2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
The 2023–24 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 18 August and ended on 2 October 2023. A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2023–24 CAF Champions League. All times are local. DrawThe 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 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).
FormatIn 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). ScheduleThe schedule of the competition was as follows.
BracketThe 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 roundThe first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.
Notes:
Referee: Alhasan Baboucarr Bass (Gambia)
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco) 2–2 on aggregate. Hafia won on away goals. Bo Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast) 1–1 on aggregate. Medeama won 3–2 on penalties.
Referee: Philip Brooke (Kenya)
Referee: Andre Kolissala Mbangui (Central African Republic) Saint George won 5–2 on aggregate. APR won 3–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti) Bumamuru won 6–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Cregue Fleury Moukagni (Gabon)
Referee: Luxolo Badi (South Africa) 2–2 on aggregate. Power Dynamos won on away goals.
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Referee: Noris Aaron Godfrey Arissol (Seychelles) UD Songo won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo) Nyasa Big Bullets won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria) Al Ahly Benghazi won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia) ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate. Étoile du Sahel won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt) ASFAR won 8–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo) Real Bamako won 2–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali) FC Nouadhibou won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad) Primeiro de Agosto won 2–1 on aggregate. 1–1 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea) Young Africans won 7–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi) Jwaneng Galaxy won 3–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Easter Zimba (Malawi)
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles) Orlando Pirates won 4–0 on aggregate. Second roundThe 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.
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin) Wydad AC won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria) CR Belouizdad won 6–2 on aggregate. Medeama won 4–3 on aggregate.
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad) Al Ahly won 7–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania) Pyramids won 6–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi) Mamelodi Sundowns won 6–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco) 3–3 on aggregate. Simba won on away goals.
Referee: Masixole Bambiso (South Africa) Petro de Luanda won 5–2 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti) TP Mazembe won 5–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon) ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Mohamed Adel (Egypt) Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate. FC Nouadhibou won 4–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar) Young Africans won 3–0 on aggregate.
Referee: Rulisa Patience Fidele (Rwanda)
Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique) 1–1 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won 5–4 on penalties. See alsoNotes
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