jaraaf won 2–0 on aggregate

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13 February 2021 (2021-02-13)

15:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	4–1	AS Kigali
Chaouat 7' Ammar 54' Soulah 71', 89'	Report	Zammouri 61' (o.g.)

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

20 February 2021 (2021-02-20)

15:00 UTC+2

AS Kigali	1–1	CS Sfaxien
Lawal 44'	Report	Chaouat 61'

Nyamirambo Regional Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

17:00 UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	1–0	US Monastir
Benhalib 35'	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

14:00 UTC+1

US Monastir	1–0	Raja Casablanca
Jlassi 38'	Report
Penalties
Ben Romdhane Chikhaoui Mhirsi Arfaoui Jlassi Tshibamba Saghraoui	5–6	Rahimi Hafidi Al Warfali El Wardi Arjoune Madkour Malango

Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

1–1 on aggregate. Raja Casablanca won 6–5 on penalties.

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+2

Nkana	2–0	TAS Casablanca
Tshimenga 17' Masumbuko 85'	Report

Nkana Stadium, Kitwe

Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

20:00 UTC+1

TAS Casablanca	2–1	Nkana
Bentyag 4' Dairani 37'	Report	Mulenga 57'

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Nkana won 3–2 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	0–1	NAPSA Stars
	Report	Adoko 85'

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

15:00 UTC+2

NAPSA Stars	2–2	Gor Mahia
Banda 17' Mayuka 90' (pen.)	Report	Onyango 16' Miheso 19'

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)

NAPSA Stars won 3–2 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:30 UTC+1

AS Bouenguidi	1–0	Salitas
Aubiang 82' (pen.)	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

18:00 UTC+0

Salitas	3–1	AS Bouenguidi
Kaboré 10' Hien 45' Boissy 54'	Report	Aubiang 12'

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Djindo Houngnandande (Benin)

Salitas won 3–2 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+0

Asante Kotoko	1–2	ES Sétif
Opoku 70'	Report	Amoura 74' Kendouci 81'

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	0–0	Asante Kotoko
	Report

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

ES Sétif won 2–1 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+2

Young Buffaloes	1–2	Étoile du Sahel
Matsebula 86'	Report	Coulibaly 6', 74'

Mavuso Sports Centre, Manzini

Referee: Ali Adelaid (Comoros)

23 February 2021 (2021-02-23)

16:00 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	2–0	Young Buffaloes
Chikhaoui 79' Belhadj 87'	Report

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Étoile du Sahel won 4–1 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

16:00 UTC+1

AS SONIDEP	0–1	Coton Sport
	Report	Tchuenté 71'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

16:00 UTC+1

Coton Sport	1–0	AS SONIDEP
Araina 73'	Report

Stade Roumdé Adjia, Garoua

Referee: Hassan Mohammed Hagi (Somalia)

Coton Sport won 2–0 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

19:00 UTC+2

Al Ahly Benghazi	1–1	DC Motema Pembe
Hamid 10'	Report	Kabangu 43'

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

15:30 UTC+1

DC Motema Pembe	1–1	Al Ahly Benghazi
Tomandzoto 44'	Report	Al Sherif 86'
Penalties
Kabangu Tomandzoto Kapela Likuta Inonga Kanda Koné Ngimbi Kayembe Nkosi	7–8	Imhamed Ben Aamer Al Tawerghi El Taib Omran Al Sherif Al Naeli Al Musrati Rizq Huwaydi

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Ahly Benghazi won 8–7 on penalties.

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

16:00 UTC+0

Stade Malien	2–1	JS Kabylie
Aristides 28' Coulibaly 90' (pen.)	Report	Souyad 53'

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

16:00 UTC+1

JS Kabylie	1–0	Stade Malien
Souyad 5'	Report

Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi Ouzou

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

2–2 on aggregate. JS Kabylie won on away goals.

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

16:00 UTC+0

RC Abidjan	0–2	Pyramids
	Report	Issa 19', 82'

Stade Olympique Alassane Ouattara, Abidjan

Referee: Quadri Adebimpe (Nigeria)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

18:00 UTC+2

Pyramids	2–0	RC Abidjan
Rolán 3' Sobhi 74'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Pyramids won 4–0 on aggregate

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14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

15:00 UTC+2

Jwaneng Galaxy	0–3	Orlando Pirates
	Report	Hlatshwayo 32' Mntambo 77' Mundele 84'

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

21 February 2021 (2021-02-21)

17:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	1–0	Jwaneng Galaxy
Mntambo 55'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Soweto

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Orlando Pirates won 4–0 on aggregate

Notes

1. Teams from Libya play their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
2. Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
3. Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
4. The first round first leg match between AS Kigali and KCCA could not be played after 2 of the 15 players from KCCA tested positive for COVID-19. Thus, KCCA were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match, and subsequently, AS Kigali were awarded a technical 2–0 victory for the first leg by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.^[12]
5. The identity of the winners of the tie between Rivers United and Bloemfontein Celtic was not known at the time of the draw, as their CAF Confederation Cup first round second leg fixture was postponed and not played before the draw.