2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 September to 24 October 2021.[1] A total of 54 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League.[2]

2021–22 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 24 October 2021
Tournament statistics
Matches played59
Goals scored162 (2.75 per match)

Times are in local times.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 13 August 2021 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4][5]

The entry round of the 54 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 Second round
(10 teams)		 First round
(44 teams)
Teams

Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Round First leg Second leg
First round 10–12 September 2021 17–19 September 2021
Second round 15–17 October 2021 22–24 October 2021

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 August 2021. The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

  First round Second round
                         
CI Kamsar – 0 0  
Hearts of Oak – 2 2  
    Hearts of Oak 1 1 2
  Wydad AC 0 6 6
Wydad AC Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
LPRC Oilers 3 1 4  
ASKO Kara 0 2 2  
    LPRC Oilers 0 0 0
  Raja Casablanca 2 2 4
Raja Casablanca Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
AS SONABEL 0 0 0  
Stade Malien 1 3 4  
    Stade Malien 0 1 1
  Horoya 1 2 3
Horoya Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
USGN 1 1 2  
Le Messager Ngozi 1 0 1  
    USGN 1 1 2
  Al Ahly 1 6 7
Al Ahly Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
KMKM 0 0 0  
Al Ittihad 2 2 4  
    Al Ittihad 0 0 0
  Espérance de Tunis 0 1 1
Espérance de Tunis Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
Arta/Solar7 1 0 1  
Tusker 1 3 4  
    Tusker 0 0 0
  Zamalek 1 4 5
Zamalek Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
Mogadishu City 0 1 1  
APR 0 2 2  
    APR 1 0 1
  Étoile du Sahel 1 4 5
Étoile du Sahel Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
AS Bouenguidi 1 0 1  
AS Maniema Union 1 2 3  
    AS Maniema Union 2 0 2
  Mamelodi Sundowns 2 2 4
Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
AmaZulu 0 3 3  
Nyasa Big Bullets 1 1 2  
    AmaZulu (a) 0 1 1
  TP Mazembe 0 1 1
TP Mazembe Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
Jwaneng Galaxy 2 0 2  
DFC 8ème 0 1 1  
    Jwaneng Galaxy (a) 0 3 3
  Simba 2 1 3
Simba Bye
   
  First round Second round
                         
Young Africans 0 0 0  
Rivers United 1 1 2  
    Rivers United 1 0 1
  Al Hilal 1 1 2
Fasil Kenema 2 1 3
Al Hilal (a) 2 1 3  
  First round Second round
                         
Teungueth 0 0 0  
ASEC Mimosas 1 1 2  
    ASEC Mimosas 3 0 3
  CR Belouizdad (a) 1 2 3
Akwa United 1 0 1
CR Belouizdad 0 2 2  
  First round Second round
                         
UD Songo 1 0 1 (3)  
AS Otohô (p) 0 1 1 (4)  
    AS Otohô 2 0 2
  Petro de Luanda 2 2 4
Fovu de Baham 2 0 2
Petro de Luanda (a) 2 0 2  
  First round Second round
                         
ESAE 1 0 1  
FC Nouadhibou 1 2 3  
    FC Nouadhibou 3 0 3
  ES Sétif (a) 1 2 3
Fortune FC 3 0 3 (4)
ES Sétif (p) 0 3 3 (5)  
  First round Second round
                         
Sagrada Esperança (p) 0 0 0 (5)  
FC Platinum 0 0 0 (4)  
    Sagrada Esperança 3 0 3
  Royal Leopards 1 1 2
Royal Leopards (a) 1 1 2
ZESCO United 0 2 2  
  First round Second round
                         
Express 2 0 2  
Al Merrikh (a) 1 1 2  
    Al Merrikh 3 1 4
  Zanaco 0 2 2
Akonangui 0 0 0
Zanaco 2 1 3  

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CI Kamsar 0–2[upper-alpha 1] Hearts of Oak
LPRC Oilers 4–2 ASKO Kara 3–0 1–2
AS SONABEL 0–4 Stade Malien 0–1 0–3
USGN 2–1 Le Messager Ngozi 1–1 1–0
KMKM 0–4 Al Ittihad 0–2 0–2
Arta/Solar7 1–4 Tusker 1–1 0–3
Mogadishu City 1–2 APR 0–0 1–2
AS Bouenguidi 1–3 AS Maniema Union 1–1 0–2
AmaZulu 3–2 Nyasa Big Bullets 0–1 3–1
Jwaneng Galaxy 2–1 DFC 8ème 2–0 0–1
Young Africans 0–2 Rivers United 0–1 0–1
Fasil Kenema 3–3 (a) Al Hilal 2–2 1–1
Teungueth 0–2 ASEC Mimosas 0–1 0–1
Akwa United 1–2 CR Belouizdad 1–0 0–2
UD Songo 1–1 (3–4 p) AS Otohô 1–0 0–1
Fovu de Baham 2–2 (a) Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–0
ESAE 1–3 FC Nouadhibou 1–1 0–2
Fortune FC 3–3 (4–5 p) ES Sétif 3–0 0–3
Sagrada Esperança 0–0 (5–4 p) FC Platinum 0–0 0–0
Royal Leopards 2–2 (a) ZESCO United 1–0 1–2
Express 2–2 (a) Al Merrikh 2–1 0–1
Akonangui 0–3 Zanaco 0–2 0–1

Notes:

  1. The match involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
Hearts of Oak 2–0 CI Kamsar
  • Kordzi 84'
  • Adams 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)
LPRC Oilers 3–0 ASKO Kara
  • Sackor 25'
  • Gbotoe 70'
  • Richardson 71'
 Report
Referee: Antonio Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
ASKO Kara 2–1 LPRC Oilers
 Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

LPRC Oilers won 3–2 on aggregate.

AS SONABEL 0–1 Stade Malien
Report
  • Traore 22'
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)
Stade Malien 3–0 AS SONABEL
 Report
Referee: Alioune Sow Sandigui (Senegal)

Stade Malien won 4–0 on aggregate.

USGN 1–1 Le Messager Ngozi
  • Hinsa 17'
 Report
  • Hakizimana 82'
Referee: Benoit Bado (Burkina Faso)
Le Messager Ngozi 0–1 USGN
Report
  • Diori 47'
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

USGN won 2–1 on aggregate.

KMKM 0–2 Al Ittihad
Report
  • Eisa 45'
  • Al Shadi 85'
Referee: Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza (Rwanda)
Al Ittihad 2–0 KMKM
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Al Ghandour (Egypt)

Al Ittihad won 4–0 on aggregate.

Arta/Solar7 1–1 Tusker
 Report
  • Ibrahimu 14'
Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)
Tusker 3–0 Arta/Solar7
  • Kibwana 8' (pen.)
  • Ibrahimu 24'
  • Ojok 75'
 Report
Referee: Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Tusker won 4–1 on aggregate.

Mogadishu City 0–0 APR
Report
Referee: Ramadhani Kayoko (Tanzania)
APR 2–1 Mogadishu City
 Report
  • Boue Bi 24'
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

APR won 2–1 on aggregate.

AS Bouenguidi 1–1 AS Maniema Union
 Report
Referee: Santillan da Costa (São Tomé and Príncipe)
AS Maniema Union 2–0 AS Bouenguidi
  • Wango 12'
  • Kalowa 40'
 Report
Stade Joseph Kabila, Kindu
Referee: Douglas Lemouchele (Cameroon)

AS Maniema Union won 3–1 on aggregate.

AmaZulu 0–1 Nyasa Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Nyasa Big Bullets 1–3 AmaZulu
  • Kabichi 48'
 Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

AmaZulu won 3–2 on aggregate.

Jwaneng Galaxy 2–0 DFC 8ème
  • Mokoena 64'
  • Rudath 87'
 Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
DFC 8ème 1–0 Jwaneng Galaxy
  • Mokonou 86'
 Report
Referee: Tanguy Lopembe Tangi (DR Congo)

Jwaneng Galaxy won 2–1 on aggregate.

Young Africans 0–1 Rivers United
Report
  • Omoduemuke 51'
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Rivers United 1–0 Young Africans
  • Onwuansanya 81'
 Report
Referee: Adaari Abdul-Latif (Ghana)

Rivers United won 2–0 on aggregate.

Fasil Kenema 2–2 Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Al Hilal 1–1 Fasil Kenema
 Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

3–3 on aggregate. Al Hilal won on away goals.

Teungueth 0–1 ASEC Mimosas
Report
  • Diakité 50'
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
ASEC Mimosas 1–0 Teungueth
 Report
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.

Akwa United 1–0 CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
CR Belouizdad 2–0 Akwa United
 Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

CR Belouizdad won 2–1 on aggregate.

UD Songo 1–0 AS Otohô
  • Lau King 81'
 Report
Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
AS Otohô 1–0 UD Songo
 Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Jacinto Ondo Nchama (Equatorial Guinea)

1–1 on aggregate. AS Otohô won 4–3 on penalties.

Fovu de Baham 2–2 Petro de Luanda
  • Nsangue 10'
  • Ikpeme 89'
 Report
Referee: Kabanga Yannick Malala (DR Congo)
Petro de Luanda 0–0 Fovu de Baham
Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

2–2 on aggregate. Petro de Luanda won on away goals.

ESAE 1–1 FC Nouadhibou
  • Kpara 67'
 Report
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
FC Nouadhibou 2–0 ESAE
 Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)

FC Nouadhibou won 3–1 on aggregate.

Fortune FC 3–0 ES Sétif
  • Camara 22'
  • Sylva 59'
  • Barry 81'
 Report
Referee: Moses Forkpah (Liberia)
ES Sétif 3–0 Fortune FC
 Report
Penalties
 5–4
  • Barry
  • Jarju
  • Sanyang
  • Camara
  • Darboe
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won 5–4 on penalties.

Sagrada Esperança 0–0 FC Platinum
Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
FC Platinum 0–0 Sagrada Esperança
Report
Penalties
 4–5
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

0–0 on aggregate. Sagrada Esperança won 5–4 on penalties.

Royal Leopards 1–0 ZESCO United
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
ZESCO United 2–1 Royal Leopards
 Report
  • Magagula 35'
Referee: João Goma (Angola)

2–2 on aggregate. Royal Leopards won on away goals.

Express 2–1 Al Merrikh
  • Kambale 7'
  • Kizza 60'
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Al Merrikh 1–0 Express
 Report
El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.

Akonangui 0–2 Zanaco
Report
Referee: Justus Mbelle (Cameroon)
Zanaco 1–0 Akonangui
  • Siankombo 68'
 Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

Zanaco won 3–0 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 10 teams that received byes to this round, and the 22 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Hearts of Oak 2–6 Wydad AC 1–0 1–6
LPRC Oilers 0–4 Raja Casablanca 0–2 0–2
Stade Malien 1–3 Horoya 0–1 1–2
USGN 2–7 Al Ahly 1–1 1–6
Al Ittihad 0–1 Espérance de Tunis 0–0 0–1
Tusker 0–5 Zamalek 0–1 0–4
APR 1–5 Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–4
AS Maniema Union 2–4 Mamelodi Sundowns 2–2 0–2
AmaZulu 1–1 (a) TP Mazembe 0–0 1–1
Jwaneng Galaxy 3–3 (a) Simba 0–2 3–1
Rivers United 1–2 Al Hilal 1–1 0–1
ASEC Mimosas 3–3 (a) CR Belouizdad 3–1 0–2
AS Otohô 2–4 Petro de Luanda 2–2 0–2
FC Nouadhibou 3–3 (a) ES Sétif 3–1 0–2
Sagrada Esperança 3–2 Royal Leopards 3–1 0–1
Al Merrikh 4–2 Zanaco 3–0 1–2
Hearts of Oak 1–0 Wydad AC
 Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Wydad AC 6–1 Hearts of Oak
 Report

Wydad AC won 6–2 on aggregate.

LPRC Oilers 0–2 Raja Casablanca
Report
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
Raja Casablanca 2–0 LPRC Oilers
 Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

Raja Casablanca won 4–0 on aggregate.

Stade Malien 0–1 Horoya
Report
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Horoya 2–1 Stade Malien
 Report
  • Konaté 72'
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Horoya won 3–1 on aggregate.

USGN 1–1 Al Ahly
  • Diori 75'
 Report
Al Ahly 6–1 USGN
 Report
  • Hinsa 35'
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Al Ahly won 7–2 on aggregate.

Al Ittihad 0–0 Espérance de Tunis
Report
Referee: Antoine Essouma (Cameroon)
Espérance de Tunis 1–0 Al Ittihad
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 1–0 on aggregate.

Tusker 0–1 Zamalek
Report
Zamalek 4–0 Tusker
 Report
Referee: Beida Dahane (Mauritania)

Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate.

APR 1–1 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Étoile du Sahel 4–0 APR
 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union 2–2 Mamelodi Sundowns
  • Kalowa 35'
  • Mutuila 89'
 Report
Mamelodi Sundowns 2–0 AS Maniema Union
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 4–2 on aggregate.

AmaZulu 0–0 TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
TP Mazembe 1–1 AmaZulu
  • Bossu 90'
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

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

Jwaneng Galaxy 0–2 Simba
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Simba 1–3 Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

3–3 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won on away goals.

Rivers United 1–1 Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Al Hilal 1–0 Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas 3–1 CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
CR Belouizdad 2–0 ASEC Mimosas
 Report
Referee: Youssef Sraïri (Tunisia)

3–3 on aggregate. CR Belouizdad won on away goals.

AS Otohô 2–2 Petro de Luanda
  • Nkaya 61'
  • Okouri 75'
 Report
Petro de Luanda 2–0 AS Otohô
  • Vidinho 44'
  • Megue 73'
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

Petro de Luanda won 4–2 on aggregate.

FC Nouadhibou 3–1 ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
ES Sétif 2–0 FC Nouadhibou
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

3–3 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.

Sagrada Esperança 3–1 Royal Leopards
  • Caranga 16'
  • Celso 86', 90'
 Report
  • Dlamini 77'
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Royal Leopards 1–0 Sagrada Esperança
  • Magagula 88'
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al Merrikh 3–0 Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)
Zanaco 2–1 Al Merrikh
  • Manda 23'
  • Siankombo 86'
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)

Al Merrikh won 4–2 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. The preliminary round match between CI Kamsar and Hearts of Oak was played over a single leg, and not in the Guinean territory due to the political and security situation in Guinea following the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[6]
  2. Teams from Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[7]
  3. Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]
  4. Teams from the Central African Republic played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[8]

References
  1. "CAF releases 2021/22 season Interclub information and dates". CAF. 22 June 2021.
  2. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  3. "Road to TotalEnergies CAF Champions League Group Stage mapped out". CAF. 13 August 2021.
  4. "CL Fixtures (1) - First Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021.
  5. "CL Fixtures (2) - 2nd Round of Preliminaries" (PDF). CAF. 13 August 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-08-13.
  6. "Statement on CAF interclubs preliminary fixtures: Guinea Clubs". CAF Online. CAF. 8 September 2021.
  7. Tchanhoun, Patrick (28 August 2021). "L'AS Sonabel accueillera le Stade Malien au Cameroun". africafootunited.com (in French). Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  8. "Mali among eight African nations barred from hosting World Cup ties". Sportstar. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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