2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 24 October 2021.[1] A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[2]
| Dates | 10 September – 24 October 2021 |
|---|---|
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 59 |
| Goals scored | 162 (2.75 per match) |
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4][5]
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 |
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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 is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| First round | 10–12 September 2021 | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Second round | 15–17 October 2021 | 22–24 October 2021 |
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 August 2021. The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 CI Kamsar |
– | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hearts of Oak |
– | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Hearts of Oak |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Wydad Casablanca |
0 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
| Wydad Casablanca |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 LPRC Oilers |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ASKO Kara |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| LPRC Oilers |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Raja Casablanca |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Raja Casablanca |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 AS SONABEL |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stade Malien |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Stade Malien |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Horoya |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Horoya |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 USGN |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Le Messager Ngozi |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| USGN |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Al Ahly |
1 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
| Al Ahly |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 KMKM |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Ittihad |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Al Ittihad |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
 Espérance de Tunis |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Espérance de Tunis |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 Arta/Solar7 |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tusker |
1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| Tusker |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Zamalek |
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Zamalek |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 Mogadishu City |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 APR |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| APR |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel |
1 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 AS Bouenguidi |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AS Maniema Union |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| AS Maniema Union |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
 Mamelodi Sundowns |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
| AmaZulu |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nyasa Big Bullets |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| AmaZulu (a) |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| TP Mazembe |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 Jwaneng Galaxy |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DFC 8ème |
0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Jwaneng Galaxy (a) |
0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
 Simba |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Simba |
Bye | |||||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
| Young Africans |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rivers United |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Rivers United |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
 Al Hilal |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 Fasil Kenema |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Al Hilal (a) |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 Teungueth |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ASEC Mimosas |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| ASEC Mimosas |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
 CR Belouizdad (a) |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Akwa United |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| CR Belouizdad |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 UD Songo |
1 | 0 | 1 (3) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AS Otohô (p) |
0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||
| AS Otohô |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
 Petro de Luanda |
2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
 Fovu de Baham |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| Petro de Luanda (a) |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 ESAE |
1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Nouadhibou |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| FC Nouadhibou |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
| ES Sétif (a) |
1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
 Fortune FC |
3 | 0 | 3 (4) | |||||||||
| ES Sétif (p) |
0 | 3 | 3 (5) | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
| Sagrada Esperança (p) |
0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FC Platinum |
0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||
| Sagrada Esperança |
3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
 Royal Leopards |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Royal Leopards (a) |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
 ZESCO United |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| First round | Second round | |||||||||||
 Express |
2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Merrikh (a) |
1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Al Merrikh |
3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Zanaco |
0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
 Akonangui |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Zanaco |
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
First round
The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI Kamsar |
0–2[upper-alpha 1] | Hearts of Oak | ||
| LPRC Oilers |
4–2 | ASKO Kara |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| AS SONABEL |
0–4 | Stade Malien |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| USGN |
2–1 | Le Messager Ngozi |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| KMKM |
0–4 | Al Ittihad |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Arta/Solar7 |
1–4 | Tusker |
1–1 | 0–3 |
| Mogadishu City |
1–2 | APR |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| AS Bouenguidi |
1–3 | AS Maniema Union |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| AmaZulu |
3–2 | Nyasa Big Bullets |
0–1 | 3–1 |
| Jwaneng Galaxy |
2–1 | DFC 8ème |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| Young Africans |
0–2 | Rivers United |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Fasil Kenema |
3–3 (a) | Al Hilal |
2–2 | 1–1 |
| Teungueth |
0–2 | ASEC Mimosas |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Akwa United |
1–2 | CR Belouizdad |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| UD Songo |
1–1 (3–4 p) | AS Otohô |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Fovu de Baham |
2–2 (a) | Petro de Luanda |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| ESAE |
1–3 | FC Nouadhibou |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Fortune FC |
3–3 (4–5 p) | ES Sétif |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Sagrada Esperança |
0–0 (5–4 p) | FC Platinum |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Royal Leopards |
2–2 (a) | ZESCO United |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Express |
2–2 (a) | Al Merrikh |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Akonangui |
0–3 | Zanaco |
0–2 | 0–1 |
Notes:
- The match involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
| Hearts of Oak | 2–0 | CI Kamsar |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)
| LPRC Oilers | 3–0 | ASKO Kara |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Antonio Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
| ASKO Kara | 2–1 | LPRC Oilers |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)
LPRC Oilers won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AS SONABEL | 0–1 | Stade Malien |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé (Cameroon)[note 2]
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)
Stade Malien won 4–0 on aggregate.
| USGN | 1–1 | Le Messager Ngozi |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Benoit Bado (Burkina Faso)
| Le Messager Ngozi | 0–1 | USGN |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Chamazi Stadium, Mbagala (Tanzania)
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.
| KMKM | 0–2 | Al Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
| Al Ittihad | 2–0 | KMKM |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia)
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Al Ittihad won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Arta/Solar7 | 1–1 | Tusker |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
| Tusker | 3–0 | Arta/Solar7 |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)
Tusker won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Mogadishu City | 0–0 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Ramadhani Kayoko (Tanzania)
| APR | 2–1 | Mogadishu City |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
APR won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AS Bouenguidi | 1–1 | AS Maniema Union |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Santillan da Costa (São Tomé and Príncipe)
| AS Maniema Union | 2–0 | AS Bouenguidi |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
AS Maniema Union won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AmaZulu | 0–1 | Nyasa Big Bullets |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
| Nyasa Big Bullets | 1–3 | AmaZulu |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
AmaZulu won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Jwaneng Galaxy | 2–0 | DFC 8ème |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
| DFC 8ème | 1–0 | Jwaneng Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Stade de la Réunification, Douala (Cameroon)[note 4]
Referee: Tanguy Lopembe Tangi (DR Congo)
Jwaneng Galaxy won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Young Africans | 0–1 | Rivers United |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Hassan Hagi (Somalia)
Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Fasil Kenema | 2–2 | Al Hilal |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
| Al Hilal | 1–1 | Fasil Kenema |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
3–3 on aggregate. Al Hilal won on away goals.
| Teungueth | 0–1 | ASEC Mimosas |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | Teungueth |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)
ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Akwa United | 1–0 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
CR Belouizdad won 2–1 on aggregate.
| AS Otohô | 1–0 | UD Songo |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
Referee: Jacinto Ondo Nchama (Equatorial Guinea)
1–1 on aggregate. AS Otohô won 4–3 on penalties.
| Fovu de Baham | 2–2 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
| Petro de Luanda | 0–0 | Fovu de Baham |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
2–2 on aggregate. Petro de Luanda won on away goals.
| ESAE | 1–1 | FC Nouadhibou |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
FC Nouadhibou won 3–1 on aggregate.
| ES Sétif | 3–0 | Fortune FC |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| 5–4 |
|
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Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)
3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won 5–4 on penalties.
| Sagrada Esperança | 0–0 | FC Platinum |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
| FC Platinum | 0–0 | Sagrada Esperança |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
|
4–5 |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
0–0 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–4 on penalties.
| Royal Leopards | 1–0 | ZESCO United |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.
| Express | 2–1 | Al Merrikh |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
2–2 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.
Zanaco won 3–0 on aggregate.
Second round
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. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hearts of Oak |
2–6 | Wydad Casablanca |
1–0 | 1–6 |
| LPRC Oilers |
0–4 | Raja Casablanca |
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Stade Malien |
1–3 | Horoya |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| USGN |
2–7 | Al Ahly |
1–1 | 1–6 |
| Al Ittihad |
0–1 | Espérance de Tunis |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Tusker |
0–5 | Zamalek |
0–1 | 0–4 |
| APR |
1–5 | Étoile du Sahel |
1–1 | 0–4 |
| AS Maniema Union |
2–4 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| AmaZulu |
1–1 (a) | TP Mazembe |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Jwaneng Galaxy |
3–3 (a) | Simba |
0–2 | 3–1 |
| Rivers United |
1–2 | Al Hilal |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| ASEC Mimosas |
3–3 (a) | CR Belouizdad |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| AS Otohô |
2–4 | Petro de Luanda |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| FC Nouadhibou |
3–3 (a) | ES Sétif |
3–1 | 0–2 |
| Sagrada Esperança |
3–2 | Royal Leopards |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Al Merrikh |
4–2 | Zanaco |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Hearts of Oak | 1–0 | Wydad Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
|
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Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
| Wydad Casablanca | 6–1 | Hearts of Oak |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
Wydad AC won 6–2 on aggregate.
| LPRC Oilers | 0–2 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Raja Casablanca won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Stade Malien | 0–1 | Horoya |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.
Al Ahly won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Al Ittihad | 0–0 | Espérance de Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Antoine Essouma (Cameroon)
| Espérance de Tunis | 1–0 | Al Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Ahmed Ghandour (Egypt)
Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Zamalek | 4–0 | Tusker |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate.
| APR | 1–1 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
| Étoile du Sahel | 4–0 | APR |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)
Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.
| AS Maniema Union | 2–2 | Mamelodi Sundowns |
|---|---|---|
|
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Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
| Mamelodi Sundowns | 2–0 | AS Maniema Union |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–2 on aggregate.
| AmaZulu | 0–0 | TP Mazembe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
1–1 on aggregate. AmaZulu won on away goals.
| Jwaneng Galaxy | 0–2 | Simba |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
| Simba | 1–3 | Jwaneng Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
3–3 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won on away goals.
| Rivers United | 1–1 | Al Hilal |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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| Al Hilal | 1–0 | Rivers United |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Suez Stadium, Suez (Egypt)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.
| ASEC Mimosas | 3–1 | CR Belouizdad |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
3–3 on aggregate. CR Belouizdad won on away goals.
| AS Otohô | 2–2 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Petro de Luanda won 4–2 on aggregate.
| FC Nouadhibou | 3–1 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.
| Sagrada Esperança | 3–1 | Royal Leopards |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Al Merrikh | 3–0 | Zanaco |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Al Ahly WE Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
| Zanaco | 2–1 | Al Merrikh |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
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Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Al Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.
Notes
- The preliminary round match between CI Kamsar and Hearts of Oak was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
- 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.[7]
- Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]
- 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.[8]
References
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- "Road to TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage mapped out". CAF. 13 August 2021.
- "CL Fixtures (1) - First Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021.
- "CL Fixtures (2) - 2nd Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021.
- "Statement on CAF interclubs preliminary fixtures: Guinea Clubs". CAF Online. CAF. 8 September 2021.
- Tchanhoun, Patrick (28 August 2021). "L'AS Sonabel accueillera le Stade Malien au Cameroun". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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External links
- Total CAF Champions League, CAFonline.com
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