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2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup

2022–23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup
Stade du 5 Juillet in Algiers, Algeria hosted the final.
Qualifying:9 September – 9 November 2022Competition proper:12 February – 3 June 2023
Competition proper: 16Total: 50+16 (from 39 associations)
USM Alger (1st title)
Young Africans
62
147 (2.37 per match)
Fiston Mayele(7 goals)
← 2021–22 2023–24 →
(Note: All statistics do not include qualifying play-offs)

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the 2022–23 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, was the 20th season of the CAF Confederation Cup and 48th overall season of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

RS Berkane were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the playoff round by US Monastir. USM Alger won this edition and as such qualified automatically for the next season and earned the right to play against the winners of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League in the 2023 CAF Super Cup.

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. 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 this season's edition, CAF uses the 2017–2022 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF club competitions. The criteria for points are as follows:

CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation Cup
6 points5 points
5 points4 points
4 points3 points
3 points2 points
2 points1 point
1 point0.5 point

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

  • 2021–22: x 5
  • 2020–21: × 4
  • 2019–20: × 3
  • 2018–19: × 2
  • 2018: × 1

The following 50 teams from 39 associations entered the competition.

  • Teams in bold received a bye to the second round.
  • The other teams entered the first round.

Associations are shown according to their 2018–2022 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.

AssociationRank (Pts)TeamQualifying method
Morocco1 (194)RS BerkaneTitle holders (2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup winners)
ASFAR2021–22 Botola third place
Egypt2 (176)Future2021–22 Egyptian Premier League third place after 24 rounds
Pyramids2021–22 Egyptian Premier League fourth place after 24 rounds
Algeria3 (115)JS Saoura2021–22 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
USM Alger2021–22 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place
Tunisia4 (113)Club Sfaxien2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Club Africain2021–22 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place
South Africa5 (109.5)Royal AM2021–22 South African Premiership third place
Marumo Gallants2021–22 Nedbank Cup runners-up
DR Congo6 (63)Saint-Éloi Lupopo2021–22 Linafoot third place
Motema Pembe2021–22 Coupe du Congo winners
Angola7 (46)Sagrada Esperança2021–22 Girabola third place
Sudan8 (33.5)Hilal Alsahil2021–22 Sudan Premier League third place
Al Ahli Khartoum2021–22 Sudan Cup runners-up
Libya9 (33)Al Akhdar2021–22 Libyan Premier League third place
Al Nasr2021–22 Libyan Premier League fourth place
Guinea10 (31)Milo2021–22 Guinée Championnat National third place
Ashanti Golden Boys2021–22 Guinée Championnat National fourth place
Tanzania11 (30.5)Azam2021–22 Tanzanian Premier League third place
Geita Gold2021–22 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place
Nigeria12 (26)Remo Stars2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
Kwara United2021–22 Nigeria Professional Football League fourth place
AssociationRank (Pts)TeamQualifying method
Zambia13 (24.5)ZESCO United2021–22 Zambian Super League runners-up
Cameroon14 (14.5)PWD Bamenda2021–22 Cameroon Cup winners
Ivory Coast16 (10.5)Gagnoa2021–22 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 runners-up
Congo17 (8)Diables Noirs2021–22 Coupe du Congo winners
Botswana18 (6)Security Systems2021–22 Botswana FA Cup runners-up
Eswatini21 (3.5)Mbabane Highlanders2021–22 Eswatini Premier League runners-up
Mali21 (3.5)Real Bamako2021–22 Malian Cup runners-up
Burkina Faso23 (3)Douanes de Ouagadougou2021–22 Coupe du Faso winners
Niger24 (2.5)Douanes de Niamey2021–22 Niger Cup winners
Ghana24 (2.5)Hearts of Oak2021–22 Ghana FA Cup winners
Rwanda26 (2)Kigali2021–22 Rwandan Cup winners
Uganda26 (2)Bul2021–22 Uganda Cup winners
Mauritania28 (1.5)Nouakchott Kings2021–22 Coupe du Président de la République winners
Benin28 (1.5)Buffles du Borgou2021–22 Benin Premier League runners-up
Mozambique30 (1)Ferroviário da Beira2021 Moçambola runners-up
Togo30 (3)ASC Kara2021–22 Togolese Championnat National runners-up
Burundi—Bumamuru2021–22 Burundian Cup winners
Chad—AS Santé d'Abéché2021–22 Chad Premier League runners-up
Djibouti—ASAS Télécom2021–22 Djibouti Cup runners-up
Equatorial Guinea—Inter de Litoral Academy2021–22 Equatoguinean Cup Región Continental winners
Ethiopia—Fasil Kenema2021–22 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up
Liberia—LISCR2021–22 Liberia Cup winners
Madagascar—Elgeco Plus2021–22 Madagascar Cup winners
Seychelles—St Michel United2021–22 Seychelles Premier League runners-up
Sierra Leone—Kallon2021–22 Sierra Leone Premier League fifth place
South Sudan—Al Hilal Wau2021–22 South Sudan National Cup winners
Zanzibar—Kipanga2021–22 Zanzibari Cup winners

Associations which did not enter a team

Notes:

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
QualifyingFirst round9 August 20229–11 September 202216–18 September 2022
Second round7–9 October 202214–16 October 2022
Playoff round18 October 20222 November 20229 November 2022
Group stageMatchday 112 December 202212 February 2023
Matchday 219 February 2023
Matchday 326 February 2023
Matchday 48 March 2023
Matchday 519 March 2023
Matchday 62 April 2023
Knockout stageQuarter-finals5 April 202323 April 202330 April 2023
Semi-finals10 May 202317 May 2023
Final28 May 20233 June 2023

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

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 was applied. If the scores were still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kwara United3–0Douanes de Niamey3–00–0
LISCR1–3Gagnoa0–01–3
Milo2–4ASC Kara2–10–3
Douanes de Ouagadougou0–0 (1–3 p)Real Bamako0–00–0
Hilal Alsahil2–2 (a)Geita Gold1–01–2
Fasil Kenema3–1Bumamuru3–00–1
ASAS Télécom0–1Kigali0–00–1
Al Hilal Wau2–2 (3–4 p)Kipanga1–11–1
Al Akhdar3–0Al Ahli Khartoum3–00–0
Mbabane Highlanders0–2Royal AM0–00–2
Security Systemsw/oSaint-Éloi Lupopo——
St Michel Unitedw/oInter de Litoral Academy——
AS Santé d'Abéché1–3Ferroviário da Beira1–20–1
PWD Bamenda1–2Elgeco Plus1–10–1
ASFAR2–1Remo Stars1–11–0
Ashanti Golden Boys2–1Nouakchott Kings2–00–1
Buffles du Borgou0–4Kallon0–10–3
Bul0–1Future0–00–1

Notes:

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Kwara United3–3 (a)RS Berkane3–10–2
Gagnoa1–0JS Saoura1–00–0
ASC Kara1–4USM Alger0–21–2
Real Bamako3–1Hearts of Oak3–00–1
Hilal Alsahil0–9Pyramids0–20–7
Fasil Kenema0–1Club Sfaxien0–00–1
Kigali0–1Al Nasr0–00–1
Kipanga0–7Club Africain0–00–7
Al Akhdar3–2Azam3–00–2
Royal AM1–1 (a)ZESCO United0–01–1
Saint-Éloi Lupopo2–0Sagrada Esperança2–00–0
St Michel United1–2Motema Pembe1–00–2
Ferroviário da Beira2–4Diables Noirs2–10–3
Elgeco Plus1–4Marumo Gallants1–30–1
ASFAR5–0Ashanti Golden Boys4–01–0
Kallon0–6Future0–20–4

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the playoff round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo0–2Saint-Éloi Lupopo0–10–1
Royal Leopards2–4Real Bamako1–11–3
TP Mazembe3–0Royal AM2–01–0
1º de Agosto2–2 (2–3 p)Future1–11–1
ASEC Mimosas5–2Gagnoa2–03–2
Djoliba0–4ASFAR0–00–4
Al Ahli Tripoli1–3Marumo Gallants1–00–3
ASKO Kara2–1Club Sfaxien2–10–0
Young Africans1–0Club Africain0–01–0
Flambeau du Centre1–4Motema Pembe0–21–2
Rivers United6–1Al Nasr5–01–1
US Monastir1–0RS Berkane1–00–0
Cape Town City0–1USM Alger0–00–1
ASN Nigelec1–3Pyramids1–00–3
La Passe2–6Diables Noirs0–22–4
Plateau United4–4 (a)Al Akhdar4–10–3

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 December 2022, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the playoff 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 next to every team). 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.

PotPot 1Pot 2
TP Mazembe (43 pts)
Pyramids (34 pts)
ASEC Mimosas (8 pts)
USM Alger (5 pts)Motema Pembe (3 pts)
Young Africans (0.5 pts)
Diables Noirs
Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Future
Al Akhdar
Real Bamako
ASFAR
Rivers United
Marumo Gallants
ASKO Kara
US Monastir

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):
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 were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were 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.

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
GroupWinnersRunners-up
Marumo GallantsUSM Alger
ASEC MimosasRivers United
ASFARPyramids
Young AfricansUS Monastir

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), which was held on 5 April 2023, 18:30 GMT (20:30 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Pyramids1–2Marumo Gallants1–10–1
US Monastir0–2ASEC Mimosas0–00–2
USM Alger4–3ASFAR2–02–3
Rivers United0–2Young Africans0–20–0
Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Young Africans4–1Marumo Gallants2–02–1
ASEC Mimosas0–2USM Alger0–00–2

The first leg was played on 28 May, and the second leg was played on 3 June 2023.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Young Africans2–2 (a)USM Alger1–21–0

2–2 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.

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