2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup explained

Tourney Name:CAF Confederation Cup
Year:2024–25
Other Titles:TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2024–2025
Num Teams:52
Associations:40
Prevseason:2023–24
Nextseason:2025–26
Updated:18 August 2024

The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup, officially the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons,[1] is the 22nd edition of the CAF Confederation Cup and 50th overall season of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The winners will automatically qualify for the next edition of the competition, and will also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League in the 2025 CAF Super Cup.[2]

Association team allocation

All 54 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to the CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.

For this season's edition, CAF used the 2019–2024 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs performance over the 5 years in the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for the points are as follows:[3] [4]

CAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation Cup
Winners6 points5 points
Runners-up5 points4 points
Losing semi-finalists4 points3 points
Losing quarter-finalists3 points2 points
3rd place in groups2 points1 point
4th place in groups1 point0.5 point

The points were multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows:

Teams

The following 52 teams from 40 associations entered the competition.

Associations are shown according to their 2019–2023 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)
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1 Zamalek
Al Masry2023–24 Egyptian Premier League third place after 17 rounds
2 RS Berkane2023–24 Botola third place
Union de Touarga2023–24 Botola fourth place
3 CS Constantine2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
USM Alger2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 fourth place
4 Stellenbosch2023–24 South African Premier Division third place
Sekhukhune United2023–24 South African Premier Division fourth place
5 CS Sfaxien2023–24 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
Stade Tunisien2023–24 Tunisian Cup winners
6 Simba2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League third place
Coastal Union2023–24 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place
7 Saint-Éloi Lupopo2023–24 Linafoot third place
AS Vita Club2023–24 Coupe du Congo winners
8 Lunda Sul2023–24 Girabola third place
Bravos do Maquis2023–24 Taça de Angola runners-up
10 Al Ahli Tripoli2023–24 Libyan Premier League third place
Al Hilal Benghazi2023–24 Libyan Premier League fourth place
11 ASEC Mimosas2023–24 Côte d'Ivoire Ligue 1 third place
RC Abidjan2024 Coupe de Côte d'Ivoire winners
12 Enyimba2023–24 Nigeria Premier Football League third place
El Kanemi Warriors2024 Nigeria Federation Cup winners
Associations eligible to enter one team
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13 Hafia2023–24 Guinée Championnat National third place
14 Nsoatreman2023–24 Ghana FA Cup winners
15 Stade Malien2023–24 Malian Cup winners
16 Fovu Club2024 Cameroonian Cup winners
18 AS Otohô2024 Congo Premier League runners-up
19 Orapa United2024 Botswana FA Challenge Cup winners
20 ZESCO United2023–24 Zambia Super League runners-up
21 ASC Jaraaf2023 Senegal FA Cup winners
T-22 ASC Kara2023–24 Togolese Championnat National runners-up
T-22 Kitara2023–24 Uganda Premier League runners-up
T-24 Nsingizini Hotspurs2023–24 Eswatini Premier League runners-up
T-24 AS FAN2024 Niger Cup winners
T-26 Étoile Filante2024 Coupe du Faso winners
T-26 Dynamos2024 Zimbabwe Cup winners
28 Dadje2024 Benin Cup winners
—Rukinzo2024 Burundian Cup winners
—Elect Sport2024 Chad Premier League runners-up
—Alizé Fort2024 Comoros Cup runners-up
—15 de Agosto2024 Equatoguinean Cup winners
—Ethiopian Coffee2023–24 Ethiopian Premier League runners-up
—Administration Police2024 FKF President's Cup winners
—Paynesville2024 Liberian FA Cup winners
—Elgeco Plus2024 Coupe de Madagascar winners
—Black Bulls2024 Taça de Moçambique winners
—Police FC2024 Rwandan Cup winners
—Foresters2024 Seychelles FA Cup winners
—East End Lions2024 Sierra Leonean FA Cup winners
—Horseed2024 Somalia Cup winners
—Jamus2024 South Sudan National Cup winners
—Uhamiaji2024 Zanzibari Cup winners
Associations which did not enter a team

Notes

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying tournament is as follows.

PhaseRoundDraw dateFirst legSecond leg
Qualifying roundsFirst round11 July 2024[5] 16–18 August 202423–25 August 2024
Second round13–15 September 202420–22 September 2024
Group stageMatchday 1TBA 2024October 2024
Matchday 2November 2024
Matchday 3December 2024
Matchday 4January 2025
Matchday 5February 2025
Matchday 6February 2025
Knockout stageQuarter-finalsTBA 2025March 2025
Semi-finalsMarch 2025
FinalMay 2025

Qualifying rounds

See main article: 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds.

Second round

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 July 2016. Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football. TotalEnergies. 12 July 2024.
  2. Web site: 8 September 2021. CAF Confederation Cup regulations. CAFOnline.com. 8 September 2022.
  3. Web site: 11 May 2016. 16 Clubs for Group Phase of CC and CL effective 2017. CAFOnline.com. 20 May 2016.
  4. Web site: 30 May 2016. New adopted format for Club Competitions. CAFOnline.com. 1 June 2016.
  5. Web site: 10 July 2024. CAF to conduct Preliminary Draw of 2024/25 CAF Interclub season on Thursday. CAFOnline.com. 10 July 2024.

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