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2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates16 August – 22 September 2024
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The 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds will begin on 16 August and end on 22 September 2024. A total of 59 teams will compete in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Champions League.

All times are local.

Draw

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The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

The entry round of the 59 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 Second round
(5 teams) 		First round
(54 teams)
Teams

Format

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In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

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The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Schedule for the 2024–25 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 11 July 2024 16–18 August 2024 23–25 August 2024
Second round 13–15 September 2024 20–22 September 2024

Bracket

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The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.

The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.

First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Al Merreikh Bentiu
4 Kenya Gor Mahia
FR1 winner
Egypt Al Ahly
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta Solar
4 Somalia Dekedaha
FR2 winner
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
First round Second round
          
1 Uganda SC Villa
4 Ethiopia Commercial Bank of Ethiopia
FR3 winner
FR4 winner
3 Burundi Vital'O
2 Tanzania Young Africans
First round Second round
          
1 Tanzania Azam
4 Rwanda APR
FR5 winner
FR6 winner
3 Zanzibar JKU
2 Egypt Pyramids
First round Second round
          
1 Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
4 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira
FR7 winner
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
First round Second round
          
1 Zimbabwe Ngezi Platinum
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union
FR8 winner
Angola Petro de Luanda
First round Second round
          
1 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
4 Zambia Red Arrows
FR9 winner
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
First round Second round
          
1 Namibia African Stars
4 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy
FR10 winner
FR11 winner
3 Madagascar Disciples FC
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros US Zilimadjou
4 Nigeria Enugu Rangers
FR12 winner
FR13 winner
3 Seychelles Saint Louis Suns United
2 Angola Sagrada Esperança
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso AS Douanes
4 Benin Coton FC
FR14 winner
FR15 winner
3 Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad
First round Second round
          
1 Cameroon Victoria United
4 Ghana Samartex
FR16 winner
FR17 winner
3 Niger AS GNN
2 Morocco Raja CA
First round Second round
          
1 Chad AS PSI
4 Tunisia US Monastir
FR18 winner
FR19 winner
3 Liberia Watanga
2 Algeria MC Alger
First round Second round
          
1 Central African Republic Red Star de Bangui
4 Mali Djoliba
FR20 winner
FR21 winner
3 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
2 Togo ASKO Kara
First round Second round
          
1 Ivory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
4 Senegal Teungueth
FR22 winner
FR23 winner
3 Guinea Milo
2 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
First round Second round
          
1 Sierra Leone Bo Rangers
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro
FR24 winner
FR25 winner
3 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi
2 Sudan Al Hilal
First round Second round
          
1 Libya Al Nasr
4 Sudan Al Merrikh
FR26 winner
FR27 winner
3 Nigeria Remo Stars
2 Morocco AS FAR

First round

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The first round, also called the first preliminary round, will include the 54 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Merreikh Bentiu South Sudan FR1 Kenya Gor Mahia 18 Aug 25 Aug
Arta Solar Djibouti FR2 Somalia Dekedaha 16 Aug 23 Aug
SC Villa Uganda FR3 Ethiopia Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 17 Aug 24 Aug
Vital'O Burundi FR4 Tanzania Young Africans 17 Aug 24 Aug
Azam Tanzania FR5 Rwanda APR 18 Aug 24 Aug
JKU Zanzibar FR6 Egypt Pyramids 18 Aug 23 Aug
Mbabane Swallows Eswatini FR7 Mozambique Ferroviário da Beira 16 Aug 25 Aug
Ngezi Platinum Zimbabwe FR8 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Maniema Union 17 Aug 25 Aug
Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi FR9 Zambia Red Arrows 18 Aug 24 Aug
African Stars Namibia FR10 Botswana Jwaneng Galaxy 17 Aug 24 Aug
Disciples FC Madagascar FR11 South Africa Orlando Pirates 18 Aug 23 Aug
US Zilimadjou Comoros FR12 Nigeria Enugu Rangers 18 Aug 23 Aug
Saint Louis Suns United Seychelles FR13 Angola Sagrada Esperança 17 Aug 24 Aug
AS Douanes Burkina Faso FR14 Benin Coton FC 17 Aug 25 Aug
AC Léopards Republic of the Congo FR15 Algeria CR Belouizdad 18 Aug 24 Aug
Victoria United Cameroon FR16 Ghana Samartex 18 Aug 25 Aug
AS GNN Niger FR17 Morocco Raja CA 18 Aug 24 Aug
AS PSI Chad FR18 Tunisia US Monastir 18 Aug 25 Aug
Watanga Liberia FR19 Algeria MC Alger 18 Aug 23 Aug
Red Star de Bangui Central African Republic FR20 Mali Djoliba 17 Aug 25 Aug
Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea FR21 Togo ASKO Kara 18 Aug 25 Aug
Stade d'Abidjan Ivory Coast FR22 Senegal Teungueth 17 Aug 24 Aug
Milo Guinea FR23 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 16 Aug 25 Aug
Bo Rangers Sierra Leone FR24 Ivory Coast San Pédro 17 Aug 25 Aug
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya FR25 Sudan Al Hilal 18 Aug 25 Aug
Al Nasr Libya FR26 Sudan Al Merrikh 17 Aug 24 Aug
Remo Stars Nigeria FR27 Morocco AS FAR 18 Aug 25 Aug
Al Merreikh Bentiu South SudanvKenya Gor Mahia
Report
Gor Mahia KenyavSouth Sudan Al Merreikh Bentiu
Report
Arta Solar DjiboutivSomalia Dekedaha
Report
Dekedaha SomaliavDjibouti Arta Solar
Report
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia EthiopiavUganda SC Villa
Report
Vital'O BurundivTanzania Young Africans
Report
Young Africans TanzaniavBurundi Vital'O
Report
Azam TanzaniavRwanda APR
Report
APR RwandavTanzania Azam
Report
JKU ZanzibarvEgypt Pyramids
Report
Pyramids EgyptvZanzibar JKU
Report
Ferroviário da Beira MozambiquevEswatini Mbabane Swallows
Report
AS Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the CongovZimbabwe Ngezi Platinum
Report
Nyasa Big Bullets MalawivZambia Red Arrows
Report
Red Arrows ZambiavMalawi Nyasa Big Bullets
Report
Referee: Amir Loussif (Tunisia)
Jwaneng Galaxy BotswanavNamibia African Stars
Report
Disciples FC MadagascarvSouth Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Orlando Pirates South AfricavMadagascar Disciples FC
Report
Enugu Rangers NigeriavComoros US Zilimadjou
Report
Sagrada Esperança AngolavSeychelles Saint Louis Suns United
Report
AS Douanes Burkina FasovBenin Coton FC
Report
Coton FC BeninvBurkina Faso AS Douanes
Report
CR Belouizdad AlgeriavRepublic of the Congo AC Léopards
Report
Victoria United CameroonvGhana Samartex
Report
Samartex GhanavCameroon Victoria United
Report
AS GNN NigervMorocco Raja CA
Report
Raja CA MoroccovNiger AS GNN
Report
AS PSI ChadvTunisia US Monastir
Report
US Monastir TunisiavChad AS PSI
Report
Watanga LiberiavAlgeria MC Alger
Report
MC Alger AlgeriavLiberia Watanga
Report
Red Star de Bangui Central African RepublicvMali Djoliba
Report
Djoliba MalivCentral African Republic Red Star de Bangui
Report
Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial GuineavTogo ASKO Kara
Report
ASKO Kara TogovEquatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
Report
Teungueth SenegalvIvory Coast Stade d'Abidjan
Report
Milo GuineavMauritania FC Nouadhibou
Report
FC Nouadhibou MauritaniavGuinea Milo
Report
Referee: Naim Hosni (Tunisia)
Bo Rangers Sierra LeonevIvory Coast San Pédro
Report
San Pédro Ivory CoastvSierra Leone Bo Rangers
Report
Al Ahly Benghazi LibyavSudan Al Hilal
Report
Al Hilal SudanvLibya Al Ahly Benghazi
Report
Al Nasr LibyavSudan Al Merrikh
Report
Al Merrikh SudanvLibya Al Nasr
Report
Remo Stars NigeriavMorocco AS FAR
Report
AS FAR MoroccovNigeria Remo Stars
Report

Second round

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The second round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 5 teams that received byes to this round, and the 27 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
FR1 winner SR1 Egypt Al Ahly 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR2 winner SR2 Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR3 winner SR3 FR4 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR5 winner SR4 FR6 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR7 winner SR5 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR8 winner SR6 Angola Petro de Luanda 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR9 winner SR7 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR10 winner SR8 FR11 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR12 winner SR9 FR13 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR14 winner SR10 FR15 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR16 winner SR11 FR17 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR18 winner SR12 FR19 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR20 winner SR13 FR21 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR22 winner SR14 FR23 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR24 winner SR15 FR25 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR26 winner SR16 FR27 winner 13–15 Sep 20–22 Sep
FR1 winner vEgypt Al Ahly
Al Ahly Egyptv FR1 winner
FR2 winner vTunisia Espérance de Tunis
Espérance de Tunis Tunisiav FR2 winner
FR3 winner v FR4 winner
FR4 winner v FR3 winner
FR5 winner v FR6 winner
FR6 winner v FR5 winner
FR7 winner vSouth Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africav FR7 winner
FR8 winner vAngola Petro de Luanda
Petro de Luanda Angolav FR8 winner
FR9 winner vDemocratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congov FR9 winner
FR10 winner v FR11 winner
FR11 winner v FR10 winner
FR12 winner v FR13 winner
FR13 winner v FR12 winner
FR14 winner v FR15 winner
FR15 winner v FR14 winner
FR16 winner v FR17 winner
FR17 winner v FR16 winner
FR18 winner v FR19 winner
FR19 winner v FR18 winner
FR20 winner v FR21 winner
FR21 winner v FR20 winner
FR22 winner v FR23 winner
FR23 winner v FR22 winner
FR24 winner v FR25 winner
FR25 winner v FR24 winner
FR26 winner v FR27 winner
FR27 winner v FR26 winner

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Libyan teams were listed as Libya 1 and Libya 2 during the draw; as their identity was still unknown by the time of the draw.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "New Champions League season kicks off with high-stakes preliminary round matches". Confederation of African Football. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  2. ^ "في الجول يكشف سبب عدم تواجد أسماء لفرق ليبية في قرعة دوري أبطال إفريقيا والكونفدرالية" [FilGoal reveals why Libyan teams were unnamed in CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup draw]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
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