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2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 10 September 2022 and ended on 20 October 2022. A total of 58 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League.

2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 20 October 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played81
Goals scored186 (2.3 per match)

Times were local.

Draw edit

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2][3]

The entry round of the 58 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 Second round
(6 teams) 		First round
(52 teams)
Teams


Format edit

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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule edit

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 9 August 2022 9–11 September 2022 16–18 September 2022
Second round 7–9 October 2022 14–16 October 2022

Bracket edit

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2022.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the second round entered the CAF Confederation Cup playoff round.

First round Second round
          
1   Rivers United 3 0 3
4   Watanga 0 1 1
  Rivers United 2 0 2
  Wydad AC 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1   AS Stade Mandji 2 0 2
4   Plateau United 2 1 3
  Plateau United 2 0 2
  Espérance de Tunis (a) 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1   ASN Nigelec 2 0 2
4   SOA Renaissante 1 0 1
  ASN Nigelec 0 0 0
  Raja CA 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1   APR 1 0 1
4   Union Monastirienne 0 3 3
  Union Monastirienne 0 0 0
  Al Ahly 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1   Olympic Real de Bangui 0 0 0
4   Vipers 3 1 4
  Vipers (p) 0 0 0 (4)
  TP Mazembe 0 0 0 (2)
First round Second round
          
1   Volcan Club 1 — —
4   La Passe 0 — w/o
  La Passe 0 1 1
  Mamelodi Sundowns 7 8 15
First round Second round
          
1   Coton Sport Benin 1 0 1
4   ASEC Mimosas 2 2 4
  ASEC Mimosas 0 1 1
  Horoya 1 1 2
3   Hawks — —
2   Horoya — — w/o
First round Second round
          
1   ASKO Kara 1 1 2
4   FC Nouadhibou 1 0 1
  ASKO Kara 1 1 2
  JS Kabylie 2 1 3
3   Casa Sports 1 0 1
2   JS Kabylie 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1   Deportivo Mongomo 2 0 2
4   Djoliba 0 5 5
  Djoliba 2 0 2
  CR Belouizdad 1 2 3
3   Bo Rangers 0 0 0
2   CR Belouizdad 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1   Zalan 0 0 0
4   Young Africans 4 5 9
  Young Africans 1 0 1
  Al Hilal 1 1 2
3   Saint George 2 0 2
2   Al Hilal (a) 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1   Arta Solar 1 0 1
4   Al Merrikh 2 0 2
  Al Merrikh (a) 2 1 3
  Al Ahli Tripoli 0 3 3
3   KMKM 0 0 0
2   Al Ahli Tripoli 2 4 6
First round Second round
          
1   Flambeau du Centre (a) 1 1 2
4   Al Ittihad 0 2 2
  Flambeau du Centre 0 1 1
  Zamalek 1 5 6
3   Elect Sport 0 0 0
2   Zamalek 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1   Cape Town City 2 0 2
4   AS Otohô 0 0 0
  Cape Town City 0 0 0
  Petro de Luanda 3 1 4
3   Black Bulls 0 1 1
2   Petro de Luanda 3 2 5
First round Second round
          
1   Red Arrows 0 1 1
4   1º de Agosto 1 1 2
  1º de Agosto 1 0 1
  Simba 3 1 4
3   Nyasa Big Bullets 0 0 0
2   Simba 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1   CFFA 2 1 3
4   Royal Leopards 3 2 5
  Royal Leopards 1 1 2
  Coton Sport 1 2 3
3   Matlama 0 0 0
2   Coton Sport 3 1 4
First round Second round
          
1   Rail Club du Kadiogo (p) 0 1 1 (3)
4   Asante Kotoko 1 0 1 (1)
  Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 0 0 (3)
  AS Vita Club (p) 0 0 0 (4)
3   Gaborone United 1 1 2
2   AS Vita Club 0 3 3

First round edit

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 52 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rivers United   3–1   Watanga 3–0 0–1
AS Stade Mandji   2–3   Plateau United 2–2 0–1
ASN Nigelec   2–1   SOA Renaissante 2–1 0–0
APR   1–3   Union Monastirienne 1–0 0–3
Olympic Real de Bangui   0–4   Vipers 0–3 0–1
Volcan Club   w/o[A]   La Passe 1–0 —
Coton Sport Benin   1–4   ASEC Mimosas 1–2 0–2
Hawks   w/o[B]   Horoya — —
ASKO Kara   2–1   FC Nouadhibou 1–1 1–0
Casa Sports   1–3   JS Kabylie 1–0 0–3
Deportivo Mongomo   2–5   Djoliba 2–0 0–5
Bo Rangers   0–3   CR Belouizdad 0–0 0–3
Zalan   0–9   Young Africans 0–4 0–5
Saint George   2–2 (a)   Al Hilal 2–1 0–1
Arta Solar   1–2   Al Merrikh 1–2 0–0
KMKM   0–6   Al Ahli Tripoli 0–2 0–4
Flambeau du Centre   2–2 (a)   Al Ittihad 1–0 1–2
Elect Sport   0–4   Zamalek 0–2 0–2
Cape Town City   2–0   AS Otohô 2–0 0–0
Black Bulls   1–5   Petro de Luanda 0–3 1–2
Red Arrows   1–2   1º de Agosto 0–1 1–1
Nyasa Big Bullets   0–4   Simba 0–2 0–2
CFFA   3–5   Royal Leopards 2–3 1–2
Matlama   0–4   Coton Sport 0–3 0–1
Rail Club du Kadiogo   1–1 (3–1 p)   Asante Kotoko 0–1 1–0
Gaborone United   2–3   AS Vita Club 1–0 1–3

Notes:

  1. ^ La Passe won on a walkover after Volcan Club failed to appear for the second leg.[4]
  2. ^ Horoya won on a walkover after Hawks withdrew from the competition citing financial reasons.[5]


Rivers United  3–0  Watanga
  • Agu   8'
  • Duru   19'
  • Acquah   45'
 Report
Referee: Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)
Watanga  1–0  Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)

Rivers United won 3–1 on aggregate.

AS Stade Mandji  2–2  Plateau United
 Report
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Plateau United  1–0  AS Stade Mandji
 Report
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

Plateau United won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASN Nigelec  2–1  SOA Renaissante
 Report
Referee: Julian Nii Nunoo (Ghana)
SOA Renaissante  0–0  ASN Nigelec
Report
Referee: Raimundo Correia (Guinea-Bissau)

ASN Nigelec won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR  1–0  Union Monastirienne
 Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Union Monastirienne  3–0  APR
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Union Monastirienne won 3–1 on aggregate.

Olympic Real de Bangui  0–3  Vipers
Report
Referee: Jean Pierre Kabangu (DR Congo)
Vipers  1–0  Olympic Real de Bangui
 Report
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)

Vipers won 4–0 on aggregate.

Volcan Club  1–0  La Passe
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
La Passe  Cancelled  Volcan Club
Report

La Passe won on walkover after Volcan Club failed to appear for the second leg.[4]

Coton Sport Benin  1–2  ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)
ASEC Mimosas  2–0  Coton Sport Benin
 Report
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

ASEC Mimosas won 4–1 on aggregate.

ASKO Kara  1–1  FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
FC Nouadhibou  0–1  ASKO Kara
Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

ASKO Kara won 2–1 on aggregate.

Casa Sports  1–0  JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
JS Kabylie  3–0  Casa Sports
 Report
Referee: Youssef Sraïri (Tunisia)

JS Kabylie won 3–1 on aggregate.

Deportivo Mongomo  2–0  Djoliba
 Report
Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
Djoliba  5–0  Deportivo Mongomo
 Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)
Bo Rangers  0–0  CR Belouizdad
Report
Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia)
CR Belouizdad  3–0  Bo Rangers
 Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

CR Belouizdad won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zalan  0–4  Young Africans
Report
Referee: Idris Osman (Eritrea)
Young Africans  5–0  Zalan
 Report
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

Young Africans won 9–0 on aggregate.

Saint George  2–1  Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Al Hilal  1–0  Saint George
 Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Hilal won on away goals.

Arta Solar  1–2  Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Al Merrikh  0–0  Arta Solar
Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Al Merrikh won 2–1 on aggregate.

KMKM  0–2  Al Ahli Tripoli
Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Al Ahli Tripoli  4–0  KMKM
 Report
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

Al Ahli Tripoli won 6–0 on aggregate.

Flambeau du Centre  1–0  Al Ittihad
 Report
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
Al Ittihad  2–1  Flambeau du Centre
 Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

2–2 on aggregate. Flambeau du Centre won on away goals.

Elect Sport  0–2  Zamalek
Report
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene (Congo)
Zamalek  2–0  Elect Sport
 Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

Zamalek won 4–0 on aggregate.

Cape Town City  2–0  AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)
AS Otohô  0–0  Cape Town City
Report
Referee: Pousri Alfred (Chad)

Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Black Bulls  0–3  Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Petro de Luanda  2–1  Black Bulls
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Petro de Luanda won 5–1 on aggregate.

Red Arrows  0–1  1º de Agosto
Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
1º de Agosto  1–1  Red Arrows
 Report
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

1º de Agosto won 2–1 on aggregate.

Nyasa Big Bullets  0–2  Simba
Report
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Simba  2–0  Nyasa Big Bullets
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Simba won 4–0 on aggregate.

CFFA  2–3  Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: José Chitumba (Angola)
Royal Leopards  2–1  CFFA
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Royal Leopards won 5–3 on aggregate.

Matlama  0–3  Coton Sport
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Coton Sport  1–0  Matlama
 Report
Referee: Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)

Coton Sport won 4–0 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo  0–1  Asante Kotoko
Report
Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)
Asante Kotoko  0–1  Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report
Penalties
 1–3
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on penalties.

Gaborone United  1–0  AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
AS Vita Club  3–1  Gaborone United
 Report
Referee: Christian Nkamba (Cameroon)

AS Vita Club won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round edit

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 6 teams that received byes to this round, and the 26 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rivers United   2–7   Wydad AC 2–1 0–6
Plateau United   2–2 (a)   Espérance de Tunis 2–1 0–1
ASN Nigelec   0–3   Raja CA 0–2 0–1
Union Monastirienne   0–4   Al Ahly 0–1 0–3
Vipers   0–0 (4–2 p)   TP Mazembe 0–0 0–0
La Passe   1–15   Mamelodi Sundowns 0–7 1–8
ASEC Mimosas   1–2   Horoya 0–1 1–1
ASKO Kara   2–3   JS Kabylie 1–2 1–1
Djoliba   2–3   CR Belouizdad 2–1 0–2
Young Africans   1–2   Al Hilal 1–1 0–1
Al Merrikh   3–3 (a)   Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 1–3
Flambeau du Centre   1–6   Zamalek 0–1 1–5
Cape Town City   0–4   Petro de Luanda 0–3 0–1
1º de Agosto   1–4   Simba 1–3 0–1
Royal Leopards   2–3   Coton Sport 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo   0–0 (3–4 p)   AS Vita Club 0–0 0–0
Rivers United  2–1  Wydad AC
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Wydad AC  6–0  Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Wydad AC won 7–2 on aggregate.

Plateau United  2–1  Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Espérance de Tunis  1–0  Plateau United
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. Espérance de Tunis won on away goals.

ASN Nigelec  0–2  Raja CA
Report
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Raja CA  1–0  ASN Nigelec
 Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Raja CA won 3–0 on aggregate.

Union Monastirienne  0–1  Al Ahly
Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al Ahly  3–0  Union Monastirienne
 Report

Al Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.

Vipers  0–0  TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
TP Mazembe  0–0  Vipers
Report
Penalties
 2–4

0–0 on aggregate. Vipers won 4–2 on penalties.

La Passe  0–7  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins (Angola)
Mamelodi Sundowns  8–1  La Passe
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 15–1 on aggregate

ASEC Mimosas  0–1  Horoya
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Horoya  1–1  ASEC Mimosas
 Report

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASKO Kara  1–2  JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
JS Kabylie  1–1  ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Mohammad Maarouf (Egypt)

JS Kabylie won 3–2 on aggregate.

Djoliba  2–1  CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
CR Belouizdad  2–0  Djoliba
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

CR Belouizdad won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Africans  1–1  Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Al Hilal  1–0  Young Africans
 Report

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Merrikh  2–0  Al Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Al Ahli Tripoli  3–1  Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.

Flambeau du Centre  0–1  Zamalek
Report
Referee: Hassan Hagi (Somalia)
Zamalek  5–1  Flambeau du Centre
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Zamalek won 6–1 on aggregate.

Cape Town City  0–3  Petro de Luanda
Report
Petro de Luanda  1–0  Cape Town City
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Petro de Luanda won 4–0 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto  1–3  Simba
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Simba  1–0  1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Simba won 4–1 on aggregate.

Royal Leopards  1–1  Coton Sport
 Report
Coton Sport  2–1  Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Coton Sport won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo  0–0  AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
AS Vita Club  0–0  Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

0–0 on aggregate. AS Vita Club won 4–3 on penalties.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Teams from the Central African Republic played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[6]
  2. ^ a b Teams from Seychelles played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[7]
  3. ^ The second leg of the Deportivo Mongomo v Djoliba tie, originally scheduled to be played on 18 September was postponed to 19 September, since Deportivo Mongomo was not able to arrive on time due to the airport restrictions at Modibo Keita International Airport.[8]
  4. ^ Teams from Sierra Leone played their home matches in Liberia, since their only stadium which satisfies the criteria of hosting international matches - the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown is undergoing long term renovations.[9][10]
  5. ^ Teams from South Sudan played their home matches in Tanzania, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[11][12]
  6. ^ a b The first and second leg of the Elect Sport v Zamalek tie, originally scheduled to be played between 9–11 September and 16–18 September, was postponed to 18 September and 25 September 2022 respectively due to Zamalek's participation in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup.
  7. ^ Teams from Lesotho played their home matches in South Africa, since the Setsoto Stadium did not meet the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[13]
  8. ^ a b Teams from Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[14]
  9. ^ a b The first and second leg of the Rail Club du Kadiogo v AS Vita Club tie, originally scheduled to be played between 8–9 October and 14–16 October, was postponed to 16 October and 20 October 2022 respectively due to the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "The new CAF interclub season is on!". CAF. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ^ "2022-23 TotalEnergies CAF Champions League First Preliminary Round - First Leg Fixtures". CAF. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  3. ^ ""CL Fixtures - 1st & 2nd Round"" (PDF). CAF. 9 August 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Volcan Club de Moroni disqualified from TotalEnergies Champions League". cafonline.com. 26 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Le Horoya AC passe au tour suivant après le retrait du Hawks FC". mosaiqueguinee.com (in French). 29 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Vipers trash Real De Bangui FC of CAR 3 - 0 in the CAF Champions League". New Vision. 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Sundowns to host both legs of Champions League tie". Super Sport. 4 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Djoliba AC – DC Mongomo match postponed". lookcharms.com. 18 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Sierra Leone close stadium for $40m rehabilitation". Football Sierra Leone. 1 March 2022.
  10. ^ Sang, Kiplagat (26 August 2022). "Liberia President Weah lauded for allowing Sierra Leone free stadium use". Goal.com.
  11. ^ "Impressive CAF Champions League victories for Tanzanian clubs". News 9 Live. 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ Chol, ElSheikh (29 August 2022). "AL Hilal, Zalan FC risk missing CAF as Tanzania demands $17,000 for stadium rent". Eye Radio.
  13. ^ Setena, Teboho (9 September 2022). "Lesotho club plays CAF fixture in Bloem". News 24.
  14. ^ "RC Kadiogo vs Asante Kotoko moved to Benin". Modern Ghana. 8 September 2022.
  15. ^ "RC Kadiogo-Vita Club match postponed to October 16". radiookapi.net. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

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