2018 CAF Confederation Cup

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2018 CAF Confederation Cup
2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates9 February – 2 December 2018
Teams54+16 (from 43 associations)
Final positions
Champions Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club
Tournament statistics
Matches played170
Goals scored369 (2.17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Morocco.svg Mahmoud Benhalib (9 goals)
2017

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) [1] was the 15th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

Contents

Raja Casablanca won the title for the first time, defeating AS Vita Club in the final, and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2018 CAF Champions League in the 2019 CAF Super Cup. [2]

TP Mazembe were the two-time defending champions, but as they qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage, they were not able to defend their title.

Association team allocation

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. [2] As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament (plus 16 teams eliminated from the CAF Champions League which enter the play-off round) – although this level has never been reached.

For the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2012–2016 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points are the following: [3]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners5 points4 points
Runners-up4 points3 points
Losing semi-finalists3 points2 points
3rd place in groups2 points1 point
4th place in groups1 point1 point

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:

Teams

The following 54 teams from 42 associations entered the competition. [4]

Associations are shown according to their 2012–2016 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.

Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12)
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (1st – 85 pts) Zamalek 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League third place
Al-Masry 2016–17 Egypt Cup runners-up
Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (2nd – 76 pts) Club Africain 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
US Ben Guerdane 2016–17 Tunisian Cup runners-up
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo (3rd – 70 pts) DC Motema Pembe 2016–17 Linafoot third place
AS Maniema Union 2017 Coupe du Congo DR winners
Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (4th – 62 pts) USM Alger 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
CR Belouizdad 2016–17 Algerian Cup winners
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (5th – 45 pts) Cape Town City 2016–17 South African Premier Division third place
SuperSport United 2016–17 Nedbank Cup winners
Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (6th – 41 pts) Raja Casablanca 2016–17 Botola third place
RS Berkane 2016–17 Botola fourth place
Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (7th – 35 pts) El-Hilal El-Obeid 2017 Sudan Premier League third place
Al-Ahly Shendi 2017 Sudan Cup winners
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (8th – 21 pts) AS Tanda 2016–17 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place
Africa Sports 2017 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire winners
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (9th – 18 pts) Nkana 2017 Zambia Super League third place
Green Buffaloes 2017 Zambia Super League fourth place
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo (10th – 16 pts) CARA Brazzaville 2017 Congo Ligue 1 third place
CS La Mancha 2017 Congo Ligue 1 fourth place
Flag of Mali.svg Mali (11th – 15 pts) Djoliba 2016 Malian Première Division third place [Note MLI]
Onze Créateurs 2016 Malian Cup winners [Note MLI]
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (12th – 13 pts) Enyimba 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
Akwa United 2017 Nigerian FA Cup winners
Associations eligible to enter one team
AssociationTeamQualifying method
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (13th – 12 pts) New Star 2017 Cameroonian Cup winners
Flag of Libya.svg Libya (14th – 8 pts) Al-Ittihad Tripoli 2017 Libyan Premier League CAF competition playoff runners-up
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (15th – 7 pts) Asante Kotoko 2017 Ghanaian FA Cup winners
Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (16th – 5 pts) Simba 2016–17 Tanzania FA Cup winners
Flag of Angola.svg Angola (17th – 3 pts) Petro de Luanda 2017 Taça de Angola winners
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (18th – 2 pts) Welayta Dicha 2017 Ethiopian Cup winners
Flag of Benin.svg Benin Energie 2017 Benin Premier League runners-up
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 2017 Coupe du Faso winners
Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi Olympique Star 2017 Burundian Cup winners
Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros Ngazi Sport 2017 Comoros Cup winners
Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 2017 Djibouti Cup winners
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2017 Equatoguinean Cup winners
Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon AS Mangasport 2016–17 Gabon Championnat National D1 runners-up
Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia Banjul Hawks 2017 Gambian Cup winners
Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea Hafia 2017 Guinée Coupe Nationale winners
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya AFC Leopards 2017 FKF President's Cup winners
Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia ELWA United 2017 Liberian Cup runners-up
Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar Fosa Juniors 2017 Coupe de Madagascar winners
Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi Masters Security 2017 Malawi FAM Cup losing semi-finalists
Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 2017 Coupe du Président de la République winners
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 2017 Mauritian Cup winners
Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique Costa do Sol 2017 Taça de Moçambique winners
Flag of Niger.svg Niger Sahel 2017 Niger Cup winners
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda APR 2017 Rwandan Cup winners
Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2017 Senegal FA Cup winners
Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles Anse Réunion 2017 Seychelles FA Cup runners-up
Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba 2017 South Sudan National Cup runners-up
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Young Buffaloes 2017 Swazi Cup winners
Flag of Zanzibar.svg Zanzibar Zimamoto 2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^
    Mali (MLI): Mali were represented by Djoliba and Onze Créateurs, the 2016 Malian Première Division third place and 2016 Malian Cup winners, as the 2017 Malian Première Division and 2017 Malian Cup were not completed by the end of the year. [5]

A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2018 CAF Champions League entered the play-off round.

Losers of 2018 CAF Champions League first round
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Saint George Flag of Zambia.svg Zanaco Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Williamsville AC Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars
Flag of Gabon.svg CF Mounana Flag of Nigeria.svg MFM Flag of Senegal.svg Génération Foot Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans
Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia Flag of Nigeria.svg Plateau United Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas
Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club Flag of South Africa.svg Bidvest Wits Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports
Associations which did not enter a team
Africa location map without rivers.svg
Black pog.svg
Kinshasa
Black pog.svg
Algiers
Black pog.svg
Gauteng
Black pog.svg
Abidjan
Black pog.svg
Lusaka
Black pog.svg
Bamako
Purple pog.svg
MFM
Black pog.svg
Dar es Salaam
Black pog.svg
Lemboumbi-Leyou
Black pog.svg
Nairobi
Black pog.svg
Kigali
TransparentPlaceholder.png
Algiers teams
Blue pog.svg USM Alger
Purple pog.svg Belouizdad


Lemboumbi-Leyou teams
Red pog.svg Mangasport
Purple pog.svg Mounana


Bamako teams
Yellow pog.svg Djoliba
Red pog.svg Onze Créateurs


Kinshasa teams
Green pog.svg Motema Pembe
Brown pog.svg Vita Club


Lusaka teams
Red pog.svg Green Buffaloes
Purple pog.svg Zanaco


Abidjan teams
Red pog.svg Africa Sports
Yellow pog.svg Williamsville
Brown pog.svg ASEC Mimosas
TransparentPlaceholder.png
Gauteng teams
Purple pog.svg SuperSport United
Purple pog.svg Bidvest Wits


Kigali teams
Green pog.svg APR
Blue pog.svg Rayon Sports


Nairobi teams
Red pog.svg Leopards
Blue pog.svg Gor Mahia


Dar es Salaam teams
Green pog.svg Simba
Blue pog.svg Young Africans
Location of teams of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
Italics: Teams transferred from the 2018 CAF Champions League
Red pog.svg Red: Preliminary round; Green pog.svg Green: First Round; Purple pog.svg Purple: Play-off Round;
Brown pog.svg Brown: Group A; Orange pog.svg Orange: Group B; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Group C; Blue pog.svg Blue: Group D.

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics). [6] The regulations were modified with an additional draw before the quarter-finals. [7] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches were played on Sundays while midweek matches were played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times were also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT. [8]

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingPreliminary round13 December 2017
(Cairo, Egypt) [4]
9–11 February 201820–21 February 2018
First round6–7 March 201816–18 March 2018
Play-off round21 March 2018
(Cairo, Egypt) [9]
6–8 April 201817–18 April 2018
Group stageMatchday 121 April 2018
(Cairo, Egypt) [10]
6 May 2018
Matchday 216 May 2018
Matchday 318 July 2018
Matchday 429 July 2018
Matchday 519 August 2018
Matchday 629 August 2018
Knockout stageQuarter-finals3 September 2018
(Cairo, Egypt) [11]
16 September 201823 September 2018
Semi-finals3 October 201824 October 2018
Final25 November 20182 December 2018

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [12] [13] 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]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 5–0 Flag of Malawi.svg Masters Security 5–0 0–0
Young Buffaloes Flag of Eswatini.svg 0–2 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City 0–1 0–1
Costa do Sol Flag of Mozambique.svg 2–0 Flag of Botswana.svg Jwaneng Galaxy 1–0 1–0
Energie Flag of Benin.svg 2–1 Flag of Guinea.svg Hafia 1–0 1–1
APR Flag of Rwanda.svg 6–1 Flag of Seychelles.svg Anse Réunion 4–0 2–1
Djoliba Flag of Mali.svg w/o [w/o 1] Flag of Liberia.svg ELWA United
AFC Leopards Flag of Kenya.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Madagascar.svg Fosa Juniors 1–1 0–0
Ngazi Sport Flag of the Comoros.svg 2–5 Flag of Mauritius.svg AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–4
AS Mangasport Flag of Gabon.svg 1–2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Maniema Union 0–1 1–1
Olympique Star Flag of Burundi.svg 1–0 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Étoile Filante 0–0 1–0
New Star Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Deportivo Niefang 2–1 0–1
AS Tanda Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 0–1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CS La Mancha 0–0 0–1
Akwa United Flag of Nigeria.svg 3–2 Flag of The Gambia.svg Banjul Hawks 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 4–0 Flag of Niger.svg Sahel 1–0 3–0
US Ben Guerdane Flag of Tunisia.svg w/o [w/o 2] Flag of South Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Juba
Asante Kotoko Flag of Ghana.svg 1–1 (6–7 p) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Flag of Mali.svg 1–3 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 1–1 0–2
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 5–2 Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2
Simba Flag of Tanzania.svg 5–0 Flag of Djibouti.svg Gendarmerie Nationale 4–0 1–0
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 3–2 Flag of Senegal.svg Mbour Petite-Côte 2–1 1–1
Africa Sports Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–2 Flag of Mauritania.svg FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Zimamoto Flag of Zanzibar.svg 1–2 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Welayta Dicha 1–1 0–1

Notes:

  1. Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew. [14]
  2. US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg. [15]

First round

The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 1–2 Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Costa do Sol Flag of Mozambique.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City 0–1 2–1
Energie Flag of Benin.svg 2–5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0–2 2–3
Djoliba Flag of Mali.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Rwanda.svg APR 1–0 1–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Flag of Mauritius.svg 0–3 Flag of Madagascar.svg Fosa Juniors 0–2 0–1
AS Maniema Union Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 2–2 1–1
Olympique Star Flag of Burundi.svg 0–6 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0–0 0–6
DC Motema Pembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 1–2 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Deportivo Niefang 1–1 0–1
CS La Mancha Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 4–2 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Ahly Shendi 3–0 1–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Flag of Libya.svg 1–1 (2–3 p) Flag of Nigeria.svg Akwa United 1–0 0–1
CARA Brazzaville Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 4–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg US Ben Guerdane 3–0 1–3
CR Belouizdad Flag of Algeria.svg 3–1 Flag of Zambia.svg Nkana 3–0 0–1
Simba Flag of Tanzania.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 2–2 0–0
RS Berkane Flag of Morocco.svg 4–1 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 3–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg 5–3 Flag of Mauritania.svg FC Nouadhibou 1–1 4–2
Welayta Dicha Flag of Ethiopia.svg 3–3 (4–3 p) Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 2–1 1–2

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. [16] [17] 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.

The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Zanaco Flag of Zambia.svg 0–5 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–3
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 6–1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CS La Mancha 1–0 5–1
Saint George Flag of Ethiopia.svg 1–1 (3–4 p) Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Nigeria.svg Akwa United 2–0 1–3
Gor Mahia Flag of Kenya.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of South Africa.svg SuperSport United 1–0 1–2
UD Songo Flag of Mozambique.svg 4–3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 3–1 1–2
Plateau United Flag of Nigeria.svg 2–5 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 2–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits Flag of South Africa.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 1–1 0–0
Aduana Stars Flag of Ghana.svg 7–3 Flag of Madagascar.svg Fosa Juniors 6–1 1–2
Young Africans Flag of Tanzania.svg 2–1 Flag of Ethiopia.svg Welayta Dicha 2–0 0–1
Génération Foot Flag of Senegal.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
CF Mounana Flag of Gabon.svg 2–3 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 1–1 1–2
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–0 Flag of Algeria.svg CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–0
Williamsville AC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 3–2 Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Deportivo Niefang 2–0 1–2
MFM Flag of Nigeria.svg 0–1 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba 0–1 0–0
Rayon Sports Flag of Rwanda.svg 3–2 Flag of Mozambique.svg Costa do Sol 3–0 0–2

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [18] [19] The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, 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 in parentheses). [20] Each group contained one team from Pot 1 and three teams from Pot 2, and each team was drawn into one of the positions in their group. [21]

PotPot 1Pot 2
Teams

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21): [2]
  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RCA VIT ASE ADU
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 6321145+911 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–0 6–0
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 631285+310 2–0 3–1 2–0
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 63036829 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Flag of Ghana.svg Aduana Stars 6114515104 3–3 2–1 0–2
Source: CAF

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification RSB MAS SON HIL
1 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 641172+513 Quarter-finals 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 633072+512 1–0 2–0 2–0
3 Flag of Mozambique.svg UD Songo 603351053 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 1–1
4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal 60334953 [lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 2–2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification ENY CAR WAC DJO
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 640255012 Quarter-finals 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 630375+29 3–0 3–1 1–0
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Williamsville AC 62225508 2–0 1–0 0–0
4 Flag of Mali.svg Djoliba 61233525 0–1 2–0 1–1
Source: CAF

Group D

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification USM RAY GOR YAN
1 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 6321105+511 Quarter-finals 1–1 2–1 4–0
2 Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports 623165+19 1–2 1–1 1–0
3 Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia 6222107+38 0–0 1–2 4–0
4 Flag of Tanzania.svg Young Africans 611441394 2–1 0–0 2–3
Source: CAF

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. 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. 26 & 27). [2]

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [22] [23] [24]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports 0 1 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0 5 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0 1 1
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1 2 3
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 1 0 1
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 2 1 3
Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 3 1 4
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 0 3 3
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 1 1 2
Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 0 0 0
Flag of Egypt.svg Al-Masry 0 0 0
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 0 4 4
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 3 1 4
Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 1 1 2

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw. [22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Rayon Sports Flag of Rwanda.svg 1–5 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0–0 1–5
CARA Brazzaville Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 1–3 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 1–2 0–1
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Algeria.svg USM Alger 1–0 1–0
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 4–2 Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 3–1 1–1

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw. [22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–3 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 0–1 1–2
Al-Masry Flag of Egypt.svg 0–4 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 0–0 0–4

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners played each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw. [22]

Raja CA Flag of Morocco.svg 3–0 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club
  • Rahimi Soccerball shade.svg47', 61'
  • Benhalib Soccerball shade.svg66' (pen.)
Report
Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
AS Vita Club Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 3–1 Flag of Morocco.svg Raja CA
Report
Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

Raja Casablanca won 4–3 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
RankPlayerTeamMD1MD2MD3MD4MD5MD6QF1QF2SF1SF2F1F2Total
1 Flag of Morocco.svg Mahmoud Benhalib Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 2122119
2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 212117
3 Flag of Morocco.svg Zakaria Hadraf Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 2114
Flag of Morocco.svg Soufiane Rahimi Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 112
5 Flag of Burundi.svg Bonfilscaleb Bimenyimana Flag of Rwanda.svg Rayon Sports 1113
Flag of Morocco.svg Mouhcine Iajour Flag of Morocco.svg Raja Casablanca 21
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Cabwey Kivutuka Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CARA Brazzaville 111
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Fabrice Luamba Ngoma Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg AS Vita Club 111
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Alain Traoré Flag of Morocco.svg RS Berkane 111
Flag of Rwanda.svg Jacques Tuyisenge Flag of Kenya.svg Gor Mahia 111

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The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup was the 16th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup</span> International football competition

The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup was the 17th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 CAF Champions League</span> International football competition

The 2019–20 CAF Champions League was the 56th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 24th edition under the current CAF Champions League title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup</span> International football competition

The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup was the 18th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

The 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage will be played from 7 April to 26 May 2019. A total of eight teams will compete in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 CAF Champions League</span> 58th CAF Champions League season

The 2021–22 CAF Champions League was the 58th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 26th season under the current CAF Champions League title.

The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup was the 19th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 CAF Champions League</span> International football competition

The 2022–23 CAF Champions League was the 59th season of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and the 27th and last edition under the current CAF Champions League title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup</span> International football competition

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup was the 20th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

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