2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 6 May to 29 August 2018.^[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[3]^[4] 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).^[5] 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.^[6]

Pot	Pot 1	Pot 2
Teams	USM Alger (35 pts) Al-Hilal (21 pts) AS Vita Club (15 pts) Enyimba (8 pts)	ASEC Mimosas (5 pts) Young Africans (2 pts) CARA Brazzaville Williamsville AC Al-Masry Aduana Stars Gor Mahia Djoliba Raja Casablanca RS Berkane UD Songo Rayon Sports

Format

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]

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
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;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Away goals scored in all group matches;
Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).^[1]^[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]

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	6 May 2018	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2	16 May 2018	Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3	18 July 2018	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4	29 July 2018	Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	19 August 2018	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6	29 August 2018	Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RCA	VIT	ASE	ADU
1	Raja Casablanca	6	3	2	1	14	5	+9	11	Quarter-finals	—	0–0	4–0	6–0
2	AS Vita Club	6	3	1	2	8	5	+3	10	Quarter-finals	2–0	—	3–1	2–0
3	ASEC Mimosas	6	3	0	3	6	8	−2	9		0–1	2–0	—	1–0
4	Aduana Stars	6	1	1	4	5	15	−10	4		3–3	2–1	0–2	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

6 May 201816:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	1–0	Aduana Stars
Touré 39'	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

6 May 201820:00 UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	0–0	AS Vita Club
	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 14,000

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

16 May 201814:00 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	3–1	ASEC Mimosas
Ngudikama 48', 58' Muzinga 71'	Report	Badie 20' (pen.)

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

16 May 201813:00 UTC±0

Aduana Stars	3–3	Raja Casablanca
Ulitch 20' Amankwah 48' Asamoah 90+4'	Report	Benhalib 10', 60' Mabidi 39'

Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

18 July 201813:00 UTC±0

Aduana Stars	2–1	AS Vita Club
Adjei 3' Mohammed 10'	Report	Muzinga 26'

Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

18 July 201816:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	0–1	Raja Casablanca
	Report	Benhalib 74' (pen.)

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Mohamed Marouf (Egypt)

29 July 201814:00 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	2–0	Aduana Stars
Mundele 14', 78'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

29 July 201820:00 UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	4–0	ASEC Mimosas
Benhalib 18', 62' (pen.) Hadraf 27', 45+1'	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 32 000

Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

19 August 201813:00 UTC±0

Aduana Stars	0–2	ASEC Mimosas
	Report	Badie 24' (pen.) Ta Bi 35'

Agyeman Badu Stadium, Dormaa Ahenkro

Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

19 August 201814:00 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	2–0	Raja Casablanca
Ngoma 50' Mundele 59'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

29 August 201819:00 UTC±0

ASEC Mimosas	2–0	AS Vita Club
Ta Bi 14' Sanogo 26'	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

29 August 201820:00 UTC+1

Raja Casablanca	6–0	Aduana Stars
Iajour 3', 15' Hadraf 30' Rahimi 33' Benhalib 67', 82'	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RSB	MAS	SON	HIL
1	RS Berkane	6	4	1	1	7	2	+5	13	Quarter-finals	—	0–0	2–1	1–0
2	Al-Masry	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	12	Quarter-finals	1–0	—	2–0	2–0
3	UD Songo	6	0	3	3	5	10	−5	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}		0–2	1–1	—	1–1
4	Al-Hilal	6	0	3	3	4	9	−5	3^{[lower-alpha 1]}		0–2	1–1	2–2	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).

6 May 201817:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	1–0	Al-Hilal
Laba 2'	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)

6 May 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	2–0	UD Songo
Gomaa 35', 52'	Report

Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

16 May 201815:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	0–2	RS Berkane
	Report	El Kaabi 64', 89'

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

16 May 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Hilal	1–1	Al-Masry
Maranhão 80' (pen.)	Report	Issa 10'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

18 July 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Hilal	2–2	UD Songo
Bashir 2' Ulimwengu 36'	Report	Banda 43' Pelembe 87'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

18 July 201820:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	0–0	Al-Masry
	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

29 July 201815:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	1–1	Al-Hilal
Mário 5'	Report	Shaiboub 53'

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

29 July 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	1–0	RS Berkane
Issa 54'	Report

Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said

Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

19 August 201815:00 UTC+2

UD Songo	1–1	Al-Masry
Ukonde 82'	Report	Grendo 77'

Estádio do Ferroviário, Beira

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

19 August 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Hilal	0–2	RS Berkane
	Report	Laba 40' Traoré 64'

Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

29 August 201820:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	2–1	UD Songo
Traoré 6' Farehane 70'	Report	Ukonde 47'

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

29 August 201821:00 UTC+2

Al-Masry	2–0	Al-Hilal
Grendo 20' Marcelo 67'	Report

Al-Masry Club Stadium, Port Said

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ENY	CAR	WAC	DJO
1	Enyimba	6	4	0	2	5	5	0	12	Quarter-finals	—	1–0	1–0	2–0
2	CARA Brazzaville	6	3	0	3	7	5	+2	9	Quarter-finals	3–0	—	3–1	1–0
3	Williamsville AC	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8		2–0	1–0	—	0–0
4	Djoliba	6	1	2	3	3	5	−2	5		0–1	2–0	1–1	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

6 May 201817:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	2–0	Djoliba
Oladuntoye 48' Dimgba 81' (pen.)	Report

U. J. Esuene Stadium, Calabar

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

6 May 201819:00 UTC±0

Williamsville AC	1–0	CARA Brazzaville
Zan Bi 18'	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

16 May 201814:00 UTC+1

CARA Brazzaville	3–0	Enyimba
Louamba 14' Kivutuka 17' Liema 18'	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

16 May 201819:00 UTC±0

Djoliba	1–1	Williamsville AC
Niapégué 58'	Report	J.-F. N'da 76'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

18 July 201814:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	1–0	Williamsville AC
Mustapha 7'	Report

Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium, Port Harcourt

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

18 July 201819:00 UTC±0

Djoliba	2–0	CARA Brazzaville
Cissé 45+2' Coulibaly 54'	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

29 July 201814:00 UTC+1

CARA Brazzaville	1–0	Djoliba
Louamba 14'	Report

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

29 July 201816:00 UTC±0

Williamsville AC	2–0	Enyimba
J.-W. N'da 31' Yameogo 77'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

19 August 201814:00 UTC+1

CARA Brazzaville	3–1	Williamsville AC
Kinfounia 15' Kivutuka 52' Mbo 87'	Report	Karidioula 72'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

19 August 201819:00 UTC±0

Djoliba	0–1	Enyimba
	Report	Mohammed 90+1' (pen.)

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Ibrahim Nour El Din (Egypt)

29 August 201817:00 UTC+1

Enyimba	1–0	CARA Brazzaville
Alalade 90+4'	Report

Enyimba International Stadium, Aba

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

29 August 201816:00 UTC±0

Williamsville AC	0–0	Djoliba
	Report

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Kokou Ognankotan Ntale (Togo)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	USM	RAY	GOR	YAN
1	USM Alger	6	3	2	1	10	5	+5	11	Quarter-finals	—	1–1	2–1	4–0
2	Rayon Sports	6	2	3	1	6	5	+1	9	Quarter-finals	1–2	—	1–1	1–0
3	Gor Mahia	6	2	2	2	10	7	+3	8		0–0	1–2	—	4–0
4	Young Africans	6	1	1	4	4	13	−9	4		2–1	0–0	2–3	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

6 May 201818:00 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	1–1	Gor Mahia
Rutanga 24'	Report	Kagere 11'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Amin Mohamed Omar (Egypt)

6 May 201820:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	4–0	Young Africans
Darfalou 4' Chafaï 32' Meziane 53' Zemmamouche 90+2' (pen.)	Report

Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers

Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

16 May 201819:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	0–0	Rayon Sports
	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

16 May 201819:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	0–0	USM Alger
	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

18 July 201819:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	4–0	Young Africans
Tuyisenge 22' Guikan 45+1', 86' Mwinyi 65' (o.g.)	Report

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

18 July 201818:00 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	1–2	USM Alger
Diarra 38'	Report	Chafaï 45+2' Benguit 90+3'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

29 July 201819:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	2–3	Gor Mahia
Kaseke 59' Loth 81'	Report	Odhiambo 1' Tuyisenge 41' Shakava 64'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

29 July 201820:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	1–1	Rayon Sports
Hamia 86'	Report	Diarra 28'

Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida^{[note 1]}

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

19 August 201819:00 UTC+3

Gor Mahia	1–2	Rayon Sports
Mustapha 22'	Report	Bimenyimana 3' Rutanga 53'

Moi International Sports Centre, Nairobi

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

19 August 201819:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	2–1	USM Alger
Kaseke 44' Makambo 47'	Report	Meziane 52'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)

29 August 201815:00 UTC+2

Rayon Sports	1–0	Young Africans
Bimenyimana 19'	Report

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

29 August 201814:00 UTC+1

USM Alger	2–1	Gor Mahia
Ibara 36' Sayoud 81'	Report	Tuyisenge 83'

Stade du 5-Juillet-1962, Algiers

Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

Notes

↑ USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.^[9]

References

1 2 "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.
1 2 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
↑ "Draw for the Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 April 2018.
↑ "Regional rivalries echoed, giants draw each other". CAF. 21 April 2018.
↑ "Ranking for the draw of the Group Matches of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.
↑ "Draw procedure for group phase". CAF. 20 April 2018.
↑ "Group Phase Fixtures" (PDF). CAF.
↑ "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.
↑ "CAF : MCA et USMA à Tchaker les 28 et 29 juillet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

External links

15th Edition Of Total Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com

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[table_hth_SON0.6385859542706-9] 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).

[USM_Alger-11] USM Alger played their home match against Rayon Sports at Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, instead of their regular stadium July 5, 1962 Stadium, Algeirs, as it was used for athletics at the 2018 African Youth Games.^[9]

[schedule-1] 1 2 "DATES FOR CAF INTERCLUBS COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). CAF.

[regulations-2] 1 2 "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.

[3] "Draw for the Confederation Cup 2018". YouTube. 21 April 2018.

[4] "Regional rivalries echoed, giants draw each other". CAF. 21 April 2018.

[5] "Ranking for the draw of the Group Matches of Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018" (PDF). CAF.

[6] "Draw procedure for group phase". CAF. 20 April 2018.

[7] "Group Phase Fixtures" (PDF). CAF.

[8] "Friday & Saturday for Champions League, Sunday for Confederation Cup". CAF. 17 April 2018.

[10] "CAF : MCA et USMA à Tchaker les 28 et 29 juillet". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

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