2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup
The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup (officially the 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 19th 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.
| 2021–22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Dates | Qualifying: 10 September 2021 – 6 February 2022 Competition proper: 13 February – 20 May 2022 |
| Teams | Competition proper: 16 Total: 51+16 (from 39 associations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  RS Berkane (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Orlando Pirates |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 61 |
| Goals scored | 136 (2.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Victorien Adebayor(6 goals) |
The defending champions Raja Casablanca were unable to defend their title as they advanced to the group stage of the that season's CAF Champions League. The final was won by RS Berkane of Morocco 5–4 on penalties after a 1–1 draw after 120 minutes of regulation time against Orlando Pirates and RS Berkane at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo, Nigeria, capturing their second title in the process.
As winners, RS Berkane earned the right to play against the winners of the 2021–22 CAF Champions League, Wydad Casablanca, in the 2022 CAF Super Cup.[2]
Association team allocation
All 54 CAF member associations may enter the competition, 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 season, CAF utilized the 2016–2020 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculates points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over the previous 5 seasons in CAF's club competitions. The criteria for points are as follows:[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:
- 2020–21: x 5
- 2019–20: × 4
- 2018–19: × 3
- 2018: × 2
- 2017: × 1
Teams
The following 49 teams from 37 associations entered the competition.
- Teams in bold received a bye to the second round.
- The other teams entered the first round.
Associations are shown according to their 2017–2021 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score (in parentheses) indicated.
[TAN] Both the winners Simba SC and runner-ups Young Africans S.C. of the 2020–21 Tanzania FA Cup qualified for the 2021-22 CAF Champions League resulting in the slot usually allocated to the winner or runner-up of the Tanzania FA Cup to be awarded to the fourth placed team in the 2020–21 Tanzanian Premier League.
- Notes
- ^ Egypt (EGY): The 2020–21 Egyptian Premier League was not finished by the CAF deadline. As a result, the Egyptian Football Association announced that Al Masry and Pyramids, who were at third and fourth place after 29 rounds respectively, will represent Egypt in the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.[6]
Schedule
| Phase | Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualifying | First round | 13 August 2021 | 10–12 September 2021 | 17–19 September 2021 |
| Second round | 15–17 October 2021 | 22–24 October 2021 | ||
| Play-off round | 26 October 2021 | 28 November 2021 | 5 December 2021 | |
| Group stage | Matchday 1 | 28 December 2021 | 13 February 2022 | |
| Matchday 2 | 20 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 3 | 27 February 2022 | |||
| Matchday 4 | 13 March 2022 | |||
| Matchday 5 | 20 March 2022 | |||
| Matchday 6 | 3 April 2022 | |||
| Knockout stage | Quarter-finals | 5 April 2022 | 17 April 2022 | 24 April 2022 |
| Semi-finals | 8 May 2022 | 15 May 2022 | ||
| Final | 20 May 2022 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo | |||
Qualifying rounds
First round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Ben Guerdane  |
3–2 | AS Police |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| AS FAR |
3–1 |  Les Buffles du Borgou |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Diambars FC  |
3–0[upper-alpha 1] |  Wakriya AC | ||
| AS Ashanti Golden Boys |
2–4[upper-alpha 1] |  Bayelsa United | ||
ASC Kara  |
3–4 |  ASAC Concorde |
3–0 | 0–4 |
Azam  |
4–1 |  Horseed |
3–1 | 1–0 |
URA Football Club  |
5–2 |  Ethiopian Coffee |
2–1 | 3–1 |
Atlabara  |
0–4 |  Al-Ahli Merowe |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Futuro Kings  |
2–4 | Marumo Gallants |
2–1 | 0–3 |
AS Mangasport  |
0–0 (2–3 p) |  Orapa United |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Bumamuru  |
0–1 |  CSMD Diables Noirs |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Red Arrows  |
2–1 |  Young Buffaloes |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Olympique de Missiri  |
1–8 |  AS Kigali |
1–2 | 0–6 |
Binga FC  |
5–0 |  MC Breweries |
3–0 | 2–0 |
ASFA Yennenga  |
2–1 |  FC San Pédro |
0–0 | 2–1 |
FC Dikhil  |
0–3 | Biashara United |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Hay Al-Wadi SC |
0–4[upper-alpha 2] |  Al Ahli Tripoli | ||
CFFA  |
2–1 | Kabwe Warriors |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Mafunzo  |
0–4 |  Interclube |
0–1 | 0–3 |
Notes:
- Matches involving Guinean clubs were played over a single leg in their opponent's country due to the political and security situation in Guinea following a coup d'état.[7]
- The first leg was originally scheduled to be played on 12 September 2021 at El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid, but was cancelled due to concerns over the suitability of the venue.[8] The match was played over a single leg at the venue for the second leg.
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Ben Guerdane |
0–5 | RS Berkane |
0–1 | 0–4 |
| AS FAR |
1–3 |  JS Kabylie |
0–1 | 1–2 |
| Diambars FC |
0–4 | Enyimba |
0–1 | 0–3 |
| Bayelsa United |
1–4 | CS Sfaxien |
1–0 | 0–4 |
| ASAC Concorde |
2–3 | JS Saoura |
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Azam |
0–1 |  Pyramids |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| URA Football Club |
0–1 | Al Masry |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Al-Ahli Merowe |
w/o[upper-alpha 1] |  Gor Mahia |
1–3 | — |
| Marumo Gallants |
3–2 |  AS Vita Club |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Orapa United |
2–2 (a) |  Coton Sport |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| CSMD Diables Noirs |
0–1 | Orlando Pirates |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Red Arrows |
1–0 | Primeiro de Agosto |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| AS Kigali |
2–4 | DC Motema Pembe |
1–2 | 1–2 |
| Binga FC |
1–1 (7–6 p) | ASFA Yennenga |
0–1 | 1–0 |
| Biashara United |
w/o[upper-alpha 2] | Al Ahli Tripoli |
2–0 | — |
| CFFA |
w/o[upper-alpha 3] | Interclube |
0–3 | — |
Notes:
Play-off round
Eliminated from 2021–22 CAF Champions League:
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zanaco |
3–2 | Binga FC |
3–0 | 0–2 |
| Simba |
4–2 | Red Arrows |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| TP Mazembe |
1–0 | Marumo Gallants |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| ASEC Mimosas |
5–2 | Interclube |
2–0 | 3–2 |
| FC Nouadhibou |
0–2 | Coton Sport |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| USGN |
2–1 | DC Motema Pembe |
2–0 | 0–1 |
| AS Otohô |
2–1 | Gor Mahia |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| APR |
1–2 | RS Berkane |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Tusker |
0–1 | CS Sfaxien |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Hearts of Oak  |
2–4 | JS Saoura |
2–0 | 0–4 |
| Rivers United |
2–2 (a) | Al Masry |
2–1 | 0–1 |
| Stade Malien |
1–1 (2–4 p) | Al Ahli Tripoli |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Al Ittihad |
w/o[upper-alpha 1] | Enyimba |
— | 0–2 |
| AS Maniema Union |
0–2 | Pyramids |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| LPRC Oilers |
w/o[upper-alpha 2] | Orlando Pirates |
0–2 | — |
| Royal Leopards |
2–2 (a) | JS Kabylie |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Notes:
Group stage
In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
| Tiebreakers |
|---|
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[14]
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Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | PYR | CSS | ZAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Ahli Tripoli |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 | Pyramids |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 | CS Sfaxien |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 | Zanaco |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: Al Ahli Tripoli 3, Pyramids 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Al Ahli Tripoli 0, Pyramids 0. Head-to-head away goals: Al Ahli Tripoli 1, Pyramids 0
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORL | ITT | JSS | ROL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orlando Pirates |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Al Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 | JS Saoura |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 | Royal Leopards |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | MAS | ASO | COT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TP Mazembe |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al Masry |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 | AS Otohô |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 | Coton Sport |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | SIM | ASE | USG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RS Berkane |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | |
| 2 | Simba |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 | ASEC Mimosas |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | USGN |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
Notes:
- Head-to-head points: RS Berkane 3, Simba 3. Head-to-head goal differences: RS Berkane +1, Simba -1
Knockout stage
The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:
- In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.
- In the draws for semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Al Ahli Tripoli |
Pyramids |
| B | Orlando Pirates |
Al Ittihad |
| C | TP Mazembe |
Al Masry |
| D | RS Berkane |
Simba |
Bracket
The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals and semi-finals), which was held on 5 April 2022, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[15]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| Al Ittihad | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Al Ahli Tripoli | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Simba | 1 | 0 | 1 (3) | |||||||||||||
| 20 May – Uyo | ||||||||||||||||
| Orlando Pirates (p) | 0 | 1 | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||
| Orlando Pirates | 1 (4) | |||||||||||||||
| RS Berkane (p) | 1 (5) | |||||||||||||||
| Pyramids | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| TP Mazembe | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RS Berkane | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| Al Masry | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| RS Berkane (a) | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simba |
1–1 (3–4 p) | Orlando Pirates |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Al Ittihad |
0–1 | Al Ahli Tripoli |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Pyramids |
0–2 | TP Mazembe |
0–0 | 0–2 |
| Al Masry |
2–2 (a) | RS Berkane |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Semi-finals
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahli Tripoli |
1–2 | Orlando Pirates |
0–2 | 1–0 |
| TP Mazembe |
2–4 | RS Berkane |
1–0 | 1–4 |
Final
The final was played on 20 May 2022 at Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo.
| Orlando Pirates | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | RS Berkane |
|---|---|---|
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–5 |
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Team | MD1 | MD2 | MD3 | MD4 | MD5 | MD6 | QF1 | QF2 | SF1 | SF2 | F | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victorien Adebayor |
USGN |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| 2 | Youssef El Fahli |
RS Berkane |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| 3 | Bandile Shandu |
Orlando Pirates |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Karim Konaté |
ASEC Mimosas |
1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Charki El Bahri |
RS Berkane |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| Stephane Aziz Ki |
ASEC Mimosas |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mouad Fekkak |
RS Berkane |
2 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Sanad Al Warfali |
Al Ittihad |
1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Kabelo Dlamini |
Orlando Pirates |
1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
See also
Notes
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