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2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates9 August – 24 October 2019
Tournament statistics
Matches played90
Goals scored237 (2.63 per match)
2020–21

The 2019–20 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 24 October 2019. [1] A total of 61 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Champions League. [2]

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [3] [4]

The entry round of the 61 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
(3 teams)
Preliminary round
(58 teams)
Teams

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). [2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows. [1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 9–11 August 2019 23–25 August 2019
First round 13–15 September 2019 27–29 September 2019

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019. [4]

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.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Central African Republic AS Tempête Mocaf 1 1 2
4 Libya Al-Nasr 0 3 3
Libya Al-Nasr 1 1 2
Morocco Raja Casablanca 3 1 4
3 The Gambia Brikama United 3 0 3
2 Morocco Raja Casablanca 3 4 7
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Algeria JS Kabylie ( a) 1 2 3
4 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 3 3
Algeria JS Kabylie ( p) 2 0 2 (5)
Guinea Horoya 0 2 2 (3)
3 Mali Stade Malien 1 0 0
2 Guinea Horoya 1 1 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Benin Buffles du Borgou 1 0 1
4 Togo ASC Kara 1 1 2
Togo ASC Kara 0 0 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0 1 1
3 Cameroon UMS de Loum 0 0 0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Burkina Faso Rahimo 1 0 1
4 Nigeria Enyimba 0 5 5
Nigeria Enyimba 0 0 0
Sudan Al-Hilal 0 1 1
3 Rwanda Rayon Sports 1 0 1
2 Sudan Al-Hilal ( a) 1 0 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Niger AS SONIDEP 1 1 2
4 Algeria USM Alger 2 3 5
Algeria USM Alger 4 2 6
Kenya Gor Mahia 1 0 1
3 Burundi Aigle Noir 0 1 1
2 Kenya Gor Mahia 0 5 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport 2 1 3
4 Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta 1 1 2
Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport 0 0 0
Egypt Al-Ahly 2 4 6
3 South Sudan Atlabara 0 0 0
2 Egypt Al-Ahly 4 9 13
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Liberia LPRC Oilers 1 0 1
4 Senegal Génération Foot 0 3 3
Senegal Génération Foot 2 0 2
Egypt Zamalek ( a) 1 1 2
3 Somalia Dekedaha 0 0 0
2 Egypt Zamalek 7 6 13
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Nigeria Kano Pillars 3 0 3
4 Ghana Asante Kotoko 2 2 4
Ghana Asante Kotoko 2 0 2
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 3 3
3 Guinea Hafia 2 1 3
2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 7 8
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Lesotho Matlama 0 0 0
4 Angola Petro de Luanda 2 2 4
Angola Petro de Luanda ( a) 0 1 1
Uganda KCCA 0 1 1
3 Namibia African Stars 3 0 3
2 Uganda KCCA 2 2 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Fomboni 2 1 3
4 Seychelles Côte d'Or ( a) 2 1 3
Seychelles Côte d'Or 0 1 1
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 5 11 16
3 Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 2 0 2
2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1 4 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ivory Coast SO de l'Armée 0 0 0
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 1 1
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 1 1
Morocco Wydad AC 2 4 6
3 Morocco Wydad AC Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif 0 0 0
4 Chad Elect-Sport 0 2 2
Chad Elect-Sport 1 1 2
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1 2 3
3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Bye
2  
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tanzania Young Africans 1 1 2
4 Botswana Township Rollers 1 0 1
Tanzania Young Africans 1 1 2
Zambia ZESCO United 1 2 3
3 Eswatini Green Mamba 0 0 0
2 Zambia ZESCO United 2 1 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Malawi Big Bullets 0 2 2
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0 3 3
Zimbabwe FC Platinum 1 4 5
Mozambique UD Songo 0 2 2
3 Mozambique UD Songo ( a) 0 1 1
2 Tanzania Simba 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zambia Green Eagles 1 1 2
4 South Africa Orlando Pirates 0 1 1
Zambia Green Eagles 1 1 2
Angola 1º de Agosto ( a) 2 0 2
3 Zanzibar KMKM 0 0 0
2 Angola 1º de Agosto 2 2 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1 1 2
4 Mauritius Pamplemousses 0 1 1
Madagascar Fosa Juniors 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 3 3
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Bye
2  

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 58 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Brikama United The Gambia 3–7 Morocco Raja Casablanca 3–3 0–4
AS Tempête Mocaf Central African Republic 2–3 Libya Al-Nasr 1–0 1–3
JS Kabylie Algeria 3–3 ( a) Sudan Al-Merrikh 1–0 2–3
Stade Malien Mali 1–2 Guinea Horoya 1–1 0–1
Buffles du Borgou Benin 1–2 Togo ASC Kara 1–1 0–1
UMS de Loum Cameroon 0–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 0–1
Rayon Sports Rwanda 1–1 ( a) Sudan Al-Hilal 1–1 0–0
Rahimo Burkina Faso 1–5 Nigeria Enyimba 1–0 0–5
AS SONIDEP Niger 2–5 Algeria USM Alger 1–2 1–3
Aigle Noir Burundi 1–5 Kenya Gor Mahia 0–0 1–5
Atlabara South Sudan 0–13 Egypt Al-Ahly 0–4 0–9
Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea 3–2 Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta 2–1 1–1
Dekedaha Somalia 0–13 Egypt Zamalek 0–7 0–6
LPRC Oilers Liberia 1–3 Senegal Génération Foot 1–0 0–3
Hafia Guinea 3–8 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 1–7
Kano Pillars Nigeria 3–4 Ghana Asante Kotoko 3–2 0–2
African Stars Namibia 3–4 Uganda KCCA 3–2 0–2
Matlama Lesotho 0–4 Angola Petro de Luanda 0–2 0–2
Fomboni Comoros 3–3 ( a) Seychelles Côte d'Or 2–2 1–1
AS Otôho Republic of the Congo 2–5 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 0–4
SO de l'Armée Ivory Coast 0–1 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0–0 0–1
Cercle Mbéri Sportif Gabon 0–2 Chad Elect-Sport 0–0 0–2
Green Mamba Eswatini 0–3 Zambia ZESCO United 0–2 0–1
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1 Botswana Township Rollers 1–1 1–0
Big Bullets Malawi 2–3 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0–0 2–3
UD Songo Mozambique 1–1 ( a) Tanzania Simba 0–0 1–1
KMKM Zanzibar 0–4 Angola 1º de Agosto 0–2 0–2
Green Eagles Zambia 2–1 South Africa Orlando Pirates 1–0 1–1
Fosa Juniors Madagascar 2–1 Mauritius Pamplemousses 1–0 1–1
Brikama United The Gambia3–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca
  • Bojang 24', 37'
  • Manneh 45'
Report
Referee: Elhadji Amadou Sy ( Senegal)
Raja Casablanca Morocco4–0 The Gambia Brikama United
Report
Referee: Charles Benle Bulu ( Ghana)

Raja Casablanca won 7–3 on aggregate.


AS Tempête Mocaf Central African Republic1–0 Libya Al-Nasr
Report
Referee: Alfred Armi ( Chad)
Al-Nasr Libya3–1 Central African Republic AS Tempête Mocaf
Report
Referee: Bangaly Konate ( Guinea)

Al-Nasr won 3–2 on aggregate.


JS Kabylie Algeria1–0 Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf ( Egypt)
Al-Merrikh Sudan3–2 Algeria JS Kabylie
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse ( Ethiopia)

3–3 on aggregate. JS Kabylie won on away goals.


Stade Malien Mali1–1 Guinea Horoya
Report
Referee: Mathioro Diabel ( Mauritania)
Horoya Guinea1–0 Mali Stade Malien
Report
Referee: Gilberto António Dos Santos ( Guinea-Bissau)

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.


Buffles du Borgou Benin1–1 Togo ASC Kara
Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa ( Algeria)
ASC Kara Togo1–0 Benin Buffles du Borgou
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa ( Niger)

ASC Kara won 2–1 on aggregate.


UMS de Loum Cameroon0–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Stade Militaire, Yaoundé
Referee: Gauthier Mihindo Mbina ( Gabon)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0 Cameroon UMS de Loum
Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou Mvoutou ( Congo)

AS Vita Club won 1–0 on aggregate.


Rayon Sports Rwanda1–1 Sudan Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Anthony Ogwayo ( Kenya)
Al-Hilal Sudan0–0 Rwanda Rayon Sports
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi ( Somalia)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.


Rahimo Burkina Faso1–0 Nigeria Enyimba
Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan N’Talé ( Togo)
Enyimba Nigeria5–0 Burkina Faso Rahimo
Report
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko ( Ivory Coast)

Enyimba won 5–1 on aggregate.


AS SONIDEP Niger1–2 Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer ( Nigeria)
USM Alger Algeria3–1 Niger AS SONIDEP
Report
Referee: Issa Sy ( Senegal)

USM Alger won 5–2 on aggregate.


Aigle Noir Burundi0–0 Kenya Gor Mahia
Report
Gor Mahia Kenya5–1 Burundi Aigle Noir
Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana ( Rwanda)

Gor Mahia won 5–1 on aggregate.


Atlabara South Sudan0–4 Egypt Al-Ahly
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Brian Miiro Nsubuga ( Uganda)
Al-Ahly Egypt9–0 South Sudan Atlabara
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham ( Algeria)

Al-Ahly won 13–0 on aggregate.


Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea2–1 Ethiopia Mekelle 70 Enderta
Report
Referee: Douglas Kouete ( Cameroon)
Mekelle 70 Enderta Ethiopia1–1 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport
Report
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour ( Djibouti)

Cano Sport won 3–2 on aggregate.


Dekedaha Somalia0–7 Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku ( Ethiopia)
Zamalek Egypt6–0 Somalia Dekedaha
Report
Referee: Mohamed Yousri Bouali ( Tunisia)

Zamalek won 13–0 on aggregate.


LPRC Oilers Liberia1–0 Senegal Génération Foot
Report
Referee: Kouassi Attisso Attiogbe ( Togo)
Génération Foot Senegal3–0 Liberia LPRC Oilers
Report
Referee: Lenine Delgado Rocha ( Cape Verde)

Génération Foot won 3–1 on aggregate.


Hafia Guinea2–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Omar Sallah ( Gambia)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia7–1 Guinea Hafia
Report
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour ( Egypt)

Étoile du Sahel won 8–3 on aggregate.


Kano Pillars Nigeria3–2 Ghana Asante Kotoko
Report
Referee: Juste Zio ( Burkina Faso)
Asante Kotoko Ghana2–0 Nigeria Kano Pillars
Report
Referee: Louis Houngnandande ( Benin)

Asante Kotoko won 4–3 on aggregate.


African Stars Namibia3–2 Uganda KCCA
Report
Referee: Emile Fred ( Seychelles)
KCCA Uganda2–0 Namibia African Stars
Report
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Mahmood Ali Ismail ( Sudan)

KCCA won 4–3 on aggregate.


Matlama Lesotho0–2 Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Norman Matemera ( Zimbabwe)
Petro de Luanda Angola2–0 Lesotho Matlama
Report
Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba ( Botswana)

Petro de Luanda won 4–0 on aggregate.


Fomboni Comoros2–2 Seychelles Côte d'Or
Report
Referee: William Oloya ( Uganda)
Côte d'Or Seychelles1–1 Comoros Fomboni
Report
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete ( Lesotho)

3–3 on aggregate. Côte d'Or won on away goals.


AS Otôho Republic of the Congo2–1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa4–0 Republic of the Congo AS Otôho
Report

Mamelodi Sundowns won 5–2 on aggregate.


SO de l'Armée Ivory Coast0–0 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré ( Mali)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania1–0 Ivory Coast SO de l'Armée
Report
Referee: Slim Belkhaouas ( Tunisia)

FC Nouadhibou won 1–0 on aggregate.


Cercle Mbéri Sportif Gabon0–0 Chad Elect-Sport
Report
Elect-Sport Chad2–0 Gabon Cercle Mbéri Sportif
Report

Elect-Sport won 2–0 on aggregate.


Green Mamba Eswatini0–2 Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga ( Malawi)
ZESCO United Zambia1–0 Eswatini Green Mamba
Report
Referee: Nehemia Shoovaleka ( Namibia)

ZESCO United won 3–0 on aggregate.


Young Africans Tanzania1–1 Botswana Township Rollers
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato ( Burundi)
Township Rollers Botswana0–1 Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Abdoul Kanoso ( Madagascar)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.


Big Bullets Malawi0–0 Zimbabwe FC Platinum
Report
Referee: Celso Alvacao ( Mozambique)
FC Platinum Zimbabwe3–2 Malawi Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia)

FC Platinum won 3–2 on aggregate.


UD Songo Mozambique0–0 Tanzania Simba
Report
Referee: Imtehaz Heeralall ( Mauritius)
Simba Tanzania1–1 Mozambique UD Songo
Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe ( Rwanda)

1–1 on aggregate. UD Songo won on away goals.


KMKM Zanzibar0–2 Angola 1º de Agosto
Report
Referee: Ali Sabilla ( Uganda)
1º de Agosto Angola2–0 Zanzibar KMKM
Report
Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)

1º de Agosto won 4–0 on aggregate.


Green Eagles Zambia1–0 South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona ( Madagascar)
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–1 Zambia Green Eagles
Report
Referee: Bernard Camille ( Seychelles)

Green Eagles won 2–1 on aggregate.


Fosa Juniors Madagascar1–0 Mauritius Pamplemousses
Report
Referee: António Dungula ( Angola)
Pamplemousses Mauritius1–1 Madagascar Fosa Juniors
Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)

Fosa Juniors won 2–1 on aggregate.

First round

The first round, also called the second preliminary round, [6] included 32 teams: the 3 teams that received byes to this round, and the 29 winners of the preliminary round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Nasr Libya 2–4 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–3 1–1
JS Kabylie Algeria 2–2 (5–3 p) Guinea Horoya 2–0 0–2
ASC Kara Togo 0–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 0–1
Enyimba Nigeria 0–1 Sudan Al-Hilal 0–0 0–1
USM Alger Algeria 6–1 Kenya Gor Mahia 4–1 2–0
Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea 0–6 Egypt Al-Ahly 0–2 0–4
Génération Foot Senegal 2–2 ( a) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 0–1
Asante Kotoko Ghana 2–3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–0 0–3
Petro de Luanda Angola 1–1 ( a) Uganda KCCA 0–0 1–1
Côte d'Or Seychelles 1–16 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–5 1–11
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 1–6 Morocco Wydad AC 0–2 1–4
Elect-Sport Chad 2–3 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 1–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania 2–3 Zambia ZESCO United 1–1 1–2
FC Platinum Zimbabwe 5–2 Mozambique UD Songo 1–0 4–2
Green Eagles Zambia 2–2 ( a) Angola 1º de Agosto 1–2 1–0
Fosa Juniors Madagascar 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 1–3
Al-Nasr Libya1–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Lofti Bekouassa ( Algeria)
Raja Casablanca Morocco1–1 Libya Al-Nasr
Report
Referee: Elsiddig Mohamed Eltreefe ( Sudan)

Raja Casablanca won 4–2 on aggregate.


JS Kabylie Algeria2–0 Guinea Horoya
Report
Horoya Guinea2–0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Report
Penalties
3–5
Referee: Samir Guezzaz ( Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. JS Kabylie won 5–4 on penalties.


ASC Kara Togo0–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer ( Nigeria)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0 Togo ASC Kara
Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama ( Djibouti)

AS Vita Club won 1–0 on aggregate.


Enyimba Nigeria0–0 Sudan Al-Hilal
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ngambo Ndala ( DR Congo)
Al-Hilal Sudan1–0 Nigeria Enyimba
Report
Referee: Eric Arnaud Otogo Castane ( Gabon)

Al-Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.


USM Alger Algeria4–1 Kenya Gor Mahia
Report
Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama ( Gambia)
Gor Mahia Kenya0–2 Algeria USM Alger
Report

USM Alger won 6–1 on aggregate.


Cano Sport Equatorial Guinea0–2 Egypt Al-Ahly
Report
Referee: Ahmed Sekou Touré ( Guinea)
Al-Ahly Egypt4–0 Equatorial Guinea Cano Sport
Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)

Al-Ahly won 6–0 on aggregate.


Génération Foot Senegal2–1 Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Beida Dahane ( Mauritania)
Zamalek Egypt1–0 Senegal Génération Foot
Report

2–2 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.


Asante Kotoko Ghana2–0 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Report
Referee: Hassen Corneh ( Liberia)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3–0 Ghana Asante Kotoko
Report

Étoile du Sahel won 3–2 on aggregate.


Petro de Luanda Angola0–0 Uganda KCCA
Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse ( Ethiopia)
KCCA Uganda1–1 Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall ( Mauritius)

1–1 on aggregate. Petro de Luanda won on away goals.


Côte d'Or Seychelles0–5 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Celso Armindo Alvacao ( Mozambique)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa11–1 Seychelles Côte d'Or
Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid ( Comoros)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 16–1 on aggregate.


FC Nouadhibou Mauritania0–2 Morocco Wydad AC
Report
Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale ( Togo)
Wydad AC Morocco4–1 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi ( Tunisia)

Wydad AC won 6–1 on aggregate.


Elect-Sport Chad1–1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia2–1 Chad Elect-Sport
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Mogos Teklu ( Eritrea)

Espérance de Tunis won 3–2 on aggregate.


Young Africans Tanzania1–1 Zambia ZESCO United
Report
Referee: Helder Martins De Carvalho ( Angola)
ZESCO United Zambia2–1 Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona ( Madagascar)

ZESCO United won 3–2 on aggregate.


FC Platinum Zimbabwe1–0 Mozambique UD Songo
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru ( Kenya)
UD Songo Mozambique2–4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum
Report
Referee: Bernard Camille ( Seychelles)

FC Platinum won 5–2 on aggregate.


Green Eagles Zambia1–2 Angola 1º de Agosto
Report
Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)
1º de Agosto Angola0–1 Zambia Green Eagles
Report
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa ( Ethiopia)

2–2 on aggregate. 1º de Agosto won on away goals.


Fosa Juniors Madagascar0–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Norman Matemera ( Zimbabwe)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1 Madagascar Fosa Juniors
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana ( Burundi)

TP Mazembe won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ a b The teams from Egypt were listed as Egypt 1 (Al-Ahly) and Egypt 2 (Zamalek) at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the teams had not been confirmed.
  2. ^ a b Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  3. ^ Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
  4. ^ The Dekedaha v Zamalek match was postponed from 11 August to 16 August due to Eid al-Adha celebrations. [5]
  5. ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
  6. ^ The Zamalek v Génération Foot match was originally scheduled to be played on 28 September at Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo, but was postponed to 29 September and moved to Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria on 27 September following requests from the local security forces, but Génération Foot refused to play the match in Alexandria. [7] The CAF announced on 8 October that the match would be replayed on 24 October 2019 in Cairo. [8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Fixtures for 2019/20 Interclubs preliminary rounds released". CAF. 22 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "CAF Champions League 2019/2020 Preliminary Rounds" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ^ "CAF postpone Zamalek clash against Dekedaha in Champions League". kingfut.com. 9 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Fixtures of the 2nd preliminary of the CL 2019/20" (PDF). cafonline.com.
  7. ^ "Generation Foot refuse to play Zamalek, set to return back to Senegal". KingFut. 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Total CAF Champions League 2019/20: Zamalek vs Generation Foot". CAF. 8 October 2019.

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