2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds began on 10 September 2022 and ended on 20 October 2022. A total of 58 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League.

2022–23 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 September – 20 October 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played81
Goals scored186 (2.3 per match)

Times were local.

Draw

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2][3]

The entry round of the 58 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
(6 teams)		 First round
(52 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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Schedule for the 2022–23 CAF Champions League
Round Draw date First leg Second leg
First round 9 August 2022 9–11 September 2022 16–18 September 2022
Second round 7–9 October 2022 14–16 October 2022

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2022. The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the second round entered the CAF Confederation Cup playoff round.

First round Second round
          
1 Nigeria Rivers United 3 0 3
4 Liberia Watanga 0 1 1
Nigeria Rivers United 2 0 2
Morocco Wydad AC 1 6 7
First round Second round
          
1 Gabon AS Stade Mandji 2 0 2
4 Nigeria Plateau United 2 1 3
Nigeria Plateau United 2 0 2
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis (a) 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Niger ASN Nigelec 2 0 2
4 Guinea SOA Renaissante 1 0 1
Niger ASN Nigelec 0 0 0
Morocco Raja CA 2 1 3
First round Second round
          
1 Rwanda APR 1 0 1
4 Tunisia Union Monastirienne 0 3 3
Tunisia Union Monastirienne 0 0 0
Egypt Al Ahly 1 3 4
First round Second round
          
1 Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui 0 0 0
4 Uganda Vipers 3 1 4
Uganda Vipers (p) 0 0 0 (4)
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 0 0 (2)
First round Second round
          
1 Comoros Volcan Club 1 — —
4 Seychelles La Passe 0 — w/o
Seychelles La Passe 0 1 1
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 7 8 15
First round Second round
          
1 Benin Coton Sport Benin 1 0 1
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 2 4
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0 1 1
Guinea Horoya 1 1 2
3 The Gambia Hawks — —
2 Guinea Horoya — — w/o
First round Second round
          
1 Togo ASKO Kara 1 1 2
4 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1 0 1
Togo ASKO Kara 1 1 2
Algeria JS Kabylie 2 1 3
3 Senegal Casa Sports 1 0 1
2 Algeria JS Kabylie 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo 2 0 2
4 Mali Djoliba 0 5 5
Mali Djoliba 2 0 2
Algeria CR Belouizdad 1 2 3
3 Sierra Leone Bo Rangers 0 0 0
2 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0 3 3
First round Second round
          
1 South Sudan Zalan 0 0 0
4 Tanzania Young Africans 4 5 9
Tanzania Young Africans 1 0 1
Sudan Al Hilal 1 1 2
3 Ethiopia Saint George 2 0 2
2 Sudan Al Hilal (a) 1 1 2
First round Second round
          
1 Djibouti Arta Solar 1 0 1
4 Sudan Al Merrikh 2 0 2
Sudan Al Merrikh (a) 2 1 3
Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 0 3 3
3 Zanzibar KMKM 0 0 0
2 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2 4 6
First round Second round
          
1 Burundi Flambeau du Centre (a) 1 1 2
4 Libya Al Ittihad 0 2 2
Burundi Flambeau du Centre 0 1 1
Egypt Zamalek 1 5 6
3 Chad Elect Sport 0 0 0
2 Egypt Zamalek 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 South Africa Cape Town City 2 0 2
4 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 0 0 0
South Africa Cape Town City 0 0 0
Angola Petro de Luanda 3 1 4
3 Mozambique Black Bulls 0 1 1
2 Angola Petro de Luanda 3 2 5
First round Second round
          
1 Zambia Red Arrows 0 1 1
4 Angola 1º de Agosto 1 1 2
Angola 1º de Agosto 1 0 1
Tanzania Simba 3 1 4
3 Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets 0 0 0
2 Tanzania Simba 2 2 4
First round Second round
          
1 Madagascar CFFA 2 1 3
4 Eswatini Royal Leopards 3 2 5
Eswatini Royal Leopards 1 1 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 1 2 3
3 Lesotho Matlama 0 0 0
2 Cameroon Coton Sport 3 1 4
First round Second round
          
1 Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo (p) 0 1 1 (3)
4 Ghana Asante Kotoko 1 0 1 (1)
Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 0 0 (3)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club (p) 0 0 0 (4)
3 Botswana Gaborone United 1 1 2
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0 3 3

First round

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 52 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rivers United Nigeria 3–1 Liberia Watanga 3–0 0–1
AS Stade Mandji Gabon 2–3 Nigeria Plateau United 2–2 0–1
ASN Nigelec Niger 2–1 Guinea SOA Renaissante 2–1 0–0
APR Rwanda 1–3 Tunisia Union Monastirienne 1–0 0–3
Olympic Real de Bangui Central African Republic 0–4 Uganda Vipers 0–3 0–1
Volcan Club Comoros w/o[upper-alpha 1] Seychelles La Passe 1–0 —
Coton Sport Benin Benin 1–4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1–2 0–2
Hawks The Gambia w/o[upper-alpha 2] Guinea Horoya — —
ASKO Kara Togo 2–1 Mauritania FC Nouadhibou 1–1 1–0
Casa Sports Senegal 1–3 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–3
Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea 2–5 Mali Djoliba 2–0 0–5
Bo Rangers Sierra Leone 0–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 0–0 0–3
Zalan South Sudan 0–9 Tanzania Young Africans 0–4 0–5
Saint George Ethiopia 2–2 (a) Sudan Al Hilal 2–1 0–1
Arta Solar Djibouti 1–2 Sudan Al Merrikh 1–2 0–0
KMKM Zanzibar 0–6 Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 0–2 0–4
Flambeau du Centre Burundi 2–2 (a) Libya Al Ittihad 1–0 1–2
Elect Sport Chad 0–4 Egypt Zamalek 0–2 0–2
Cape Town City South Africa 2–0 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 2–0 0–0
Black Bulls Mozambique 1–5 Angola Petro de Luanda 0–3 1–2
Red Arrows Zambia 1–2 Angola 1º de Agosto 0–1 1–1
Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi 0–4 Tanzania Simba 0–2 0–2
CFFA Madagascar 3–5 Eswatini Royal Leopards 2–3 1–2
Matlama Lesotho 0–4 Cameroon Coton Sport 0–3 0–1
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 1–1 (3–1 p) Ghana Asante Kotoko 0–1 1–0
Gaborone United Botswana 2–3 Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1–0 1–3

Notes:

  1. La Passe won on a walkover after Volcan Club failed to appear for the second leg.[4]
  2. Horoya won on a walkover after Hawks withdrew from the competition citing financial reasons.[5]

Rivers United Nigeria3–0Liberia Watanga
  • Agu 8'
  • Duru 19'
  • Acquah 45'
 Report
Referee: Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)
Watanga Liberia1–0Nigeria Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Swahib Bangura (Sierra Leone)

Rivers United won 3–1 on aggregate.

AS Stade Mandji Gabon2–2Nigeria Plateau United
  • Inounou 17'
  • Mbongui 45'
 Report
  • Onyebuchi 9'
  • Rabiu 35'
Referee: Abdou Abdel Mefire (Cameroon)
Plateau United Nigeria1–0Gabon AS Stade Mandji
  • Katoh 63'
 Report
Referee: Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

Plateau United won 3–2 on aggregate.

ASN Nigelec Niger2–1Guinea SOA Renaissante
  • Goumey 14', 65'
 Report
  • N'diaye 46'
Referee: Julian Nii Nunoo (Ghana)
SOA Renaissante Guinea0–0Niger ASN Nigelec
Report
Referee: Raimundo Correia (Guinea-Bissau)

ASN Nigelec won 2–1 on aggregate.

APR Rwanda1–0Tunisia Union Monastirienne
  • Mugunga 18'
 Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Union Monastirienne Tunisia3–0Rwanda APR
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

Union Monastirienne won 3–1 on aggregate.

Olympic Real de Bangui Central African Republic0–3Uganda Vipers
Report
  • Abdu 45+2'
  • Yiga 62'
  • Mubiru 84'
Referee: Jean Pierre Kabangu (DR Congo)
Vipers Uganda1–0Central African Republic Olympic Real de Bangui
 Report
Referee: Ring Malong (South Sudan)

Vipers won 4–0 on aggregate.

Volcan Club Comoros1–0Seychelles La Passe
  • Tsitafihy 13'
 Report
Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Eswatini)
La Passe SeychellesCancelledComoros Volcan Club
Report
National Sports Complex Pitch 1, Saint Pierre (Mauritius)[note 2]

La Passe won on walkover after Volcan Club failed to appear for the second leg.[4]

Coton Sport Benin Benin1–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
 Report
  • Kramo 2'
  • Zouzoua 70'
Referee: Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Benin Coton Sport Benin
  • Kramo 8'
  • Oura 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Abdulsalam Kassim (Nigeria)

ASEC Mimosas won 4–1 on aggregate.

ASKO Kara Togo1–1Mauritania FC Nouadhibou
  • Ouattara 46'
 Report
  • El Abd 79'
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
FC Nouadhibou Mauritania0–1Togo ASKO Kara
Report
  • Ouattara 3'
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

ASKO Kara won 2–1 on aggregate.

Casa Sports Senegal1–0Algeria JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
JS Kabylie Algeria3–0Senegal Casa Sports
 Report
Referee: Youssef Sraïri (Tunisia)

JS Kabylie won 3–1 on aggregate.

Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea2–0Mali Djoliba
 Report
Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
Djoliba Mali5–0Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
  • Da. Coulibaly 4'
  • O. Coulibaly 24' (pen.)
  • Kamaté 32'
  • Soumaré 40'
  • Diallo 86'
 Report
Referee: El Hadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)
Bo Rangers Sierra Leone0–0Algeria CR Belouizdad
Report
Referee: Alhasan Bass (Gambia)
CR Belouizdad Algeria3–0Sierra Leone Bo Rangers
 Report
Referee: Shuhoub Abdulbasit (Libya)

CR Belouizdad won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zalan South Sudan0–4Tanzania Young Africans
Report
Referee: Idris Osman (Eritrea)
Young Africans Tanzania5–0South Sudan Zalan
 Report
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

Young Africans won 9–0 on aggregate.

Saint George Ethiopia2–1Sudan Al Hilal
  • Gugsa 8', 30'
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Diraneh Guedi (Djibouti)
Al Hilal Sudan1–0Ethiopia Saint George
 Report
Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)

2–2 on aggregate. Al Hilal won on away goals.

Arta Solar Djibouti1–2Sudan Al Merrikh
  • Idriss 10'
 Report
Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Al Merrikh Sudan0–0Djibouti Arta Solar
Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Al Merrikh won 2–1 on aggregate.

KMKM Zanzibar0–2Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
Report
  • Ayed 41' (pen.)
  • Imhamed 65'
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya4–0Zanzibar KMKM
 Report
Referee: Mustapha Kechaf (Morocco)

Al Ahli Tripoli won 6–0 on aggregate.

Flambeau du Centre Burundi1–0Libya Al Ittihad
 Report
Referee: Elly Sasii (Tanzania)
Al Ittihad Libya2–1Burundi Flambeau du Centre
  • Eisay 3' (pen.)
  • Al-Zaleetni 65' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Youcef Gamouh (Algeria)

2–2 on aggregate. Flambeau du Centre won on away goals.

Elect Sport Chad0–2Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Jean-Piere Nguiene (Congo)
Zamalek Egypt2–0Chad Elect Sport
 Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

Zamalek won 4–0 on aggregate.

Cape Town City South Africa2–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
 Report
Referee: Artur Alfinar (Mozambique)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo0–0South Africa Cape Town City
Report
Referee: Pousri Alfred (Chad)

Cape Town City won 2–0 on aggregate.

Black Bulls Mozambique0–3Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Referee: Audrick Nkole (Zambia)
Petro de Luanda Angola2–1Mozambique Black Bulls
 Report
  • Melque 9'
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Petro de Luanda won 5–1 on aggregate.

Red Arrows Zambia0–1Angola 1º de Agosto
Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
1º de Agosto Angola1–1Zambia Red Arrows
  • Mawiya 15'
 Report
  • Banda 7'
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

1º de Agosto won 2–1 on aggregate.

Nyasa Big Bullets Malawi0–2Tanzania Simba
Report
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)
Simba Tanzania2–0Malawi Nyasa Big Bullets
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Simba won 4–0 on aggregate.

CFFA Madagascar2–3Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
  • S. Dlamini 45'
  • Magagula 53'
  • Solonantenaina 80' (o.g.)
Referee: José Chitumba (Angola)
Royal Leopards Eswatini2–1Madagascar CFFA
  • Zulu 78'
  • Sithole 84'
 Report
  • Rafanomezantsoa 9'
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Royal Leopards won 5–3 on aggregate.

Matlama Lesotho0–3Cameroon Coton Sport
Report
  • Eno 44'
  • Marou 62'
  • Kokolo 70'
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Coton Sport Cameroon1–0Lesotho Matlama
  • Eno 46'
 Report
Referee: Pierre Kibingo (DR Congo)

Coton Sport won 4–0 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso0–1Ghana Asante Kotoko
Report
  • Oppong 90+2'
Referee: Yelebodom Bodjona (Togo)
Asante Kotoko Ghana0–1Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report
  • Kambou 16'
Penalties
 1–3
  • soccer ball with check mark Nikiéma
  • soccer ball with red X Fa. Ouédraogo
  • soccer ball with check mark Kambou
  • soccer ball with check mark Sawadogo
Referee: Patrick Tanguy Vlei (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on penalties.

Gaborone United Botswana1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Botswana Gaborone United
 Report
Referee: Christian Nkamba (Cameroon)

AS Vita Club won 3–2 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 6 teams that received byes to this round, and the 26 winners of the first round.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rivers United Nigeria 2–7 Morocco Wydad AC 2–1 0–6
Plateau United Nigeria 2–2 (a) Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 2–1 0–1
ASN Nigelec Niger 0–3 Morocco Raja CA 0–2 0–1
Union Monastirienne Tunisia 0–4 Egypt Al Ahly 0–1 0–3
Vipers Uganda 0–0 (4–2 p) Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–0 0–0
La Passe Seychelles 1–15 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0–7 1–8
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 1–2 Guinea Horoya 0–1 1–1
ASKO Kara Togo 2–3 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–2 1–1
Djoliba Mali 2–3 Algeria CR Belouizdad 2–1 0–2
Young Africans Tanzania 1–2 Sudan Al Hilal 1–1 0–1
Al Merrikh Sudan 3–3 (a) Libya Al Ahli Tripoli 2–0 1–3
Flambeau du Centre Burundi 1–6 Egypt Zamalek 0–1 1–5
Cape Town City South Africa 0–4 Angola Petro de Luanda 0–3 0–1
1º de Agosto Angola 1–4 Tanzania Simba 1–3 0–1
Royal Leopards Eswatini 2–3 Cameroon Coton Sport 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso 0–0 (3–4 p) Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 0–0 0–0
Rivers United Nigeria2–1Morocco Wydad AC
  • Ohawume 33'
  • Acquah 54'
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Wydad AC Morocco6–0Nigeria Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Wydad AC won 7–2 on aggregate.

Plateau United Nigeria2–1Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
 Report
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Nigeria Plateau United
 Report

2–2 on aggregate. Espérance de Tunis won on away goals.

ASN Nigelec Niger0–2Morocco Raja CA
Report
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo)
Raja CA Morocco1–0Niger ASN Nigelec
 Report
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

Raja CA won 3–0 on aggregate.

Union Monastirienne Tunisia0–1Egypt Al Ahly
Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)
Al Ahly Egypt3–0Tunisia Union Monastirienne
 Report

Al Ahly won 4–0 on aggregate.

Vipers Uganda0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0Uganda Vipers
Report
Penalties
 2–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Anukani
  • soccer ball with check mark Galiwango
  • soccer ball with check mark Mandela
  • soccer ball with check mark Omajondo

0–0 on aggregate. Vipers won 4–2 on penalties.

La Passe Seychelles0–7South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins (Angola)
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa8–1Seychelles La Passe
 Report
  • Rajaonaisy 37'
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 15–1 on aggregate

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–1Guinea Horoya
Report
  • P. Ndiaye 57'
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Horoya Guinea1–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
  • Fofana 90+2'
 Report
  • Kramo 73'

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASKO Kara Togo1–2Algeria JS Kabylie
  • Ouattara 72'
 Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
JS Kabylie Algeria1–1Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
  • Avotor 88'
Referee: Mohammad Maarouf (Egypt)

JS Kabylie won 3–2 on aggregate.

Djoliba Mali2–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
  • Camara 2'
  • Da. Coulibaly 74'
 Report
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Mali Djoliba
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Malki (Tunisia)

CR Belouizdad won 3–2 on aggregate.

Young Africans Tanzania1–1Sudan Al Hilal
 Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Al Hilal Sudan1–0Tanzania Young Africans
 Report

Al Hilal won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al Merrikh Sudan2–0Libya Al Ahli Tripoli
  • Kambale 29'
  • Nouh 39'
 Report
El-Obeid Stadium, El-Obeid
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Al Ahli Tripoli Libya3–1Sudan Al Merrikh
 Report
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Al Merrikh won on away goals.

Flambeau du Centre Burundi0–1Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Hassan Hagi (Somalia)
Zamalek Egypt5–1Burundi Flambeau du Centre
 Report
  • Gakwaya 25'
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Zamalek won 6–1 on aggregate.

Cape Town City South Africa0–3Angola Petro de Luanda
Report
Petro de Luanda Angola1–0South Africa Cape Town City
  • Cabibi 87'
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

Petro de Luanda won 4–0 on aggregate.

1º de Agosto Angola1–3Tanzania Simba
  • Tshibamba 77' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Simba Tanzania1–0Angola 1º de Agosto
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Simba won 4–1 on aggregate.

Royal Leopards Eswatini1–1Cameroon Coton Sport
  • Matse 30'
 Report
Coton Sport Cameroon2–1Eswatini Royal Leopards
 Report
  • Zulu 72'
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

Coton Sport won 3–2 on aggregate.

Rail Club du Kadiogo Burkina Faso0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: Issa Mouhamed (Benin)
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0Burkina Faso Rail Club du Kadiogo
Report
Penalties
  • soccer ball with red X
  • Mangoba soccer ball with check mark
  • Zilu soccer ball with check mark
  • Ebunga soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
 4–3
  • soccer ball with red X Nikiéma
  • soccer ball with check mark Soré
  • soccer ball with red X Kambou
  • soccer ball with check mark Coulibaly
  • soccer ball with check mark Dao
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

0–0 on aggregate. AS Vita Club won 4–3 on penalties.

Notes
  1. Teams from the Central African Republic played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[6]
  2. Teams from Seychelles played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[7]
  3. The second leg of the Deportivo Mongomo v Djoliba tie, originally scheduled to be played on 18 September was postponed to 19 September, since Deportivo Mongomo was not able to arrive on time due to the airport restrictions at Modibo Keita International Airport.[8]
  4. Teams from Sierra Leone played their home matches in Liberia, since their only stadium which satisfies the criteria of hosting international matches - the Siaka Steven Stadium in Freetown is undergoing long term renovations.[9][10]
  5. Teams from South Sudan played their home matches in Tanzania, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[11][12]
  6. The first and second leg of the Elect Sport v Zamalek tie, originally scheduled to be played between 9–11 September and 16–18 September, was postponed to 18 September and 25 September 2022 respectively due to Zamalek's participation in Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup.
  7. Teams from Lesotho played their home matches in South Africa, since the Setsoto Stadium did not meet the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[13]
  8. Teams from Burkina Faso played their home matches outside the country, since none of the stadiums met the quality standards set according to the CAF regulations.[14]
  9. The first and second leg of the Rail Club du Kadiogo v AS Vita Club tie, originally scheduled to be played between 8–9 October and 14–16 October, was postponed to 16 October and 20 October 2022 respectively due to the September 2022 Burkina Faso coup d'état.[15]

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