2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | Qualifying: 27 November 2020 – 19 February 2021 Competition proper: 10 March – 10 July 2021 |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Raja Casablanca (2nd title) |
Runners-up | JS Kabylie |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 114 (1.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Ben Malango (6 goals) |
The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) [1] 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 winners of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League in the 2021–22 CAF Super Cup. [2]
RS Berkane were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
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 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2016–2020 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] [4] [5]
CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
Losing quarter-finalists (from 2017) | 3 points | 2 points |
3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associations may abandon their domestic competitions and select the representatives in CAF club competitions. [6] Associations may register their representatives during the engagement window between 1 September and 20 October 2020. All engaged teams must respect the Club Licensing procedure and cooperate with their respective Associations, as non-licensed clubs would be refused participation. [7]
The following 51 teams from 39 associations entered the competition.
Associations are shown according to their 2016–2020 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2020–21 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.
The start of the competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 September 2020, the CAF announced the new schedule. [7] [42] On 10 September 2020, the CAF decided to further delay the preliminary round, originally scheduled for 20–22 November (first legs) and 27–29 November (second legs), and the first round, originally scheduled for 11–13 December (first legs) and 18–20 December (second legs). [43]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | 9 November 2020 | 27–29 November 2020 | 4–6 December 2020 |
First round | 22–23 December 2020 | 5–6 January 2021 | ||
Play-off round | 8 January 2021 | 14 February 2021 | 21 February 2021 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 February 2021 | 10 March 2021 | |
Matchday 2 | 17 March 2021 | |||
Matchday 3 | 4 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 4 | 11 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 5 | 21 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 6 | 28 April 2021 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 30 April 2021 | 16 May 2021 | 23 May 2021 |
Semi-finals | 20 June 2021 | 27 June 2021 | ||
Final | 10 July 2021 |
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows. [44]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | TBD 2020 | 7–9 August 2020 | 21–23 August 2020 |
First round | 11–13 September 2020 | 25–27 September 2020 | ||
Play-off round | 7 October 2020 | 25 October 2020 | 1 November 2020 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 4 November 2020 | 27–29 November 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 4–6 December 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 8–10 January 2021 | |||
Matchday 4 | 22–24 January 2021 | |||
Matchday 5 | 5–7 February 2021 | |||
Matchday 6 | 12–14 February 2021 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 17 February 2021 | 5–7 March 2021 | 19–21 March 2021 |
Semi-finals | 9–11 April 2021 | 23–25 April 2021 | ||
Final | 23 May 2021 |
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [45] [46]
In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). [2]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AS Kaloum Star | 1–2 | Tevragh-Zeina | 1–1 | 0–1 |
CI Kamsar | 0–1 | Renaissance | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Yeelen Olympique | 1–2 | USGN | 0–1 | 1–1 |
GAMTEL | w/o [A] | TAS Casablanca | 0–1 | — |
ASC Jaraaf | 3–1 | Kano Pillars | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Arta/Solar7 | 1–10 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0–1 | 1–9 |
Al Ittihad | 7–1 | Horseed | 4–1 | 3–0 |
US Monastir | 3–2 | Fasil Kenema | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Namungo | w/o [B] | Al Rabita | 3–0 | — |
Sagrada Esperança | w/o [C] | Mbabane Swallows | — | — |
Orapa United | 2–2 ( a) | AS Kigali | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Ngazi Sport | 2–9 | NAPSA Stars | 1–5 | 1–4 |
Étoile du Congo | 1–1 ( a) | Bravos do Maquis | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Al Amal Atbara | 4–0 | KVZ | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Ashanti Gold | 1–2 | Salitas | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Musongati | 3–4 | Green Eagles | 2–2 | 1–2 |
UFC Sokodé | 1–2 | Coton Sport | 0–2 | 1–0 |
AS Maniema Union | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Futuro Kings | 3–3 (0–2 p) | Rivers United | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Notes:
The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tevragh-Zeina | 0–2 | RS Berkane | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Renaissance | w/o [A] | ES Sétif | — | — |
USGN | 1–4 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | 0–2 |
TAS Casablanca | 5–1 | ESAE | 4–0 | 1–1 |
ASC Jaraaf | 2–2 ( a) | FC San Pédro | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 1–2 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Al Ittihad | 2–4 | Pyramids | 0–1 | 2–3 |
US Monastir | 2–0 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Namungo | 5–3 | El Hilal El Obeid | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Sagrada Esperança | w/o [B] | Orlando Pirates | 0–1 | — |
AS Kigali | 3–3 ( a) | KCCA |
2–0 (awd.) [C] |
1–3 |
NAPSA Stars | 1–1 ( a) | UD Songo | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Bravos do Maquis | 1–3 | DC Motema Pembe | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Al Amal Atbara | 0–3 | Salitas | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Green Eagles | 0–3 | Coton Sport | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–5 | Rivers United | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Notes:
The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Enyimba | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Rivers United | 1–0 | 0–1 |
1º de Agosto | 5–7 | Namungo | 2–6 | 3–1 |
FC Platinum | 0–2 | ASC Jaraaf | 0–1 | 0–1 |
CS Sfaxien | 5–2 | AS Kigali | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Raja Casablanca | 1–1 (6–5 p) | US Monastir | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Nkana | 3–2 | TAS Casablanca | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Gor Mahia | 2–3 | NAPSA Stars | 0–1 | 2–2 |
AS Bouenguidi | 2–3 | Salitas | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Asante Kotoko | 1–2 | ES Sétif | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Young Buffaloes | 1–4 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–2 | 0–2 |
AS SONIDEP | 0–2 | Coton Sport | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Al Ahly Benghazi | 2–2 (8–7 p) | DC Motema Pembe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Stade Malien | 2–2 ( a) | JS Kabylie | 2–1 | 0–1 |
RC Abidjan | 0–4 | Pyramids | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Jwaneng Galaxy | 0–4 | Orlando Pirates | 0–3 | 0–1 |
The draw for the group stage was held on 22 February 2021, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [54] The 16 teams, which consist of the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying and defending champions RS Berkane, 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). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot:
Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers |
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Teams are ranked according to
points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENY | ORL | ESS | AHL | |
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1 | Enyimba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 [a] | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ES Sétif | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Al Ahly Benghazi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JSK | COT | RSB | NAP | |
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1 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Coton Sport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
3 | RS Berkane | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | NAPSA Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAR | CSS | ETS | SAL | |
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1 | ASC Jaraaf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Salitas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCA | PYR | NKA | NAM | |
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1 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Pyramids | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Nkana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Namungo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 30 April 2021, 14:00 CAT ( UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [55] [56]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Pyramids | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Enyimba | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||
4 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
JS Kabylie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Coton Sport ( a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ASC Jaraaf | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Coton Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
JS Kabylie | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
3 | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | JS Kabylie | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | JS Kabylie | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Orlando Pirates | 1–5 | Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Pyramids | 5–2 | Enyimba | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Coton Sport | 2–2 ( a) | ASC Jaraaf | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pyramids | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Raja Casablanca | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Coton Sport | 1–5 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | 0–3 |
The final was played on 10 July 2021 at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou.
Raja CA | 2–1 | JS Kabylie |
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Report |
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Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total [57] |
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1 | Ben Malango | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
2 | Soufiane Rahimi | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
3 | Lambert Araina | Coton Sport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
Ibrahim Adel | Pyramids | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | Zaka | JS Kabylie | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Rédha Bensayah | JS Kabylie | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Sibiri Sanou | Coton Sport | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Hamza Lahmar | Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Doisy Soko | NAPSA Stars | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Papa Youssou Paye | ASC Jaraaf | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Augustine Oladapo | Enyimba | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | Qualifying: 27 November 2020 – 19 February 2021 Competition proper: 10 March – 10 July 2021 |
Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Raja Casablanca (2nd title) |
Runners-up | JS Kabylie |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 61 |
Goals scored | 114 (1.87 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
Ben Malango (6 goals) |
The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons) [1] 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 winners of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League in the 2021–22 CAF Super Cup. [2]
RS Berkane were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.
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 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2016–2020 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] [4] [5]
CAF Champions League | CAF Confederation Cup | |
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Winners | 6 points | 5 points |
Runners-up | 5 points | 4 points |
Losing semi-finalists | 4 points | 3 points |
Losing quarter-finalists (from 2017) | 3 points | 2 points |
3rd place in groups | 2 points | 1 point |
4th place in groups | 1 point | 0.5 point |
The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associations may abandon their domestic competitions and select the representatives in CAF club competitions. [6] Associations may register their representatives during the engagement window between 1 September and 20 October 2020. All engaged teams must respect the Club Licensing procedure and cooperate with their respective Associations, as non-licensed clubs would be refused participation. [7]
The following 51 teams from 39 associations entered the competition.
Associations are shown according to their 2016–2020 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2020–21 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.
The start of the competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 September 2020, the CAF announced the new schedule. [7] [42] On 10 September 2020, the CAF decided to further delay the preliminary round, originally scheduled for 20–22 November (first legs) and 27–29 November (second legs), and the first round, originally scheduled for 11–13 December (first legs) and 18–20 December (second legs). [43]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | 9 November 2020 | 27–29 November 2020 | 4–6 December 2020 |
First round | 22–23 December 2020 | 5–6 January 2021 | ||
Play-off round | 8 January 2021 | 14 February 2021 | 21 February 2021 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 22 February 2021 | 10 March 2021 | |
Matchday 2 | 17 March 2021 | |||
Matchday 3 | 4 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 4 | 11 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 5 | 21 April 2021 | |||
Matchday 6 | 28 April 2021 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 30 April 2021 | 16 May 2021 | 23 May 2021 |
Semi-finals | 20 June 2021 | 27 June 2021 | ||
Final | 10 July 2021 |
The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows. [44]
Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
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Qualifying | Preliminary round | TBD 2020 | 7–9 August 2020 | 21–23 August 2020 |
First round | 11–13 September 2020 | 25–27 September 2020 | ||
Play-off round | 7 October 2020 | 25 October 2020 | 1 November 2020 | |
Group stage | Matchday 1 | 4 November 2020 | 27–29 November 2020 | |
Matchday 2 | 4–6 December 2020 | |||
Matchday 3 | 8–10 January 2021 | |||
Matchday 4 | 22–24 January 2021 | |||
Matchday 5 | 5–7 February 2021 | |||
Matchday 6 | 12–14 February 2021 | |||
Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 17 February 2021 | 5–7 March 2021 | 19–21 March 2021 |
Semi-finals | 9–11 April 2021 | 23–25 April 2021 | ||
Final | 23 May 2021 |
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [45] [46]
In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14). [2]
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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AS Kaloum Star | 1–2 | Tevragh-Zeina | 1–1 | 0–1 |
CI Kamsar | 0–1 | Renaissance | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Yeelen Olympique | 1–2 | USGN | 0–1 | 1–1 |
GAMTEL | w/o [A] | TAS Casablanca | 0–1 | — |
ASC Jaraaf | 3–1 | Kano Pillars | 3–1 | 0–0 |
Arta/Solar7 | 1–10 | Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 0–1 | 1–9 |
Al Ittihad | 7–1 | Horseed | 4–1 | 3–0 |
US Monastir | 3–2 | Fasil Kenema | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Namungo | w/o [B] | Al Rabita | 3–0 | — |
Sagrada Esperança | w/o [C] | Mbabane Swallows | — | — |
Orapa United | 2–2 ( a) | AS Kigali | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Ngazi Sport | 2–9 | NAPSA Stars | 1–5 | 1–4 |
Étoile du Congo | 1–1 ( a) | Bravos do Maquis | 1–1 | 0–0 |
Al Amal Atbara | 4–0 | KVZ | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Ashanti Gold | 1–2 | Salitas | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Musongati | 3–4 | Green Eagles | 2–2 | 1–2 |
UFC Sokodé | 1–2 | Coton Sport | 0–2 | 1–0 |
AS Maniema Union | 2–2 (2–3 p) | Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–2 | 2–0 |
Futuro Kings | 3–3 (0–2 p) | Rivers United | 2–1 | 1–2 |
Notes:
The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Tevragh-Zeina | 0–2 | RS Berkane | 0–0 | 0–2 |
Renaissance | w/o [A] | ES Sétif | — | — |
USGN | 1–4 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | 0–2 |
TAS Casablanca | 5–1 | ESAE | 4–0 | 1–1 |
ASC Jaraaf | 2–2 ( a) | FC San Pédro | 0–1 | 2–1 |
Al Mokawloon Al Arab | 1–2 | Étoile du Sahel | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Al Ittihad | 2–4 | Pyramids | 0–1 | 2–3 |
US Monastir | 2–0 | Al Ahli Tripoli | 2–0 | 0–0 |
Namungo | 5–3 | El Hilal El Obeid | 2–0 | 3–3 |
Sagrada Esperança | w/o [B] | Orlando Pirates | 0–1 | — |
AS Kigali | 3–3 ( a) | KCCA |
2–0 (awd.) [C] |
1–3 |
NAPSA Stars | 1–1 ( a) | UD Songo | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Bravos do Maquis | 1–3 | DC Motema Pembe | 0–1 | 1–2 |
Al Amal Atbara | 0–3 | Salitas | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Green Eagles | 0–3 | Coton Sport | 0–2 | 0–1 |
Bloemfontein Celtic | 0–5 | Rivers United | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Notes:
The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Enyimba | 1–1 (5–4 p) | Rivers United | 1–0 | 0–1 |
1º de Agosto | 5–7 | Namungo | 2–6 | 3–1 |
FC Platinum | 0–2 | ASC Jaraaf | 0–1 | 0–1 |
CS Sfaxien | 5–2 | AS Kigali | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Raja Casablanca | 1–1 (6–5 p) | US Monastir | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Nkana | 3–2 | TAS Casablanca | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Gor Mahia | 2–3 | NAPSA Stars | 0–1 | 2–2 |
AS Bouenguidi | 2–3 | Salitas | 1–0 | 1–3 |
Asante Kotoko | 1–2 | ES Sétif | 1–2 | 0–0 |
Young Buffaloes | 1–4 | Étoile du Sahel | 1–2 | 0–2 |
AS SONIDEP | 0–2 | Coton Sport | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Al Ahly Benghazi | 2–2 (8–7 p) | DC Motema Pembe | 1–1 | 1–1 |
Stade Malien | 2–2 ( a) | JS Kabylie | 2–1 | 0–1 |
RC Abidjan | 0–4 | Pyramids | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Jwaneng Galaxy | 0–4 | Orlando Pirates | 0–3 | 0–1 |
The draw for the group stage was held on 22 February 2021, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [54] The 16 teams, which consist of the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying and defending champions RS Berkane, 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). Each group contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot:
Pot | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Teams |
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In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
Tiebreakers |
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Teams are ranked according to
points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENY | ORL | ESS | AHL | |
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1 | Enyimba | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9 [a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
2 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9 [a] | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | ES Sétif | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Al Ahly Benghazi | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JSK | COT | RSB | NAP | |
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1 | JS Kabylie | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
2 | Coton Sport | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
3 | RS Berkane | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | NAPSA Stars | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JAR | CSS | ETS | SAL | |
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1 | ASC Jaraaf | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | CS Sfaxien | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Étoile du Sahel | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
4 | Salitas | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 3 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCA | PYR | NKA | NAM | |
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1 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
2 | Pyramids | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
3 | Nkana | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
4 | Namungo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
The mechanism of the draws for each round is as follows:
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 30 April 2021, 14:00 CAT ( UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [55] [56]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Pyramids | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Enyimba | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Pyramids | 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||
4 | Orlando Pirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Raja Casablanca | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
JS Kabylie | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Coton Sport ( a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ASC Jaraaf | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Coton Sport | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
JS Kabylie | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
3 | CS Sfaxien | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | JS Kabylie | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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CS Sfaxien | 1–2 | JS Kabylie | 0–1 | 1–1 |
Orlando Pirates | 1–5 | Raja Casablanca | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Pyramids | 5–2 | Enyimba | 4–1 | 1–1 |
Coton Sport | 2–2 ( a) | ASC Jaraaf | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Pyramids | 0–0 (4–5 p) | Raja Casablanca | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Coton Sport | 1–5 | JS Kabylie | 1–2 | 0–3 |
The final was played on 10 July 2021 at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou.
Raja CA | 2–1 | JS Kabylie |
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Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total [57] |
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1 | Ben Malango | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
2 | Soufiane Rahimi | Raja Casablanca | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
3 | Lambert Araina | Coton Sport | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
Ibrahim Adel | Pyramids | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
5 | Zaka | JS Kabylie | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
Rédha Bensayah | JS Kabylie | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Sibiri Sanou | Coton Sport | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Hamza Lahmar | Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||
Doisy Soko | NAPSA Stars | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Papa Youssou Paye | ASC Jaraaf | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
Augustine Oladapo | Enyimba | 1 | 1 | 1 |