2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates	10 February – 22 April 2017
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International football competition

The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 22 April 2017. A total of 68 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

The entry round of the 52 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 (12 teams)	Preliminary round (40 teams)
Teams	CS Sfaxien (21 pts) ZESCO United (15 pts) ASEC Mimosas (8 pts) Smouha (4 pts) Djoliba (3 pts) Recreativo do Libolo (2 pts) Al-Ahly Shendi (1 pt) Club Africain SM Sanga Balende Onze Créateurs AS Kaloum Azam	Al-Masry Renaissance du Congo JS Kabylie MC Alger Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Platinum Stars SuperSport United Étoile du Congo CARA Brazzaville IR Tanger MAS Fez SC Gagnoa Yong Sports Academy APEJES Academy Wikki Tourists Ifeanyi Ubah Bechem United Al-Hilal Benghazi Defence Force Orapa United AS SONABEL Le Messager Ngozi Volcan Club Racing de Micomeseng Akanda Ulinzi Stars Monrovia Club Breweries ASSM Elgeco Plus Pamplemousses UD Songo AS Douanes Niamey Rayon Sports ASC Niarry Tally St Michel United RSLAF Wau Salaam Mbabane Swallows Vipers KVZ Ngezi Platinum

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 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).

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	10–12 February 2017	17–19 February 2017
First round	10–12 March 2017	17–19 March 2017
Play-off round	7–9 April 2017	14–16 April 2017

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.

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.

Preliminary round					First round

1	Étoile du Congo	2	1	3

4	Racing de Micomeseng	0	0	0
					Étoile du Congo	0	0	0

					JS Kabylie	0	1	1
3	Monrovia Club Breweries	3	0	3

2	JS Kabylie	0	4	4

Preliminary round					First round

1	Djoliba			Bye

4
					Djoliba	2	—

					Al-Masry	0	—	w/o
3	Ifeanyi Ubah	1	0	1 (0 p)

2	Al-Masry	0	1	1 (3 p)

Preliminary round					First round

1	CS Sfaxien			Bye

4
					CS Sfaxien	5	1	6

					Yong Sports Academy	0	1	1
3	Defence Force	1	0	1

2	Yong Sports Academy	0	2	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	AS Kaloum			Bye

4
					AS Kaloum	1	0	1

					IR Tanger	0	3	3
3	AS Douanes Niamey	1	0	1

2	IR Tanger	2	1	3

Preliminary round					First round

1	Al-Ahly Shendi			Bye

4
					Al-Ahly Shendi	3	0	3

					SuperSport United	2	4	6
3	ASSM Elgeco Plus	0	1	1

2	SuperSport United	0	2	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	Bechem United	2	1	3

4	MC Alger	1	4	5
					MC Alger	2	1	3

					Renaissance du Congo	0	2	2
3	Akanda	0	0	0

2	Renaissance du Congo	0	1	1

Preliminary round					First round

1	Club Africain			Bye

4
					Club Africain	9	—	w/o

					RSLAF	1	—
3	RSLAF	2	0	2

2	Wikki Tourists	0	1	1

Preliminary round					First round

1	Vipers	0	1	1 (a)

4	Volcan Club	0	1	1 (a)
					Vipers	1	1	2

					Platinum Stars	0	3	3
3	Platinum Stars	1	1	2

2	UD Songo	0	0	0

Preliminary round					First round

1	Azam			Bye

4
					Azam	1	0	1

					Mbabane Swallows	0	3	3
3	Orapa United	0	2	2

2	Mbabane Swallows	1	3	4

Preliminary round					First round

1	ZESCO United			Bye

4
					ZESCO United	2	2	4

					Le Messager Ngozi	0	2	2
3	KVZ	2	0	2

2	Le Messager Ngozi	1	3	4

Preliminary round					First round

1	ASEC Mimosas			Bye

4
					ASEC Mimosas	2	0	2

					APEJES Academy	0	1	1
3	APEJES Academy	1	1	2 (a)

2	ASC Niarry Tally	0	2	2 (a)

Preliminary round					First round

1	Onze Créateurs			Bye

4
					Onze Créateurs	1	—

					Rayon Sports	0	—	w/o
3	Wau Salaam	0	0	0

2	Rayon Sports	4	2	6

Preliminary round					First round

1	MAS Fez	3	0	3

4	CARA Brazzaville	0	2	2
					MAS Fez	3	0	3

					SC Gagnoa	1	1	1
3	AS SONABEL	0	0	0

2	SC Gagnoa	0	3	3

Preliminary round					First round

1	Recreativo do Libolo			Bye

4
					Recreativo do Libolo	2	0	2

					Ngezi Platinum	1	0	1
3	Pamplemousses	1	0	1

2	Ngezi Platinum	1	1	2

Preliminary round					First round

1	SM Sanga Balende			Bye

4
					SM Sanga Balende	1	0	1 (3 p)

					Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	0	1	1 (5 p)
3	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	2	1	3

2	St Michel United	0	0	0

Preliminary round					First round

1	Smouha			Bye

4
					Smouha	4	0	4

					Ulinzi Stars	0	3	3
3	Al-Hilal Benghazi	1	0	1 (4 p)

2	Ulinzi Stars	0	1	1 (5 p)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Monrovia Club Breweries	3–4	JS Kabylie	3–0	0–4
Étoile du Congo	3–0	Racing de Micomeseng	2–0	1–0
Ifeanyi Ubah	1–1 (0–3 p)	Al-Masry	1–0	0–1
Defence Force	1–2	Yong Sports Academy	1–0	0–2
AS Douanes Niamey	1–3	IR Tanger	1–2	0–1
ASSM Elgeco Plus	1–2	SuperSport United	0–0	1–2
Akanda	0–1	Renaissance du Congo	0–0	0–1
Bechem United	3–5	MC Alger	2–1	1–4
RSLAF	2–1	Wikki Tourists	2–0	0–1
Platinum Stars	2–0	UD Songo	1–0	1–0
Vipers	1–1 (a)	Volcan Club	0–0	1–1
Orapa United	2–4	Mbabane Swallows	0–1	2–3
KVZ	2–4	Le Messager Ngozi	2–1	0–3
APEJES Academy	2–2 (a)	ASC Niarry Tally	1–0	1–2
Wau Salaam	0–6	Rayon Sports	0–4	0–2
AS SONABEL	0–3	SC Gagnoa	0–0	0–3
MAS Fez	3–2	CARA Brazzaville	3–0	0–2
Pamplemousses	1–2	Ngezi Platinum	1–1	0–1
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	3–0	St Michel United	2–0	1–0
Al-Hilal Benghazi	1–1 (4–5 p)	Ulinzi Stars	1–0	0–1

10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)16:00 UTC±0

Monrovia Club Breweries	3–0	JS Kabylie
Mulbah 58' Sarkoh 79' Andrews 90+1'	Report

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, MonroviaReferee: Baba Leno (Guinea) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)18:00 UTC+1

JS Kabylie	4–0	Monrovia Club Breweries
Boulaouidet 23' (pen.), 62' Berchiche 27' Mebarki 73'	Report

Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi OuzouReferee: Nasrallah Jaouadi (Tunisia)

JS Kabylie won 4–3 on aggregate.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)15:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Congo	2–0	Racing de Micomeseng
Akoli 37' Ondzani 70'	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Esterline Gonçalves Género (São Tomé and Príncipe) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)17:00 UTC+1

Racing de Micomeseng	0–1	Étoile du Congo
	Report	Mbo 65'

Estadio de Bata, BataReferee: Abdullahi Shuaibu (Nigeria)

Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)16:00 UTC+1

Ifeanyi Ubah	1–0	Al-Masry
Tamen 85'	Report

Ifeanyi Ubah Stadium, NnewiReferee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)19:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	1–0	Ifeanyi Ubah
Shoukry 24' (pen.)	Report
Penalties
Azab Mourad Shoukry	3–0	Elu Tamen Osanga

Ismailia Stadium, IsmailiaAttendance: 7,000Referee: Esam Al Jahani (Libya)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Masry won 3–0 on penalties.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)16:00 UTC+3

Defence Force	1–0	Yong Sports Academy
Addis 43'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis AbabaReferee: Abdoul Karim Twagirumukiza (Rwanda) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:30 UTC+1

Yong Sports Academy	2–0	Defence Force
Nsangue 45+3' Ngombe 81'	Report

Stade de la Réunification, DoualaReferee: Fabrice Nguembi Boulingui (Gabon)

Yong Sports Academy won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)16:00 UTC+1

AS Douanes Niamey	1–2	IR Tanger
Sacko 5'	Report	El Helali 24' Šipović 58'

Stade Général-Seyni-Kountché, NiameyReferee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)19:00 UTC±0

IR Tanger	1–0	AS Douanes Niamey
Benlamalem 89'	Report

Grand Stade de Tanger, TangierReferee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)14:30 UTC+3

ASSM Elgeco Plus	0–0	SuperSport United
	Report

Stade Municipal de Mahamasina, AntananarivoReferee: Kutlwano Leso (Botswana) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)15:30 UTC+2

SuperSport United	2–1	ASSM Elgeco Plus
Brockie 14' (pen.) Lakay 38'	Report	Raveloarisona 29'

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, PretoriaReferee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)

SuperSport United won 2–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)16:00 UTC+1

Akanda	0–0	Renaissance du Congo
	Report

Stade de l'Amitié, LibrevilleReferee: Mal Mohamadou (Cameroon) 17 February 2017 (2017-02-17)15:30 UTC+1

Renaissance du Congo	1–0	Akanda
Ducapel 53' (pen.)	Report

Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

Renaissance du Congo won 1–0 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)15:00 UTC±0

Bechem United	2–1	MC Alger
Touré 47' (pen.) Bonsu 75'	Report	Seguer 64'

Accra Sports Stadium, AccraReferee: Boureima Sanogo (Burkina Faso) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)20:30 UTC+1

MC Alger	4–1	Bechem United
Seguer 1' Hachoud 39', 84' (pen.) Mansouri 87' (pen.)	Report	Acheampong 59'

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersReferee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

MC Alger won 5–3 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)16:30 UTC±0

RSLAF	2–0	Wikki Tourists
Kabba 16' Sillah 25'	Report

National Stadium, FreetownReferee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)16:00 UTC+1

Wikki Tourists	1–0	RSLAF
Ibrahim 59' (pen.)	Report

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Stadium, BauchiReferee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

RSLAF won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)20:00 UTC+2

Platinum Stars	1–0	UD Songo
Ng'ambi 62'	Report

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, RustenburgReferee: Allister Barra (Seychelles) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)18:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	0–1	Platinum Stars
	Report	Mabena 80'

Estádio do Zimpeto, MaputoReferee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Platinum Stars won 2–0 on aggregate.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)16:00 UTC+3

Vipers	0–0	Volcan Club
	Report

Mandela National Stadium, KiraReferee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:00 UTC+3

Volcan Club	1–1	Vipers
Djabir 14'	Report	Bukenya 28'

Stade de Moroni, MoroniReferee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

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

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)20:00 UTC+2

Orapa United	0–1	Mbabane Swallows
	Report	Nhleko 73'

Francistown Stadium, FrancistownReferee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)16:00 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	3–2	Orapa United
Tsabedze 45+12' (pen.) Sikhondze 84' Tshishimbi 90+3'	Report	Maswena 28' Njobvu 77'

Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaReferee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)16:30 UTC+3

KVZ	2–1	Le Messager Ngozi
Abdi 39' (pen.) Juma 43'	Report	Sabumukama 13' (pen.)

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar CityReferee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:00 UTC+2

Le Messager Ngozi	3–0	KVZ
Hakizimana 29' Ramadhan 80' Bayizere 90+1'	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Le Messager Ngozi won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)15:30 UTC+1

APEJES Academy	1–0	ASC Niarry Tally
Sow 82' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)16:30 UTC±0

ASC Niarry Tally	2–1	APEJES Academy
N'Diaye 70' Goudiaby 83'	Report	Acha 65'

Stade Demba Diop, DakarReferee: Abderahmane Kelly (Mauritania)

2–2 on aggregate. APEJES Academy won on away goals.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)16:30 UTC+3

Wau Salaam	0–4	Rayon Sports
	Report	Kwizera 53', 66' Bayama 76' Camara 87'

Juba Stadium, JubaReferee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea) 19 February 2017 (2017-02-19)15:30 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	2–0	Wau Salaam
Kwizera 27' Camara 82'	Report

Amahoro Stadium, KigaliReferee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Rayon Sports won 6–0 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)16:00 UTC±0

AS SONABEL	0–0	SC Gagnoa
	Report

Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouReferee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:30 UTC±0

SC Gagnoa	3–0	AS SONABEL
Amon 16' Bagaté 50' Toh 90+1'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

SC Gagnoa won 3–0 on aggregate.

11 February 2017 (2017-02-11)19:00 UTC±0

MAS Fez	3–0	CARA Brazzaville
Boua 21' Djédjé 26', 66'	Report

Fez Stadium, FezReferee: Mahmoud Bassiouny (Egypt) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:30 UTC+1

CARA Brazzaville	2–0	MAS Fez
Kabangu 7' Itoua 60'	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Etienne Gabato (Central African Republic)

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 February 2017 (2017-02-12)15:30 UTC+4

Pamplemousses	1–1	Ngezi Platinum
Razah 35'	Report	Chakoroma 9' (pen.)

Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)14:00 UTC+2

Ngezi Platinum	1–0	Pamplemousses
Dzvukamanja 18'	Report

National Sports Stadium, HarareReferee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

Ngezi Platinum won 2–1 on aggregate.

10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)19:30 UTC+3

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	2–0	St Michel United
Ishag 27' Abdelraheem 67'	Report

Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)16:30 UTC+4

St Michel United	0–1	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
	Report	Abdelraheem 51'

Stade Linité, VictoriaReferee: Hubert Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 3–0 on aggregate.

10 February 2017 (2017-02-10)16:00 UTC+2

Al-Hilal Benghazi	1–0	Ulinzi Stars
Al-Abbar 47'	Report

Al-Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia) 18 February 2017 (2017-02-18)15:00 UTC+3

Ulinzi Stars	1–0	Al-Hilal Benghazi
Onyango 17'	Report
Penalties
Wamalwa Oketch Ochieng Onyango Makwatta Mbongi	5–4	Al Badri Sanogo Al-Shaafi Maetouq Al-Amami Al-Amshi

Moi International Sports Centre, NairobiReferee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)

1–1 on aggregate. Ulinzi Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 20 winners of the preliminary round, and the 12 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Étoile du Congo	0–1	JS Kabylie	0–0	0–1
Djoliba	w/o	Al-Masry	2–0	—
CS Sfaxien	6–1	Yong Sports Academy	5–0	1–1
AS Kaloum	1–3	IR Tanger	1–0	0–3
Al-Ahly Shendi	3–6	SuperSport United	3–2	0–4
MC Alger	3–2	Renaissance du Congo	2–0	1–2
Club Africain	w/o	RSLAF	9–1	—
Vipers	2–3	Platinum Stars	1–0	1–3
Azam	1–3	Mbabane Swallows	1–0	0–3
ZESCO United	4–2	Le Messager Ngozi	2–0	2–2
ASEC Mimosas	2–1	APEJES Academy	2–0	0–1
Onze Créateurs	w/o	Rayon Sports	1–0	—
MAS Fez	3–2	SC Gagnoa	3–1	0–1
Recreativo do Libolo	2–1	Ngezi Platinum	2–1	0–0
SM Sanga Balende	1–1 (3–5 p)	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	1–0	0–1
Smouha	4–3	Ulinzi Stars	4–0	0–3

Notes:

^ FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017. As a result, both Djoliba and Onze Créateurs could not play the second leg, and their opponents Al-Masry and Rayon Sports won on walkover.
Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)15:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Congo	0–0	JS Kabylie
	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, BrazzavilleReferee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)18:00 UTC+1

JS Kabylie	1–0	Étoile du Congo
Boulaouidet 90'	Report

Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi OuzouReferee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

JS Kabylie won 1–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)17:00 UTC±0

Djoliba	2–0	Al-Masry
Diallo 15' (pen.) Maïga 44'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: Issa Sy (Senegal) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)19:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	Cancelled	Djoliba
	Report

Ismailia Stadium, IsmailiaReferee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Al-Masry won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)18:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	5–0	Yong Sports Academy
Ndoye 9', 78' Aouadhi 27' (pen.), 35' (pen.) Marzouki 61'	Report

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, SfaxReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)15:00 UTC+1

Yong Sports Academy	1–1	CS Sfaxien
Asangwo 3'	Report	Meriah 74'

Stade de la Réunification, DoualaReferee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

CS Sfaxien won 6–1 on aggregate.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)16:30 UTC±0

AS Kaloum	1–0	IR Tanger
Sylla 25'	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)17:00 UTC±0

IR Tanger	3–0	AS Kaloum
Hammoudan 35', 60', 67'	Report

Grand Stade de Tanger, TangierReferee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

IR Tanger won 3–1 on aggregate.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)19:30 UTC+3

Al-Ahly Shendi	3–2	SuperSport United
Subahi 57' (pen.) Faisal 65' Mozamil 81'	Report	Booysen 80' Brockie 90'

Shendi Stadium, ShendiReferee: Boubou Traoré (Mali) 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)18:00 UTC+2

SuperSport United	4–0	Al-Ahly Shendi
Mashamaite 42' Al-Hassan 45+2' (o.g.) Nkhatha 48' Modiba 82'	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, PretoriaReferee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

SuperSport United won 6–3 on aggregate.

10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)20:45 UTC+1

MC Alger	2–0	Renaissance du Congo
Aouedj 56' Bouhenna 81'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersReferee: Isaac Montgomery (Liberia) 17 March 2017 (2017-03-17)15:30 UTC+1

Renaissance du Congo	2–1	MC Alger
Asumani 7' Ducapel 79'	Report	Kacem 50'

Stade des Martyrs, KinshasaReferee: Idris Mehammed Osman (Eritrea)

MC Alger won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)16:00 UTC+1

Club Africain	9–1	RSLAF
Chenihi 3', 16' (pen.), 42', 51' Ghandri 6' Khalifa 63' Darragi 71' (pen.) Jaziri 75' Meniaoui 88'	Report	Sillah 53'

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisReferee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria) 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)16:30 UTC±0

RSLAF	Cancelled	Club Africain
	Report

National Stadium, FreetownReferee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

Club Africain won on walkover after RSLAF withdrew prior to the second leg.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)16:00 UTC+3

Vipers	1–0	Platinum Stars
Karisa 46'	Report

St Mary's Stadium, KampalaReferee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)20:00 UTC+2

Platinum Stars	3–1	Vipers
Mzimela 1' (pen.), 90' (pen.) Mabena 32'	Report	Karisa 54'

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, RustenburgReferee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland)

Platinum Stars won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)19:15 UTC+3

Azam	1–0	Mbabane Swallows
Singano 85'	Report

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es SalaamReferee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin) 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)15:30 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	3–0	Azam
Ndzinisa 40' Nhleko 66' Hlatjwako 74'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaReferee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

Mbabane Swallows won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)17:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	2–0	Le Messager Ngozi
Mwanza 32' Mtonga 76'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, NdolaReferee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)15:00 UTC+2

Le Messager Ngozi	2–2	ZESCO United
Sabumukama 49' Nizigiyimana 85'	Report	Were 61' Owino 90'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, BujumburaReferee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)16:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	2–0	APEJES Academy
Bancé 15' (pen.) Dosso 70'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria) 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)15:00 UTC+1

APEJES Academy	1–0	ASEC Mimosas
Mbekeli 86'	Report

Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, YaoundéReferee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)17:00 UTC±0

Onze Créateurs	1–0	Rayon Sports
Samassékou 60'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, BamakoReferee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)15:30 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	Cancelled	Onze Créateurs
	Report

Amahoro Stadium, KigaliReferee: Hassane Abdou (Niger)

Rayon Sports won on walkover after FIFA suspended the Malian Football Federation on 17 March 2017.

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)19:00 UTC±0

MAS Fez	3–1	SC Gagnoa
Djédjé 7' (pen.) Sektioui 44', 56'	Report	Koné 36'

Fez Stadium, FezReferee: Baba Leno (Guinea) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)15:00 UTC±0

SC Gagnoa	1–0	MAS Fez
Nouwoklo 64'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)

MAS Fez won 3–2 on aggregate.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	2–1	Ngezi Platinum
Fabrício 12', 62'	Report	Chakoroma 20'

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, CaluloReferee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)14:00 UTC+2

Ngezi Platinum	0–0	Recreativo do Libolo
	Report

National Sports Stadium, HarareReferee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

Recreativo do Libolo won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 March 2017 (2017-03-11)15:30 UTC+2

SM Sanga Balende	1–0	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Kungemena 33'	Report

Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, LubumbashiReferee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia) 19 March 2017 (2017-03-19)20:00 UTC+3

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	1–0	SM Sanga Balende
Moukoro 33'	Report
Penalties
El Tahir Ladzagla Moukoro Abd Allah Koko	5–3	Apinda

Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 5–3 on penalties.

10 March 2017 (2017-03-10)18:00 UTC+2

Smouha	4–0	Ulinzi Stars
Raouf 12' Mohareb 26', 87' Abdel Aziz 70'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, AlexandriaReferee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) 18 March 2017 (2017-03-18)15:00 UTC+3

Ulinzi Stars	3–0	Smouha
Onyango 10', 37' Mbongi 70'	Report

Kenyatta Stadium, MachakosReferee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Smouha won 4–3 on aggregate.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2017, 11:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. 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 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):

Pot A contained the four highest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.
Pot B contained the twelve lowest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
Pot C contained the four highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
Pot D contained the twelve lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League first round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.

Pot	Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Qualified from	Champions League	Confederation Cup	Confederation Cup	Champions League
Teams	TP Mazembe (58 pts) AC Léopards (16 pts) FUS Rabat (12 pts) Young Africans (5 pts)	Recreativo do Libolo (2 pts) JS Kabylie MC Alger Al-Masry IR Tanger MAS Fez Rayon Sports Platinum Stars SuperSport United Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid Mbabane Swallows Club Africain	CS Sfaxien (21 pts) ZESCO United (15 pts) ASEC Mimosas (8 pts) Smouha (4 pts)	Rail Club du Kadiogo AS Tanda CF Mounana Gambia Ports Authority Horoya Barrack Young Controllers CNaPS Sport AS Port-Louis 2000 Enugu Rangers Rivers United Bidvest Wits KCCA

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

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Young Africans	1–4	MC Alger	1–0	0–4
TP Mazembe	2–0	JS Kabylie	2–0	0–0
AC Léopards	3–4	Mbabane Swallows	1–0	2–4
FUS Rabat	3–2	MAS Fez	2–1	1–1
Enugu Rangers	2–5	ZESCO United	2–2	0–3
CF Mounana	2–1	ASEC Mimosas	2–1	0–0
Rail Club du Kadiogo	1–4	CS Sfaxien	1–2	0–2
Bidvest Wits	0–1	Smouha	0–0	0–1
CNaPS Sport	1–1 (a)	Recreativo do Libolo	1–1	0–0
KCCA	1–1 (4–3 p)	Al-Masry	1–0	0–1
Gambia Ports Authority	1–4	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	1–1	0–3
AS Port-Louis 2000	3–6	Club Africain	1–2	2–4
Rivers United	2–0	Rayon Sports	2–0	0–0
Barrack Young Controllers	1–6	SuperSport United	1–1	0–5
AS Tanda	2–2 (4–5 p)	Platinum Stars	2–0	0–2
Horoya	4–3	IR Tanger	2–0	2–3

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–0	MC Alger
Kamusoko 60'	Report

National Stadium, Dar es SalaamReferee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)18:00 UTC+1

MC Alger	4–0	Young Africans
Aouedj 14', 90+1' Derrardja 39' Zerdab 65'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, AlgiersReferee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

MC Alger won 4–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	2–0	JS Kabylie
Sinkala 11' Coulibaly 90'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, LubumbashiReferee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi) 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)18:00 UTC+1

JS Kabylie	0–0	TP Mazembe
	Report

Stade du 1er Novembre 1954, Tizi OuzouReferee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

TP Mazembe won 2–0 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)15:30 UTC+1

AC Léopards	1–0	Mbabane Swallows
Makiessé 87'	Report

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, DolisieReferee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)15:00 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	4–2	AC Léopards
Tsabedze 40' Mkhweli 50' Tshishimbi 88' Sikhondze 90'	Report	Ngouelou 13' Makiessé 30'

Somhlolo National Stadium, LobambaReferee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Mbabane Swallows won 4–3 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)20:00 UTC+1

FUS Rabat	2–1	MAS Fez
Fouzair 20' (pen.) Jahouh 90'	Report	Boua 83'

Stade de FUS, RabatReferee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)16:00 UTC+1

MAS Fez	1–1	FUS Rabat
Rabja 62' (pen.)	Report	Njie 54'

Fez Stadium, FezReferee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)16:00 UTC+1

Enugu Rangers	2–2	ZESCO United
Madu 24' (pen.) Okoro 46'	Report	Owino 72' Kongolo 76'

Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, EnuguReferee: Issa Sy (Senegal) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)17:35 UTC+2

ZESCO United	3–0	Enugu Rangers
Ching'andu 25', 38' Were 62'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, NdolaReferee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)15:00 UTC+1

CF Mounana	2–1	ASEC Mimosas
Autchanga 20' Zamble 63'	Report	Koanda 67'

Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, LibrevilleReferee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia) 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)16:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	0–0	CF Mounana
	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

CF Mounana won 2–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)15:30 UTC±0

Rail Club du Kadiogo	1–2	CS Sfaxien
Sylla 66'	Report	Ndoye 51' Habbassi 83'

Stade du 4 Août, OuagadougouAttendance: 0Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast) 14 April 2017 (2017-04-14)18:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	2–0	Rail Club du Kadiogo
Hannachi 5' Aouadhi 82'	Report

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, SfaxReferee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

CS Sfaxien won 4–1 on aggregate.

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)15:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Wits	0–0	Smouha
	Report

Bidvest Stadium, JohannesburgReferee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)17:00 UTC+2

Smouha	1–0	Bidvest Wits
Mekky 37' (pen.)	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, AlexandriaReferee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

Smouha won 1–0 on aggregate.

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)14:30 UTC+3

CNaPS Sport	1–1	Recreativo do Libolo
Rakotoharimalala 90+2'	Report	Boukama-Kaya 67'

Vontovorona Stadium, AntananarivoReferee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	0–0	CNaPS Sport
	Report

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, CaluloReferee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

1–1 on aggregate. Recreativo do Libolo won on away goals.

8 April 2017 (2017-04-08)16:00 UTC+3

KCCA	1–0	Al-Masry
Nsibambi 89'	Report

Phillip Omondi Stadium, KampalaReferee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)19:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	1–0	KCCA
Gomaa 24'	Report
Penalties
Azab Mourad Mansour Gomaa Abdelaal	3–4	Sserunkuma Mutyaba Awany Majwega Ochan

Ismailia Stadium, IsmailiaReferee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

1–1 on aggregate. KCCA won 4–3 on penalties.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)16:00 UTC±0

Gambia Ports Authority	1–1	Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid
Sarr 43'	Report	Hassan 62'

Independence Stadium, BakauReferee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana) 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)20:00 UTC+3

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid	3–0	Gambia Ports Authority
Moukoro 30' El Tahir 62' El Shigail 87'	Report

Al-Ubayyid Stadium, Al-UbayyidReferee: Tinyiko Hlungwani (South Africa)

Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 4–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)15:30 UTC+4

AS Port-Louis 2000	1–2	Club Africain
Guikan 87' (pen.)	Report	Kchouk 59' Haddad 82'

Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)16:00 UTC+1

Club Africain	4–2	AS Port-Louis 2000
Khalifa 8' Rusike 11' Abdi 36' Ayadi 38'	Report	Guikan 75' Botlar 88'

Stade Olympique de Radès, TunisReferee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Club Africain won 6–3 on aggregate.

16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)16:00 UTC+1

Rivers United	2–0	Rayon Sports
Atuloma 30' Kuemian 51'	Report

Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Port HarcourtReferee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria) 22 April 2017 (2017-04-22)15:30 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	0–0	Rivers United
	Report

Amahoro Stadium, KigaliReferee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)16:00 UTC±0

Barrack Young Controllers	1–1	SuperSport United
Dukuly 25'	Report	Lakay 11'

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, MonroviaReferee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde) 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)18:00 UTC+2

SuperSport United	5–0	Barrack Young Controllers
Mnyamane 5' Brockie 32', 53', 64' (pen.) Lakay 68'	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, PretoriaReferee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

SuperSport United won 6–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)15:30 UTC±0

AS Tanda	2–0	Platinum Stars
Zougoula 21' (pen.) Assare 82'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, AbidjanReferee: Kokou Fagla (Togo) 16 April 2017 (2017-04-16)15:00 UTC+2

Platinum Stars	2–0	AS Tanda
Shilongo 27' (pen.) Ng'ambi 79'	Report
Penalties
Mere Links Mabena Mzimela Ntuli Msomi	5–4	Kouamé Cissoko

Royal Bafokeng Stadium, RustenburgReferee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

2–2 on aggregate. Platinum Stars won 5–4 on penalties.

9 April 2017 (2017-04-09)16:00 UTC±0

Horoya	2–0	IR Tanger
Ouédraogo 17' Mando 32'	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, ConakryReferee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso) 15 April 2017 (2017-04-15)20:00 UTC+1

IR Tanger	3–2	Horoya
Guy 31' (pen.) Belmaalem 35' (pen.) Ankobo 89'	Report	Ouédraogo 48' Sankhon 49'

Grand Stade de Tanger, TangierReferee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

Horoya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Notes

Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
The kickoff of ZESCO United v Enugu Rangers match was delayed from 15:00 to 17:35 due to travel issues of Enugu Rangers.
The Rail Club du Kadiogo v CS Sfaxien match was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed following incidents during the Champions League first round match between Rail Club du Kadiogo and USM Alger on 18 March 2017.
^ Both legs between Rivers United and Rayon Sports were postponed by a week at the request of the Rwandese Association Football Federation in order to commemorate the Rwandan genocide during the period of 7–14 April.

References

^ "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
^ "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
^ "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup draw result" (PDF). CAF.
^ "FIFA Suspends Malian Football Association (FEMAFOOT)". FIFA.com. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017.
^ "CAF CC: Rayon Sports qualifies to Play-off Round". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 17 March 2017.
^ "Sierra Leone Sports: RSLAF withdraws from CAF competition". Awoko. 16 March 2017.
"Draw for CC 2nd 1/16th final set for March 21". CAF. 20 March 2017.
"Derbies, rivalries headline path to CC group phase". CAF. 21 March 2017.
"Change of time for Confederation Cup game". Zesco United. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 April 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
"Sanctions for RC Kadiogo and coach". CAF. 4 April 2017.
"Kwibuka 23: CAF postpones Rayon Sports matches to mid April". Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. 27 March 2017.

External links

Total Confederation Cup 2017, CAFonline.com

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