2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds began on 18 August and ended on 1 October 2023. A total of 52 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

Dates	18 August – 1 October 2023
Tournament statistics
Matches played	64
Goals scored	150 (2.34 per match)
← 2022–23 2024–25 →

All times are local.

Draw

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 52 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 (12 teams)	First round (40 teams)
Teams	Zamalek (39 pts) RS Berkane (37 pts) USM Alger (27 pts) Rivers United (10 pts) Diables Noirs (5 pts) Saint-Éloi Lupopo (5 pts) Sagrada Esperança (4 pts) Modern Future (2.5 pts) Club Africain (2 pts) Rayon Sports SuperSport United Kampala City	ASO Chlef Académica do Lobito AS Loto FC Gaborone United EF Ouagadougou Aigle Noir Belle Lumière Arta Solar Cano Sport Young Buffaloes Bahir Dar Kenema Dreams FC Académie SOAR Milo FC AFAD Djékanou Kakamega Homeboyz Watanga Abu Salim Al Hilal Benghazi Elgeco Plus Stade Malien AS Douanes Mauritania FUS Rabat Ferroviário de Maputo AS Douanes Niger Bendel Insurance Casa Sports La Passe Kallon Horseed Sekhukhune United Al Merreikh Juba Haidoub Hay Al Arab Azam Singida Fountain Gate ASC Kara Olympique Béja Maestro United JKU

Format

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

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup 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

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	Bendel Insurance (p)	1	0	1 (4)
	4	ASO Chlef	0	1	1 (3)
								Bendel Insurance		2	0	2
								RS Berkane		2	1	3

	First round							Second round
	1	FUS Rabat	3	2	5
	4	AS Loto FC	0	0	0
								FUS Rabat		1	0	1
								USM Alger (a)		1	0	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Casa Sports	1	0	1
	4	EF Ouagadougou (a)	1	0	1
								EF Ouagadougou		0	0	0
								Rivers United		0	2	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Arta Solar	3	3	6
	4	Horseed	0	0	0
								Arta Solar		2	1	3
								Zamalek		0	4	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Singida Fountain Gate	4	0	4
	4	JKU	1	2	3
								Singida Fountain Gate		1	1	2
								Modern Future		0	4	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Bahir Dar Kenema (p)	2	1	3 (4)
	4	Azam	1	2	3 (3)
								Bahir Dar Kenema		2	0	2
								Club Africain		0	3	3

	First round							Second round
	1	Olympique Béja	0	0	0
	4	Abu Salim	1	0	1
								Abu Salim		3	2	5
								Kampala City		1	3	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Kakamega Homeboyz	0	1	1
	4	Al Hilal Benghazi	0	4	4
								Al Hilal Benghazi (p)		1	1	2 (4)
								Rayon Sports		1	1	2 (2)

	First round							Second round
	1	Sekhukhune United	—	—	w/o
	4	Young Buffaloes	—	—
								Sekhukhune United		3	1	4
								Saint-Éloi Lupopo		1	1	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Cano Sport	1	0	1
	4	Maestro United	1	3	4
								Maestro United		1	0	1
								Diables Noirs		2	2	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Ferroviário de Maputo	—	—	w/o
	4	Belle Lumière	—	—
								Ferroviário de Maputo		1	0	1 (3)
								Sagrada Esperança (p)		0	1	1 (5)

	First round							Second round
	1	Gaborone United	0	3	3
	4	Elgeco Plus	1	1	2
								Gaborone United		1	0	1
								SuperSport United		1	3	4

	First round							Second round
	1	AS Douanes Mauritania	2	0	2
	4	Académie SOAR (a)	2	0	2
								Académie SOAR		1	2	3
								AFAD Djékanou		2	0	2
	3	ASC Kara	0	1	1
	2	AFAD Djékanou	0	2	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Milo FC	1	1	2
	4	Dreams FC	1	2	3
								Dreams FC		2	1	3
								Kallon		1	1	2
	3	AS Douanes Niger	—	—
	2	Kallon	—	—	w/o

	First round							Second round
	1	Watanga	1	1	2
	4	Stade Malien	3	4	7
								Stade Malien (a)		2	1	3
								Aigle Noir		0	3	3
	3	Hay Al Arab	—	—
	2	Aigle Noir	—	—	w/o

	First round							Second round
	1	Haidoub	0	0	0
	4	Al Merreikh Juba	1	0	1
								Al Merreikh Juba		0	0	0
								Académica do Lobito		0	3	3
	3	Académica do Lobito	2	2	4
	2	La Passe	1	2	3

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bendel Insurance	1–1 (4–3 p)	ASO Chlef	1–0	0–1
FUS Rabat	5–0	AS Loto FC	3–0	2–0
Casa Sports	1–1 (a)	EF Ouagadougou	1–1	0–0
Arta Solar	6–0	Horseed	3–0	3–0
Singida Fountain Gate	4–3	JKU	4–1	0–2
Bahir Dar Kenema	3–3 (4–3 p)	Azam	2–1	1–2
Olympique Béja	0–1	Abu Salim	0–1	0–0
Kakamega Homeboyz	1–4	Al Hilal Benghazi	0–0	1–4
Sekhukhune United	w/o[upper-alpha 1]	Young Buffaloes	—	—
Cano Sport	1–4	Maestro United	1–1	0–3
Ferroviário de Maputo	w/o[upper-alpha 2]	Belle Lumière	—	—
Gaborone United	3–2	Elgeco Plus	0–1	3–1
AS Douanes Mauritania	2–2 (a)	Académie SOAR	2–2	0–0
ASC Kara	1–2	AFAD Djékanou	0–0	1–2
Milo FC	2–3	Dreams FC	1–1	1–2
AS Douanes Niger	w/o[upper-alpha 3]	Kallon	—	—
Watanga	2–7	Stade Malien	1–3	1–4
Hay Al Arab	w/o[upper-alpha 4]	Aigle Noir	—	—
Haidoub	0–1	Al Merreikh Juba	0–1	0–0
Académica do Lobito	4–3	La Passe	2–1	2–2

Notes:

1. Sekhukhune United won on a walkover after Young Buffaloes withdrew due to financial problems.
2. Ferroviário de Maputo won on a walkover after Belle Lumière withdrew due to financial problems.
3. Kallon won on a walkover after Niger clubs withdrew from 2023–24 CAF interclub competitions due to the 2023 Nigerien coup d'état.^[2]
4. Aigle Noir won on a walkover after Hay Al Arab withdrew from the competition due to the 2023 Sudan conflict.

Bendel Insurance	1–0	ASO Chlef
Osarenkhoe 42'	Report

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC+1

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City

Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

ASO Chlef	1–0	Bendel Insurance
Aguieb 43'	Report
Penalties
	3–4

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

20:30 UTC+1

Salem Mabrouki Stadium, Algiers

Referee: Abdulbasit Shuboub (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Bendel Insurance won 4–3 on penalties.

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FUS Rabat	3–0	AS Loto FC
Ibrahim 8' (o.g.) Nanah 28' El Maftoul 90+2'	Report

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

21:00 UTC+1

Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)

AS Loto FC	0–2	FUS Rabat
	Report	Elaz 25' Bach 86'

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

14:00 UTC+1

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou

Referee: Benoit Bado (Burkina Faso)

FUS Rabat won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Casa Sports	1–1	EF Ouagadougou
Gomis 5'	Report	Sana 71'

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Referee: Naby Laye Toure (Guinea)

EF Ouagadougou	0–0	Casa Sports
	Report

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

16:00 UTC±0

Stade de la Paix, Bouaké (Ivory Coast)

Referee: Hugues Modeste Richard Kokora (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. EF Ouagadougou won on away goals.

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Arta Solar	3–0	Horseed
Al. Ahmed 4' (o.g.) Traoré 41', 64'	Report

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Anthony Kiri Emmanuel Daudfourth (South Sudan)

Horseed	0–3	Arta Solar
	Report	Dadzie 1', 20' Hussein 22' (o.g.)

24 August 2023 (2023-08-24)

16:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)

Arta Solar won 6–0 on aggregate.

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Singida Fountain Gate	4–1	JKU
Tchakei 5' (pen.), 40' (pen.) Chukwu 44' Abuya 47'	Report	Abdull 63' (pen.)

18 August 2023 (2023-08-18)

17:30 UTC+3

Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Rodrigue Bigirimana (Burundi)

JKU	2–0	Singida Fountain Gate
N. Juma 6' Matiko 42'	Report

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

19:30 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)

Singida United won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Bahir Dar Kenema	2–1	Azam
Gebre 20', 61'	Report	Mbombo 72'

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

15:30 UTC+3

Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)

Azam	2–1	Bahir Dar Kenema
Selemani Ally 1' Dube 10'	Report	Tadesse 17'
Penalties
	3–4

25 August 2023 (2023-08-25)

19:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

3–3 on aggregate. Bahir Dar Kenema won 4–3 on penalties.

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Olympique Béja	0–1	Abu Salim
	Report	Aleiyan 48' (pen.)

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis

Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

Abu Salim	0–0	Olympique Béja
	Report

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

17:00 UTC+3

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)

Referee: Mahmoud Nagy (Egypt)

Abu Salim won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Kakamega Homeboyz	0–0	Al Hilal Benghazi
	Report

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

15:00 UTC+3

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Al Hilal Benghazi	4–1	Kakamega Homeboyz
E. Kelvin 14', 32' Al Shareef 27' A. Kelvin 84'	Report	Nangila 45'

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

20:00 UTC+2

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Houssam Benyahia (Algeria)

Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Cano Sport	1–1	Maestro United
Chokki 31'	Report	Mpasela 63'

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC+1

Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Referee: Ledoux Dimonya Florent (Cameroon)

Maestro United	3–0	Cano Sport
Mhango 17' Phiri 51' (pen.) Angwenga 62'	Report

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

17:00 UTC+2

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Maestro United won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Gaborone United	0–1	Elgeco Plus
	Report	Razafimaro 25'

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC+2

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Paulo Moreira Sergio (Angola)

Elgeco Plus	1–3	Gaborone United
Razafimaro 72'	Report	Kgamanyane 2', 78' Kgaswane 57'

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

21:30 UTC+3

Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Referee: Attoumani Elfachad (Comoros)

Gaborone United won 3–2 on aggregate.

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AS Douanes Mauritania	2–2	Académie SOAR
Y. El Id 53' Lekweiry 56'	Report	I. Sylla 36' Abdoul. Camara 38'

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Académie SOAR	0–0	AS Douanes Mauritania
	Report

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

16:00 UTC±0

General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry

Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

2–2 on aggregate. Académie SOAR won on away goals.

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ASC Kara	0–0	AFAD Djékanou
	Report

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC±0

Stade de Kégué, Lomé

Referee: Julian Nii Akwa Nunoo (Ghana)

AFAD Djékanou	2–1	ASC Kara
Amani 45', 47'	Report	Coulibaly 44'

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

16:00 UTC±0

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Referee: Grema Mohammed (Nigeria)

AFAD Djékanou won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Milo FC	1–1	Dreams FC
Bamba 83'	Report	Avocevou 21'

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

16:00 UTC±0

General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry

Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)

Dreams FC	2–1	Milo FC
A. Boateng 83' (pen.) Antwi 86'	Report	S. Bangoura 13'

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27)

15:00 UTC±0

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Daniel Luc Kassa (Benin)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Watanga	1–3	Stade Malien
Logan 28' (pen.)	Report	Kouma 15' Djiguiba 73' Dembélé 89'

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

16:00 UTC±0

SKD Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Mustapha Bojang (Gambia)

Stade Malien	4–1	Watanga
D. Coulibaly 34', 39' I. Traoré 45' M. Traoré 68'	Report	Sando 85'

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

16:30 UTC±0

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)

Stade Malien won 7–2 on aggregate.

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Haidoub	0–1	Al Merreikh Juba
	Report	Michael 26'

19 August 2023 (2023-08-19)

15:30 UTC+3

Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Referee: Mohamed Koroma (Sierra Leone)

Al Merreikh Juba	0–0	Haidoub
	Report

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

15:00 UTC+2

Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Al Merreikh Juba won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Académica do Lobito	2–1	La Passe
Lucamba 6' Tchyonga 13' (pen.)	Report	Ratianaridimby 9'

20 August 2023 (2023-08-20)

19:00 UTC+1

Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango

Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)

La Passe	2–2	Académica do Lobito
Ratianaridimby 72' M. Rose 90'	Report	Bicho 34' Jepson 80'

26 August 2023 (2023-08-26)

15:30 UTC+4

National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)

Referee: Masixole Bambiso (South Africa)

Académica do Lobito won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 12 teams that received byes to this round, and the 20 winners of the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Bendel Insurance	2–3	RS Berkane	2–2	0–1
FUS Rabat	1–1 (a)	USM Alger	1–1	0–0
EF Ouagadougou	0–2	Rivers United	0–0	0–2
Arta Solar	3–4	Zamalek	2–0	1–4
Singida Fountain Gate	2–4	Modern Future	1–0	1–4
Bahir Dar Kenema	2–3	Club Africain	2–0	0–3
Abu Salim	5–4	Kampala City	3–1	2–3
Al Hilal Benghazi	2–2 (4–2 p)	Rayon Sports	1–1	1–1
Sekhukhune United	4–2	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	3–1	1–1
Maestro United	1–4	Diables Noirs	1–2	0–2
Ferroviário de Maputo	1–1 (3–5 p)	Sagrada Esperança	1–0	0–1
Gaborone United	1–4	SuperSport United	1–1	0–3
Académie SOAR	3–2	AFAD Djékanou	1–2	2–0
Dreams FC	3–2	Kallon	2–1	1–1
Stade Malien	3–3 (a)	Aigle Noir	2–0	1–3
Al Merreikh Juba	0–3	Académica do Lobito	0–0	0–3

Bendel Insurance	2–2	RS Berkane
Osarenkhoe 28' Augustus 60'	Report	Lamlaoui 37' El Mourabit 77'

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

16:00 UTC+1

Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City

Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

RS Berkane	1–0	Bendel Insurance
Lamlaoui 43'	Report

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)

21:00 UTC+1

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

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FUS Rabat	1–1	USM Alger
Ajako 83'	Report	Belaïd 45'

23 September 2023 (2023-09-23)^{[note 1]}

20:30 UTC+1

Moulay Hassan Stadium, Rabat

Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)

USM Alger	0–0	FUS Rabat
	Report

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

20:00 UTC+1

Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

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EF Ouagadougou	0–0	Rivers United
	Report

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

19:00 UTC±0

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro (Ivory Coast)

Referee: Naby Laye Toure (Guinea)

Rivers United	2–0	EF Ouagadougou
Oyowah 89', 90+9'	Report

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

16:00 UTC+1

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Arta Solar	2–0	Zamalek
Dadzie 47' Elabeh 59'	Report

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

16:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Zamalek	4–1	Arta Solar
Obama 49' Shikabala 52' Zizo 74' Mathlouthi 90'	Report	Hassan 16'

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

19:00 UTC+3

Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

Zamalek won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Singida Fountain Gate	1–0	Modern Future
Rupia 53'	Report

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

16:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)

Modern Future	4–1	Singida Fountain Gate
Atef 5' Refaat 53' (pen.) Kamal 68' Maher 90+7'	Report	Tchakei 28'

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

18:00 UTC+3

Al Salam Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)

Modern Future won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Bahir Dar Kenema	2–0	Club Africain
Tadesse 45', 89'	Report

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

15:30 UTC+3

Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Tuoniféré Soro (Ivory Coast)

Club Africain	3–0	Bahir Dar Kenema
Srarfi 14' Eduwo 31' H. Labidi 44'	Report

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis

Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)

Club Africain won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Abu Salim	3–1	Kampala City
Abushnaf 26' Aleiyan 35' (pen.) Alabani 55'	Report	A. Mayanja 72'

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

16:00 UTC+1

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis (Tunisia)

Referee: Hamidou Diero (Burkina Faso)

Kampala City	3–2	Abu Salim
Shaban 20' Usama 84', 90'	Report	Aleiyan 72' (pen.) Nworah 86'

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

16:00 UTC+3

St. Mary's Stadium-Kitende, Entebbe

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

Abu Salim won 5–4 on aggregate.

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Al Hilal Benghazi	1–1	Rayon Sports
Maryami 84'	Report	Luvumbu 54' (pen.)

24 September 2023 (2023-09-24)^{[note 2]}

20:00 UTC+2

Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali (Rwanda)^{[note 2]}

Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Rayon Sports	1–1	Al Hilal Benghazi
Ojera 38'	Report	Maryami 1'
Penalties
	2–4

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

18:00 UTC+2

Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Hilal Benghazi won 4–2 on penalties.

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Sekhukhune United	3–1	Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Ohizu 12' Webber 39' Yamba 55'	Report	Katumbwe 15'

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

17:00 UTC+2

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Ahmed Ally Arijiga (Tanzania)

Saint-Éloi Lupopo	1–1	Sekhukhune United
Bola 20'	Report	Thutlwa 59'

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

Sekhukhune United won 4–2 on aggregate.

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Maestro United	1–2	Diables Noirs
Phiri 88' (pen.)	Report	Fataki 14' Niamathé 79'

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

15:00 UTC+2

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Diables Noirs	2–0	Maestro United
Opimbat 67' Onguele 85'	Report

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

15:30 UTC+1

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

Diables Noirs won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Ferroviário de Maputo	1–0	Sagrada Esperança
Mário 88'	Report

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

15:00 UTC+2

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)

Sagrada Esperança	1–0	Ferroviário de Maputo
Walter 90'	Report
Penalties
	5–3

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

19:00 UTC+1

Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

1–1 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–3 on penalties.

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Gaborone United	1–1	SuperSport United
Sesay 90+5'	Report	Bezuidenhout 48'

16 September 2023 (2023-09-16)

19:00 UTC+2

Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone

Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

SuperSport United	3–0	Gaborone United
Ighodaro 56', 72' Grobler 90'	Report

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)

19:00 UTC+2

Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane

Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)

SuperSport United won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Académie SOAR	1–2	AFAD Djékanou
M. Camara 69'	Report	Amani 47' Bonheur 57'

15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)

16:00 UTC±0

General Lansana Conté Stadium, Conakry

Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)

AFAD Djékanou	0–2	Académie SOAR
	Report	Sango 43' (o.g.) D. Sylla 45'

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

16:00 UTC±0

Charles Konan Banny Stadium, Yamoussoukro

Referee: Yosri Bouali (Tunisia)

Académie SOAR won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Dreams FC	2–1	Kallon
Atuahene 11' Antwi 56'	Report	Karim 45'

15 September 2023 (2023-09-15)

16:00 UTC±0

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Kallon	1–1	Dreams FC
M. Fofanah 90'	Report	A. Boateng 5'

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30)

16:00 UTC±0

SKD Stadium, Monrovia (Liberia)

Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Stade Malien	2–0	Aigle Noir
I. Traoré 51' (pen.) D. Coulibaly 66' (pen.)	Report

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

16:30 UTC±0

Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)

Aigle Noir	3–1	Stade Malien
Ineza 39', 54', 83'	Report	I. Traoré 33'

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29)

16:00 UTC+3

Azam Complex Stadium, Dar es Salaam (Tanzania)

Referee: Andre Kolissala Mbangui (Central African Republic)

3–3 on aggregate. Stade Malien won on away goals.

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Al Merreikh Juba	0–0	Académica do Lobito
	Report

17 September 2023 (2023-09-17)

14:00 UTC+3

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi (Kenya)

Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

Académica do Lobito	3–0	Al Merreikh Juba
Caprego 31' Maria Pia 59' Jepson 82'	Report

1 October 2023 (2023-10-01)

16:00 UTC+1

Estádio Nacional da Tundavala, Lubango

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Académica do Lobito won 3–0 on aggregate.

See also

• 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

Notes

1. The FUS Rabat v USM Alger match, originally scheduled to be played between 15 or 17 September 2023, was rescheduled to 23 September 2023 due to USM Alger participation in the 2023 CAF Super Cup on 15 September 2023.
2. The Al Hilal Benghazi v Rayon Sports match, originally scheduled to be played on 15 September 2023 at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was rescheduled to 24 September 2023 at Kigali Pelé Stadium, Kigali (Rwanda) due to the Storm Daniel.

References

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.

External links

• TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com