| 2020–21 Total CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
 Stade de l'Amitié in Cotonou, Benin, hosted the final | |
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | Qualifying: 27 November 2020 – 19 February 2021 Competition proper: 10 March – 10 July 2021 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Raja Casablanca (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  JS Kabylie |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 114 (1.87 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ben Malango(6 goals) |
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.
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.
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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.
- Teams in bold received a bye to the first round.
- The other teams entered the preliminary round.
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.
| 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) | 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.
- Associations which did not enter a team
- Associations which did not enter a team initially, but had a team transferred from Champions League
Gabon[Note GAB] (Rank: 31 (1))
Kenya[Note KEN] (Rank: 15 (11))
Zimbabwe[Note ZIM] (Rank: 15 (11))
- Notes
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
| 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]
| 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
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 
|
1–2 | Tevragh-Zeina
|
1–1 | 0–1 |
| CI Kamsar
|
0–1 | Renaissance
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Yeelen Olympique
|
1–2 | USGN
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| GAMTEL
|
w/o[A] | TAS Casablanca
|
0–1 | — |
| ASC Jaraaf
|
3–1 |  Kano Pillars
|
3–1 | 0–0 |
| Arta/Solar7
|
1–10 |  Al Mokawloon Al Arab
|
0–1 | 1–9 |
Al Ittihad 
|
7–1 | Horseed
|
4–1 | 3–0 |
US Monastir 
|
3–2 | Fasil Kenema
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Namungo
|
w/o[B] | Al Rabita
|
3–0 | — |
Sagrada Esperança 
|
w/o[C] | Mbabane Swallows
|
— | — |
| Orapa United
|
2–2 (a) | AS Kigali
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Ngazi Sport
|
2–9 |  NAPSA Stars
|
1–5 | 1–4 |
| Étoile du Congo
|
1–1 (a) | Bravos do Maquis
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Al Amal Atbara 
|
4–0 | KVZ
|
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Ashanti Gold
|
1–2 | Salitas
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Musongati
|
3–4 | Green Eagles
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
| UFC Sokodé
|
1–2 | Coton Sport
|
0–2 | 1–0 |
| AS Maniema Union
|
2–2 (2–3 p) |  Bloemfontein Celtic
|
0–2 | 2–0 |
| Futuro Kings
|
3–3 (0–2 p) | Rivers United
|
2–1 | 1–2 |
Notes:
- ^ TAS Casablanca won on a walkover after GAMTEL withdrew from the second leg in Morocco citing financial constraints.[47]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
|
0–2 | RS Berkane
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Renaissance
|
w/o[A] | ES Sétif
|
— | — |
| USGN
|
1–4 | JS Kabylie
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| TAS Casablanca
|
5–1 | ESAE
|
4–0 | 1–1 |
| ASC Jaraaf
|
2–2 (a) | FC San Pédro
|
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Al Mokawloon Al Arab
|
1–2 | Étoile du Sahel
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Al Ittihad
|
2–4 | Pyramids
|
0–1 | 2–3 |
| US Monastir
|
2–0 | Al Ahli Tripoli
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Namungo
|
5–3 | El Hilal El Obeid
|
2–0 | 3–3 |
| Sagrada Esperança
|
w/o[B] | Orlando Pirates
|
0–1 | — |
| AS Kigali
|
3–3 (a) | KCCA
|
2–0 (awd.)[C] |
1–3 |
| NAPSA Stars
|
1–1 (a) | UD Songo
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Bravos do Maquis
|
1–3 | DC Motema Pembe
|
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Al Amal Atbara
|
0–3 | Salitas
|
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Green Eagles
|
0–3 | Coton Sport
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Bloemfontein Celtic
|
0–5 | Rivers United
|
0–2 | 0–3 |
Notes:
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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]
- ^ 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
|
1–1 (5–4 p) | Rivers United
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| 1º de Agosto
|
5–7 | Namungo
|
2–6 | 3–1 |
FC Platinum 
|
0–2 | ASC Jaraaf
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| CS Sfaxien
|
5–2 | AS Kigali
|
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Raja Casablanca
|
1–1 (6–5 p) | US Monastir
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Nkana
|
3–2 | TAS Casablanca
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Gor Mahia 
|
2–3 | NAPSA Stars
|
0–1 | 2–2 |
AS Bouenguidi 
|
2–3 | Salitas
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Asante Kotoko
|
1–2 | ES Sétif
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Young Buffaloes
|
1–4 | Étoile du Sahel
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| AS SONIDEP
|
0–2 | Coton Sport
|
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Al Ahly Benghazi
|
2–2 (8–7 p) | DC Motema Pembe
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
| Stade Malien
|
2–2 (a) | JS Kabylie
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
| RC Abidjan
|
0–4 | Pyramids
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
| Jwaneng Galaxy
|
0–4 | Orlando Pirates
|
0–3 | 0–1 |
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
- † 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.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]
|
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ENY | ORL | ESS | AHL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enyimba
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 9[a] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Orlando Pirates
|
6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 9[a] | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 3 | ES Sétif
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 8 | 3–0 | 0–0 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Al Ahly Benghazi
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 7 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | — |
Source: Soccerway
Notes:
Notes:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JSK | COT | RSB | NAP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JS Kabylie
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| 2 | Coton Sport
|
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 9 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 5–1 | ||
| 3 | RS Berkane
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | 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 | ASC Jaraaf
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | CS Sfaxien
|
6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–2 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Étoile du Sahel
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 8 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | 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 | Raja Casablanca
|
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 18 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Pyramids
|
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 12 | 0–3 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | Nkana
|
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 6 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Namungo
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–1 | — |
Source: Soccerway
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 | Pyramids
| 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Enyimba
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Pyramids
| 0 | 0 | 0 (4) | |||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 0 | 0 | 0 (5) | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Orlando Pirates
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Raja Casablanca
| 1 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| Raja Casablanca
| 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JS Kabylie
| 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Coton Sport (a)
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | ASC Jaraaf
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Coton Sport
| 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| JS Kabylie
| 2 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | CS Sfaxien
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | JS Kabylie
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien
|
1–2 | JS Kabylie
|
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Orlando Pirates
|
1–5 | Raja Casablanca
|
1–1 | 0–4 |
| Pyramids
|
5–2 | Enyimba
|
4–1 | 1–1 |
| Coton Sport
|
2–2 (a) | ASC Jaraaf
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramids
|
0–0 (4–5 p) | Raja Casablanca
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Coton Sport
|
1–5 | JS Kabylie
|
1–2 | 0–3 |
Final
The final was played on 10 July 2021 at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou.
| Raja CA | 2–1 | JS Kabylie |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)
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 | Ben Malango
|
Raja Casablanca
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ||||||
| 2 | Soufiane Rahimi
|
Raja Casablanca
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ||||||
| 3 | Lambert Araina
|
Coton Sport
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||
| Ibrahim Adel
|
Pyramids
|
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Zaka
|
JS Kabylie
|
2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| Rédha Bensayah
|
JS Kabylie
|
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sibiri Sanou
|
Coton Sport
|
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Hamza Lahmar
|
Étoile du Sahel
|
2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Doisy Soko
|
NAPSA Stars
|
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Papa Youssou Paye
|
ASC Jaraaf
|
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Augustine Oladapo
|
Enyimba
|
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
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