2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 18 August and ended on 2 October 2023. A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League.

2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates18 August – 2 October 2023
Tournament statistics
Matches played72
Goals scored164 (2.28 per match)

All times are local.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 25 July 2023, 11:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

The entry round of the 54 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
(10 teams)
First round
(44 teams)
Teams

Format

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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 a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 25 July 2023 18–20 August 2023 25–27 August 2023
Second round 15–17 September 2023 29 September – 1 October 2023

Bracket

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The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 25 July 2023.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1   Hafia (a) 0 2 2
4   Génération Foot 0 2 2
  Hafia 1 0 1
  Wydad AC 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1   AS GNN
4   AS Douanes Burkina Faso w/o
  AS Douanes Burkina Faso 0 0 0
  Espérance de Tunis 1 0 1
First round Second round
          
1   Bo Rangers 1 1 2
4   LISCR 1 0 1
  Bo Rangers 1 1 2
  CR Belouizdad 3 3 6
First round Second round
          
1   Medeama (p) 1 0 1 (3)
4   Remo Stars 0 1 1 (2)
  Medeama 3 1 4
  Horoya 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1   KMKM 1 1 2
4   Saint George 2 3 5
  Saint George 0 0 0
  Al Ahly 3 4 7
First round Second round
          
1   APR 1 2 3
4   Gaadiidka 1 0 1
  APR 0 1 1
  Pyramids 0 6 6
First round Second round
          
1   Centre Sportif de Bendje 1 1 2
4   Bumamuru 1 5 6
  Bumamuru 0 0 0
  Mamelodi Sundowns 4 2 6
First round Second round
          
1   African Stars 2 0 2
4   Power Dynamos (a) 1 1 2
  Power Dynamos 2 1 3
  Simba (a) 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1   UD Songo 1 1 2
4   Green Mamba 0 1 1
  UD Songo 1 1 2
  Petro de Luanda 2 3 5
First round Second round
          
1   Dragón 0 0 0
4   Nyasa Big Bullets 2 1 3
  Nyasa Big Bullets 0 0 0
  TP Mazembe 1 4 5
First round Second round
          
1   Al Ahly Benghazi 4 0 4
4   Enyimba 3 0 3
  Al Ahly Benghazi 0 1 1
  ASEC Mimosas 0 2 2
3   Coton FC 0 0 0
2   ASEC Mimosas 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1   CS Constantine 0 0 0
4   Étoile du Sahel 2 1 3
  Étoile du Sahel 1 2 3
  ASFAR 0 1 1
3   ASKO Kara 0 0 0
2   ASFAR 1 7 8
First round Second round
          
1   Real Bamako 0 2 2
4   Coton Sport 0 0 0
  Real Bamako 0 1 1
  FC Nouadhibou 3 1 4
3   FC Nouadhibou 2 0 2
2   Al Ahli Tripoli 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1   Primeiro de Agosto 1 1 2
4   AS Vita Club 0 1 1
  Primeiro de Agosto 0 1 1
  Al Hilal 0 2 2
3   Salaam FC Bor
2   Al Hilal w/o
First round Second round
          
1   AS Otohô 1 0 1
4   Al Merrikh (a) 1 0 1
  Al Merrikh 0 0 0
  Young Africans 2 1 3
3   Djibouti Telecom 0 1 1
2   Young Africans 2 5 7
First round Second round
          
1   Jwaneng Galaxy 2 1 3
4   Vipers 0 2 2
  Jwaneng Galaxy (p) 1 0 1 (5)
  Orlando Pirates 0 1 1 (4)
3   Djabal 0 0 0
2   Orlando Pirates 1 3 4

First round

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The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hafia   2–2 (a)   Génération Foot 0–0 2–2
AS GNN   w/o[A]   AS Douanes Burkina Faso
Bo Rangers   2–1   LISCR 1–1 1–0
Medeama   1–1 (3–2 p)   Remo Stars 1–0 0–1
KMKM   2–5   Saint George 1–2 1–3
APR   3–1   Gaadiidka 1–1 2–0
Centre Sportif de Bendje   2–6   Bumamuru 1–1 1–5
African Stars   2–2 (a)   Power Dynamos 2–1 0–1
UD Songo   2–1   Green Mamba 1–0 1–1
Dragón   0–3   Nyasa Big Bullets 0–2 0–1
Al Ahly Benghazi   4–3   Enyimba 4–3 0–0
Coton FC   0–2   ASEC Mimosas 0–0 0–2
CS Constantine   0–3   Étoile du Sahel 0–2 0–1
ASKO Kara   0–8   ASFAR 0–1 0–7
Real Bamako   2–0   Coton Sport 0–0 2–0
FC Nouadhibou   2–1   Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 0–1
Primeiro de Agosto   2–1   AS Vita Club 1–0 1–1
Salaam FC Bor   w/o[B]   Al Hilal
AS Otohô   1–1 (a)   Al Merrikh 1–1 0–0
Djibouti Telecom   1–7   Young Africans 0–2 1–5
Jwaneng Galaxy   3–2   Vipers 2–0 1–2
Djabal   0–4   Orlando Pirates 0–1 0–3

Notes:

  1. ^ AS Douanes Burkina Faso won on a walkover after Niger clubs withdrew from 2023–24 CAF interclub competitions due to the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.[2]
  2. ^ Al Hilal won on a walkover after Salaam FC Bor failed to travel to Morocco.
Hafia  0–0  Génération Foot
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Referee: Alhasan Baboucarr Bass (Gambia)
Génération Foot  2–2  Hafia
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  • Gueye   62'
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Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. Hafia won on away goals.


Bo Rangers  1–1  LISCR
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Referee: Nurudeen Abubakar (Nigeria)
LISCR  0–1  Bo Rangers
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Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif (Ghana)

Bo Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.


Medeama  1–0  Remo Stars
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Remo Stars  1–0  Medeama
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Penalties
2–3
Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Medeama won 3–2 on penalties.


KMKM  1–2  Saint George
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Saint George  3–1  KMKM
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Saint George won 5–2 on aggregate.


APR  1–1  Gaadiidka
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Referee: Dedjinnanchi Tanisla Ahomlanto (Benin)
Gaadiidka  0–2  APR
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Referee: Idris Mohammed Osman (Eritrea)

APR won 3–1 on aggregate.


Centre Sportif de Bendje  1–1  Bumamuru
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Bumamuru  5–1  Centre Sportif de Bendje
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Bumamuru won 6–2 on aggregate.


African Stars  2–1  Power Dynamos
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Referee: Cregue Fleury Moukagni (Gabon)
Power Dynamos  1–0  African Stars
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2–2 on aggregate. Power Dynamos won on away goals.


UD Songo  1–0  Green Mamba
Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Green Mamba  1–1  UD Songo
Report
Referee: Noris Aaron Godfrey Arissol (Seychelles)

UD Songo won 2–1 on aggregate.


Dragón  0–2  Nyasa Big Bullets
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Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
Nyasa Big Bullets  1–0  Dragón
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Referee: Wilhem Letukwafa Haitembu (Namibia)

Nyasa Big Bullets won 3–0 on aggregate.


Al Ahly Benghazi  4–3  Enyimba
Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Enyimba  0–0  Al Ahly Benghazi
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Al Ahly Benghazi won 4–3 on aggregate.


Coton FC  0–0  ASEC Mimosas
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Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)
ASEC Mimosas  2–0  Coton FC
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Referee: Rulisa Patience Fidele (Rwanda)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.


CS Constantine  0–2  Étoile du Sahel
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Étoile du Sahel  1–0  CS Constantine
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Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

Étoile du Sahel won 3–0 on aggregate.


ASKO Kara  0–1  ASFAR
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Referee: David Daouda Guèye (Senegal)
ASFAR  7–0  ASKO Kara
Report
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

ASFAR won 8–0 on aggregate.


Real Bamako  0–0  Coton Sport
Report
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Coton Sport  0–2  Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)

Real Bamako won 2–0 on aggregate.


FC Nouadhibou  2–0  Al Ahli Tripoli
Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
Al Ahli Tripoli  1–0  FC Nouadhibou
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.


Primeiro de Agosto  1–0  AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
AS Vita Club  1–1  Primeiro de Agosto
Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Primeiro de Agosto won 2–1 on aggregate.


AS Otohô  1–1  Al Merrikh
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Al Merrikh  0–0  AS Otohô
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Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

1–1 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.


Djibouti Telecom  0–2  Young Africans
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Young Africans  5–1  Djibouti Telecom
Report
Referee: Mathews Moonje Hamalila (Zambia)

Young Africans won 7–1 on aggregate.


Jwaneng Galaxy  2–0  Vipers
Report
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Vipers  2–1  Jwaneng Galaxy
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Jwaneng Galaxy won 3–2 on aggregate.


Djabal  0–1  Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Orlando Pirates  3–0  Djabal
Report
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)

Orlando Pirates won 4–0 on aggregate.

Second round

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The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 10 teams that received byes to this round, and the 22 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hafia   1–4   Wydad AC 1–1 0–3
AS Douanes Burkina Faso   0–1   Espérance de Tunis 0–1 0–0
Bo Rangers   2–6   CR Belouizdad 1–3 1–3
Medeama   4–3   Horoya 3–1 1–2
Saint George   0–7   Al Ahly 0–3 0–4
APR   1–6   Pyramids 0–0 1–6
Bumamuru   0–6   Mamelodi Sundowns 0–4 0–2
Power Dynamos   3–3 (a)   Simba 2–2 1–1
UD Songo   2–5   Petro de Luanda 1–2 1–3
Nyasa Big Bullets   0–5   TP Mazembe 0–1 0–4
Al Ahly Benghazi   1–2   ASEC Mimosas 0–0 1–2
Étoile du Sahel   3–1   ASFAR 1–0 2–1
Real Bamako   1–4   FC Nouadhibou 0–3 1–1
Primeiro de Agosto   1–2   Al Hilal 0–0 1–2
Al Merrikh   0–3   Young Africans 0–2 0–1
Jwaneng Galaxy   1–1 (5–4 p)   Orlando Pirates 1–0 0–1
Hafia  1–1  Wydad AC
Report
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)
Wydad AC  3–0  Hafia
Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)

Wydad AC won 4–1 on aggregate.


AS Douanes Burkina Faso  0–1  Espérance de Tunis
Report
Espérance de Tunis  0–0  AS Douanes Burkina Faso
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Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.


Bo Rangers  1–3  CR Belouizdad
Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
CR Belouizdad  3–1  Bo Rangers
Report
Referee: Mohamad Ali Moussa (Niger)

CR Belouizdad won 6–2 on aggregate.


Medeama  3–1  Horoya
Report
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)
Horoya  2–1  Medeama
Report

Medeama won 4–3 on aggregate.


Saint George  0–3  Al Ahly
Report
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)
Al Ahly  4–0  Saint George
Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Al Ahly won 7–0 on aggregate.


APR  0–0  Pyramids
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Pyramids  6–1  APR
Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Pyramids won 6–1 on aggregate.


Bumamuru  0–4  Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Mamelodi Sundowns  2–0  Bumamuru
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Referee: Antoine Max Depadoux Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 6–0 on aggregate.


Power Dynamos  2–2  Simba
Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Simba  1–1  Power Dynamos
Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya}

3–3 on aggregate. Simba won on away goals.


UD Songo  1–2  Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Masixole Bambiso (South Africa)
Petro de Luanda  3–1  UD Songo
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Petro de Luanda won 5–2 on aggregate.


Nyasa Big Bullets  0–1  TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
TP Mazembe  4–0  Nyasa Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

TP Mazembe won 5–0 on aggregate.


Al Ahly Benghazi  0–0  ASEC Mimosas
Report
ASEC Mimosas  2–1  Al Ahly Benghazi
Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.


Étoile du Sahel  1–0  ASFAR
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ASFAR  1–2  Étoile du Sahel
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi}

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.


Real Bamako  0–3  FC Nouadhibou
Report
FC Nouadhibou  1–1  Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

FC Nouadhibou won 4–1 on aggregate.


Primeiro de Agosto  0–0  Al Hilal
Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Al Hilal  2–1  Primeiro de Agosto
Report
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.


Al Merrikh  0–2  Young Africans
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Young Africans  1–0  Al Merrikh
Report
Referee: Tanguy Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)

Young Africans won 3–0 on aggregate.


Jwaneng Galaxy  1–0  Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Rulisa Patience Fidele (Rwanda)
Orlando Pirates  1–0  Jwaneng Galaxy
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Penalties
4–5
Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)

1–1 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won 5–4 on penalties.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Saint George v Al Ahly match, originally scheduled to be played between 15 or 17 September 2023, was rescheduled to 24 September 2023 due to Al Ahly participation in the 2023 CAF Super Cup on 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b The Al Ahly Benghazi v ASEC Mimosas match, originally scheduled to be played on 17 September 2023 at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was rescheduled to 18 September 2023 at Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse (Tunisia) due to the Storm Daniel.

References

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  1. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League, Confederation Cup Preliminary Draw on Tuesday". Confederation of African Football. 23 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Désistement de nos représentants en compétitions interclubs Ligue des Champions et Coupe de la Confédération 2023-2024". Nigerien Football Federation (in French). 23 August 2023.
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