2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 19 March 2017

The 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 19 March 2017.[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]

The entry round of the 55 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 First round
(9 teams)		 Preliminary round
(46 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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.[3][4] The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round First round
          
1 Algeria USM Alger Bye
4  
Algeria USM Alger 2 0 2
Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 1 1
3 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 3 0 3
2 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 0 1 1
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Mali AS Real Bamako 0 0 0
4 Nigeria Rivers United 0 4 4
Nigeria Rivers United 3 0 3
Sudan Al-Merrikh 0 4 4
3 Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema 0 1 1
2 Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 4 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel Bye
4  
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3 2 5
Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 1 1
3 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 3 1 4
2 Niger AS FAN 0 3 3
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis Bye
4  
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 3 1 4
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
3 Senegal US Gorée 0 1 1
2 Guinea Horoya 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Ghana Wa All Stars 1 0 1
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 2 5
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 3 (a)
Morocco FUS Rabat 0 3 3 (a)
3 Sierra Leone Johansen 1 0 1
2 Morocco FUS Rabat 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns Bye
4  
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
Uganda KCCA 1 1 2
3 Uganda KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
2 Angola 1º de Agosto 0 2 2 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Morocco Wydad AC Bye
4  
Morocco Wydad AC 1 0 1 (5 p)
Gabon CF Mounana 0 1 1 (4 p)
3 Gabon CF Mounana 2 1 3
2 Burundi Vital'O 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Comoros Ngaya Club 1 1 2
4 Tanzania Young Africans 5 1 6
Tanzania Young Africans 1 0 1 (a)
Zambia Zanaco 1 0 1 (a)
3 Zambia Zanaco 0 1 1
2 Rwanda APR 0 0 0
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Zanzibar Zimamoto 2 1 3
4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 1 3 4
Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 (4 p)
Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 0 2 2 (1 p)
3 Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 1 0 1 (7 p)
2 Mali Stade Malien 0 1 1 (6 p)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Zamalek Bye
4  
Egypt Zamalek 4 1 5
Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 2 3
3 Algeria JS Saoura 1 0 1 (a)
2 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
4 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 0 0 0
The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 2 3
3 Eswatini Royal Leopards 0 1 1
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Cameroon Coton Sport 2 5 7
4 South Sudan Atlabara 0 2 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 1 1 2
Madagascar CNaPS Sport 0 1 1
3 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2 2 4 (a)
2 Botswana Township Rollers 1 3 4 (a)
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Egypt Al-Ahly Bye
4  
Egypt Al-Ahly 1 0 1
South Africa Bidvest Wits 0 0 0
3 Réunion Saint-Louisienne 2 1 3
2 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1 3 4
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe Bye
4  
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1 (a)
Zimbabwe CAPS United 1 0 1 (a)
3 Lesotho Lioli 0 1 1
2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0 2 2
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 1 1 2 (a)
4 Cameroon UMS de Loum 0 2 2 (a)
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 0 0 0
Ethiopia Saint George 1 2 3
3 Seychelles Côte d'Or 0 0 0
2 Ethiopia Saint George 2 3 5
Preliminary round First round
          
1 Sudan Al-Hilal Bye
4  
Sudan Al-Hilal 3 2 5
Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 0 2 2
3 Kenya Tusker 1 1 2
2 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1 2 3

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 3–1 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea 1–5 Sudan Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako Mali 0–4 Nigeria Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda Ivory Coast 4–3 Niger AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée Senegal 1–2 Guinea Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen Sierra Leone 1–4 Morocco FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars Ghana 1–5 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA Uganda 2–2 (a) Angola 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana Gabon 3–0 Burundi Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco Zambia 1–0 Rwanda APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club Comoros 2–6 Tanzania Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers Liberia 1–1 (7–6 p) Mali Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto Zanzibar 3–4 Mozambique Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura Algeria 1–1 (a) Nigeria Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards Eswatini 1–4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–0 Ivory Coast Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport Madagascar 4–4 (a) Botswana Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport Cameroon 7–2 South Sudan Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne Réunion 3–4 South Africa Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or Seychelles 0–5 Ethiopia Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 2–2 (a) Cameroon UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker Kenya 2–3 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso3–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
  • Jeremiah 23', 64'
  • Sylla 84'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo1–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sony Elá Nguema Equatorial Guinea0–1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report
Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–1Equatorial Guinea Sony Elá Nguema
 Report
  • Zanga 85'
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Al-Merrikh won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako Mali0–0Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Referee: Eugene Tohouegnon (Benin)
Rivers United Nigeria4–0Mali AS Real Bamako
  • Ovoke 28' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
  • Igbinoba 56', 79'
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Rivers United won 4–0 on aggregate.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast3–0Niger AS FAN
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
AS FAN Niger3–1Ivory Coast AS Tanda
  • Seyni 25'
  • Balé 46'
  • Amarh 73'
 Report
  • Sahui 42'
Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)

AS Tanda won 4–3 on aggregate.

US Gorée Senegal0–0Guinea Horoya
Report
Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)
Horoya Guinea2–1Senegal US Gorée
 Report N'Diaye 39'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Johansen Sierra Leone1–1Morocco FUS Rabat
  • Bangura 50'
 Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
FUS Rabat Morocco3–0Sierra Leone Johansen
  • Benarif 18'
  • Njie 77'
  • El Araoui 90+2'
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

FUS Rabat won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wa All Stars Ghana1–3Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
  • Arthur 59'
 Report
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Ghana Wa All Stars
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

KCCA Uganda1–0Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
1º de Agosto Angola2–1Uganda KCCA
 Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

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

CF Mounana Gabon2–0Burundi Vital'O
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Vital'O Burundi0–1Gabon CF Mounana
Report
  • Mensah 48'
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

CF Mounana won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zanaco Zambia0–0Rwanda APR
Report
Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (Zimbabwe)
APR Rwanda0–1Zambia Zanaco
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Zanaco won 1–0 on aggregate

Ngaya Club Comoros1–5Tanzania Young Africans
  • Boura 65'
 Report
Referee: Nelson Emile (Seychelles)
Young Africans Tanzania1–1Comoros Ngaya Club
  • Mwinyi 44'
 Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Young Africans won 6–2 on aggregate.

Barrack Young Controllers Liberia1–0Mali Stade Malien
 Report
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Stade Malien Mali1–0Liberia Barrack Young Controllers
  • Koné 45'
 Report
Penalties
 6–7
  • soccer ball with check mark Kennedy
  • soccer ball with red X Barshall
  • soccer ball with check mark Sembeh
  • soccer ball with check mark Paye
  • soccer ball with check mark Bility
  • soccer ball with red X Kamara
  • soccer ball with check mark Somah
  • soccer ball with check mark Dougbeh
  • soccer ball with check mark Harmon
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

1–1 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers won 7–6 on penalties.

Zimamoto Zanzibar2–1Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
  • Abdalla 34'
  • Ali 66'
 Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Ferroviário Beira Mozambique3–1Zanzibar Zimamoto
  • Chelito 4'
  • Dayo 22'
  • Babo 61'
 Report
  • Ali 78'
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)

Ferroviário Beira won 4–3 on aggregate.

JS Saoura Algeria1–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Enugu Rangers Nigeria0–0Algeria JS Saoura
Report
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.

Royal Leopards Eswatini0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
  • Tsabedze 88'
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–0Ivory Coast Séwé Sport
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Séwé Sport Ivory Coast0–0The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority
Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

Gambia Ports Authority won 1–0 on aggregate.

CNaPS Sport Madagascar2–1Botswana Township Rollers
 Report
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Zefanias Chijamela (Mozambique)
Township Rollers Botswana3–2Madagascar CNaPS Sport
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

4–4 on aggregate. CNaPS Sport won on away goals.

Coton Sport Cameroon2–0South Sudan Atlabara
  • Kombous 12'
  • Belamo 89'
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Atlabara South Sudan2–5Cameroon Coton Sport
  • Wurube 40' (pen.)
  • Ajak 86'
 Report
  • Souleymanou 12'
  • Mahamat 18'
  • Daouda 44', 58'
  • Batai 82'
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Coton Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.

Saint-Louisienne Réunion2–1South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Bidvest Wits South Africa3–1Réunion Saint-Louisienne
 Report
  • Philéas 79'
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Bidvets Wits won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lioli Lesotho0–0Zimbabwe CAPS United
Report
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
CAPS United Zimbabwe2–1Lesotho Lioli
 Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

CAPS United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Côte d'Or Seychelles0–2Ethiopia Saint George
Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Saint George Ethiopia3–0Seychelles Côte d'Or
 Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Saint George won 5–0 on aggregate.

AC Léopards Republic of the Congo1–0Cameroon UMS de Loum
  • Bagayoko 40' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Gauthier Marc Mihindou Mbina (Gabon)
UMS de Loum Cameroon2–1Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
 Report
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)

2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on away goals.

Tusker Kenya1–1Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
  • Guikan 48'
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius2–1Kenya Tusker
  • Guikan 84', 88'
 Report
  • Sempala 37'
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger Algeria 2–1 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 2–0 0–1
Rivers United Nigeria 3–4 Sudan Al-Merrikh 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 5–1 Ivory Coast AS Tanda 3–0 2–1
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 4–3 Guinea Horoya 3–1 1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya 3–3 (a) Morocco FUS Rabat 2–0 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 3–2 Uganda KCCA 2–1 1–1
Wydad AC Morocco 1–1 (5–4 p) Gabon CF Mounana 1–0 0–1
Young Africans Tanzania 1–1 (a) Zambia Zanaco 1–1 0–0
Ferroviário Beira Mozambique 2–2 (4–1 p) Liberia Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 0–2
Zamalek Egypt 5–3 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 4–1 1–2
Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia 1–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–1 0–2
Coton Sport Cameroon 2–1 Madagascar CNaPS Sport 1–0 1–1
Al Ahly Egypt 1–0 South Africa Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–1 (a) Zimbabwe CAPS United 1–1 0–0
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo 0–3 Ethiopia Saint George 0–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Sudan 5–2 Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000 3–0 2–2
USM Alger Algeria2–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso1–0Algeria USM Alger
  • Kahan 53'
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rivers United Nigeria3–0Sudan Al-Merrikh
  • Kuemian 17', 18'
  • Igbinoba 81'
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Al-Merrikh Sudan4–0Nigeria Rivers United
 Report

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.

AS Tanda Ivory Coast1–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis Tunisia3–1Guinea Horoya
 Report
  • Mando 24'
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)
Horoya Guinea2–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–0Morocco FUS Rabat
 Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
FUS Rabat Morocco3–1Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals.

KCCA Uganda1–1South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

Wydad AC Morocco1–0Gabon CF Mounana
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad AC won 5–4 on penalties.

Young Africans Tanzania1–1Zambia Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)
Zanaco Zambia0–0Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

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

Ferroviário Beira Mozambique2–0Liberia Barrack Young Controllers
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Barrack Young Controllers Liberia2–0Mozambique Ferroviário Beira
  • Bility 16'
  • Kennedy 43' (pen.)
 Report
Penalties
  • Kennedy soccer ball with check mark
  • Sembeh soccer ball with red X
  • Yahweh soccer ball with red X
 1–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mambucho
  • soccer ball with check mark Dayo
  • soccer ball with check mark Edson
  • soccer ball with check mark Andro
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

2–2 on aggregate. Ferroviário Beira won 4–1 on penalties.

Zamalek Egypt4–1Nigeria Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Enugu Rangers Nigeria2–1Egypt Zamalek
 Report

Zamalek won 5–3 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority The Gambia1–1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

AS Vita Club won 3–1 on aggregate.

Coton Sport Cameroon1–0Madagascar CNaPS Sport
  • Mahamat 90'
 Report
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
CNaPS Sport Madagascar1–1Cameroon Coton Sport
  • Rafaralahy 89'
 Report
  • Souleymanou 60'
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Ahly Egypt1–0South Africa Bidvest Wits
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Bidvest Wits South Africa0–0Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Al Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Zimbabwe CAPS United
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
CAPS United Zimbabwe0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report

1–1 on aggregate. CAPS United won on away goals.

AC Léopards Republic of the Congo0–1Ethiopia Saint George
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Saint George Ethiopia2–0Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Saint George won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal Sudan3–0Mauritius AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
AS Port-Louis 2000 Mauritius2–2Sudan Al-Hilal
 Report
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. ↑ The Saint George v Côte d'Or match was interrupted after 60 minutes due to heavy rain, and was completed the next day.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. 1 2 "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. 1 2 "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Total CAF Champions League draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. ↑ "Africa: CAF Champions League - St. George Defeat Cote D'Or 5-0 On Aggregate". AllAfrica. 20 February 2017.
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