2018 CAF Confederation Cup

2018 CAF Confederation Cup
2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates 9 February – 2 December 2018
Teams 54+16 (from 43 associations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 166
Goals scored 355 (2.14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Morocco Mahmoud Benhalib
(11 goals)

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2018 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] is the 15th edition of the CAF Confederation Cup, Africa's secondary club football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The winners of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2018 CAF Champions League in the 2018 CAF Super Cup in December.[2] TP Mazembe are the two-time defending champions, but as they have qualified for the 2018 CAF Champions League and reached the group stage, they will not be able to defend their title.

Association team allocation

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 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2012–2016 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]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners 5 points 4 points
Runners-up 4 points 3 points
Losing semi-finalists 3 points 2 points
3rd place in groups 2 points 1 point
4th place in groups 1 point 1 point

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the year as follows:

  • 2016 – 5
  • 2015 – 4
  • 2014 – 3
  • 2013 – 2
  • 2012 – 1

Teams

The following 54 teams from 42 associations entered the competition.[4]

Associations are shown according to their 2012–2016 CAF 5-Year Ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.

Associations eligible to enter two teams (Ranked 1–12)
Association Team Qualifying method
Egypt Egypt (1st – 85 pts) Zamalek 2016–17 Egyptian Premier League third place
Al-Masry 2016–17 Egypt Cup runners-up
Tunisia Tunisia (2nd – 76 pts) Club Africain 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
US Ben Guerdane 2016–17 Tunisian Cup runners-up
Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo (3rd – 70 pts) DC Motema Pembe 2016–17 Linafoot third place
AS Maniema Union 2017 Coupe du Congo DR winners
Algeria Algeria (4th – 62 pts) USM Alger 2016–17 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
CR Belouizdad 2016–17 Algerian Cup winners
South Africa South Africa (5th – 45 pts) Cape Town City 2016–17 South African Premier Division third place
SuperSport United 2016–17 Nedbank Cup winners
Morocco Morocco (6th – 41 pts) Raja Casablanca 2016–17 Botola third place
RS Berkane 2016–17 Botola fourth place
Sudan Sudan (7th – 35 pts) Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 2017 Sudan Premier League third place
Al-Ahly Shendi 2017 Sudan Cup winners
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast (8th – 21 pts) AS Tanda 2016–17 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place
Africa Sports 2017 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire winners
Zambia Zambia (9th – 18 pts) Nkana 2017 Zambian Premier League third place
Green Buffaloes 2017 Zambian Premier League fourth place
Republic of the Congo Congo (10th – 16 pts) CARA Brazzaville 2017 Congo Ligue 1 third place
CS La Mancha 2017 Congo Ligue 1 fourth place
Mali Mali (11th – 15 pts) Djoliba 2016 Malian Première Division third place[Note MLI]
Onze Créateurs 2016 Malian Cup winners[Note MLI]
Nigeria Nigeria (12th – 13 pts) Enyimba 2017 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
Akwa United 2017 Nigerian FA Cup winners
Associations eligible to enter one team
Association Team Qualifying method
Cameroon Cameroon (13th – 12 pts) New Star 2017 Cameroonian Cup winners
Libya Libya (14th – 8 pts) Al-Ittihad Tripoli 2017 Libyan Premier League CAF competition playoff runners-up
Ghana Ghana (15th – 7 pts) Asante Kotoko 2017 Ghanaian FA Cup winners
Tanzania Tanzania (16th – 5 pts) Simba 2016–17 Tanzania FA Cup winners
Angola Angola (17th – 3 pts) Petro de Luanda 2017 Taça de Angola winners
Ethiopia Ethiopia (18th – 2 pts) Welayta Dicha 2017 Ethiopian Cup winners
Benin Benin Energie 2017 Benin Premier League runners-up
Botswana Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 2016–17 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 2017 Coupe du Faso winners
Burundi Burundi Olympique Star 2017 Burundian Cup winners
Comoros Comoros Ngazi Sport 2017 Comoros Cup winners
Djibouti Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 2017 Djibouti Cup winners
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2017 Equatoguinean Cup winners
Gabon Gabon AS Mangasport 2016–17 Gabon Championnat National D1 runners-up
The Gambia Gambia Banjul Hawks 2017 Gambian Cup winners
Guinea Guinea Hafia 2017 Guinée Coupe Nationale winners
Kenya Kenya AFC Leopards 2017 FKF President's Cup winners
Liberia Liberia ELWA United 2017 Liberian Cup runners-up
Madagascar Madagascar Fosa Juniors 2017 Coupe de Madagascar winners
Malawi Malawi Masters Security 2017 Malawi FAM Cup losing semi-finalists
Mauritania Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 2017 Coupe du Président de la République winners
Mauritius Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 2017 Mauritian Cup winners
Mozambique Mozambique Costa do Sol 2017 Taça de Moçambique winners
Niger Niger Sahel 2017 Niger Cup winners
Rwanda Rwanda APR 2017 Rwandan Cup winners
Senegal Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2017 Senegal FA Cup winners
Seychelles Seychelles Anse Réunion 2017 Seychelles FA Cup runners-up
South Sudan South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba 2017 South Sudan National Cup runners-up
Swaziland Swaziland Young Buffaloes 2017 Swazi Cup winners
Zanzibar Zanzibar Zimamoto 2016–17 Zanzibar Premier League runners-up
Notes
  1. ^ Mali (MLI): Mali were represented by Djoliba and Onze Créateurs, the 2016 Malian Première Division third place and 2016 Malian Cup winners, as the 2017 Malian Première Division and 2017 Malian Cup were not completed by the end of the year.[5]

A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2018 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.

Losers of 2018 CAF Champions League first round
Ethiopia Saint George Zambia Zanaco Ivory Coast Williamsville AC Ghana Aduana Stars
Gabon CF Mounana Nigeria MFM Senegal Génération Foot Tanzania Young Africans
Kenya Gor Mahia Nigeria Plateau United Sudan Al-Hilal Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Mozambique UD Songo Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club South Africa Bidvest Wits Rwanda Rayon Sports
Associations which did not enter a team

Schedule

The schedule of the competition is as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).[6] The regulations have been modified with an additional draw before the quarter-finals.[7] Effective from the Confederation Cup group stage, weekend matches are played on Sundays while midweek matches are played on Wednesdays, with some exceptions. Kick-off times are also fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.[8]

Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 13 December 2017
(Cairo, Egypt)[4]
9–11 February 2018 20–21 February 2018
First round 6–7 March 2018 16–18 March 2018
Play-off round 21 March 2018
(Cairo, Egypt)[9]
6–8 April 2018 17–18 April 2018
Group stage Matchday 1 21 April 2018
(Cairo, Egypt)[10]
6 May 2018
Matchday 2 16 May 2018
Matchday 3 18 July 2018
Matchday 4 29 July 2018
Matchday 5 19 August 2018
Matchday 6 29 August 2018
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 3 September 2018
(Cairo, Egypt)[11]
16 September 2018 23 September 2018
Semi-finals 3 October 2018 24 October 2018
Final 25 November 2018 2 December 2018

Qualifying rounds

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[12][13] 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]

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 5–0 Malawi Masters Security 5–0 0–0
Young Buffaloes Swaziland 0–2 South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 0–1
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–0 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 1–0 1–0
Energie Benin 2–1 Guinea Hafia 1–0 1–1
APR Rwanda 6–1 Seychelles Anse Réunion 4–0 2–1
Djoliba Mali w/o[w/o 1] Liberia ELWA United
AFC Leopards Kenya 1–1 (a) Madagascar Fosa Juniors 1–1 0–0
Ngazi Sport Comoros 2–5 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 1–2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 0–1 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 1–0 Burkina Faso Étoile Filante 0–0 1–0
New Star Cameroon 2–2 (a) Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–1 0–1
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 0–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 0–0 0–1
Akwa United Nigeria 3–2 The Gambia Banjul Hawks 1–2 2–0
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Niger Sahel 1–0 3–0
US Ben Guerdane Tunisia w/o[w/o 2] South Sudan Al-Hilal Juba
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (6–7 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Onze Créateurs Mali 1–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–1 0–2
Al-Masry Egypt 5–2 Zambia Green Buffaloes 4–0 1–2
Simba Tanzania 5–0 Djibouti Gendarmerie Nationale 4–0 1–0
RS Berkane Morocco 3–2 Senegal Mbour Petite-Côte 2–1 1–1
Africa Sports Ivory Coast 1–2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 1–2 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 1–1 0–1

Notes:

  1. Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.[14]
  2. US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.[15]

First round

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.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro de Luanda Angola 1–2 South Africa SuperSport United 0–0 1–2
Costa do Sol Mozambique 2–2 (a) South Africa Cape Town City 0–1 2–1
Energie Benin 2–5 Nigeria Enyimba 0–2 2–3
Djoliba Mali 2–2 (a) Rwanda APR 1–0 1–2
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius 0–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 0–2 0–1
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Algeria USM Alger 2–2 1–1
Olympique Star Burundi 0–6 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 0–0 0–6
DC Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 1–1 0–1
CS La Mancha Republic of the Congo 4–2 Sudan Al-Ahly Shendi 3–0 1–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 1–1 (2–3 p) Nigeria Akwa United 1–0 0–1
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 4–3 Tunisia US Ben Guerdane 3–0 1–3
CR Belouizdad Algeria 3–1 Zambia Nkana 3–0 0–1
Simba Tanzania 2–2 (a) Egypt Al-Masry 2–2 0–0
RS Berkane Morocco 4–1 Tunisia Club Africain 3–1 1–0
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–3 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 4–2
Welayta Dicha Ethiopia 3–3 (4–3 p) Egypt Zamalek 2–1 1–2

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt.[16][17] 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 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Zanaco Zambia 0–5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–3
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 6–1 Republic of the Congo CS La Mancha 1–0 5–1
Saint George Ethiopia 1–1 (3–4 p) Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan 3–3 (a) Nigeria Akwa United 2–0 1–3
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–2 (a) South Africa SuperSport United 1–0 1–2
UD Songo Mozambique 4–3 Sudan Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid 3–1 1–2
Plateau United Nigeria 2–5 Algeria USM Alger 2–1 0–4
Bidvest Wits South Africa 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enyimba 1–1 0–0
Aduana Stars Ghana 7–3 Madagascar Fosa Juniors 6–1 1–2
Young Africans Tanzania 2–1 Ethiopia Welayta Dicha 2–0 0–1
Génération Foot Senegal 3–3 (a) Morocco RS Berkane 3–1 0–2
CF Mounana Gabon 2–3 Egypt Al-Masry 1–1 1–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–0 Algeria CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–0
Williamsville AC Ivory Coast 3–2 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Niefang 2–0 1–2
MFM Nigeria 0–1 Mali Djoliba 0–1 0–0
Rayon Sports Rwanda 3–2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 3–0 0–2

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[18][19] 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).[20] 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.[21]

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2
Teams

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.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA VIT ASE ADU
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 3 2 1 14 5 +9 11 Quarter-finals 0–0 4–0 6–0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10 2–0 3–1 2–0
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 3 0 3 6 8 2 9 0–1 2–0 1–0
4 Ghana Aduana Stars 6 1 1 4 5 15 10 4 3–3 2–1 0–2
Source: CAF

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB MAS SON HIL
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13 Quarter-finals 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Egypt Al-Masry 6 3 3 0 7 2 +5 12 1–0 2–0 2–0
3 Mozambique UD Songo 6 0 3 3 5 10 5 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 1–1
4 Sudan Al-Hilal 6 0 3 3 4 9 5 3[lower-alpha 1] 0–2 1–1 2–2
Source: CAF
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Head-to-head results: Al-Hilal 2–2 UD Songo, UD Songo 1–1 Al-Hilal (UD Songo won on away goals).

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENY CAR WAC DJO
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 4 0 2 5 5 0 12 Quarter-finals 1–0 1–0 2–0
2 Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 6 3 0 3 7 5 +2 9 3–0 3–1 1–0
3 Ivory Coast Williamsville AC 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8 2–0 1–0 0–0
4 Mali Djoliba 6 1 2 3 3 5 2 5 0–1 2–0 1–1
Source: CAF

Group D

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

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, the eight teams play a single-elimination tournament. Each tie is played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, extra time is not played, and the penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals, which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[22][23][24]

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                   
Rwanda Rayon Sports 0 1 1  
Nigeria Enyimba 0 5 5  
  Nigeria Enyimba 0  
  Morocco Raja Casablanca 1  
Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1 0 1
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2 1 3  
  Winner SF1
  Winner SF2
Egypt Al-Masry 1 1 2  
Algeria USM Alger 0 0 0  
  Egypt Al-Masry 0
  Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0  
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 3 1 4
Morocco RS Berkane 1 1 2  

Quarter-finals

In the quarter-finals, the winners of one group played the runners-up of another group (teams from same group could not play each other), with the group winners hosting the second leg, and the matchups decided by draw.[22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rayon Sports Rwanda 1–5 Nigeria Enyimba 0–0 1–5
CARA Brazzaville Republic of the Congo 1–3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–2 0–1
Al-Masry Egypt 2–0 Algeria USM Alger 1–0 1–0
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo 4–2 Morocco RS Berkane 3–1 1–1

Semi-finals

In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners play in two ties, with the matchups and order of legs decided by draw.[22]

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Enyimba Nigeria SF1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–1 24 Oct
Al-Masry Egypt SF2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 24 Oct

Final

In the final, the two semi-final winners play each other, with the order of legs determined by the semi-final draw.[22]

Winner SF1 v Winner SF2
Report
Winner SF2 v Winner SF1
Report

Top goalscorers

As of 3 October 2018
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.

Note: Players in bold still active in competition.

Rank Player Team PR1 PR2 FR1 FR2 PO1 PO2 MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2 F1 F2 Total
1 Morocco Mahmoud Benhalib Morocco Raja Casablanca 11121221 11
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 4212 9
3 Morocco Ayoub El Kaabi Morocco RS Berkane 11112 6
Morocco Mouhcine Iajour Morocco Raja Casablanca 2121
5 Algeria Oussama Darfalou Algeria USM Alger 1121 5
Egypt Ahmed Gomaa Egypt Al-Masry 1112
7 Rwanda Djihad Bizimana Rwanda APR 31 4
Morocco Zakaria Hadraf Morocco Raja Casablanca 121
Egypt Islam Issa Egypt Al-Masry 1111
Republic of the Congo Cabwey Kivutuka Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1111
Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Morocco RS Berkane 1111
Republic of the Congo Racine Louamba Republic of the Congo CARA Brazzaville 1111
Rwanda Jacques Tuyisenge Kenya Gor Mahia 1111

See also

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