2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates19 September – 26 October 2025
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The 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds will begin on 19 September and end on 26 October 2025. 58 teams will compete in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup.

All times are local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.[1]

With 58 teams registered, six clubs – including former continental champions and recent finalists – have received byes into the Second Preliminary Round based on their CAF 5-year ranking. The remaining teams have been divided into three pots according to their CAF Club Ranking and geographical proximity, taking into account regional unions.[2]

Entry round Second round
(6 teams) 		First round
(52 teams)
Teams Ranked teams
(6 teams)		 Pot 1
(17 teams)
Pot 2
(15 teams)		 Pot 3
(14 teams)

Format

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

Schedule

The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Schedule for the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 9 August 2025 19–21 September 2025 26–28 September 2025
Second round 17–19 October 2025 24–26 October 2025

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2025.[3]

The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 Ghana Asante Kotoko
4 Nigeria Kwara United
FR1 winner
Morocco Wydad AC
First round Second round
          
1 Senegal Génération Foot
4 Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou
FR2 winner
Algeria USM Alger
First round Second round
          
1 Sierra Leone Bhantal
4 Guinea Hafia
FR3 winner
Algeria CR Belouizdad
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso USFA
4 Togo AS Gbohloé-Su
FR4 winner
FR5 winner
3 Nigeria Abia Warriors
2 Mali Djoliba
First round Second round
          
1 Niger ASN Nigelec
4 Morocco Olympic Safi
FR6 winner
FR7 winner
3 Tunisia Stade Tunisien
2 Mauritania ASC Snim
First round Second round
          
1 Cameroon Aigle Royal
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro
FR8 winner
FR9 winner
3 Liberia Black Man Warrior
2 Benin Coton FC
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Dekedaha
4 Sudan Al Zamala
FR10 winner
Egypt Zamalek
First round Second round
          
1 Ethiopia Wolaitta Dicha
4 Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli
FR11 winner
Egypt Al Masry
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda NEC FC
4 Kenya Nairobi United
FR12 winner
FR13 winner
3 Sudan Al Ahli Madani
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti AS Port
4 Zanzibar KMKM
FR14 winner
FR15 winner
3 South Sudan Al Merreikh Juba
2 Tanzania Azam
First round Second round
          
1 Burundi Flambeau du Centre
4 Libya Al Akhdar
FR16 winner
FR17 winner
3 Rwanda Rayon Sports
2 Tanzania Singida Black Stars
First round Second round
          
1 Seychelles Foresters Mont Fleuri
4 Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
FR18 winner
South Africa Stellenbosch
First round Second round
          
1 Gabon FC 105 Libreville
4 Zambia ZESCO United
FR19 winner
FR20 winner
3 Malawi Mighty Wanderers
2 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
First round Second round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 2
4 Comoros Djabal d'Iconi
FR21 winner
FR22 winner
3 Angola Kabuscorp
2 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
First round Second round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1
4 Mauritius Pamplemousses
FR23 winner
FR24 winner
3 Namibia Young African
2 Eswatini Royal Leopards
First round Second round
          
1 Mozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
4 Madagascar AS Fanalamanga
FR25 winner
FR26 winner
3 Angola Primeiro de Agosto
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô

First round

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

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Asante Kotoko GhanaFR1Nigeria Kwara United19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Génération Foot SenegalFR2Ivory Coast AFAD Djékanou19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Bhantal Sierra LeoneFR3Guinea Hafia19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
USFA Burkina FasoFR4Togo AS Gbohloé-Su19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Abia Warriors NigeriaFR5Mali Djoliba19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
ASN Nigelec NigerFR6Morocco Olympic Safi19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Stade Tunisien TunisiaFR7Mauritania ASC Snim19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Aigle Royal CameroonFR8Ivory Coast San Pédro19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Black Man Warrior LiberiaFR9Benin Coton FC19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Dekedaha SomaliaFR10Sudan Al Zamala19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Wolaitta Dicha EthiopiaFR11Libya Al Ittihad Tripoli19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
NEC FC UgandaFR12Kenya Nairobi United19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Al Ahli Madani SudanFR13Tunisia Étoile du Sahel19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
AS Port DjiboutiFR14Zanzibar KMKM19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Al Merreikh Juba South SudanFR15Tanzania Azam19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Flambeau du Centre BurundiFR16Libya Al Akhdar19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Rayon Sports RwandaFR17Tanzania Singida Black Stars19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Foresters Mont Fleuri SeychellesFR18Equatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
FC 105 Libreville GabonFR19Zambia ZESCO United19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Mighty Wanderers MalawiFR20Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
DR Congo 2 Democratic Republic of the CongoFR21Comoros Djabal d'Iconi19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Kabuscorp AngolaFR22South Africa Kaizer Chiefs19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
DR Congo 1 Democratic Republic of the CongoFR23Mauritius Pamplemousses19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Young African NamibiaFR24Eswatini Royal Leopards19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Ferroviário de Maputo MozambiqueFR25Madagascar AS Fanalamanga19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Primeiro de Agosto AngolaFR26Republic of the Congo AS Otohô19–21 Sep26–28 Sep
Asante Kotoko GhanavNigeria Kwara United
Report
Kwara United NigeriavGhana Asante Kotoko
Report
Génération Foot SenegalvIvory Coast AFAD Djékanou
Report
AFAD Djékanou Ivory CoastvSenegal Génération Foot
Report
Bhantal Sierra LeonevGuinea Hafia
Report
Hafia GuineavSierra Leone Bhantal
Report
USFA Burkina FasovTogo AS Gbohloé-Su
Report
AS Gbohloé-Su TogovBurkina Faso USFA
Report
Abia Warriors NigeriavMali Djoliba
Report
Djoliba MalivNigeria Abia Warriors
Report
ASN Nigelec NigervMorocco Olympic Safi
Report
Olympic Safi MoroccovNiger ASN Nigelec
Report
Stade Tunisien TunisiavMauritania ASC Snim
Report
ASC Snim MauritaniavTunisia Stade Tunisien
Report
Aigle Royal CameroonvIvory Coast San Pédro
Report
San Pédro Ivory CoastvCameroon Aigle Royal
Report
Black Man Warrior LiberiavBenin Coton FC
Report
Coton FC BeninvLiberia Black Man Warrior
Report
Dekedaha SomaliavSudan Al Zamala
Report
Al Zamala SudanvSomalia Dekedaha
Report
Wolaitta Dicha EthiopiavLibya Al Ittihad Tripoli
Al Ittihad Tripoli LibyavEthiopia Wolaitta Dicha
NEC FC UgandavKenya Nairobi United
Report
Nairobi United KenyavUganda NEC FC
Report
Al Ahli Madani SudanvTunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Étoile du Sahel TunisiavSudan Al Ahli Madani
Report
AS Port DjiboutivZanzibar KMKM
Report
KMKM ZanzibarvDjibouti AS Port
Report
Al Merreikh Juba South SudanvTanzania Azam
Report
Azam TanzaniavSouth Sudan Al Merreikh Juba
Report
Flambeau du Centre BurundivLibya Al Akhdar
Al Akhdar LibyavBurundi Flambeau du Centre
Rayon Sports RwandavTanzania Singida Black Stars
Report
Singida Black Stars TanzaniavRwanda Rayon Sports
Report
Foresters Mont Fleuri SeychellesvEquatorial Guinea 15 de Agosto
Report
15 de Agosto Equatorial GuineavSeychelles Foresters Mont Fleuri
Report
FC 105 Libreville GabonvZambia ZESCO United
Report
ZESCO United ZambiavGabon FC 105 Libreville
Report
Mighty Wanderers MalawivBotswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Report
Jwaneng Galaxy BotswanavMalawi Mighty Wanderers
Report
DR Congo 2 Democratic Republic of the CongovComoros Djabal d'Iconi
Djabal d'Iconi ComorosvDemocratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 2
Stade Moroni Malouzini, Moroni
Kabuscorp AngolavSouth Africa Kaizer Chiefs
Report
Kaizer Chiefs South AfricavAngola Kabuscorp
Report
DR Congo 1 Democratic Republic of the CongovMauritius Pamplemousses
Pamplemousses MauritiusvDemocratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1
Cote d'Or National Sports Complex, Saint Pierre
Young African NamibiavEswatini Royal Leopards
Report
Royal Leopards EswatinivNamibia Young African
Ferroviário de Maputo MozambiquevMadagascar AS Fanalamanga
Report
AS Fanalamanga MadagascarvMozambique Ferroviário de Maputo
Primeiro de Agosto AngolavRepublic of the Congo AS Otohô
Report
AS Otohô Republic of the CongovAngola Primeiro de Agosto
Report

Second round

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

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
FR1 winnerSR1Morocco Wydad AC17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR2 winnerSR2Algeria USM Alger17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR3 winnerSR3Algeria CR Belouizdad17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR4 winnerSR4FR5 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR6 winnerSR5FR7 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR8 winnerSR6FR9 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR10 winnerSR7Egypt Zamalek17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR11 winnerSR8Egypt Al Masry17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR12 winnerSR9FR13 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR14 winnerSR10FR15 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR16 winnerSR11FR17 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR18 winnerSR12South Africa Stellenbosch17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR19 winnerSR13FR20 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR21 winnerSR14FR22 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR23 winnerSR15FR24 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR25 winnerSR16FR26 winner17–19 Oct24–26 Oct
FR1 winner vMorocco Wydad AC
Wydad AC Moroccov FR1 winner
FR2 winner vAlgeria USM Alger
USM Alger Algeriav FR2 winner
FR3 winner vAlgeria CR Belouizdad
CR Belouizdad Algeriav FR3 winner
FR4 winner v FR5 winner
FR5 winner v FR4 winner
FR6 winner v FR7 winner
FR7 winner v FR6 winner
FR8 winner v FR9 winner
FR9 winner v FR8 winner
FR10 winner vEgypt Zamalek
Zamalek Egyptv FR10 winner
FR11 winner vEgypt Al Masry
Al Masry Egyptv FR11 winner
FR12 winner v FR13 winner
FR13 winner v FR12 winner
FR14 winner v FR15 winner
FR15 winner v FR14 winner
FR16 winner v FR17 winner
FR17 winner v FR16 winner
FR18 winner vSouth Africa Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch South Africav FR18 winner
FR19 winner v FR20 winner
FR20 winner v FR19 winner
FR21 winner v FR22 winner
FR22 winner v FR21 winner
FR23 winner v FR24 winner
FR24 winner v FR23 winner
FR25 winner v FR26 winner
FR26 winner v FR25 winner

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Libyan teams were listed as Libya 1 and Libya 2 during the draw; as their identity was still unknown by the time of the draw.
  2. ^ a b Congolese teams were listed as DR Congo 1 and DR Congo 2 during the draw; as their identity was still unknown by the time of the draw.

References

  1. ^ "CAF to stage the TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Preliminary Draw in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Saturday". Confederation of African Football. 5 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Draw procedure and Pots for the 2025/26 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Preliminary Rounds announced". Confederation of African Football. 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2025/26 Preliminary Round Draw Delivers Mouthwatering Clashes". Confederation of African Football. 9 August 2025.
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