2016 CAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE QUALIFYING ROUNDS

2016 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates	12 February – 20 April 2016
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The 2016 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 12 February to 20 April 2016.^[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2016 CAF Champions League.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.^[3]^[4]

The entry round of the 55 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	Preliminary round
Teams	Al-Ahly (53 pts) TP Mazembe (52 pts) ES Sétif (33 pts) Al-Hilal (30 pts) Étoile du Sahel (27 pts) AC Léopards (24 pts) Zamalek (22 pts) Al-Merrikh (19 pts) Coton Sport (19 pts)	AS Vita Club (16 pts) Stade Malien (13 pts) Wydad AC (6 pts) ASEC Mimosas (5 pts) Club Africain (3 pts) Enyimba (3 pts) Recreativo do Libolo (3 pts) Saint George (3 pts) MO Béjaïa AS Tanda Olympique Khouribga Union Douala Étoile du Congo Onze Créateurs Warri Wolves Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Al-Ahli Tripoli Ashanti Gold ZESCO United AS Douanes Niamey Chicken Inn Centre Chiefs RC Bobo Dioulasso Vital'O AS CotonTchad Volcan Club Racing de Micomeseng AS Mangasport Gamtel Horoya Gor Mahia Lioli Nimba United CNaPS Sport Cercle de Joachim Ferroviário Maputo APR Sporting Praia Cruz AS Douanes Dakar St Michel United Al-Ghazal Mbabane Swallows Young Africans Vipers Mafunzo

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).^[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.^[1]

Round	First leg	Second leg
Preliminary round	12–14 February 2016	26–28 February 2016
First round	11–13 March 2016	18–20 March 2016
Second round	8–10 April 2016	19–20 April 2016

Bracket

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

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Mafunzo	0	0	0

AS Vita Club	3	1	4
				AS Vita Club	1	1	2

				Ferroviário Maputo	0	1	1
Centre Chiefs	—	—	—

Ferroviário Maputo (w/o)	—	—	—
								AS Vita Club ( a) (d/q)	1	1	2

								Mamelodi Sundowns (w/o)	0	2	2
Chicken Inn	1	0	1

Mamelodi Sundowns	0	2	2
				Mamelodi Sundowns	2	1	3

				AC Léopards	0	1	1
AC Léopards	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Warri Wolves (w/o)	—	—	—

Sporting Praia Cruz	—	—	—
				Warri Wolves	0	0	0

				Al-Merrikh	1	1	2
Al-Merrikh	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Al-Merrikh	2	0	2

								ES Sétif ( a)	2	0	2
AS Mangasport	0	0	0

Étoile du Congo	0	3	3
				Étoile du Congo	1	2	3

				ES Sétif	1	4	5
ES Sétif	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Wydad AC	2	1	3

AS Douanes Niamey	0	2	2
				Wydad AC	5	1	6

				CNaPS Sport	1	2	3
Gor Mahia	1	0	1

CNaPS Sport	2	1	3
								Wydad AC	2	1	3

								TP Mazembe	0	1	1
Saint George	3	1	4

St Michel United	0	1	1
				Saint George	2	0	2

				TP Mazembe	2	1	3
TP Mazembe	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Vipers	1	0	1

Enyimba	0	2	2
				Enyimba	5	1	6

				Vital'O	1	2	3
Lioli	1	1	2

Vital'O ( a)	2	0	2
								Enyimba ( p)	3	0	3 (4)

								Étoile du Sahel	0	3	3 (3)
Olympique Khouribga	2	2	4

Gamtel	1	1	2
				Olympique Khouribga	1	0	1

				Étoile du Sahel	1	2	3
Étoile du Sahel	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Stade Malien	3	1	4

RC Bobo Dioulasso	1	0	1
				Stade Malien	2	0	2

				Coton Sport	0	1	1
Coton Sport	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Stade Malien	1	1	2

								ZESCO United	3	2	5
ZESCO United	2	1	3

Al-Ghazal	0	0	0
				ZESCO United	4	0	4

				Horoya	1	2	3
AS Douanes Dakar	0	0	0

Horoya	0	4	4

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Mbabane Swallows	1	1	2

APR	0	4	4
				APR	1	1	2

				Young Africans	2	1	3
Cercle de Joachim	0	0	0

Young Africans	1	2	3
								Young Africans	1	1	2

								Al-Ahly	1	2	3
Recreativo do Libolo	5	4	9

Racing de Micomeseng	1	0	1
				Recreativo do Libolo	0	0	0

				Al-Ahly	0	2	2
Al-Ahly	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Volcan Club	0	—	—

Kaizer Chiefs (w/o)	4	—	—
				Kaizer Chiefs	0	0	0

				ASEC Mimosas	1	0	1
AS CotonTchad	0	0	0

ASEC Mimosas	1	0	1
								ASEC Mimosas	2	1	3

								Al-Ahli Tripoli	0	2	2
Onze Créateurs	1	0	1

Al-Ahli Tripoli	2	0	2
				Al-Ahli Tripoli ( a)	1	1	2

				Al-Hilal	0	2	2
Al-Hilal	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Nimba United	1	0	1

Union Douala	3	1	4
				Union Douala	0	0	0

				Zamalek	1	2	3
Zamalek	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Zamalek	2	1	3

								MO Béjaïa	0	1	1
Club Africain	2	0	2

AS Tanda	0	0	0
				Club Africain	1	0	1

				MO Béjaïa	0	2	2
Ashanti Gold	1	1	2

MO Béjaïa	0	3	3

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Mafunzo	0–4	AS Vita Club	0–3	0–1
Centre Chiefs	w/o	Ferroviário Maputo	—	—
Chicken Inn	1–2	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	0–2
Warri Wolves	w/o	Sporting Praia Cruz	—	—
AS Mangasport	0–3	Étoile du Congo	0–0	0–3
Wydad AC	3–2	AS Douanes Niamey	2–0	1–2
Gor Mahia	1–3	CNaPS Sport	1–2	0–1
Saint George	4–1	St Michel United	3–0	1–1
Vipers	1–2	Enyimba	1–0	0–2
Lioli	2–2 ( a)	Vital'O	1–2	1–0
Olympique Khouribga	4–2	Gamtel	2–1	2–1
Stade Malien	4–1	RC Bobo Dioulasso	3–1	1–0
ZESCO United	3–0	Al-Ghazal	2–0	1–0
AS Douanes Dakar	0–4	Horoya	0–0	0–4
Mbabane Swallows	2–4	APR	1–0	1–4
Cercle de Joachim	0–3	Young Africans	0–1	0–2
Recreativo do Libolo	9–1	Racing de Micomeseng	5–1	4–0
Volcan Club	w/o	Kaizer Chiefs	0–4	—
AS CotonTchad	0–1	ASEC Mimosas	0–1	0–0
Onze Créateurs	1–2	Al-Ahli Tripoli	1–2	0–0
Nimba United	1–4	Union Douala	1–3	0–1
Club Africain	2–0	AS Tanda	2–0	0–0
Ashanti Gold	2–3	MO Béjaïa	1–0	1–3

13 February 2016

16:30 UTC+3

Mafunzo	0–3	AS Vita Club
	Report	Mayimona 6' Ngudikama 29' Muzinga 44'

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

Referee: Eric Gasinzigwa ( Burundi)

28 February 2016

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	1–0	Mafunzo
Mkhontfo 63'	Report

Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa

Referee: Yves Roponat ( Gabon)

AS Vita Club won 4–0 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

16:00 UTC+2

Centre Chiefs	Cancelled	Ferroviário Maputo
	Report

Lobatse Stadium, Lobatse

28 February 2016

15:00 UTC+2

Ferroviário Maputo	Cancelled	Centre Chiefs
	Report

Ferroviário Maputo won on walkover after Centre Chiefs withdrew.^[5]

13 February 2016

15:00 UTC+2

Chicken Inn	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
Katsvairo 34'	Report

Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

Referee: Kutlwano Leso ( Botswana)

27 February 2016

20:15 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	2–0	Chicken Inn
Arendse 34' Mashego 90+1' ( pen.)	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona ( Madagascar)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Warri Wolves	Cancelled	Sporting Praia Cruz
	Report

Warri Township Stadium, Warri

Referee: Daniel Laryea ( Ghana)

28 February 2016

15:00 UTC±0

Sporting Praia Cruz	Cancelled	Warri Wolves
	Report

Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé

Referee: Kossi Azaleko ( Togo)

Warri Wolves won on walkover after Sporting Praia Cruz failed to arrive for the first leg.^[6]

13 February 2016

15:30 UTC+1

AS Mangasport	0–0	Étoile du Congo
	Report

Stade Henri Sylvoz, Moanda

Referee: Louis Hakizimana ( Rwanda)

28 February 2016

15:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Congo	3–0	AS Mangasport
Obassi 6' Issambet 15' Ipamy 49'	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Christopher Nde ( Cameroon)

Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

19:30 UTC±0

Wydad AC	2–0	AS Douanes Niamey
Hajhouj 30' Abdoulaye 50' ( o.g.)	Report

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Referee: Farouk Houasnia ( Algeria)

6 March 2016^{[note 1]}

16:00 UTC+1

AS Douanes Niamey	2–1	Wydad AC
Dognon 9' Moussa 48'	Report	Hajhouj 90' ( pen.)

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Tangba Kambou ( Ivory Coast)

Wydad AC won 3–2 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	1–2	CNaPS Sport
Agwanda 42' ( pen.)	Report	Raherinaivo 13' Mandampisoa 80'

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro ( Tanzania)

27 February 2016

14:30 UTC+3

CNaPS Sport	1–0	Gor Mahia
Rakotoharimalala 28'	Report

Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga

Referee: Nelson Emile ( Seychelles)

CNaPS Sport won 3–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	3–0	St Michel United
Girma 16' Assefa 43' Chika 80'	Report

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi ( Somalia)

27 February 2016

16:00 UTC+4

St Michel United	1–1	Saint George
Manoo 57'	Report	Lok 16'

Stade Linité, Victoria

Referee: Osiase Koto ( Lesotho)

Saint George won 4–1 on aggregate.

12 February 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Vipers	1–0	Enyimba
Ssekisambu 72'	Report

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Israel Mpaima ( Kenya)

28 February 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	2–0	Vipers
Udoh 30' ( pen.), 61'	Report

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Daouda Guèye ( Senegal)

Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

16:00 UTC+2

Lioli	1–2	Vital'O
Maba 37'	Report	Mavugo 35' Shabani 46'

Setsoto Stadium, Maseru

Referee: Jonas Shongedi ( Namibia)

28 February 2016

15:00 UTC+2

Vital'O	0–1	Lioli
	Report	Kamele 42' ( pen.)

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo ( Congo DR)

2–2 on aggregate. Vital'O won on away goals.

12 February 2016

19:00 UTC±0

Olympique Khouribga	2–1	Gamtel
Bezghoudi 46' Tiberkanine 76'	Report	Sarr 24'

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Mohamed Hamada ( Mauritania)

27 February 2016

16:00 UTC±0

Gamtel	1–2	Olympique Khouribga
Sarr 71'	Report	Koumya 26' Bezghoudi 90'

Independence Stadium Bakau

Referee: Fabricio Duarte ( Cape Verde)

Olympique Khouribga won 4–2 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	3–1	RC Bobo Dioulasso
Ma. Coulibaly 25' Doumbia 68' Mo. Coulibaly 87' ( pen.)	Report	Kaboré 44'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Abubakar Ago ( Nigeria)

28 February 2016

15:30 UTC±0

RC Bobo Dioulasso	0–1	Stade Malien
	Report	Siekoua 7'

Stade Municipal, Bobo-Dioulasso

Referee: Gomno Daouda ( Niger)

Stade Malien won 4–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

15:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	2–0	Al-Ghazal
Mbombo 8' Chama 90+4'	Report

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Pilan Ncube ( Zimbabwe)

26 February 2016

16:30 UTC+3

Al-Ghazal	0–1	ZESCO United
	Report	Ching'andu 88'

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Belay Tadesse ( Ethiopia)

ZESCO United won 3–0 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

17:00 UTC±0

AS Douanes Dakar	0–0	Horoya
	Report

Stade Caroline Faye, M'Bour

Referee: Raymond Coker ( Sierra Leone)

28 February 2016

17:00 UTC±0

Horoya	4–0	AS Douanes Dakar
Bangoura 51' Camara 60' Dipita 78' Mandela 90+3'	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Maudo Jallow ( Gambia)

Horoya won 4–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

15:30 UTC+2

Mbabane Swallows	1–0	APR
Hlatjwayo 26'	Report

Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Referee: Norman Matemera ( Zimbabwe)

27 February 2016

15:30 UTC+2

APR	4–1	Mbabane Swallows
Rwatubyaye 9', 15', 66' Sibomana 90'	Report	Mkhweli 28'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Alex Muhabi ( Uganda)

APR won 4–2 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

16:00 UTC+4

Cercle de Joachim	0–1	Young Africans
	Report	Ngoma 16'

Stade George V, Curepipe

Referee: Hubert Andriamiharisoa ( Madagascar)

27 February 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	2–0	Cercle de Joachim
Tambwe 3' Kamusoko 56'	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Amanuel Eyob ( Eritrea)

Young Africans won 3–0 on aggregate.

13 February 2016

15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	5–1	Racing de Micomeseng
Luiz Phellype 18', 54', 63' Fredy 85' Diawara 90'	Report	Keleba 48'

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo

Referee: Messie Nkounkou ( Congo)

28 February 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Racing de Micomeseng	0–4	Recreativo do Libolo
	Report	Diawara 49', 55', 70' Erivaldo 50'

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Referee: Raul Aguiar dos Santos ( São Tomé and Príncipe)

Recreativo do Libolo won 9–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

15:00 UTC+3

Volcan Club	0–4	Kaizer Chiefs
	Report	Parker 10' Mathoho 40', 55' Matovu 89'

Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Referee: Dennis Nguluwe ( Malawi)

28 February 2016

19:30 UTC+2

Kaizer Chiefs	Cancelled	Volcan Club
	Report

Moses Mabhida Stadium, Durban

Referee: Antonio Muachihuissa Caxala ( Angola)

Kaizer Chiefs won on walkover after Volcan Club failed to arrive for the second leg.^[8]

14 February 2016

15:00 UTC+1

AS CotonTchad	0–1	ASEC Mimosas
	Report	Zakri 72'

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Sadok Selmi ( Tunisia)

28 February 2016

15:30 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	0–0	AS CotonTchad
	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Baba Leno ( Guinea)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

16:00 UTC±0

Onze Créateurs	1–2	Al-Ahli Tripoli
Soumaoro 32'	Report	Shafrod 61' Al Ghanodi 67' ( pen.)

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Gilberto dos Santos ( Guinea-Bissau)

26 February 2016

14:00 UTC+1

Al-Ahli Tripoli	0–0	Onze Créateurs
	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse ( Tunisia)^{[note 2]}

Referee: Mohamed Maarouf ( Egypt)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 2–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

16:00 UTC±0

Nimba United	1–3	Union Douala
Evanonye 74'	Report	Nlend 6', 34' Heutchou 24'

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Ousmane Karembe ( Mali)

28 February 2016

15:30 UTC+1

Union Douala	1–0	Nimba United
Nlend 51' ( pen.)	Report

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Idriss Biani ( Chad)

Union Douala won 4–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

14:00 UTC+1

Club Africain	2–0	AS Tanda
Srarfi 50' Ifa 75'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Khalid Ennouni ( Morocco)

26 February 2016

15:30 UTC±0

AS Tanda	0–0	Club Africain
	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Akintoye Koole ( Benin)

Club Africain won 2–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016

15:00 UTC±0

Ashanti Gold	1–0	MO Béjaïa
Tijani 60'	Report

Len Clay Stadium, Obuasi

Referee: Jean Ouattara ( Burkina Faso)

28 February 2016

18:00 UTC+1

MO Béjaïa	3–1	Ashanti Gold
Yakubu 10' ( o.g.) Khadir 58' Hamzaoui 61'	Report	Osei 40'

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul ( Sudan)

MO Béjaïa won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AS Vita Club	2–1	Ferroviário Maputo	1–0	1–1
Mamelodi Sundowns	3–1	AC Léopards	2–0	1–1
Warri Wolves	0–2	Al-Merrikh	0–1	0–1
Étoile du Congo	3–5	ES Sétif	1–1	2–4
Wydad AC	6–3	CNaPS Sport	5–1	1–2
Saint George	2–3	TP Mazembe	2–2	0–1
Enyimba	6–3	Vital'O	5–1	1–2
Olympique Khouribga	1–3	Étoile du Sahel	1–1	0–2
Stade Malien	2–1	Coton Sport	2–0	0–1
ZESCO United	4–3	Horoya	4–1	0–2
APR	2–3	Young Africans	1–2	1–1
Recreativo do Libolo	0–2	Al-Ahly	0–0	0–2
Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	ASEC Mimosas	0–1	0–0
Al-Ahli Tripoli	2–2 ( a)	Al-Hilal	1–0	1–2
Union Douala	0–3	Zamalek	0–1	0–2
Club Africain	1–2	MO Béjaïa	1–0	0–2

13 March 2016

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	1–0	Ferroviário Maputo
Ngudikama 83' ( pen.)	Report

Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa

Referee: Amanuel Eyob ( Eritrea)

20 March 2016

15:00 UTC+2

Ferroviário Maputo	1–1	AS Vita Club
Diogo 90+4'	Report	Batezadio 90'

Estádio da Machava, Maputo

Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)

AS Vita Club won 2–1 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

20:15 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	2–0	AC Léopards
Dolly 44' Castro 46'	Report

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Referee: Jackson Pavaza ( Namibia)

19 March 2016

15:30 UTC+1

AC Léopards	1–1	Mamelodi Sundowns
Kalema 89' ( pen.)	Report	Kekana 7'

Stade Denis Sassou Nguesso, Dolisie

Referee: Samuel Chirindza ( Mozambique)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.

13 March 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Warri Wolves	0–1	Al-Merrikh
	Report	Jaber 19'

Warri Township Stadium, Warri

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio ( Burkina Faso)

19 March 2016

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Merrikh	1–0	Warri Wolves
Al-Madina 85' ( pen.)	Report

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza ( Burundi)

Al-Merrikh won 2–0 on aggregate.

13 March 2016

15:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Congo	1–1	ES Sétif
Kalonji 86' ( pen.)	Report	Djahnit 62'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Denis Batte ( Uganda)

20 March 2016

18:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	4–2	Étoile du Congo
Dagoulou 3', 48', 64' Amokrane 30'	Report	Matondo 32' Issambet 33'

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Sadok Selmi ( Tunisia)

ES Sétif won 5–3 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

19:45 UTC±0

Wydad AC	5–1	CNaPS Sport
Hajhouj 3' ( pen.), 29' ( pen.) Haddad 8', 13' Ondama 85'	Report	Vombola 41'

Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca

Referee: Boubou Traoré ( Mali)

19 March 2016

14:30 UTC+3

CNaPS Sport	2–1	Wydad AC
Rakotoarimalala 27' Ratolojanahary 44' ( pen.)	Report	Saidi 89'

Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga

Referee: Andrew Otieno ( Kenya)

Wydad AC won 6–3 on aggregate.

13 March 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Saint George	2–2	TP Mazembe
Assefa 11', 59'	Report	Adjei 45' Tamene 46' ( o.g.)

Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar

Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze ( Swaziland)

20 March 2016

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–0	Saint George
Bolingi 87' ( pen.)	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)

TP Mazembe won 3–2 on aggregate.

13 March 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	5–1	Vital'O
Chukwude 21', 38' Udoh 24', 55' Ugochukwu 85'	Report	Shaban 76'

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

Referee: Gomno Daouda ( Niger)

19 March 2016

15:00 UTC+2

Vital'O	2–1	Enyimba
Nahimana 29' Mavugo 60'	Report	Ibenegbu 28'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew ( Ethiopia)

Enyimba won 6–3 on aggregate.

13 March 2016

16:00 UTC±0

Olympique Khouribga	1–1	Étoile du Sahel
Sidibé 63'	Report	Bedoui 34'

Stade Adrar, Agadir

Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar ( Libya)

19 March 2016

16:30 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	2–0	Olympique Khouribga
Akaïchi 51' Dramé 87'	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy ( Egypt)

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

17:30 UTC±0

Stade Malien	2–0	Coton Sport
Mo. Coulibaly 44' ( pen.) Ma. Coulibaly 65'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Cecil Fleischer ( Ghana)

20 March 2016

15:00 UTC+1

Coton Sport	1–0	Stade Malien
Mpondo 68'	Report

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Wellington Kaoma ( Zambia)

Stade Malien won 2–1 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

15:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	4–1	Horoya
Mbombo 11' Were 27' Chama 35' Mwaba 62'	Report	Mandela 64'

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza ( Madagascar)

20 March 2016

17:00 UTC±0

Horoya	2–0	ZESCO United
Camara 9' ( pen.), 45+2' ( pen.)	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Kossi Azaleko ( Togo)

ZESCO United won 4–3 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

15:30 UTC+2

APR	1–2	Young Africans
Sibomana 90'	Report	Abdul 20' Kamusoko 75'

Amahoro Stadium, Kigali

Referee: Duncan Lengani ( Malawi)

19 March 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–1	APR
Ngoma 29'	Report	Nkinzingabo 4'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Bernard Camille ( Seychelles)

Young Africans won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

15:00 UTC+1

Recreativo do Libolo	0–0	Al-Ahly
	Report

Estádio Municipal de Calulo, Calulo

Referee: Davies Omweno ( Kenya)

19 March 2016

18:00 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	2–0	Recreativo do Libolo
Sobhi 10' Antwi 83'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Malang Diedhiou ( Senegal)

Al-Ahly won 2–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

19:30 UTC+2

Kaizer Chiefs	0–1	ASEC Mimosas
	Report	Bakayoko 53'

FNB Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Janny Sikazwe ( Zambia)

20 March 2016

15:30 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	0–0	Kaizer Chiefs
	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Aurélien Juenkou ( Cameroon)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

14:00 UTC+1

Al-Ahli Tripoli	1–0	Al-Hilal
Ainooson 17' ( o.g.)	Report

Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis ( Tunisia)^{[note 2]}

Referee: Bienvenu Sinko ( Ivory Coast)

20 March 2016

16:45 UTC+3

Al-Hilal	2–1	Al-Ahli Tripoli
Karika 4' ( pen.), 58'	Report	Al Ghanodi 36'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Beranger Woungui ( Gabon)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals

13 March 2016

14:30 UTC+1

Union Douala	0–1	Zamalek
	Report	Koffi 58'

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Daniel Bennett ( South Africa)

19 March 2016

20:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	2–0	Union Douala
Kahraba 26' Tawfik 88'	Report

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Bakary Gassama ( Gambia)

Zamalek won 3–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016

17:00 UTC+1

Club Africain	1–0	MO Béjaïa
Chenihi 17'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Louis Hakizimana ( Rwanda)

20 March 2016

18:00 UTC+1

MO Béjaïa	2–0	Club Africain
Ndoye 59' ( pen.) Betorangal 65'	Report

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed ( Morocco)

MO Béjaïa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
AS Vita Club	2–2 ( a) d/q; w/o	Mamelodi Sundowns	1–0	1–2
Al-Merrikh	2–2 ( a)	ES Sétif	2–2	0–0
Wydad AC	3–1	TP Mazembe	2–0	1–1
Enyimba	3–3 (4–3 p)	Étoile du Sahel	3–0	0–3
Stade Malien	2–5	ZESCO United	1–3	1–2
Young Africans	2–3	Al-Ahly	1–1	1–2
ASEC Mimosas	3–2	Al-Ahli Tripoli	2–0	1–2
Zamalek	3–1	MO Béjaïa	2–0	1–1

10 April 2016

15:30 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	1–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
Mbombo 90'	Report

Stade Tata Raphaël, Kinshasa

Referee: Hagi Wiish ( Somalia)

20 April 2016

19:30 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	2–1	AS Vita Club
Nthethe 42' ( pen.) Langerman 75'	Report	Mbombo 39'

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Referee: Aurélien Juenkou ( Cameroon)

2–2 on aggregate. AS Vita Club won on away goals.
The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.^[9] Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League.

9 April 2016

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Merrikh	2–2	ES Sétif
Abdel-Aati 34', 54'	Report	Dagoulou 15' Djabou 37'

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Joshua Bondo ( Botswana)

19 April 2016

19:00 UTC+1

ES Sétif	0–0	Al-Merrikh
	Report

Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif

Referee: Bakary Gassama ( Gambia)

2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.

9 April 2016

19:30 UTC+1

Wydad AC	2–0	TP Mazembe
Noussir 44' Hajhouj 65' ( pen.)	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Mohamed Benouza ( Algeria)

20 April 2016

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–1	Wydad AC
Coulibaly 28'	Report	Hajhouj 90'

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed ( Sudan)

Wydad AC won 3–1 on aggregate.

10 April 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	3–0	Étoile du Sahel
Udoh 10' ( pen.), 57', 80'	Report

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Kokou Fagla ( Togo)

20 April 2016

19:00 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	3–0	Enyimba
Lahmar 42' Diogo 60', 71'	Report
Penalties
Lahmar Msakni Jemal Nagguez Bedoui Ben Amor Omrani	3–4	Udoh Pyagbara Akas Kester Ojo Udoji Onyekachi

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari ( Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Enyimba won 4–3 on penalties.

9 April 2016

18:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	1–3	ZESCO United
Diallo 18'	Report	Mwelwa 45' Mbombo 75', 85'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din ( Egypt)

19 April 2016

15:00 UTC+2

ZESCO United	2–1	Stade Malien
Were 5' Mwaba 81'	Report	Mo. Coulibaly 56'

Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

Referee: Victor Gomes ( South Africa)

ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.

9 April 2016

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	1–1	Al-Ahly
Hegazy 19' ( o.g.)	Report	Gamal 10'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Denis Dembélé ( Ivory Coast)

20 April 2016

19:30 UTC+2

Al-Ahly	2–1	Young Africans
Ghaly 51' Said 90'	Report	Ngoma 66'

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Mahamadou Keita ( Mali)

Al-Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.

9 April 2016

15:30 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	2–0	Al-Ahli Tripoli
Dao 58' Aka 79'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza ( Madagascar)

20 April 2016

16:00 UTC+1

Al-Ahli Tripoli	2–1	ASEC Mimosas
Al Lafee 32' Al Ghanodi 80' ( pen.)	Report	Zakri 40'

Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis ( Tunisia)^{[note 2]}

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio ( Burkina Faso)

ASEC Mimosas won 3–2 on aggregate.

9 April 2016

20:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	2–0	MO Béjaïa
Kahraba 58' Hamoudi 81'	Report

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Davies Omweno ( Kenya)

19 April 2016

18:00 UTC+1

MO Béjaïa	1–1	Zamalek
Yaya 57'	Report	Hamoudi 88'

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Youssef Essrayri ( Tunisia)

Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

^ The AS Douanes Niamey v Wydad Casablanca match was postponed due to a strike at Niamey airport.^[7]
^ ^a ^b ^c Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

References

^ ^a ^b "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^ "Preliminary draw for CC and CL 2016 conducted". CAF. 11 December 2015.
^ "Fixtures – CAF Champions League 2016" (PDF). CAF.
^ "Botswana: Centre Chiefs Faces Possible Fine". allAfrica. 21 January 2016.
^ "Wolves walk over Sao Tome club". SuperSport. 14 February 2016.
^ "CAF LDC : Le match AS Douanes - WAC reporté". Africa Top Sports. 27 February 2016.
^ "Chiefs Awarded Walk Over, Progress In CCL". Soccer Laduma. 28 February 2016.
^ "Disqualification of AS Vita Club". CAF. 24 May 2016.

External links

Orange CAF Champions League 2016, CAFonline.com

[AS_Douanes_Niamey_v_Wydad_Casablanca-8] The AS Douanes Niamey v Wydad Casablanca match was postponed due to a strike at Niamey airport.^[7]

[Libya-10] Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

[calendar-1] "Orange CAF CL FINAL 2015: CAF Flash Magazine" (PDF). CAF.

[regulations-2] "Regulations of the CAF Champions League" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.

[draw-3] "Preliminary draw for CC and CL 2016 conducted". CAF. 11 December 2015.

[fixtures-4] "Fixtures – CAF Champions League 2016" (PDF). CAF.

[5] "Botswana: Centre Chiefs Faces Possible Fine". allAfrica. 21 January 2016.

[6] "Wolves walk over Sao Tome club". SuperSport. 14 February 2016.

[7] "CAF LDC : Le match AS Douanes - WAC reporté". Africa Top Sports. 27 February 2016.

[9] "Chiefs Awarded Walk Over, Progress In CCL". Soccer Laduma. 28 February 2016.

[11] "Disqualification of AS Vita Club". CAF. 24 May 2016.

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