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The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 27 November 2018 to 20 January 2019.[1] A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 3 November 2018 in Rabat, Morocco, and was officially announced by the CAF on 9 November due to a special situation with the transitional calendar.[3][4][5]
The entry round of the 55 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 | First round (9 teams) |
Preliminary round (46 teams) |
|---|---|---|
| Teams |
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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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 27–28 November 2018 | 4–5 December 2018 |
| First round | 14–16 December 2018 | 21–23 December 2018 |
| Play-off round | 11–14 January 2019 | 18–20 January 2019 |
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 November 2018.[5] As there were 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, but only 15 losers of the Champions League first round for this season, the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking (in bold italics) advanced directly to the group stage.[6] The remaining 15 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 15 losers of the Champions League first round.
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Étoile du Sahel
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Étoile du Sahel
| 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
 Stade d'Abidjan
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Nouakchott King's
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 | Stade d'Abidjan
| 2 | 0 | 2 (a) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Al-Ahly Shendi
| 1 | 0 | 1 (1 p) | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS Nyuki
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | |||||||||
| AS Nyuki
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Petro de Luanda
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Petro de Luanda
| 4 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Orapa United
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Zamalek
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Zamalek
| 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
 AS CotonTchad
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | AS CotonTchad
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Gomido
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Hassania Agadir
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  AS GNN
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Hassania Agadir
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
 Génération Foot
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Génération Foot
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Djoliba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  USM Bel Abbès
| 4 | 0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 |  LISCR
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| USM Bel Abbès
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Enugu Rangers
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Enugu Rangers
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Defence Force
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Masry
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Masry
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
 Salitas
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Salitas
| 2 | 1 | 3 (a) | |||||||||
| 2 |  Wakriya
| 0 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  KCCA
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| KCCA
| 3 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Mtibwa Sugar
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Mtibwa Sugar
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Northern Dynamo
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | DC Motema Pembe
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Anges de Fatima
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| DC Motema Pembe
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
| FC San Pédro
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | FC San Pédro
| 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Armed Forces
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Raja Casablanca
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
 Cercle Mbéri Sportif
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cercle Mbéri Sportif
| 1 | 0 | 1 (4 p) | |||||||||
| 2 |  Silver Strikers
| 0 | 1 | 1 (3 p) | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Kaizer Chiefs
| 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Zimamoto
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Kaizer Chiefs
| 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||
 ASSM Elgeco Plus
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 | ASSM Elgeco Plus
| 3 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Deportivo Unidad
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | RS Berkane
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| RS Berkane
| 3 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
 Al-Ittihad
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 3 |  Miracle Club
| 0 | — | ||||||||||
| 2 | Al-Ittihad
| 8 | — | w/o | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Al-Ahli Tripoli
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al-Ahli Tripoli
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||
 New Star
| 1 | 0 | 1 (a) | ||||||||||
| 3 | New Star
| 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Vital'O
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Kariobangi Sharks
| 6 | 3 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Arta/Solar7
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Kariobangi Sharks
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Asante Kotoko
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Asante Kotoko
| — | — | w/o | |||||||||
| 2 | Eding Sport
| — | — | ||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | El-Hilal El-Obeid
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| El-Hilal El-Obeid
| 0 | 0 | 0 (4 p) | ||||||||||
 Mukura Victory Sports
| 0 | 0 | 0 (5 p) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Free State Stars
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 2 | Mukura Victory Sports
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 |  Green Eagles
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 |  Young Buffaloes
| 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Green Eagles
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| NA Hussein Dey
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | NA Hussein Dey
| 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Diables Noirs
| 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | ||||||||||||
| 1 | CS Sfaxien
| Bye | |||||||||||
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| CS Sfaxien
| 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Green Buffaloes
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Green Buffaloes
| 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 2 |  Al-Merreikh Juba
| 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouakchott King's |
2–2 (a) | Stade d'Abidjan |
1–2 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ahly Shendi |
1–1 (1–3 p) | AS Nyuki |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Petro de Luanda |
6–0 | Orapa United |
4–0 | 2–0 |
| AS CotonTchad |
3–1 | Gomido |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Hassania Agadir |
4–0 | AS GNN |
4–0 | 0–0 |
| Génération Foot |
1–0 | Djoliba |
0–0 | 1–0 |
| USM Bel Abbès |
4–1 | LISCR |
4–0 | 0–1 |
| Enugu Rangers |
5–1 | Defence Force |
2–0 | 3–1 |
| Salitas |
3–3 (a) | Wakriya |
2–0 | 1–3 |
| Mtibwa Sugar |
5–0 | Northern Dynamo |
4–0 | 1–0 |
| DC Motema Pembe |
5–2 | Anges de Fatima |
4–1 | 1–1 |
| FC San Pédro |
2–1 | Armed Forces |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Cercle Mbéri Sportif |
1–1 (4–3 p) | Silver Strikers |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Kaizer Chiefs |
5–2 | Zimamoto |
4–0 | 1–2 |
| ASSM Elgeco Plus |
4–3 | Deportivo Unidad |
3–1 | 1–2 |
| Miracle Club |
w/o[w/o 1] | Al-Ittihad |
0–8 | — |
| New Star |
4–1 | Vital'O |
0–0 | 4–1 |
| Kariobangi Sharks |
9–1 | Arta/Solar7 |
6–1 | 3–0 |
| Asante Kotoko |
w/o[w/o 2] | Eding Sport |
— | — |
| Free State Stars |
0–1 | Mukura Victory Sports |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Green Eagles |
5–2 | Young Buffaloes |
2–0 | 3–2 |
| NA Hussein Dey |
3–1 | Diables Noirs |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Green Buffaloes |
2–0 | Al-Merreikh Juba |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Notes:
| Nouakchott King's | 1–2 | Stade d'Abidjan |
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Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
| Stade d'Abidjan | 0–1 | Nouakchott King's |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
2–2 on aggregate. Stade d'Abidjan won on away goals.
| Al-Ahly Shendi | 1–0 | AS Nyuki |
|---|---|---|
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| AS Nyuki | 1–0 | Al-Ahly Shendi |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
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3–1 |
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Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)
1–1 on aggregate. AS Nyuki won 3–1 on penalties.
Referee: Ibrahim Ben Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)
Petro de Luanda won 6–0 on aggregate.
| AS CotonTchad | 2–0 | Gomido |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Jean Marie Koyakobo (Central African Republic)
| Gomido | 1–1 | AS CotonTchad |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
AS CotonTchad won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Hassania Agadir | 4–0 | AS GNN |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Hassania Agadir won 4–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)
| Djoliba | 0–1 | Génération Foot |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
Génération Foot won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)
| LISCR | 1–0 | USM Bel Abbès |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Mathioro Diabel (Mauritania)
USM Bel Abbès won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
| Defence Force | 1–3 | Enugu Rangers |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Enugu Rangers won 5–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Eugene Tohouegnon (Benin)
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)
3–3 on aggregate. Salitas won on away goals.
| Mtibwa Sugar | 4–0 | Northern Dynamo |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
| Northern Dynamo | 0–1 | Mtibwa Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Eric Manirakiza (Burundi)
Mtibwa Sugar won 5–0 on aggregate.
| DC Motema Pembe | 4–1 | Anges de Fatima |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Justus Mbelle Mbelle (Cameroon)
| Anges de Fatima | 1–1 | DC Motema Pembe |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Ahmat Amara Hassane (Chad)
DC Motema Pembe won 5–2 on aggregate.
| FC San Pédro | 1–1 | Armed Forces |
|---|---|---|
|
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Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
| Armed Forces | 0–1 | FC San Pédro |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Delgado Rocha Lenine (Cape Verde)
FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Cercle Mbéri Sportif | 1–0 | Silver Strikers |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)
| Silver Strikers | 1–0 | Cercle Mbéri Sportif |
|---|---|---|
|
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| Penalties | ||
|
3–4 | |
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
1–1 on aggregate. Cercle Mbéri Sportif won 4–3 on penalties.
Referee: Nehemia Shifeleni Shoovaleka (Namibia)
Referee: Dawit Asamenew (Ethiopia)
Kaizer Chiefs won 5–1 on aggregate.
| ASSM Elgeco Plus | 3–1 | Deportivo Unidad |
|---|---|---|
|
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Referee: João Goma (Angola)
| Deportivo Unidad | 2–1 | ASSM Elgeco Plus |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Serge Soumou (Congo)
ASSM Elgeco Plus won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Elly Ally Sasii (Tanzania)
| Al-Ittihad | Cancelled | Miracle Club |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Al-Ittihad won on walkover after Miracle Club withdrew prior to the second leg.[7]
Referee: Isidore Essono Nze (Gabon)
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo (Kenya)
New Star won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Kariobangi Sharks | 6–1 | Arta/Solar7 |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Mohamed Nur Muhudin (Somalia)
Referee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)
Kariobangi Sharks won 9–1 on aggregate.
| Asante Kotoko | Cancelled | Eding Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Eding Sport | Cancelled | Asante Kotoko |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Asante Kotoko won on walkover after the Cameroonian Football Federation was not able to confirm the engagement of Eding Sport by the CAF deadline.[9]
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Mukura Victory Sports won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Green Eagles | 2–0 | Young Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Hafiz Abdelghani Alamen (Sudan)
| Young Buffaloes | 2–3 | Green Eagles |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)
Green Eagles won 5–2 on aggregate.
| NA Hussein Dey | 2–0 | Diables Noirs |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Esam Al Jahani (Libya)
| Diables Noirs | 1–1 | NA Hussein Dey |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Esterline Gonçalves Género (São Tomé and Príncipe)
NA Hussein Dey won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Green Buffaloes | 2–0 | Al-Merreikh Juba |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Alfred Mbuto Chilinda (Malawi)
Referee: Yemane Asfaha Gebremedhin (Eritrea)
Green Buffaloes won 2–0 on aggregate.
The first round included 32 teams: the 9 teams that received byes to this round, and the 23 winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile du Sahel |
3–1 | Stade d'Abidjan |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Nyuki |
0–2 | Petro de Luanda |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Zamalek |
7–2 | AS CotonTchad |
7–0 | 0–2 |
| Hassania Agadir |
2–1 | Génération Foot |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| USM Bel Abbès |
0–2 | Enugu Rangers |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Al-Masry |
0–2 | Salitas |
0–2 | 0–0 |
| KCCA |
5–1 | Mtibwa Sugar |
3–0 | 2–1 |
| DC Motema Pembe |
1–3 | FC San Pédro |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Raja Casablanca |
5–1 | Cercle Mbéri Sportif |
5–0 | 0–1 |
| Kaizer Chiefs |
6–0 | ASSM Elgeco Plus |
3–0 | 3–0 |
| RS Berkane |
4–0 | Al-Ittihad |
3–0 | 1–0 |
| Al-Ahli Tripoli |
1–1 (a) | New Star |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Kariobangi Sharks |
1–2 | Asante Kotoko |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| El-Hilal El-Obeid |
0–0 (4–5 p) | Mukura Victory Sports |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Green Eagles |
1–2 | NA Hussein Dey |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| CS Sfaxien |
4–2 | Green Buffaloes |
4–1 | 0–1 |
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
| Stade d'Abidjan | 1–0 | Étoile du Sahel |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.
| AS Nyuki | 0–1 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
| Petro de Luanda | 1–0 | AS Nyuki |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Petro de Luanda won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Brian Miiro (Uganda)
| AS CotonTchad | 2–0 | Zamalek |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)
Zamalek won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Hassania Agadir | 2–0 | Génération Foot |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
| Génération Foot | 1–0 | Hassania Agadir |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Hassania Agadir won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia)
| Enugu Rangers | 2–0 | USM Bel Abbès |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Enugu Rangers won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)
Salitas won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Mtibwa Sugar | 1–2 | KCCA |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Nehemia Shifeleni Shoovaleka (Namibia)
KCCA won 5–1 on aggregate.
| DC Motema Pembe | 1–1 | FC San Pédro |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)
| FC San Pédro | 2–0 | DC Motema Pembe |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
FC San Pédro won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)
| Cercle Mbéri Sportif | 1–0 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)
Raja Casablanca won 5–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)
Kaizer Chiefs won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)
| Al-Ittihad | 0–1 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
RS Berkane won 4–0 on aggregate.
| Al-Ahli Tripoli | 1–1 | New Star |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
1–1 on aggregate. New Star won on away goals.
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
| Asante Kotoko | 2–1 | Kariobangi Sharks |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Asante Kotoko won 2–1 on aggregate.
El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Mukura Victory Sports | 0–0 | El-Hilal El-Obeid |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
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5–4 | |
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)
0–0 on aggregate. Mukura Victory Sports won 5–4 on penalties.
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
| NA Hussein Dey | 2–1 | Green Eagles |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
NA Hussein Dey won 2–1 on aggregate.
| CS Sfaxien | 4–1 | Green Buffaloes |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
| Green Buffaloes | 1–0 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
CS Sfaxien won 4–2 on aggregate.
The play-off round included 30 teams: 15 of the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, and the 15 losers of the Champions League first round. The draw for the play-off round was held on 28 December 2018, 18:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Nile Ritz-Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[10][11] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.[12]
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
- Pot A contained the seven seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot B contained the five seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
- Pot C contained the eight unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot D contained the ten unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into seven ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into five ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last three ties.
| Bye to group stage | Étoile du Sahel (50.5 pts) |
|---|
| Pot | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualified from | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Champions League | Confederation Cup |
| Teams |
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The 15 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage to join Étoile du Sahel, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gor Mahia |
2–1 | New Star |
2–1 | 0–0 |
| Al-Ahly Benghazi |
2–3 | NA Hussein Dey |
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Al-Hilal |
3–1 | Mukura Victory Sports |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Nkana |
3–0 | FC San Pédro |
3–0 | 0–0 |
| Coton Sport |
3–5 | Asante Kotoko |
2–3 | 1–2 |
| ZESCO United |
5–2 | Kaizer Chiefs |
3–1 | 2–1 |
| Stade Malien |
2–3 | Petro de Luanda |
1–1 | 1–2 |
African Stars  |
1–2 | Raja Casablanca |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| ASC Diaraf |
3–5 | RS Berkane |
2–0 | 1–5 |
| Vipers |
0–3 | CS Sfaxien |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Ittihad Tanger |
1–3 | Zamalek |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| AS Otôho |
3–2 | KCCA |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Bantu  |
2–4 | Enugu Rangers |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Al-Nasr |
2–3 | Salitas |
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Jimma Aba Jifar |
0–5 | Hassania Agadir |
0–1 | 0–4 |
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)
Gor Mahia won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Ahly Benghazi | 1–0 | NA Hussein Dey |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
| NA Hussein Dey | 3–1 | Al-Ahly Benghazi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
NA Hussein Dey won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
| Mukura Victory Sports | 1–0 | Al-Hilal |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Al-Hilal won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Nkana | 3–0 | FC San Pédro |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
| FC San Pédro | 0–0 | Nkana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Nkana won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Asante Kotoko | 2–1 | Coton Sport |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Asante Kotoko won 5–3 on aggregate.
| ZESCO United | 3–1 | Kaizer Chiefs |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
| Kaizer Chiefs | 1–2 | ZESCO United |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Stade Malien | 1–1 | Petro de Luanda |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
| Petro de Luanda | 2–1 | Stade Malien |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Petro de Luanda won 3–2 on aggregate.
| African Stars | 1–1 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
| Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | African Stars |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)
Raja Casablanca won 2–1 on aggregate.
| ASC Diaraf | 2–0 | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)
| RS Berkane | 5–1 | ASC Diaraf |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
RS Berkane won 5–3 on aggregate.
| Vipers | 0–0 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
St Mary's Stadium, Wakiso Town
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
CS Sfaxien won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
AS Otôho won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bantu | 1–2 | Enugu Rangers |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
| Enugu Rangers | 2–1 | Bantu |
|---|---|---|
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Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Enugu Rangers won 4–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)
Salitas won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Jimma Aba Jifar | 0–1 | Hassania Agadir |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
Hassania Agadir won 5–0 on aggregate.
- At the time of the qualifying round draw, the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final had not been completed, and thus the identity of the third team from the association of the Confederation Cup winners which were given a bye to the first round was not known.
- At the time of the qualifying round draw, the identity of the second team from Morocco which were given a bye to the first round was not known.
- At the time of the qualifying round draw, the identity of the second team from Cameroon was not known.
- Teams from Libya are not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
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