2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 18th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.

2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup
Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin, hosted the final
Tournament details
DatesQualifying:
27 November 2020 – 19 February 2021
Competition proper:
10 March – 10 July 2021
TeamsCompetition proper: 16
Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco Raja Casablanca (2nd title)
Runners-upAlgeria JS Kabylie
Tournament statistics
Matches played61
Goals scored114 (1.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango
(6 goals)

The winners of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup will earn the right to play against the winners of the 2020–21 CAF Champions League in the 2021–22 CAF Super Cup.[2]

RS Berkane were the defending champions, but were eliminated in the group stage.

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 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF uses the 2016–2020 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][4][5]

CAF Champions League CAF Confederation Cup
Winners 6 points 5 points
Runners-up 5 points 4 points
Losing semi-finalists 4 points 3 points
Losing quarter-finalists (from 2017) 3 points 2 points
3rd place in groups 2 points 1 point
4th place in groups 1 point 0.5 point

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

  • 2019–20: × 5
  • 2018–19: × 4
  • 2018: × 3
  • 2017: × 2
  • 2016: × 1

Teams

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, associations may abandon their domestic competitions and select the representatives in CAF club competitions.[6] Associations may register their representatives during the engagement window between 1 September and 20 October 2020. All engaged teams must respect the Club Licensing procedure and cooperate with their respective Associations, as non-licensed clubs would be refused participation.[7]

The following 51 teams from 39 associations entered the competition.

Associations are shown according to their 2016–2020 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.

Associations eligible to enter two teams (Top 12 associations)
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Morocco 1 (190) RS Berkane Title holders (2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup winners)
2019–20 Botola third place
TAS Casablanca 2018–19 Moroccan Throne Cup winners
 Egypt 2 (167) Pyramids 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League third place
Al Mokawloon Al Arab 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League fourth place
 Tunisia 3 (140) US Monastir 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Étoile du Sahel 2019–20 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place
 DR Congo 4 (83) AS Maniema Union 2019–20 Linafoot third place[Note COD]
DC Motema Pembe 2019–20 Linafoot fourth place[Note COD]
 Algeria 5 (81) ES Sétif 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place[Note ALG]
JS Kabylie 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place[Note ALG]
 South Africa 6 (68.5) Orlando Pirates 2019–20 South African Premier Division third place
Bloemfontein Celtic 2019–20 Nedbank Cup runners-up
 Zambia 7 (43) Green Eagles 2019–20 Zambian Super League third place
NAPSA Stars 2019–20 Zambian Super League fourth place
 Nigeria 8 (39) Rivers United 2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League third place by points per game at time of abandonment[Note NGA]
Kano Pillars 2019 Nigeria FA Cup[Note NGA]
 Guinea 9 (38) AS Kaloum Star 2019–20 Guinée Championnat National third place after 13 rounds[Note GUI]
CI Kamsar 2019 Guinée Coupe Nationale runners-up[Note GUI]
 Angola 10 (36) Bravos do Maquis 2019–20 Girabola third place at time of abandonment[Note ANG]
Sagrada Esperança 2019–20 Angola Cup semi-finalists[Note ANG]
 Sudan 11 (29.5) El Hilal El Obeid 2019–20 Sudan Premier League third place
Al Amal Atbara 2019–20 Sudan Premier League fourth place
 Libya 12 (16.5) Al Ahli Tripoli 2017–18 Libyan Premier League third place[Note LBY]
Al Ittihad 2018 Libyan Cup winners[Note LBY]
Associations eligible to enter one team
Association Rank (Pts) Team Qualifying method
 Tanzania 13 (14) Namungo 2019–20 Tanzania FA Cup runners-up
 Ivory Coast 14 (13) FC San Pédro 2019–20 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 runners-up[Note CIV]
 Mozambique 17 (9) UD Songo 2019 Taça de Moçambique winners
 Congo 18 (8) Étoile du Congo 2019 Coupe du Congo winners[Note CGO]
 Uganda 18 (8) KCCA 2019–20 Uganda Premier League runners-up[Note UGA]
 Ghana 20 (6.5) Ashanti Gold 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition Tier 2 winners[Note GHA]
 Mali 20 (6.5) Yeelen Olympique 2019–20 Malian Première Division runners-up[Note MLI]
 Rwanda 22 (6) AS Kigali 2019 Rwandan Cup winners[Note RWA]
 Eswatini 23 (5) Mbabane Swallows 2019–20 Eswatini Premier League runners-up[Note ESW]
 Ethiopia 24 (4) Fasil Kenema 2019 Ethiopian Cup winners[Note ETH]
 Botswana 25 (3) Orapa United 2019–20 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners[Note BOT]
 Togo 25 (3) UFC Sokodé 2019–20 Togolese Championnat National runners-up[Note TOG]
 Benin 27 (2.5) ESAE 2019 Benin Cup winners[Note BEN]
 Mauritania 27 (2.5) Tevragh-Zeina 2020 Coupe du Président de la République winners
 Burkina Faso 29 (2) Salitas 2018–19 Burkinabé Premier League runners-up[Note BFA]
 Cameroon 29 (2) Coton Sport 2019–20 Elite One runners-up[Note CMR]
 Burundi — Musongati 2020 Burundian Cup winners
 Chad — Renaissance 2020 Chad Premier League runners-up
 Comoros — Ngazi Sport 2020 Comoros Cup runners-up
 Djibouti — Arta/Solar7 2020 Djibouti Cup winners
 Equatorial Guinea — Futuro Kings 2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División Región Continental second place at time of abandonment[Note EQG]
 Gambia — GAMTEL 2019–20 GFA League First Division third place at time of abandonment[Note GAM]
 Niger — USGN 2019 Niger Cup runners-up[Note NIG]
 Senegal — ASC Jaraaf 2019–20 Senegal Premier League second place at time of abandonment[Note SEN]
 Somalia — Horseed 2019 Somalia Cup winners
 South Sudan — Al Rabita 2020 South Sudan National Cup winners
 Zanzibar — KVZ 2020 Zanzibari Cup winners

A further 16 teams eliminated from the 2020–21 CAF Champions League enter the play-off round.

Losers of 2020–21 CAF Champions League first round
Mali Stade Malien Morocco Raja Casablanca Ivory Coast RC Abidjan Niger AS SONIDEP
Libya Al Ahly Benghazi Chad Gazelle Gabon AS Bouenguidi Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
Eswatini Young Buffaloes Angola 1º de Agosto Nigeria Enyimba Ghana Asante Kotoko
Tunisia CS Sfaxien Zambia Nkana Zimbabwe FC Platinum Kenya Gor Mahia
Associations which did not enter a team
Associations which did not enter a team initially, but had a team transferred from Champions League
Notes
  1. ^
    Algeria (ALG): The 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and the 2019–20 Algerian Cup were abandoned by the Algerian Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Algeria. ES Sétif and JS Kabylie, who were at third and fourth place of the 2019–20 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 by points per game at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent Algeria in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[8]
  2. ^
    Angola (ANG): The 2019–20 Girabola and the 2019–20 Angola Cup were abandoned by the Angolan Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Angola. Bravos do Maquis, who were at third place of the 2019–20 Girabola at the time of abandonment, and Sagrada Esperança, who were one of the two cup semi-finalists who had not yet qualified for African club competitions, will represent Angola in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, since Interclube, who were the other cup semi-finalists who had not yet qualified for African club competitions, declined to enter.[9]
  3. ^
    Benin (BEN): The 2020 Benin Cup was abandoned by the Benin Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin. ESAE, who were the 2019 Benin Cup winners, will represent Benin in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[10]
  4. ^
    Botswana (BOT): The 2020 Botswana FA Cup was abandoned by the Botswana Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Botswana. Orapa United, who were the 2019–20 Mascom Top 8 Cup winners, will represent Botswana in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[11]
  5. ^
    Burkina Faso (BFA): The 2020 Coupe du Faso was abandoned by the Burkinabé Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Burkina Faso. Salitas, who were the 2018–19 Burkinabé Premier League runners-up, will represent Burkina Faso in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[12]
  6. ^
    Cameroon (CMR): The 2020 Cameroonian Cup was abandoned by the Cameroonian Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon. Coton Sport, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Elite One at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent Cameroon in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[13]
  7. ^
    Cape Verde (CPV): The 2020 Taça Nacional de Cabo Verde was abandoned by the Cape Verdean Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Cape Verde. No team will represent Cape Verde in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[14]
  8. ^
    Central African Republic (CTA): The 2020 Central African Republic Coupe Nationale was abandoned by the Central African Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic. No team will represent the Central African Republic in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[15]
  9. ^
    Congo (CGO): The 2020 Coupe du Congo was abandoned by the Congolese Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Congo. Étoile du Congo, who were the 2019 Coupe du Congo winners, will represent Congo in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[16]
  10. ^
    DR Congo (COD): The 2019–20 Linafoot and 2020 Coupe du Congo DR were abandoned by the Congolese Association Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in DR Congo. AS Maniema Union and DC Motema Pembe, who were at third and fourth place of the 2019–20 Linafoot at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent DR Congo in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[17]
  11. ^
    Equatorial Guinea (EQG): The 2020 Equatoguinean Cup was abandoned by the Equatoguinean Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Equatorial Guinea. Futuro Kings, who were at Región Continental second place (better ranked second place between two regions) of the 2019–20 Equatoguinean Primera División at the time of abandonment, will represent Equatorial Guinea in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, since Leones Vegetarianos, who were at Región Insular first place (worse ranked first place between two regions) at the time of abandonment, declined to enter.[18]
  12. ^
    Eswatini (ESW): The 2020 Eswatini Cup was abandoned by the Eswatini Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Eswatini. Mbabane Swallows, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Eswatini Premier League at the time of abandonment (table considered final), were supposed to represent Eswatini in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[19] However, the Eswatini Football Association was not able to confirm the engagement of Mbabane Swallows by the CAF deadline.[20]
  13. ^
    Ethiopia (ETH): The 2020 Ethiopian Cup was abandoned by the Ethiopian Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia. Fasil Kenema, the 2019 Ethiopian Cup winners, will represent Ethiopia in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[21]
  14. ^
    Gabon (GAB): The 2020 Coupe du Gabon Interclubs was abandoned by the Gabonese Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gabon. No team will represent Gabon in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, since AS Mangasport, who were at Group B first place (worse ranked first place between two groups) of the 2019–20 Gabon Championnat National D1 at the time of abandonment, declined to enter.[22]
  15. ^
    Gambia (GAM): The 2020 Gambian Cup was abandoned by the Gambia Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Gambia. Gamtel, who were at third place of the 2019–20 GFA League First Division at the time of abandonment, will represent Gambia in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[23]
  16. ^
    Ghana (GHA): The 2020 Ghanaian FA Cup was abandoned by the Ghana Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. Ashanti Gold, who were the 2019 GFA Normalization Committee Special Competition Tier 2 winners, will represent Ghana in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[24]
  17. ^
    Guinea (GUI): The 2019–20 Guinée Championnat National and the 2020 Guinée Coupe Nationale were abandoned by the Guinean Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea. Wakriya, who were at third place of the 2019–20 Guinée Championnat National after 13 rounds (last completed round at the time of abandonment), and CI Kamsar, who were the 2019 Guinée Coupe Nationale runners-up, will represent Guinea in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[25] Later, it was announced that AS Kaloum Star will replace Wakriya in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup after the latter declined to enter the competition.
  18. ^
    Ivory Coast (CIV): The 2020 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire was abandoned by the Ivorian Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ivory Coast. FC San Pédro, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent Ivory Coast in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[26]
  19. ^
    Kenya (KEN): The 2020 FKF President's Cup was abandoned by the Football Kenya Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kenya. No team will represent Kenya in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[27]
  20. ^
    Liberia (LBR): The 2020 Liberian FA Cup was abandoned by the Liberia Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Liberia. No team will represent Liberia in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[28]
  21. ^
    Libya (LBY): Al Ahli Tripoli, the 2017–18 Libyan Premier League third place, and Al Ittihad, the 2018 Libyan Cup winners, will represent Libya in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, since the Libyan Premier League and Libyan Cup had been suspended by the Libyan Football Federation for two consecutive years due to the Libyan Civil War.[29]
  22. ^
    Madagascar (MAD): The 2020 Coupe de Madagascar was abandoned by the Malagasy Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Madagascar. No team will represent Madagascar in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup, since CNaPS Sport, who were the 2019 Coupe de Madagascar runners-up, declined to enter.[30]
  23. ^
    Malawi (MWI): No team will represent Malawi in the 2020–21 CAF Champions League, since Blue Eagles, who were the 2019 FISD Challenge Cup winners, declined to enter.[31]
  24. ^
    Mali (MLI): The 2020 Malian Cup was abandoned by the Malian Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mali. Yeelen Olympique, who were the 2019–20 Malian Première Division runners-up, will represent Mali in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[32]
  25. ^
    Mauritius (MRI): The 2020 Mauritian Cup was abandoned by the Mauritius Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mauritius. No team will represent Mauritius in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[33]
  26. ^
    Niger (NIG): The 2020 Niger Cup was abandoned by the Nigerien Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Niger. USGN, who were the 2019 Niger Cup runners-up, will represent Niger in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[34]
  27. ^
    Nigeria (NGA): The 2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League and the 2020 Nigeria Federation Cup were abandoned by the Nigeria Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria. Rivers United, who were at third place of the 2019–20 Nigeria Professional Football League by points per game at the time of abandonment, and Kano Pillars, who were the 2019 Nigeria Federation Cup, will represent Nigeria in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[35]
  28. ^
    Rwanda (RWA): The 2020 Rwandan Cup was abandoned by the Rwanda Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Rwanda. AS Kigali, who were the 2019 Rwandan Cup winners, will represent Rwanda in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[36]
  29. ^
    Senegal (SEN): The 2020 Senegal FA Cup was abandoned by the Senegalese Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Senegal. ASC Jaraaf, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Senegal Premier League at the time of abandonment, will represent Senegal in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[37]
  30. ^
    Sierra Leone (SLE): The 2020 Sierra Leonean FA Cup was abandoned by the Sierra Leone Football Association due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Sierra Leone. No team will represent Sierra Leone in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[38]
  31. ^
    Togo (TOG): The 2020 Coupe du Togo was abandoned by the Togolese Football Federation due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Togo. Unisport de Sokodé, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Togolese Championnat National at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent Togo in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[39]
  32. ^
    Uganda (UGA): The 2020 Uganda Cup was abandoned by the Federation of Uganda Football Associations due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda. KCCA, who were at second place of the 2019–20 Uganda Premier League at the time of abandonment (table considered final), will represent Uganda in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[40]
  33. ^
    Zimbabwe (ZIM): Highlanders, who were the 2019 Cup of Zimbabwe winners, declined to enter. No team will represent Zimbabwe in the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[41]

Schedule

The start of the competition was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 1 September 2020, the CAF announced the new schedule.[7][42] On 10 September 2020, the CAF decided to further delay the preliminary round, originally scheduled for 20–22 November (first legs) and 27–29 November (second legs), and the first round, originally scheduled for 11–13 December (first legs) and 18–20 December (second legs).[43]

Schedule for 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round 9 November 2020 27–29 November 2020 4–6 December 2020
First round 22–23 December 2020 5–6 January 2021
Play-off round 8 January 2021 14 February 2021 21 February 2021
Group stage Matchday 1 22 February 2021 10 March 2021
Matchday 2 17 March 2021
Matchday 3 4 April 2021
Matchday 4 11 April 2021
Matchday 5 21 April 2021
Matchday 6 28 April 2021
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 30 April 2021 16 May 2021 23 May 2021
Semi-finals 20 June 2021 27 June 2021
Final 10 July 2021

The original schedule of the competition, as planned before the pandemic, was as follows.[44]

Original schedule for 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup
Phase Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Qualifying Preliminary round TBD 2020 7–9 August 2020 21–23 August 2020
First round 11–13 September 2020 25–27 September 2020
Play-off round 7 October 2020 25 October 2020 1 November 2020
Group stage Matchday 1 4 November 2020 27–29 November 2020
Matchday 2 4–6 December 2020
Matchday 3 8–10 January 2021
Matchday 4 22–24 January 2021
Matchday 5 5–7 February 2021
Matchday 6 12–14 February 2021
Knockout stage Quarter-finals 17 February 2021 5–7 March 2021 19–21 March 2021
Semi-finals 9–11 April 2021 23–25 April 2021
Final 23 May 2021

Qualifying rounds
Main article: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 November 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[45][46] In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Preliminary round
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
AS Kaloum Star Guinea 1–2 Mauritania Tevragh-Zeina 1–1 0–1
CI Kamsar Guinea 0–1 Chad Renaissance 0–0 0–1
Yeelen Olympique Mali 1–2 Niger USGN 0–1 1–1
GAMTEL The Gambia w/o[upper-alpha 1] Morocco TAS Casablanca 0–1 —
ASC Jaraaf Senegal 3–1 Nigeria Kano Pillars 3–1 0–0
Arta/Solar7 Djibouti 1–10 Egypt Al Mokawloon Al Arab 0–1 1–9
Al Ittihad Libya 7–1 Somalia Horseed 4–1 3–0
US Monastir Tunisia 3–2 Ethiopia Fasil Kenema 2–0 1–2
Namungo Tanzania w/o[upper-alpha 2] South Sudan Al Rabita 3–0 —
Sagrada Esperança Angola w/o[upper-alpha 3] Eswatini Mbabane Swallows — —
Orapa United Botswana 2–2 (a) Rwanda AS Kigali 2–1 0–1
Ngazi Sport Comoros 2–9 Zambia NAPSA Stars 1–5 1–4
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 1–1 (a) Angola Bravos do Maquis 1–1 0–0
Al Amal Atbara Sudan 4–0 Zanzibar KVZ 1–0 3–0
Ashanti Gold Ghana 1–2 Burkina Faso Salitas 0–0 1–2
Musongati Burundi 3–4 Zambia Green Eagles 2–2 1–2
UFC Sokodé Togo 1–2 Cameroon Coton Sport 0–2 1–0
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo 2–2 (2–3 p) South Africa Bloemfontein Celtic 0–2 2–0
Futuro Kings Equatorial Guinea 3–3 (0–2 p) Nigeria Rivers United 2–1 1–2

Notes:

  1. TAS Casablanca won on a walkover after GAMTEL withdrew from the second leg in Morocco citing financial constraints.[47]
  2. Namungo won on walkover after Al Rabita were disqualified by CAF due to violation of regulations from the club and the South Sudan Football Association.[48]
  3. Sagrada Esperança won on walkover after the Eswatini Football Association was not able to confirm the engagement of their representative in the CAF Confederation Cup by the CAF deadline.[49][50]

First round

The 16 winners of the first round advance to the play-off round, where they will be joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Tevragh-Zeina Mauritania 0–2 Morocco RS Berkane 0–0 0–2
Renaissance Chad w/o[upper-alpha 1] Algeria ES Sétif — —
USGN Niger 1–4 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–2 0–2
TAS Casablanca Morocco 5–1 Benin ESAE 4–0 1–1
ASC Jaraaf Senegal 2–2 (a) Ivory Coast FC San Pédro 0–1 2–1
Al Mokawloon Al Arab Egypt 1–2 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 1–2
Al Ittihad Libya 2–4 Egypt Pyramids 0–1 2–3
US Monastir Tunisia 2–0 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 0–0
Namungo Tanzania 5–3 Sudan El Hilal El Obeid 2–0 3–3
Sagrada Esperança Angola w/o[upper-alpha 2] South Africa Orlando Pirates 0–1 —
AS Kigali Rwanda 3–3 (a) Uganda KCCA 2–0
(awd.)[upper-alpha 3]		 1–3
NAPSA Stars Zambia 1–1 (a) Mozambique UD Songo 0–0 1–1
Bravos do Maquis Angola 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 0–1 1–2
Al Amal Atbara Sudan 0–3 Burkina Faso Salitas 0–1 0–2
Green Eagles Zambia 0–3 Cameroon Coton Sport 0–2 0–1
Bloemfontein Celtic South Africa 0–5 Nigeria Rivers United 0–2 0–3

Notes:

  1. Renaissance failed to appear for the first leg in N'Djamena following disputes between the Ministry of Youth and Sports in the country and the Chadian Football Federation, which prevented the club from playing the match in their home country. As a result, Renaissance were disqualified from the competition by CAF, and ES Sétif won on walkover.[51]
  2. Orlando Pirates won on a walkover after Sagrada Esperança withdrew from the second leg in South Africa citing health concerns caused due to the new COVID-19 variant.[52]
  3. The first round first leg match between AS Kigali and KCCA could not be played after 2 of the 15 players from KCCA tested positive for COVID-19. Thus, KCCA were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match, and subsequently, AS Kigali were awarded a technical 2–0 victory for the first leg by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[53]

Play-off round

The 15 winners of the play-off round will advance to the group stage to join RS Berkane, who advanced directly to the group stage as the winners of the first round with the best CAF 5-year ranking following Gazelle withdrawal from the competition after being transferred from the Champions League.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Enyimba Nigeria 1–1 (5–4 p) Nigeria Rivers United 1–0 0–1
1º de Agosto Angola 5–7 Tanzania Namungo 2–6 3–1
FC Platinum Zimbabwe 0–2 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 0–1 0–1
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 5–2 Rwanda AS Kigali 4–1 1–1
Raja Casablanca Morocco 1–1 (6–5 p) Tunisia US Monastir 1–0 0–1
Nkana Zambia 3–2 Morocco TAS Casablanca 2–0 1–2
Gor Mahia Kenya 2–3 Zambia NAPSA Stars 0–1 2–2
AS Bouenguidi Gabon 2–3 Burkina Faso Salitas 1–0 1–3
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–2 Algeria ES Sétif 1–2 0–0
Young Buffaloes Eswatini 1–4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1–2 0–2
AS SONIDEP Niger 0–2 Cameroon Coton Sport 0–1 0–1
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya 2–2 (8–7 p) Democratic Republic of the Congo DC Motema Pembe 1–1 1–1
Stade Malien Mali 2–2 (a) Algeria JS Kabylie 2–1 0–1
RC Abidjan Ivory Coast 0–4 Egypt Pyramids 0–2 0–2
Jwaneng Galaxy Botswana 0–4 South Africa Orlando Pirates 0–3 0–1

Group stage
Main article: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 22 February 2021, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[54] The 16 teams, which consist of the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying and defending champions RS Berkane, 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). 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:

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams
Notes
  1. † Winners of the play-off round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENY ORL ESS AHL
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 2–1
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 3 1 5 2 +3 9[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 0–0 3–0
3 Algeria ES Sétif 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8 3–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7 1–0 0–0 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
  1. Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored (2). Head-to-head away goals scored: Enyimba 1, Orlando Pirates 0.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JSK COT RSB NAP
1 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–0 2–1
2 Cameroon Coton Sport 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 1–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Morocco RS Berkane 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 0–0 2–1 — 2–0
4 Zambia NAPSA Stars 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 2–2 0–1 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAR CSS ETS SAL
1 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 0–0 — 2–2 1–0
3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 2–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Burkina Faso Salitas 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA PYR NKA NAM
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 6 0 0 13 0 +13 18 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–0 1–0
2 Egypt Pyramids 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 0–3 — 3–0 1–0
3 Zambia Nkana 6 2 0 4 2 8 −6 6 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
4 Tanzania Namungo 6 0 0 6 0 9 −9 0 0–3 0–2 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway

Knockout stage
Main article: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

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

  • In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners are seeded, and the four group runners-up are unseeded. The seeded teams are 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 semi-finals, there are no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association can be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals are held together before the quarter-finals are played, the identity of the quarter-final winners is not known at the time of the semi-final draw.

Bracket

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 30 April 2021, 14:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[55][56]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
1 Egypt Pyramids 4 1 5
8 Nigeria Enyimba 1 1 2
Egypt Pyramids 0 0 0 (4)
Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 0 0 (5)
4 South Africa Orlando Pirates 1 0 1
5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1 4 5
Morocco Raja Casablanca 2
Algeria JS Kabylie 1
2 Cameroon Coton Sport (a) 1 1 2
7 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 0 2 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 1 0 1
Algeria JS Kabylie 2 3 5
3 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 0 1 1
6 Algeria JS Kabylie 1 1 2

Quarter-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
CS Sfaxien Tunisia 1–2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0–1 1–1
Orlando Pirates South Africa 1–5 Morocco Raja Casablanca 1–1 0–4
Pyramids Egypt 5–2 Nigeria Enyimba 4–1 1–1
Coton Sport Cameroon 2–2 (a) Senegal ASC Jaraaf 1–0 1–2

Semi-finals
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyramids Egypt 0–0 (4–5 p) Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–0 0–0
Coton Sport Cameroon 1–5 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–2 0–3

Final
Main article: 2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The final was played on 10 July 2021 at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou.

Raja CA Morocco2–1Algeria JS Kabylie
  • Rahimi 5'
  • Malango 14'
 Report

Top goalscorers
  Team eliminated / inactive for this round.
Rank Player Team MD1 MD2 MD3 MD4 MD5 MD6 QF1 QF2 SF1 SF2  F  Total[57]
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo Ben Malango Morocco Raja Casablanca 11121 6
2 Morocco Soufiane Rahimi Morocco Raja Casablanca 11111 5
3 Cameroon Lambert Araina Cameroon Coton Sport 1111 4
Egypt Ibrahim Adel Egypt Pyramids 121
5 Algeria Zaka Algeria JS Kabylie 21 3
Algeria Rédha Bensayah Algeria JS Kabylie 111
Burkina Faso Sibiri Sanou Cameroon Coton Sport 111
Tunisia Hamza Lahmar Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 21
Zambia Doisy Soko Zambia NAPSA Stars 111
Senegal Papa Youssou Paye Senegal ASC Jaraaf 111
Nigeria Augustine Oladapo Nigeria Enyimba 111

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