The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 22nd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and 50th overall season of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The winners will automatically qualify for the next edition of the competition, and will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League in the 2025 CAF Super Cup.[2]

Association team allocation

All 54 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to the CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition.[2] As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

For this season's edition, CAF used the 2019–2024 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs performance over the 5 years in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for the points are as follows:[3][4]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners 6 points 5 points
Runners-up 5 points 4 points
Losing semi-finalists 4 points 3 points
Losing quarter-finalists 3 points 2 points
3rd place in groups 2 points 1 point
4th place in groups 1 point 0.5 point

The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows:

  • 2023–24: × 5
  • 2022–23: × 4
  • 2021–22: × 3
  • 2020–21: × 2
  • 2019–20: × 1

Teams

The following 52 teams from 40 associations entered the competition.

Associations are shown according to their 2019–2023 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.

Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Egypt 1 (184) Zamalek
Al Masry 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League third place after 17 rounds[Note EGY]
 Morocco 2 (148) RS Berkane 2023–24 Botola third place
Union de Touarga 2023–24 Botola fourth place
 Algeria 3 (119) CS Constantine 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
USM Alger 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place
 South Africa 4 (106) Stellenbosch 2023–24 South African Premier Division third place
Sekhukhune United 2023–24 South African Premier Division fourth place
 Tunisia 5 (97) CS Sfaxien 2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Stade Tunisien 2023–24 Tunisian Cup winners
 Tanzania 6 (71) Simba 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League third place
Coastal Union 2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place
 DR Congo 7 (54) Saint-Éloi Lupopo 2023–24 Linafoot third place
AS Vita Club 2023–24 Coupe du Congo winners
 Angola 8 (51.5) Desportivo da LS 2023–24 Girabola third place
Bravos do Maquis 2023–24 Taça de Angola runners-up
 Libya 10 (35) Al Ahli Tripoli 2023–24 Libyan Premier League third place[Note LBY]
Al Hilal Benghazi 2023–24 Libyan Premier League fourth place[Note LBY]
 Ivory Coast 11 (30.5) ASEC Mimosas 2023–24 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place
RC Abidjan 2024 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire winners
 Nigeria 12 (25) Enyimba 2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League third place
El Kanemi Warriors 2024 Nigeria Federation Cup winners
Associations eligible to enter one team
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Guinea 13 (20.5) Hafia 2023–24 Guinée Championnat National third place
 Ghana 14 (20) Nsoatreman 2023–24 Ghana FA Cup winners
 Mali 15 (15) Stade Malien 2023–24 Malian Cup winners
 Cameroon 16 (11.5) Fovu Club 2024 Cameroonian Cup winners
 Congo 18 (9.5) AS Otohô 2024 Congo Premier League runners-up
 Botswana 19 (8) Orapa United 2024 Botswana FA Challenge Cup runners-up
 Zambia 20 (7.5) ZESCO United 2023–24 Zambia Super League runners-up
 Senegal 21 (6) ASC Jaraaf 2023 Senegal FA Cup winners
 Togo T-22 (4) ASC Kara 2023–24 Togolese Championnat National runners-up
 Uganda T-22 (4) Kitara 2023–24 Uganda Premier League runners-up
 Eswatini T-24 (1.5) Nsingizini Hotspurs 2023–24 Eswatini Premier League runners-up
 Niger T-24 (1.5) AS FAN 2024 Niger Cup winners
 Burkina Faso T-26 (1) Étoile Filante 2024 Coupe du Faso winners[Note BFA]
 Zimbabwe T-26 (1) Dynamos 2024 Zimbabwe Cup winners
 Benin 28 (0.5) Dadje 2024 Benin Cup winners
 Burundi — Rukinzo 2024 Burundian Cup winners
 Chad — Elect Sport 2024 Chad Premier League runners-up
 Comoros — Alizé Fort 2024 Comoros Cup runners-up
 Equatorial Guinea — 15 de Agosto 2024 Equatoguinean Cup winners
 Ethiopia — Ethiopian Coffee 2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up
 Kenya — Administration Police 2024 FKF President's Cup winners
 Liberia — Paynesville 2024 Liberian FA Cup winners
 Madagascar — Elgeco Plus 2024 Coupe de Madagascar winners
 Mozambique — Black Bulls 2024 Taça de Moçambique winners
 Rwanda — Police FC 2024 Rwandan Cup winners
 Seychelles — Foresters 2024 Seychelles FA Cup winners
 Sierra Leone — East End Lions 2024 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winners
 Somalia — Horseed 2024 Somalia Cup winners
 South Sudan — Jamus 2024 South Sudan National Cup winners
 Zanzibar — Uhamiaji 2024 Zanzibari Cup winners
Associations which did not enter a team

Notes

  1. ^
    The identity of the team was not known in the draw; as the Coupe du Faso was postponed and the Burkinabé representative was yet to be determined by the time of the draw.[5][6]
  2. ^
    The Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in this season's CAF competitions. As a result, Al Masry, who finished the first half of the season at third place (and were also at third place by the time of the draw) qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup.[7]
  3. ^
    The Libyan Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline for associations to submit teams participating in this season's CAF competitions. CAF approved a request made by the Libyan Football Federation to submit the names of participating teams in the competition following the end of the season by 22 July 2024, and as a result, 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.[8]

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying tournament is as follows.

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying rounds First round 11 July 2024[9] 16–18 August 2024 23–25 August 2024
Second round 13–15 September 2024 20–22 September 2024
Group stage Matchday 1 7 October 2024 27 November 2024
Matchday 2 8 December 2024
Matchday 3 15 December 2024
Matchday 4 5 January 2025
Matchday 5 12 January 2025
Matchday 6 19 January 2025
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 20 February 2025 3 April 2025 10 April 2025
Semi-finals 20 April 2025 27 April 2025
Final 17 May 2025 25 May 2025

Qualifying rounds

Main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[10][11]

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

First round

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
El Kanemi Warriors Nigeria2–3Benin Dadje1–11–2
ASC Kara Togo4–2Niger AS FAN2–22–0
Paynesville Liberia5–0Cameroon Fovu Club4–01–0
Hafia Guinea1–1 (a)Burkina Faso Étoile Filante1–10–0
Union de Touarga Morocco0–0 (1–2 p)Ivory Coast RC Abidjan0–00–0
East End Lions Sierra Leone0–4Senegal ASC Jaraaf0–10–3
Administration Police Kenya1–0Ethiopia Ethiopian Coffee0–01–0
Jamus South Sudan0–5Tunisia Stade Tunisien0–10–4
Uhamiaji Zanzibar1–5Libya Al Ahli Tripoli0–21–3
Kitara Uganda4–6Libya Al Hilal Benghazi2–32–3
Horseed Somalia0–2Burundi Rukinzo0–00–2
Nsingizini Hotspurs Eswatini0–8South Africa Stellenbosch0–30–5
Elgeco Plus Madagascar1–1 (a)Angola Desportivo da LS1–10–0
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–0Tanzania Coastal Union3–00–0
Alizé Fort Comoros0–11Mozambique Black Bulls0–70–4
15 de Agosto Equatorial Guinea1–4Republic of the Congo AS Otohô0–21–2
Foresters Seychelles1–3Botswana Orapa United1–10–2
Dynamos Zimbabwe1–0Zambia ZESCO United1–00–0
Nsoatreman Ghana5–0Chad Elect Sport3–02–0
CS Constantine Algeria4–1Rwanda Police FC2–02–1

Second round

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Dadje Benin0–7Morocco RS Berkane0–20–5
ASC Kara Togo2–3Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas2–10–2
Paynesville Liberia2–3Mali Stade Malien1–01–3
Étoile Filante Burkina Faso0–0 (2–3 p)Nigeria Enyimba0–00–0
RC Abidjan Ivory Coast0–3Senegal ASC Jaraaf0–00–3
Administration Police Kenya1–3Egypt Zamalek0–11–2
Stade Tunisien Tunisia1–2Algeria USM Alger1–00–2
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya1–3Tanzania Simba0–01–3
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya5–5 (3–5 p)Egypt Al Masry3–22–3
Rukinzo Burundi0–2Tunisia CS Sfaxien0–10–1
Stellenbosch South Africa3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club2–01–1
Desportivo da LS Angola2–2 (a)South Africa Sekhukhune United1–01–2
Bravos do Maquis Angola3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo1–02–1
Black Bulls Mozambique2–2 (a)Republic of the Congo AS Otohô1–01–2
Orapa United Botswana1–1 (3–1 p)Zimbabwe Dynamos0–11–0
Nsoatreman Ghana0–3Algeria CS Constantine0–20–1

Group stage

Main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 7 October 2024, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Cairo, Egypt.[12] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and one from Pot 2, with two groups including one team from Pot 3 and one from Pot 4, and the remaining two groups featuring two teams from Pot 4. Teams were allocated to positions in their respective groups according to their pot.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification SSC CSC FCB CSS
1 Tanzania Simba 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 1–0 2–1
2 Algeria CS Constantine 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12 2–1 — 4–0 3–0
3 Angola Bravos do Maquis 6 2 1 3 7 14 −7 7 1–1 3–2 — 3–2
4 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 6 1 0 5 7 10 −3 3 0–1 0–1 4–0 —
Source: CAF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB STB CDL SMB
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 5 1 0 12 1 +11 16 Advance to knockout stage — 5–0 2–0 1–0
2 South Africa Stellenbosch 6 3 0 3 6 10 −4 9 1–3 — 2–0 2–0
3 Angola Desportivo da LS 6 1 2 3 2 6 −4 5 0–0 0–1 — 1–1
4 Mali Stade Malien 6 1 1 4 3 6 −3 4 0–1 2–0 0–1 —
Source: CAF

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA ASEC JAR ORP
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 4 2 0 14 2 +12 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–0 6–0
2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8[a] 1–1 — 2–0 4–0
3 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 6 2 2 2 2 4 −2 8[a] 0–0 1–0 — 1–0
4 Botswana Orapa United 6 0 2 4 1 13 −12 2 1–2 0–0 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference in head-to-head matches: ASEC Mimosas +1, ASC Jaraaf –1.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM MAS ENY ABB
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 4 2 0 11 4 +7 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 3–1 2–0
2 Egypt Al Masry 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9 0–0 — 2–0 3–1
3 Nigeria Enyimba 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5 2–2 1–1 — 4–1
4 Mozambique Black Bulls 6 1 1 4 7 13 −6 4 1–3 1–1 3–0 —
Source: CAF

Knockout stage

Main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association could be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
Group Winners Runners-up
A Tanzania Simba Algeria CS Constantine
B Morocco RS Berkane South Africa Stellenbosch
C Algeria USM Alger Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
D Egypt Zamalek Egypt Al Masry

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 20 February 2025, 17:00 AST (UTC+3) at the beIN Sports headquarters in Doha, Qatar.[13]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Morocco RS Berkane
QF2 winner
Algeria QF3 winner
Algeria CS Constantine
Algeria USM Alger
SF1 winner
SF2 winner
Egypt Al Masry
Tanzania Simba
QF4 winner
QF1 winner
South Africa Stellenbosch
Egypt Zamalek

Quarter-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Stellenbosch South AfricaQF1Egypt Zamalek2 Apr9 Apr
ASEC Mimosas Ivory CoastQF2Morocco RS Berkane2 Apr9 Apr
CS Constantine AlgeriaQF3Algeria USM Alger2 Apr9 Apr
Al Masry EgyptQF4Tanzania Simba2 Apr9 Apr

Semi-finals

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
QF2 winnerSF1Algeria QF3 winner20 Apr27 Apr
QF4 winnerSF2QF1 winner20 Apr27 Apr

Final

Main article: 2025 CAF Confederation Cup final

The first leg will be played on 17 May, and the second leg will be played on 25 May 2025.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
SF1 winnerFSF2 winner17 May25 May
SF1 winner v SF2 winner
SF2 winner v SF1 winner

Top goalscorers

As of 19 January 2025

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 Algeria Ismaïl Belkacemi Algeria USM Alger 2 2 1 5
2 Nigeria Ifeanyi Ihemekwele Nigeria Enyimba 1 1 1 1 4
3 Tunisia Fakhreddine Ben Youssef Egypt Al Masry 3 3
Tunisia Seifeddine Jaziri Egypt Zamalek 1 2
Morocco Youssef Zghoudi Morocco RS Berkane 2 1
Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo Morocco RS Berkane 2 1
Tanzania Kibu Denis Tanzania Simba 2 1

See also

References

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  3. ^ "16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017". CAFOnline.com. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
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