2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 19th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup
2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
10 September 2021 – 5 December 2021
Competition proper:
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations)

The winners of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League in the 2022–23 CAF Super Cup.[2]

The previous Winner of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup is Raja CA, but will not defend its title as it participates in the 2021–22 CAF Champions League

Association team allocation

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-Year Ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition.[2] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.

For the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2016–2020 CAF 5-Year Ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following:[3][4][5]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners 6 points 5 points
Runners-up 5 points 4 points
Losing semi-finalists 4 points 3 points
Losing quarter-finalists (from 2017) 3 points 2 points
3rd place in groups 2 points 1 point
4th place in groups 1 point 0.5 point

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:

  • 2020–21: x 6
  • 2019–20: × 5
  • 2018–19: × 4
  • 2018: × 3
  • 2017: × 2
  • 2016: × 1

Teams

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associations may abandon their domestic competitions and select the representatives in CAF club competitions.[6] Associations may register their representatives during the engagement window between 1 September and 20 October 2020. All engaged teams must respect the Club Licensing procedure and cooperate with their respective Associations, as non-licensed clubs would be refused participation.[7]

The following 49 teams from 37 associations entered the competition.

Associations are shown according to their 2016–2020 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.

Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Morocco 1 (190) AS FAR 2020–21 Botola third place
RS Berkane 2020–21 Botola fourth place
 Egypt 2 (167) Al Masry 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League third place after 29 rounds[Note EGY]
Pyramids FC 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League fourth place after 29 rounds[Note EGY]
 Tunisia 3 (140) US Ben Guerdane 2020–21 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
CS Sfaxien 2020–21 Tunisian Cup winners
 DR Congo 4 (83) AS Vita Club 2020–21 Linafoot third place
DC Motema Pembe 2021 Coupe du Congo winners
 Algeria 5 (81) JS Saoura 2020–21 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
JS Kabylie 2020–21 Algerian League Cup winners
 South Africa 6 (68.5) Orlando Pirates FC 2020–21 South African Premier Division third place
Marumo Gallants F.C. 2020–21 Nedbank Cup winners
 Zambia 7 (43) Red Arrows F.C. 2020–21 Zambian Super League third place
Kabwe Warriors F.C. 2020–21 Zambian Super League fourth place
 Nigeria 8 (39) Enyimba 2020–21 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
Bayelsa United F.C. 2021 Nigeria FA Cup winners
 Guinea 9 (38) Wakriya AC 2020–21 Guinée Championnat National third place
AS Ashanti Golden Boys 2021 Guinée Coupe Nationale runners-up
 Angola 10 (36) Primeiro de Agosto 2020–21 Girabola third place
G.D. Interclube 2020–21 Angola Cup winners
 Sudan 11 (29.5) Hay Al-Wadi SC 2020–21 Sudan Premier League third place
Al-Ahli Merowe 2020–21 Sudan Cup winners
 Tanzania 12 (16.5) Azam F.C. 2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League third place
Biashara United[TAN] 2020–21 Tanzania Premier League fourth place [Note TAN]
Associations eligible to enter one team
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Cameroon 13 (14) Coton Sport FC 2020–21 Elite One runners-up
 Senegal 14 (13) Diambars FC 2020–21 Senegal Cup winners
 Libya 15 (11) Al Ahli SC 2021 Libyan Cup winners
 Kenya 17 (9) Gor Mahia F.C. 2021 FKF President's Cup winners
 Congo 18 (8) CSMD Diables Noirs 2020 Coupe du Congo winners
 Uganda 18 (8) URA Football Club 2020–21 Uganda Premier League runners-up
 Mali 20 (6.5) Binga FC 2020–21 Malian Cup winners
 Rwanda 22 (6) A.S. Kigali 2021 Rwandan Cup winners
 Eswatini 23 (5) Young Buffaloes F.C. 2020–21 Eswatini Premier League runners-up
 Ethiopia 24 (4) Ethiopian Coffee S.C. 2020–21 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up
 Botswana 25 (3) Orapa United F.C. 2020–21 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners
 Togo 25 (3) ASC Kara 2020–21 Togolese Championnat National runners-up
 Benin 27 (2.5) Les Buffles du Borgou 2021 Benin Cup winners
 Mauritania 27 (2.5) ASAC Concorde 2021 Coupe du Président de la République winners
 Burkina Faso 29 (2) ASFA Yennenga 2020–21 Burkinabé Premier League runners-up
 Burundi — Bumamuru FC 2021 Burundian Cup winners
 Comoros — Olympique de Missiri 2021 Comoros Cup winners
 Djibouti — FC Dikhil 2021 Djibouti Cup winners
 Equatorial Guinea — Futuro Kings FC 2020–21 Equatoguinean Primera División winners
 Niger — AS Police 2021 Niger Cup winners
 Somalia — Horseed FC 2021 Somalia Cup winners
 South Sudan — Atlabara FC 2021 South Sudan National Cup winners
 Zanzibar — Mafunzo F.C. 2021 Zanzibari Cup winners
 Madagascar — CFFA 2021 Madagascar Cup winners
 Liberia — MC Breweries 2021 Liberia Cup winners

[TAN] Both the winners Simba SC and runner-ups Young Africans S.C. of the 2020–21 Tanzania FA Cup qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Champions League resulting in the slot usually allocated to the winner or runner-up of the Tanzania FA Cup to be awarded to the fourth placed team in the 2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League.

Notes
  1. ^
    Egypt (EGY): The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Al Masry and Pyramids FC, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[8]

Schedule
Schedule for 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying First round 13 August 2021 10–12 September 2021 17–19 September 2021
Second round 15–17 October 2021 22–24 October 2021
Play-off round 26 October 2021 28 November 2021 5 December 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 28 December 2021 TBD 2022
Matchday 2 TBD 2022
Matchday 3 TBD 2022
Matchday 4 TBD 2022
Matchday 5 TBD 2022
Matchday 6 TBD 2022
Knockout stage Quarter-finals TBD 2022 TBD 2022 TBD 2022
Semi-finals TBD 2022 TBD 2022
Final TBD 2022

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

First round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Ben Guerdane 3–2 AS Police 3–1 0–1
AS FAR 3–1 Les Buffles du Borgou 3–1 0–0
Diambars FC 3–0[upper-alpha 1] Wakriya AC
AS Ashanti Golden Boys 2–4[upper-alpha 1] Bayelsa United
ASC Kara 3–4 ASAC Concorde 3–0 0–4
Azam 4–1 Horseed 3–1 1–0
URA Football Club 5–2 Ethiopian Coffee 2–1 3–1
Atlabara 0–4 Al-Ahli Merowe 0–2 0–2
Futuro Kings 2–4 Marumo Gallants 2–1 0–3
AS Mangasport 0–0 (2–3 p) Orapa United 0–0 0–0
Bumamuru 0–1 CSMD Diables Noirs 0–0 0–1
Red Arrows 2–1 Young Buffaloes 2–1 0–0
Olympique de Missiri 1–8 AS Kigali 1–2 0–6
Binga FC 5–0 MC Breweries 3–0 2–0
ASFA Yennenga 2–1 FC San Pédro 0–0 2–1
FC Dikhil 0–3 Biashara United 0–1 0–2
Hay Al-Wadi SC 0–4[upper-alpha 2] Al Ahli SC
CFFA 2–1 Kabwe Warriors 0–0 2–1
Mafunzo 0–4 Interclube 0–1 0–3

Notes:

  1. 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.[9]
  2. The first leg originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, was called off due to concerns over the suitablity of match venue.[10] The match was then played over a single leg, at the venue initially planned for the second leg.

Second round
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
US Ben Guerdane 0–5 RS Berkane 0–1 0–4
AS FAR 1–3 JS Kabylie 0–1 1–2
Diambars FC 0–4 Enyimba 0–1 0–3
Bayelsa United 1–4 CS Sfaxien 1–0 0–4
ASAC Concorde 2–3 JS Saoura 1–2 1–1
Azam 0–1 Pyramids FC 0–0 0–1
URA Football Club 0–1 Al Masry 0–0 0–1
Al-Ahli Merowe w/o[upper-alpha 1] Gor Mahia 1–3 —
Marumo Gallants 3–2 AS Vita Club 2–1 1–1
Orapa United 2–2 (a) Coton Sport 2–1 0–1
CSMD Diables Noirs 0–1 Orlando Pirates 0–0 0–1
Red Arrows 1–0 Primeiro de Agosto 1–0 0–0
AS Kigali 2–4 DC Motema Pembe 1–2 1–2
Binga FC 1–1 (7–6 p) ASFA Yennenga 0–1 1–0
Biashara United w/o[upper-alpha 2] Al Ahli SC 2–0 —
CFFA w/o[upper-alpha 3] Interclube 0–3 —

Notes:

  1. Gor Mahia won on a walkover after Al-Ahli Merowe withdrew from the second leg in Kenya.[11]
  2. Al Ahli SC won on a walkover after Biashara United failed to appear from the second leg in Libya.[12]
  3. Interclube won on a walkover after CFFA withdrew from the second leg in Angola.[13]

Play-off round

Eliminated from 2021–22 CAF Champions League:

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zanaco 3–2 Binga FC 3–0 0–2
Simba 4–2 Red Arrows 3–0 1–2
TP Mazembe 1–0 Marumo Gallants 1–0 0–0
ASEC Mimosas 5–2 Interclube 2–0 3–2
FC Nouadhibou 0–2 Coton Sport 0–0 0–2
USGN 2–1 DC Motema Pembe 2–0 0–1
AS Otohô 2–1 Gor Mahia 1–0 1–1
APR 1–2 RS Berkane 0–0 1–2
Tusker 0–1 CS Sfaxien 0–0 0–1
Hearts of Oak 2–4 JS Saoura 2–0 0–4
Rivers United 2–2 (a) Al Masry 2–1 0–1
Stade Malien 1–1 (2–4 p) Al Ahli SC 1–0 0–1
Al Ittihad 13 Enyimba 19 Dec 0–2
AS Maniema Union 0–2 Pyramids FC 0–1 0–1
LPRC Oilers w/o[upper-alpha 1] Orlando Pirates 0–2 —
Royal Leopards 16 JS Kabylie 1–0 20 Dec

Notes:

  1. Orlando Pirates won on a walkover after LPRC Oilers withdrew from the second leg in South Africa.[14]

Group stage
Main article: 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the play-off round round of qualifying were drawn into four groups of four.

Qualified teams:

Pot 1

Pot 1 or 2

 Pot 2

Pot 2 or 3

 Pot 3

Pot 3 or 4

 Pot 4


In the group stage, each group will be played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification A1 A2 A3 A4
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 25–26 Feb 1–2 Apr 11–12 Feb
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11–12 Mar — 11–12 Feb 1–2 Apr
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Feb 18–19 Mar — 11–12 Mar
4 A4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Mar 18–19 Feb 25–26 Feb —
First match(es) will be played on 11/12 February 2022. Source: CAF

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification B1 B2 B3 B4
1 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 25–26 Feb 1–2 Apr 11–12 Feb
2 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11–12 Mar — 11–12 Feb 1–2 Apr
3 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Feb 18–19 Mar — 11–12 Mar
4 B4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Mar 18–19 Feb 25–26 Feb —
First match(es) will be played on 11/12 February 2022. Source: CAF

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification C1 C2 C3 C4
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 25–26 Feb 1–2 Apr 11–12 Feb
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11–12 Mar — 11–12 Feb 1–2 Apr
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Feb 18–19 Mar — 11–12 Mar
4 C4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Mar 18–19 Feb 25–26 Feb —
First match(es) will be played on 11/12 February 2022. Source: CAF

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification D1 D2 D3 D4
1 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage — 25–26 Feb 1–2 Apr 11–12 Feb
2 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11–12 Mar — 11–12 Feb 1–2 Apr
3 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Feb 18–19 Mar — 11–12 Mar
4 D4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18–19 Mar 18–19 Feb 25–26 Feb —
First match(es) will be played on 11/12 February 2022. Source: CAF

See also

Notes

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    2. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
    3. "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAF. 11 May 2016.
    4. "New adopted format for Club Competitions". CAF. 30 May 2016.
    5. "CAF disowns club ranking published by some websites". Cafonline.com. 9 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
    6. "COVID-19 impact on African leagues". CAFonline.com. 6 May 2020.
    7. "Calendar for 2020/21 Interclubs season". CAF. 1 September 2020.
    8. @EFA (10 August 2021). "اتحاد الكرة يرسل أسماء الأندية المصرية المشاركة في بطولتي أفريقيا" [EFA sends names of Egyptian clubs participating in the Champions League and Confederation Cup next season to CAF] (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
    9. "Statement on CAF interclubs preliminary fixtures: Guinea Clubs". CAF Online. CAF. 8 September 2021.
    10. "Media Advisory on TotalEnergies CAF CC Match: Hay Al Wady v Ahly Tripoli". CAFONLINE.com. Confederation of African Football. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
    11. "Gor Mahia advance as Al-Ahly Merowe fixture is cancelled". Goal.com. 24 October 2021.
    12. "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Biashara United disqualified". CAF. 3 November 2021.
    13. "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup: Grupo Desportivo Interclube vs CFFA". CAF. 19 October 2021.
    14. Willis, Seth (3 December 2021). "Orlando Pirates through to group stage after LPRC Oilers withdraw". Goal.com.
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