2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates16 August – 22 September 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played85
Goals scored194 (2.28 per match)
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The 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 16 August and ended on 22 September 2024. 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.

All times are local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]

The entry round of the 59 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
(5 teams) 		First round
(54 teams)
Teams

Format

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

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 11 July 2024 16–18 August 2024 23–25 August 2024
Second round 13–15 September 2024 20–22 September 2024

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.

The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Al Merreikh Bentiu 1 1 2
4 Kenya Gor Mahia 0 5 5
Kenya Gor Mahia 0 0 0
Egypt Al Ahly 3 3 6
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta Solar 0 4 4
4 Somalia Dekedaha 2 3 5
Somalia Dekedaha 1 0 1
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 4 8 12
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda SC Villa 1 1 2
4 Ethiopia CBE 2 1 3
Ethiopia CBE 0 0 0
Tanzania Young Africans 1 6 7
3 Burundi Vital'O 0 0 0
2 Tanzania Young Africans 4 6 10
First round Second round
          
1 Tanzania Azam 1 0 1
4 Rwanda APR 0 2 2
Rwanda APR 1 1 2
Egypt Pyramids 1 3 4
3 Zanzibar JKU 0 1 1
2 Egypt Pyramids 6 3 9
First round Second round
          
1 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1 0 1
4 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 0 0 0
Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 0 0 0
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 4 4 8
First round Second round
          
1 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum 0 0 0 (3)
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union (p) 0 0 0 (4)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 2 0 2
Angola Petro de Luanda 1 0 1
First round Second round
          
1 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 2 0 2
4 Zambia Red Arrows 1 2 3
Zambia Red Arrows 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Namibia African Stars 1 0 1 (5)
4 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy (p) 0 1 1 (6)
Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 0 0 0
South Africa Orlando Pirates 2 1 3
3 Madagascar Disciples FC 0 0 0
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 0 4 4
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros US Zilimadjou 0 1 1
4 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 1 2
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 1 2
Angola Sagrada Esperança 0 3 3
3 Seychelles Saint Louis Suns United 0 0 0
2 Angola Sagrada Esperança 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso AS Douanes (a) 0 1 1
4 Benin Coton FC 0 1 1
Burkina Faso AS Douanes 1 0 0 (3)
Algeria CR Belouizdad (p) 0 1 1 (4)
3 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 0 0 0
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Cameroon Victoria United 0 0 0
4 Ghana Samartex 1 1 2
Ghana Samartex 2 0 2
Morocco Raja CA 2 2 4
3 Niger AS GNN 1 0 1
2 Morocco Raja CA 2 5 7
First round Second round
          
1 Chad AS PSI 0 0 0
4 Tunisia US Monastir 1 2 3
Tunisia US Monastir 1 0 1
Algeria MC Alger 0 2 2
3 Liberia Watanga 0 0 0
2 Algeria MC Alger 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Central African Republic Red Star de Bangui 0 — —
4 Mali Djoliba 0 — w/o
Mali Djoliba 1 1 2
Togo ASKO Kara 0 0 0
3 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo 2 0 2
2 Togo ASKO Kara 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan (p) 1 1 2 (5)
4 Senegal Teungueth 1 1 2 (4)
Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan 2 1 3
Guinea Milo 0 2 2
3 Guinea Milo (a) 0 1 1
2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 0 1 1
First round Second round
          
1 Sierra Leone Bo Rangers 1 0 1
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro 1 1 2
Ivory Coast San Pédro 2 0 2
Sudan Al Hilal 2 1 3
3 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 0 1 1
2 Sudan Al Hilal 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Libya Al Nasr 0 0 0
4 Sudan Al Merrikh 0 2 2
Sudan Al Merrikh 2 0 2
Morocco AS FAR 2 2 4
3 Nigeria Remo Stars 2 0 2
2 Morocco AS FAR 1 2 3

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
El Merriekh Bentiu South Sudan2–5Kenya Gor Mahia1–01–5
Arta Solar Djibouti4–5Somalia Dekedaha0–24–3
SC Villa Uganda2–3Ethiopia CBE1–21–1
Vital'O Burundi0–10Tanzania Young Africans0–40–6
Azam Tanzania1–2Rwanda APR1–00–2
JKU Zanzibar1–9Egypt Pyramids0–61–3
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini1–0Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira1–00–0
Ngezi Platinum Zimbabwe0–0 (3–4 p)Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union0–00–0
Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi2–3Zambia Red Arrows2–10–2
African Stars Namibia1–1 (5–6 p)Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy1–00–1
Disciples FC Madagascar0–4South Africa Orlando Pirates0–00–4
US Zilimadjou Comoros1–2Nigeria Enugu Rangers0–11–1
Saint Louis Suns United Seychelles0–4Angola Sagrada Esperança0–10–3
AS Douanes Burkina Faso1–1 (a)Benin Coton FC0–01–1
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo0–3Algeria CR Belouizdad0–20–1
Victoria United Cameroon0–2Ghana Samartex0–10–1
AS GNN Niger1–7Morocco Raja CA1–20–5
AS PSI Chad0–3Tunisia US Monastir0–10–2
Watanga Liberia0–4Algeria MC Alger0–20–2
Red Star de Bangui Central African Republicw/o[A]Mali Djoliba0–0—
Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea2–3Togo ASKO Kara2–20–1
Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast2–2 (5–4 p)Senegal Teungueth1–11–1
Milo Guinea1–1 (a)Mauritania FC Nouadhibou0–01–1
Bo Rangers Sierra Leone1–2Ivory Coast San Pédro1–10–1
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya1–2Sudan Al Hilal0–11–1
Al Nasr Libya0–2Sudan Al Merrikh0–00–2
Remo Stars Nigeria2–3Morocco AS FAR2–10–2

Notes:

  1. ^ Djoliba won on a walkover after Red Star de Bangui withdrew from the competition citing financial reasons.


Al Merreikh Bentiu South Sudan1–0Kenya Gor Mahia
  • Elfaki 64'
 Report
Referee: Keren Yocette (Seychelles)
Gor Mahia Kenya5–1South Sudan Al Merreikh Bentiu
 Report
Referee: Julian Nii Akwa Nunoo (Ghana)

Gor Mahia won 5–2 on aggregate.

Arta Solar Djibouti0–2Somalia Dekedaha
Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Dekedaha Somalia3–4Djibouti Arta Solar
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

Dekedaha won 5–4 on aggregate.

SC Villa Uganda1–2Ethiopia CBE
 Report
Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)
CBE Ethiopia1–1Uganda SC Villa
 Report

CBE won 3–2 on aggregate.

Vital'O Burundi0–4Tanzania Young Africans
Report Dube 6'
Chama 69'
Mzize 74'
Aziz Ki 90'
Referee: Moussa Diou (Mauritania)
Young Africans Tanzania6–0Burundi Vital'O
 Report

Young Africans won 10–0 on aggregate.

Azam Tanzania1–0Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
APR Rwanda2–0Tanzania Azam
 Report

APR won 2–1 on aggregate.

JKU Zanzibar0–6Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Pyramids Egypt3–1Zanzibar JKU
Saber 54'
El Gabbas 70'
Lakay 74'		 Report Simba 57'

Pyramids won 9–1 on aggregate.

Mbabane Swallows Eswatini1–0Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
 Report
Referee: Ashebir Seboka Wordofa (Ethiopia)
Ferroviário da Beira Mozambique0–0Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

Mbabane Swallows won 1–0 on aggregate.

Ngezi Platinum Zimbabwe0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
Referee: Aldair Lopes (Guinea-Bissau)
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum
Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)

0–0 on aggregate. AS Maniema Union won 4–3 on penalties.

Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi2–1Zambia Red Arrows
 Report
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Red Arrows Zambia2–0Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
 Report
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)

Red Arrows won 3–2 on aggregate.

Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana1–0Namibia African Stars
 Report
Penalties
6–5
Referee: Bertrand Manirakiza (Burundi)

1–1 on aggregate. Jwaneng Galaxy won 6–5 on penalties.

Disciples FC Madagascar0–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Pousri Armi Alfred (Chad)
Orlando Pirates South Africa4–0Madagascar Disciples FC
 Report
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

Orlando Pirates won 4–0 on aggregate.

Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–1Comoros US Zilimadjou
 Report
Referee: Moses Forkpah (Liberia)

Enugu Rangers won 2–1 on aggregate.

Sagrada Esperança Angola3–0Seychelles Saint Louis Suns United
Mussa 7' (pen.), 68'
Celso 63'		 Report

Sagrada Esperança won 4–0 on aggregate.

AS Douanes Burkina Faso0–0Benin Coton FC
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Coton FC Benin1–1Burkina Faso AS Douanes
 Report
Referee: Leonidas Lenine Da Graca (Cape Verde)

1–1 on aggregate. AS Douanes won on away goals.

AC Léopards Republic of the Congo0–2Algeria CR Belouizdad
Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakate (Mali)
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Benguit 24' Report

CR Belouizdad won 3–0 on aggregate.

Victoria United Cameroon0–1Ghana Samartex
Report
Referee: Saddam Houssein Mansour (Djibouti)
Samartex Ghana1–0Cameroon Victoria United
 Report

Samartex won 2–0 on aggregate.

AS GNN Niger1–2Morocco Raja CA
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)
Raja CA Morocco5–0Niger AS GNN
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Manet (Guinea)

Raja CA won 7–1 on aggregate.

AS PSI Chad0–1Tunisia US Monastir
Report
Referee: Alhaji Musa Kabia (Sierra Leone)
US Monastir Tunisia2–0Chad AS PSI
 Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

US Monastir won 3–0 on aggregate.

Watanga Liberia0–2Algeria MC Alger
Report
Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)
MC Alger Algeria2–0Liberia Watanga
 Report
Referee: Yannick Malala Kabanga (DR Congo)

MC Alger won 4–0 on aggregate.

Red Star de Bangui Central African Republic0–0Mali Djoliba
Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)

Djoliba won on a walkover after Red Star de Bangui withdrew.

Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea2–2Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
ASKO Kara Togo1–0Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
 Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

ASKO Kara won 3–2 on aggregate.

Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast1–1Senegal Teungueth
 Report Traoré 72' (o.g.)
Teungueth Senegal1–1Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
Ciss 50' Report ? 19'
Penalties
4–5

2–2 on aggregate. Stade d'Abidjan won 5–4 on penalties.

Milo Guinea0–0Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania1–1Guinea Milo
Bessam 5' Report Salia 15'
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)

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

Bo Rangers Sierra Leone1–1Ivory Coast San Pédro
 Report
San Pédro Ivory Coast1–0Sierra Leone Bo Rangers
 Report

San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Ahly Benghazi Libya0–1Sudan Al Hilal
Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Al Hilal Sudan1–1Libya Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Nasr Libya0–0Sudan Al Merrikh
Report
Al Merrikh Sudan2–0Libya Al Nasr
 Report

Al Merrikh won 2–0 on aggregate.

Remo Stars Nigeria2–1Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
AS FAR Morocco2–0Nigeria Remo Stars
 Report

AS FAR won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 5 teams that received byes to this round, and the 27 winners of the first round.

Team 1Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Gor Mahia Kenya0–6Egypt Al Ahly0–30–3
Dekedaha Somalia1–12Tunisia Espérance de Tunis1–40–8
CBE Ethiopia0–7Tanzania Young Africans0–10–6
APR Rwanda2–4Egypt Pyramids1–11–3
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini0–8South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns0–40–4
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Angola Petro de Luanda2–10–0
Red Arrows Zambia1–4Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe0–21–2
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana0–3South Africa Orlando Pirates0–20–1
Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–3Angola Sagrada Esperança1–01–3
AS Douanes Burkina Faso1–1 (3–4 p)Algeria CR Belouizdad1–00–1
Samartex Ghana2–4Morocco Raja CA2–20–2
US Monastir Tunisia1–2Algeria MC Alger1–00–2
Djoliba Mali2–0Togo ASKO Kara1–01–0
Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast3–2Guinea Milo2–01–2
San Pédro Ivory Coast2–3Sudan Al Hilal2–20–1
Al Merrikh Sudan2–4Morocco AS FAR2–20–2
Gor Mahia Kenya0–3Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Referee: Stevie Jean Brandy Baillache (Mauritius)
Al Ahly Egypt3–0Kenya Gor Mahia
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Al Ahly won 6–0 on aggregate.

Dekedaha Somalia1–4Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia8–0Somalia Dekedaha
 Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Espérance de Tunis won 12–1 on aggregate.

CBE Ethiopia0–1Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Young Africans Tanzania6–0Ethiopia CBE
 Report
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

Young Africans won 7–0 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda1–1Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Pyramids Egypt3–1Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Pyramids won 4–2 on aggregate.

Mbabane Swallows Eswatini0–4South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa4–0Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 8–0 on aggregate.

AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Angola Petro de Luanda
 Report
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Petro de Luanda Angola0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
Report
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camaea (Guinea)

AS Maniema Union won 2–1 on aggregate.

Red Arrows Zambia0–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Zambia Red Arrows
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Mazembe won 4–1 on aggregate.

Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana0–2South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Jose Asangono (Equatorial Guinea)
Orlando Pirates South Africa1–0Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
 Report
Referee: Adissa Ligali (Benin)

Orlando Pirates won 3–0 on aggregate.

Enugu Rangers Nigeria1–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Sagrada Esperança Angola3–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)

Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.

AS Douanes Burkina Faso1–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
 Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
CR Belouizdad Algeria1–0Burkina Faso AS Douanes
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)

1–1 on aggregate. CR Belouizdad won 4–3 on penalties.

Samartex Ghana2–2Morocco Raja CA
 Report
Referee: Jelly Alfred Chavani (South Africa)
Raja CA Morocco2–0Ghana Samartex
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

Raja CA won 4–2 on aggregate.

US Monastir Tunisia1–0Algeria MC Alger
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
MC Alger Algeria2–0Tunisia US Monastir
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

MC Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Djoliba Mali1–0Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Dickens Mimisa (Kenya)
ASKO Kara Togo0–1Mali Djoliba
Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)

Djoliba won 2–0 on aggregate.

Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast2–0Guinea Milo
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Milo Guinea2–1Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
 Report
Referee: Jeannot Franck Bito (Cameroon)

Stade d'Abidjan won 3–2 on aggregate.

San Pédro Ivory Coast2–2Sudan Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Lenine Delgado dos Santos Rocha (Cape Verde)
Al Hilal Sudan1–0Ivory Coast San Pédro
 Report
Referee: Godfrey Nkhakananga (Malawi)

Al Hilal won 3–2 on aggregate.

Al Merrikh Sudan2–2Morocco AS FAR
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
AS FAR Morocco2–0Sudan Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

AS FAR won 4–2 on aggregate.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Libyan teams were listed as Libya 1 and Libya 2 during the draw; as their identity was still unknown by the time of the draw.[3]

References

  1. ^ "CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday". Confederation of African Football. 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "New Champions League season kicks off with high-stakes preliminary round matches". Confederation of African Football. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  3. ^ "في الجول يكشف سبب عدم تواجد أسماء لفرق ليبية في قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية" [FilGoal reveals why Libyan teams were unnamed in CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup draw]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.

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