2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage explained

Tourney Name:CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
Year:2023–24
Matches:14
Goals:31
Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage started on 31 March with the quarter-finals and ended on 19 May 2024 with the second leg of the final to decide the champions of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.

Times are local.

Round and draw dates

The schedule was as follows.[1]

RoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Quarter-finals12 March 202431 March 20247 April 2024
Semi-finals21 April 202428 April 2024
Final12 May 202419 May 2024

Format

Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations III. 26 & 27).

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

Qualified teams

The knockout stage involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Groupwidth=200Winnerswidth=200Runners-up
A USM Alger Modern Future
B Zamalek Abu Salim
C Dreams F.C. Rivers United
D RS Berkane Stade Malien

Bracket

The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

RoundMatchups
Quarter-finals(Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals(Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
FinalWinners SF1 and SF2 faced each other in two legs to decide the champions
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage, which was held on 12 March 2024, 14:00 CAT (UTC+2) at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[2]

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 12 March 2024.

Summary

The first legs were played on 31 March, and the second legs were played on 7 April 2024.

Matches

Zamalek won 3–2 on aggregate.----RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.----USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.----Dreams FC won 3–2 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

The draw for the semi-finals was held on 12 March 2024 (after the quarter-finals draw).

Summary

The first legs were played on 21 April, and the second legs were played on 28 April 2024.

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Matches

See main article: 2024 USM Alger v RS Berkane football matches. RS Berkane won on walkover after USM Alger withdrew.----Zamalek won 3–0 on aggregate.

Final

See main article: 2024 CAF Confederation Cup final.

The first leg was played on 12 May, and the second leg was played on 19 May 2024.|}

2–2 on aggregate. Zamalek won on away goals.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CAF Competitions Calendar . CAFonline . en.
  2. Web site: Draw Date confirmed for TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Knockout Stages . Confederation of African Football . 5 March 2024 . en.