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2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 24 October 2021
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored162 (2.75 per match)
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The 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 24 October 2021. [1] A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League. [2]

Times are in local times.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [3] [4] [5]

The entry round of the 54 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
(10 teams) 		First round
(44 teams)
Teams

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be 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.

Round First leg Second leg
First round 10–12 September 2021 17–19 September 2021
Second round 15–17 October 2021 22–24 October 2021

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 August 2021.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

First round Second round
          
1 Guinea CI Kamsar – 0 0
4 Ghana Hearts of Oak – 2 2
Ghana Hearts of Oak 1 1 2
Morocco Wydad AC 0 6 6
First round Second round
          
1 Liberia LPRC Oilers 3 1 4
4 Togo ASKO Kara 0 2 2
Liberia LPRC Oilers 0 0 0
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL 0 0 0
4 Mali Stade Malien 1 3 4
Mali Stade Malien 0 1 1
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
First round Second round
          
1 Niger USGN 1 1 2
4 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1 0 1
Niger USGN 1 1 2
Egypt Al Ahly 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1 Zanzibar KMKM 0 0 0
4 Libya Al Ittihad 2 2 4
Libya Al Ittihad 0 0 0
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta/Solar7 1 0 1
4 Kenya Tusker 1 3 4
Kenya Tusker 0 0 0
Egypt Zamalek 1 4 5
First round Second round
          
1 Somalia Mogadishu City 0 1 1
4 Rwanda APR 0 2 2
Rwanda APR 1 0 1
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 4 5
First round Second round
          
1 Gabon AS Bouenguidi 1 0 1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1 2 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 0 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 South Africa AmaZulu 0 3 3
4 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 1 1 2
South Africa AmaZulu ( a) 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2 0 2
4 Central African Republic DFC 8ème 0 1 1
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy ( a) 0 3 3
Tanzania Simba 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Tanzania Young Africans 0 0 0
4 Nigeria Rivers United 1 1 2
Nigeria Rivers United 1 0 1
Sudan Al Hilal 1 1 2
3 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema 2 1 3
2 Sudan Al Hilal ( a) 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Senegal Teungueth 0 0 0
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 1 2
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3 0 3
Algeria CR Belouizdad ( a) 1 2 3
3 Nigeria Akwa United 1 0 1
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Mozambique UD Songo 1 0 1 (3)
4 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô ( p) 0 1 1 (4)
Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2 0 2
Angola Petro de Luanda 2 2 4
3 Cameroon Fovu de Baham 2 0 2
2 Angola Petro de Luanda ( a) 2 0 2
First round Second round
          
1 Benin ESAE 1 0 1
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3
Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 3 0 3
Algeria ES Sétif ( a) 1 2 3
3 The Gambia Fortune FC 3 0 3 (4)
2 Algeria ES Sétif ( p) 0 3 3 (5)
First round Second round
          
1 Angola Sagrada Esperança ( p) 0 0 0 (5)
4 Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0 0 0 (4)
Angola Sagrada Esperança 3 0 3
Eswatini Royal Leopards 1 1 2
3 Eswatini Royal Leopards ( a) 1 1 2
2 Zambia ZESCO United 0 2 2
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda Express 2 0 2
4 Sudan Al Merrikh ( a) 1 1 2
Sudan Al Merrikh 3 1 4
Zambia Zanaco 0 2 2
3 Equatorial Guinea Akonangui 0 0 0
2 Zambia Zanaco 2 1 3

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CI Kamsar Guinea 0–2 [A] Ghana Hearts of Oak
LPRC Oilers Liberia 4–2 Togo ASKO Kara 3–0 1–2
AS SONABEL Burkina Faso 0–4 Mali Stade Malien 0–1 0–3
USGN Niger 2–1 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi 1–1 1–0
KMKM Zanzibar 0–4 Libya Al Ittihad 0–2 0–2
Arta/Solar7 Djibouti 1–4 Kenya Tusker 1–1 0–3
Mogadishu City Somalia 1–2 Rwanda APR 0–0 1–2
AS Bouenguidi Gabon 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 1–1 0–2
AmaZulu South Africa 3–2 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 0–1 3–1
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana 2–1 Central African Republic DFC 8ème 2–0 0–1
Young Africans Tanzania 0–2 Nigeria Rivers United 0–1 0–1
Fasil Kenema Ethiopia 3–3 ( a) Sudan Al Hilal 2–2 1–1
Teungueth Senegal 0–2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 1–2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–2
UD Songo Mozambique 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 1–0 0–1
Fovu de Baham Cameroon 2–2 ( a) Angola Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–0
ESAE Benin 1–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–2
Fortune FC The Gambia 3–3 (4–5 p) Algeria ES Sétif 3–0 0–3
Sagrada Esperança Angola 0–0 (5–4 p) Zimbabwe FC Platinum 0–0 0–0
Royal Leopards Eswatini 2–2 ( a) Zambia ZESCO United 1–0 1–2
Express Uganda 2–2 ( a) Sudan Al Merrikh 2–1 0–1
Akonangui Equatorial Guinea 0–3 Zambia Zanaco 0–2 0–1

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. [6]
Hearts of Oak Ghana2–0 Guinea CI Kamsar
  • Kordzi 84'
  • Adams 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei ( Ivory Coast)
LPRC Oilers Liberia3–0 Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Antonio Rodrigues ( Cape Verde)
ASKO Kara Togo2–1 Liberia LPRC Oilers
 Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou ( Niger)

LPRC Oilers won 3–2 on aggregate.

AS SONABEL Burkina Faso0–1 Mali Stade Malien
Report
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou ( Togo)
Stade Malien Mali3–0 Burkina Faso AS SONABEL
 Report
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui ( Senegal)

Stade Malien won 4–0 on aggregate.

USGN Niger1–1 Burundi Le Messager Ngozi
 Report
Referee: Benoit Bado ( Burkina Faso)
Le Messager Ngozi Burundi0–1 Niger USGN
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi ( Djibouti)

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.

KMKM Zanzibar0–2 Libya Al Ittihad
Report
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza ( Rwanda)
Al Ittihad Libya2–0 Zanzibar KMKM
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour ( Egypt)

Al Ittihad won 4–0 on aggregate.

Arta/Solar7 Djibouti1–1 Kenya Tusker
 Report
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew ( Ethiopia)
Tusker Kenya3–0 Djibouti Arta/Solar7
 Report
Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe ( Sudan)

Tusker won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mogadishu City Somalia0–0 Rwanda APR
Report
Referee: Ramadhani Kayoko ( Tanzania)
APR Rwanda2–1 Somalia Mogadishu City
 Report
Referee: Belay Tadesse ( Ethiopia)

APR won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Bouenguidi Gabon1–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
 Report
Referee: Santillan da Costa ( São Tomé and Príncipe)
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0 Gabon AS Bouenguidi
 Report
Referee: Douglas Lemouchele ( Cameroon)

AS Maniema Union won 3–1 on aggregate.

AmaZulu South Africa0–1 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete ( Lesotho)
Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi1–3 South Africa AmaZulu
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação ( Mozambique)

AmaZulu won 3–2 on aggregate.

Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana2–0 Central African Republic DFC 8ème
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole ( Zambia)
DFC 8ème Central African Republic1–0 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: Tanguy Lopembe Tangi ( DR Congo)

Jwaneng Galaxy won 2–1 on aggregate.

Young Africans Tanzania0–1 Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi ( Somalia)
Rivers United Nigeria1–0 Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif ( Ghana)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Fasil Kenema Ethiopia2–2 Sudan Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: William Oloya ( Uganda)
Al Hilal Sudan1–1 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema
 Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza ( Burundi)

3–3 on aggregate. Al Hilal won on away goals.

Teungueth Senegal0–1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr ( Mauritania)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0 Senegal Teungueth
 Report
Referee: Vincent Kabore ( Burkina Faso)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.

Akwa United Nigeria1–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan ( Ivory Coast)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0 Nigeria Akwa United
 Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit ( Libya)

CR Belouizdad won 2–1 on aggregate.

UD Songo Mozambique1–0 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Antonio Dungula ( Angola)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo1–0 Mozambique UD Songo
 Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Jacinto Ondo Nchama ( Equatorial Guinea)

1–1 on aggregate. AS Otohô won 4–3 on penalties.

Fovu de Baham Cameroon2–2 Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala ( DR Congo)
Petro de Luanda Angola0–0 Cameroon Fovu de Baham
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani ( Comoros)

2–2 on aggregate. Petro de Luanda won on away goals.

ESAE Benin1–1 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer ( Nigeria)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania2–0 Benin ESAE
 Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy ( Senegal)

FC Nouadhibou won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fortune FC The Gambia3–0 Algeria ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Moses Forkpah ( Liberia)
ES Sétif Algeria3–0 The Gambia Fortune FC
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf ( Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won 5–4 on penalties.

Sagrada Esperança Angola0–0 Zimbabwe FC Platinum
Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze ( Eswatini)
FC Platinum Zimbabwe0–0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Abongile Tom ( South Africa)

0–0 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–4 on penalties.

Royal Leopards Eswatini1–0 Zambia ZESCO United
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene ( Zimbabwe)
ZESCO United Zambia2–1 Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: João Goma ( Angola)

2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.

Express Uganda2–1 Sudan Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama ( Djibouti)
Al Merrikh Sudan1–0 Uganda Express
 Report
Referee: Louis Hakizimana ( Rwanda)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.

Akonangui Equatorial Guinea0–2 Zambia Zanaco
Report
Referee: Justus Mbelle ( Cameroon)
Zanaco Zambia1–0 Equatorial Guinea Akonangui
 Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane ( Botswana)

Zanaco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 10 teams that received byes to this round, and the 22 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hearts of Oak Ghana 2–6 Morocco Wydad AC 1–0 1–6
LPRC Oilers Liberia 0–4 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–3 Guinea Horoya 0–1 1–2
USGN Niger 2–7 Egypt Al Ahly 1–1 1–6
Al Ittihad Libya 0–1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 0–0 0–1
Tusker Kenya 0–5 Egypt Zamalek 0–1 0–4
APR Rwanda 1–5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–4
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–4 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 0–2
AmaZulu South Africa 1–1 ( a) Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 1–1
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana 3–3 ( a) Tanzania Simba 0–2 3–1
Rivers United Nigeria 1–2 Sudan Al Hilal 1–1 0–1
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 3–3 ( a) Algeria CR Belouizdad 3–1 0–2
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo 2–4 Angola Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–2
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania 3–3 ( a) Algeria ES Sétif 3–1 0–2
Sagrada Esperança Angola 3–2 Eswatini Royal Leopards 3–1 0–1
Al Merrikh Sudan 4–2 Zambia Zanaco 3–0 1–2
Hearts of Oak Ghana1–0 Morocco Wydad AC
 Report
Referee: Hélder Martins ( Angola)
Wydad AC Morocco6–1 Ghana Hearts of Oak
 Report

Wydad AC won 6–2 on aggregate.

LPRC Oilers Liberia0–2 Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Daouda Gueye ( Senegal)
Raja Casablanca Morocco2–0 Liberia LPRC Oilers
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru ( Kenya)

Raja Casablanca won 4–0 on aggregate.

Stade Malien Mali0–1 Guinea Horoya
Report
Referee: Adil Zourak ( Morocco)
Horoya Guinea2–1 Mali Stade Malien
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi ( Tunisia)

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

USGN Niger1–1 Egypt Al Ahly
 Report
Al Ahly Egypt6–1 Niger USGN
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Heeralall ( Mauritius)

Al Ahly won 7–2 on aggregate.

Al Ittihad Libya0–0 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Report
Referee: Antoine Essouma ( Cameroon)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0 Libya Al Ittihad
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

Tusker Kenya0–1 Egypt Zamalek
Report
Zamalek Egypt4–0 Kenya Tusker
 Report
Referee: Beida Dahane ( Mauritania)

Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda1–1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia4–0 Rwanda APR
 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–2 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Referee: Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa2–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar ( Egypt)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–2 on aggregate.

AmaZulu South Africa0–0 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana ( Burundi)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1 South Africa AmaZulu
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail ( Sudan)

1–1 on aggregate. AmaZulu won on away goals.

Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana0–2 Tanzania Simba
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo ( DR Congo)
Simba Tanzania1–3 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom ( South Africa)

3–3 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won on away goals.

Rivers United Nigeria1–1 Sudan Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed ( Morocco)
Al Hilal Sudan1–0 Nigeria Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa ( Algeria)

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast3–1 Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama ( Djibouti)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Youssef Sraïri ( Tunisia)

3–3 on aggregate. CR Belouizdad won on away goals.

AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–2 Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
Petro de Luanda Angola2–0 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe ( Rwanda)

Petro de Luanda won 4–2 on aggregate.

FC Nouadhibou Mauritania3–1 Algeria ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy ( Senegal)
ES Sétif Algeria2–0 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré ( Mali)

3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.

Sagrada Esperança Angola3–1 Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação ( Mozambique)
Royal Leopards Eswatini1–0 Angola Sagrada Esperança
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou ( Congo)

Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al Merrikh Sudan3–0 Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah ( Libya)
Zanaco Zambia2–1 Sudan Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traore ( Ivory Coast)

Al Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. ^ The preliminary round match between CI Kamsar and Hearts of Oak was 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. [6]
  2. ^ Teams from Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations. [7]
  3. ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations. [8]
  4. ^ Teams from the Central African Republic played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations. [8]

References

  1. ^ "CAF releases 2021/22 season Interclub information and dates". CAF. 22 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Road to TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage mapped out". CAF. 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ "CL Fixtures (1) - First Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021.
  5. ^ "CL Fixtures (2) - 2nd Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-13.
  6. ^ a b "Statement on CAF interclubs preliminary fixtures: Guinea Clubs". CAF Online. CAF. 8 September 2021.
  7. ^ Tchanhoun, Patrick (28 August 2021). "L'AS Sonabel accueillera le Stade Malien au Cameroun". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Mali among eight African nations barred from hosting World Cup ties". Sportstar. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

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