2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Dates	12 February – 18 May 2016
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International football competition

The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 12 February to 18 May 2016.^[1] A total of 59 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2016 CAF Confederation Cup.^[2]

Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.^[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	Preliminary round
Teams	Espérance de Tunis (35 pts) FUS Rabat (3 pts) Al-Ahly Shendi (2 pts) ENPPI CS Don Bosco CS Constantine Medeama Zanaco CF Mounana AS Kaloum Barrack Young Controllers II Liga Desportiva de Maputo Azam	Stade Gabèsien Misr Lel Makkasa FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo MC Oran Khartoum SC Gagnoa Africa Sports Kawkab Marrakech New Star de Douala UMS de Loum Vita Club Mokanda Diables Noirs USFAS Bamako AS Bakaridjan Nasarawa United Akwa United Bidvest Wits Ajax Cape Town Sagrada Esperança Al-Ittihad Tripoli Defence Force AS SONIDEP Harare City Gaborone United USFA Atlético Olympic Renaissance Fomboni Club Deportivo Mongomo Wallidan Bandari AS Adema Police Génération Foot Light Stars Atlabara SC Villa JKU

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	12–14 February 2016	26–28 February 2016
First round	11–13 March 2016	18–20 March 2016
Second round	8–10 April 2016	19–20 April 2016
Play-off round	6–8 May 2016	17–18 May 2016

Bracket

The eight winners of the second round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the eight losers of the Champions League second round.

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Vita Club Mokanda (p)	0	1	1 (6)

Akwa United	1	0	1 (5)
				Vita Club Mokanda	0	1	1

				Police	0	0	0
Police	3	1	4

Atlabara	1	2	3
								Vita Club Mokanda	1	0	1

								Sagrada Esperança	2	2	4
Sagrada Esperança	1	2	3

Ajax Cape Town	2	0	2
				Sagrada Esperança	1	1	2

				Liga Desportiva de Maputo	0	1	1
Liga Desportiva de Maputo	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Wallidan	—	—	—

MC Oran (w/o)	—	—	—
				MC Oran	2	2	4

				SC Gagnoa	0	2	2
SC Gagnoa	2	0	2

USFAS Bamako	0	0	0
								MC Oran	0	0	0

								Kawkab Marrakech	0	1	1
Kawkab Marrakech (p)	3	0	3 (5)

USFA	0	3	3 (4)
				Kawkab Marrakech	3	0	3

				Barrack Young Controllers II	0	2	2
Barrack Young Controllers II	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Light Stars	0	0	0

Bidvest Wits	3	6	9
				Bidvest Wits	0	3	3

				Azam	3	4	7
Azam	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Azam	2	0	2

								Espérance de Tunis	1	3	4
Renaissance	1	2	3

New Star de Douala	0	2	2
				Renaissance	0	0	0

				Espérance de Tunis	2	5	7
Espérance de Tunis	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Harare City	3	3	6

AS Adema	2	1	3
				Harare City	1	1	2

				Zanaco	2	3	5
Zanaco	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Zanaco	1	0	1

								Stade Gabèsien	1	3	4
AS Bakaridjan	1	1	2 (3)

Stade Gabèsien (p)	1	1	2 (4)
				Stade Gabèsien	2	0	2

				AS Kaloum	1	0	1
AS Kaloum	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Nasarawa United	2	0	2

Génération Foot	1	0	1
				Nasarawa United	1	1	2

				CS Constantine	0	4	4
CS Constantine	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								CS Constantine	1	1	2

								Misr Lel Makkasa	0	3	3
Defence Force	1	0	1

Misr Lel Makkasa	3	3	6
				Misr Lel Makkasa	3	0	3

				CS Don Bosco	1	1	2
CS Don Bosco	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2	1	3

Bandari	0	1	1
				FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2	0	2

				Al-Ahly Shendi (a)	1	1	2
Al-Ahly Shendi	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								Al-Ahly Shendi	0	0	0

								Medeama	0	2	2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	4	1	5

AS SONIDEP	1	3	4
				Al-Ittihad Tripoli	1	0	1

				Medeama	0	2	2
Medeama	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

UMS de Loum (w/o)	0	0	0 (2)

Deportivo Mongomo (p) (d/q)	0	0	0 (4)
				UMS de Loum	1	1	2

				FUS Rabat	1	2	3
FUS Rabat	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								FUS Rabat	7	0	7

								SC Villa	0	1	1
Khartoum	0	0	0

SC Villa	1	1	2
				SC Villa	4	1	5

				JKU	0	0	0
JKU (w/o)	—	—	—

Gaborone United	—	—	—

Preliminary round				First round				Second round

Fomboni Club	1	0	1

Atlético Olympic	0	2	2
				Atlético Olympic	0	0	0

				CF Mounana	2	3	5
CF Mounana	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—
								CF Mounana (p)	2	0	2 (5)

								ENPPI	0	2	2 (4)
Diables Noirs	1	1	2

Africa Sports	2	2	4
				Africa Sports	0	1	1

				ENPPI	2	4	6
ENPPI	—	—	—

Bye	—	—	—

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 38 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1–1 (6–5 p)	Akwa United	0–1	1–0
Police	4–3	Atlabara	3–1	1–2
Sagrada Esperança	3–2	Ajax Cape Town	1–2	2–0
Wallidan	w/o	MC Oran	—	—
SC Gagnoa	2–0	USFAS Bamako	2–0	0–0
Kawkab Marrakech	3–3 (5–4 p)	USFA	3–0	0–3
Light Stars	0–9	Bidvest Wits	0–3	0–6
Renaissance	3–2	New Star de Douala	1–0	2–2
Harare City	6–3	AS Adema	3–2	3–1
AS Bakaridjan	2–2 (3–4 p)	Stade Gabèsien	1–1	1–1
Nasarawa United	2–1	Génération Foot	2–1	0–0
Defence Force	1–6	Misr Lel Makkasa	1–3	0–3
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	3–1	Bandari	2–0	1–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	5–4	AS SONIDEP	4–1	1–3
UMS de Loum	0–0 (2–4 p) w/o; d/q	Deportivo Mongomo	0–0	0–0
Khartoum	0–2	SC Villa	0–1	0–1
JKU	w/o	Gaborone United	—	—
Fomboni Club	1–2	Atlético Olympic	1–0	0–2
Diables Noirs	2–4	Africa Sports	1–2	1–2

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:30 UTC+1

Vita Club Mokanda	0–1	Akwa United
	Report	Ekpai 35'

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Referee: Etienne Gabato (Central African Republic)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

19:00 UTC+1

Akwa United	0–1	Vita Club Mokanda
	Report	Kalupumbu 53'
Penalties
	5–6

Akwa Ibom Stadium, Uyo

Referee: Kouassi Frederic Francois Biro (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Vita Club Mokanda won 6–5 on penalties.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:30 UTC+2

Police	3–1	Atlabara
Usengimana 9' Twagizimana 58' Songa 73'	Report	Khamis 39'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)

16:30 UTC+3

Atlabara	2–1	Police
Ajak 28' Wurube 49'	Report	Songa 46' (pen.)

Juba Stadium, Juba

Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

Police won 4–3 on aggregate.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:00 UTC+1

Sagrada Esperança	1–2	Ajax Cape Town
Oliveira 18'	Report	Gamildien 14' Norodien 53'

Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo

Referee: Stanley Hachiwa (Zambia)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

19:30 UTC+2

Ajax Cape Town	0–2	Sagrada Esperança
	Report	Love 21', 90'

Athlone Stadium, Cape Town

Referee: Allister Barra (Seychelles)

Sagrada Esperança won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)

Wallidan	Cancelled	MC Oran
	Report

26 February 2016 (2016-02-26)

MC Oran	Cancelled	Wallidan
	Report

MC Oran won on walkover after Wallidan withdrew.^[5]

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:30 UTC±0

SC Gagnoa	2–0	USFAS Bamako
Kassi 23' Coulibaly 45'	Report

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)

16:30 UTC±0

USFAS Bamako	0–0	SC Gagnoa
	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Moumouni Kiagou (Benin)

SC Gagnoa won 2–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

15:00 UTC±0

Kawkab Marrakech	3–0	USFA
Luiz Jeferson 14' (pen.) Aqqal 45' Sabbar 90'	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

15:30 UTC±0

USFA	3–0	Kawkab Marrakech
Traoré 55' (pen.) Kpan 64' Kafando 80'	Report
Penalties
	4–5

Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou

Referee: Benjamin Odey (Nigeria)

3–3 on aggregate. Kawkab Marrakech won 5–4 on penalties.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

16:00 UTC+4

Light Stars	0–3	Bidvest Wits
	Report	Sheppard 7' Vilakazi 24' Lecki 63'

Amitié Stadium, Praslin

Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

18:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Wits	6–0	Light Stars
Vilakazi 13' Mosiatlhaga 34' Pule 38' Jordan 56' Lupeta 87' Sheppard 90'	Report

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)

Bidvest Wits won 9–0 on aggregate.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:00 UTC+1

Renaissance	1–0	New Star de Douala
Hamit 14'	Report

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Beranger Woungui (Gabon)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

15:30 UTC+1

New Star de Douala	2–2	Renaissance
Nsangue 78' Nkama 81'	Report	Mahamat 24', 51'

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Jean Pierre Tshiamala Kabangu (Congo DR)

Renaissance won 3–2 on aggregate.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

14:00 UTC+2

Harare City	3–2	AS Adema
Chitiyo 38' Manuvire 40', 88'	Report	Rajaoniasy 46' Voavy 51' (pen.)

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Romualdo Do Rosario Baltazar (Angola)

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)

14:30 UTC+3

AS Adema	1–3	Harare City
Ramahaison 38'	Report	Manuvire 56' Madhanaga 65' Kumwala 70'

Rabemananjara Stadium, Mahajanga

Referee: Dharamveer Hurbungs (Mauritius)

Harare City won 6–3 on aggregate.

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)

16:00 UTC±0

AS Bakaridjan	1–1	Stade Gabèsien
Maiga 58'	Report	Cissé 39'

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Sheriff Njie (Gambia)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

14:00 UTC+1

Stade Gabèsien	1–1	AS Bakaridjan
Essifi 44'	Report	Sidibé 22'
Penalties
	4–3

Stade Municipal de Gabès, Gabès

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

2–2 on aggregate. Stade Gabèsien won 4–3 on penalties.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

16:00 UTC+1

Nasarawa United	2–1	Génération Foot
Fabiyi 6' Sogbeso 87' (pen.)	Report	Niane 48'

National Stadium, Abuja

Referee: Amadou Thiam (Mauritania)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

17:00 UTC±0

Génération Foot	0–0	Nasarawa United
	Report

Stade Demba Diop, Dakar

Referee: Hamidu Bomison (Ghana)

Nasarawa United won 2–1 on aggregate.

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

16:00 UTC+3

Defence Force	1–3	Misr Lel Makkasa
Naser 89'	Report	Ragab 9' Barakat 20' Hamdy 86'

Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

20:00 UTC+2

Misr Lel Makkasa	3–0	Defence Force
Barakat 59' Hamdy 73' Najdi 90' (pen.)	Report

Fayoum Stadium, Fayoum

Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Misr Lel Makkasa won 6–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

15:30 UTC+2

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2–0	Bandari
Mutshimba 36' Maolongi 83'	Report

Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28)

15:00 UTC+3

Bandari	1–1	FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Lavatsa 90' (pen.)	Report	Maolongi 20'

Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi

Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 3–1 on aggregate.

12 February 2016 (2016-02-12)

14:00 UTC+1

Al-Ittihad Tripoli	4–1	AS SONIDEP
Chtiba 11' Al Borki 45' Sabbou 62' Mahfud 90'	Report	Ide 21'

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

5 March 2016 (2016-03-05)^{[note 2]}

16:00 UTC+1

AS SONIDEP	3–1	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Traoré 73' Souleymane 88' Atsen 90'	Report	Zuway 3'

Stade Municipal, Niamey

Referee: Mandeng Cosmas (Cameroon)

Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 5–4 on aggregate.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

15:30 UTC+1

UMS de Loum	0–0	Deportivo Mongomo
	Report

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

18:00 UTC+1

Deportivo Mongomo	0–0	UMS de Loum
	Report
Penalties
	4–2

Estadio de Bata, Bata

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

0–0 on aggregate. Deportivo Mongomo won 4–2 on penalties.
The CAF announced on 2 March 2016 that UMS de Loum won on walkover after Deportivo Mongomo were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player.^[7]

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

16:45 UTC+3

Khartoum	0–1	SC Villa
	Report	Lwanga 19'

Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum

Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

16:00 UTC+3

SC Villa	1–0	Khartoum
Lwesibawa 40'	Report

Nakivubo Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)

SC Villa won 2–0 on aggregate.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

16:30 UTC+3

JKU	Cancelled	Gaborone United
	Report

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

16:00 UTC+2

Gaborone United	Cancelled	JKU
	Report

Francistown Stadium, Francistown

Referee: Eketsang Welcome Setloboko (South Africa)

JKU won on walkover after Gaborone United withdrew.^[8]

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13)

15:00 UTC+3

Fomboni Club	1–0	Atlético Olympic
Youssouf 77' (pen.)	Report

Stade de Moroni, Moroni

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

15:00 UTC+2

Atlético Olympic	2–0	Fomboni Club
Nduwimana 20' Hakizimana 90+3'	Report

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Waziri Waziri (Tanzania)

Atlético Olympic won 2–1 on aggregate.

14 February 2016 (2016-02-14)

15:30 UTC+1

Diables Noirs	1–2	Africa Sports
Ibara 69'	Report	Dogba 39', 66'

Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat, Brazzaville

Referee: Diosdado Nzibi (Equatorial Guinea)

27 February 2016 (2016-02-27)

15:30 UTC±0

Africa Sports	2–1	Diables Noirs
Dagnogo 29', 81'	Report	Tsiba 61'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)

Africa Sports won 4–2 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 19 winners of the preliminary round, and the 13 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1–0	Police	0–0	1–0
Sagrada Esperança	2–1	Liga Desportiva de Maputo	1–0	1–1
MC Oran	4–2	SC Gagnoa	2–0	2–2
Kawkab Marrakech	3–2	Barrack Young Controllers II	3–0	0–2
Bidvest Wits	3–7	Azam	0–3	3–4
Renaissance	0–7	Espérance de Tunis	0–2	0–5
Harare City	2–5	Zanaco	1–2	1–3
Stade Gabèsien	2–1	AS Kaloum	2–1	0–0
Nasarawa United	2–4	CS Constantine	1–0	1–4
Misr Lel Makkasa	3–2	CS Don Bosco	3–1	0–1
FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2–2 (a)	Al-Ahly Shendi	2–1	0–1
Al-Ittihad Tripoli	1–2	Medeama	1–0	0–2
UMS de Loum	2–3	FUS Rabat	1–1	1–2
SC Villa	5–0	JKU	4–0	1–0
Atlético Olympic	0–5	CF Mounana	0–2	0–3
Africa Sports	1–6	ENPPI	0–2	1–4

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

15:30 UTC+1

Vita Club Mokanda	0–0	Police
	Report

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

15:30 UTC+2

Police	0–1	Vita Club Mokanda
	Report	Ossagatsama 80'

Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali

Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)

Vita Club Mokanda won 1–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

15:00 UTC+1

Sagrada Esperança	1–0	Liga Desportiva de Maputo
Love 90+4'	Report

Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo

Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

15:00 UTC+2

Liga Desportiva de Maputo	1–1	Sagrada Esperança
Dayson 89'	Report	Love 90+4' (pen.)

Estádio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Sagrada Esperança won 2–1 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

18:00 UTC+1

MC Oran	2–0	SC Gagnoa
Benyahia 21', 52'	Report

Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

15:30 UTC±0

SC Gagnoa	2–2	MC Oran
Doumouya 23' Kassi 27'	Report	Larbi 4' N'Guessan 78' (o.g.)

Stade Robert Champroux, Abidjan

Referee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria)

MC Oran won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

18:00 UTC±0

Kawkab Marrakech	3–0	Barrack Young Controllers II
Mansouri 5' Amimi 45', 61'	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Daudu Williams (Sierra Leone)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

16:00 UTC±0

Barrack Young Controllers II	2–0	Kawkab Marrakech
George 79' Kennedy 88' (pen.)	Report

Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Kawkab Marrakech won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

18:00 UTC+2

Bidvest Wits	0–3	Azam
	Report	Abubakar 51' Kapombe 56' Bocco 61'

Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

15:15 UTC+3

Azam	4–3	Bidvest Wits
Kipré 23', 55', 88' Bocco 41'	Report	Shongwe 44' Mosiatlhaga 60' Botes 90'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Gait Metodious Oting (South Sudan)

Azam won 7–3 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

15:50 UTC+1

Renaissance	0–2	Espérance de Tunis
	Report	Khenissi 13' Chaalali 65'

Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena

Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

15:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	5–0	Renaissance
Khenissi 4' Mhirsi 12' Jelassi 52', 87' (pen.) Jouini 59'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Espérance de Tunis won 7–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

15:00 UTC+2

Harare City	1–2	Zanaco
Ruzvidzo 88'	Report	Funga 35' Kabwe 83'

Rufaro Stadium, Harare

Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	3–1	Harare City
Tembo 38', 78' Daka 87'	Report	Chimutimunzeve 9'

Sunset Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)

Zanaco won 5–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

14:00 UTC+1

Stade Gabèsien	2–1	AS Kaloum
Jelassi 3' Hosni 17'	Report	Camara 88'

Stade Municipal de Gabès, Gabès

Referee: Moumouni Kiagou (Benin)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)

17:00 UTC±0

AS Kaloum	0–0	Stade Gabèsien
	Report

Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

Stade Gabèsien won 2–1 on aggregate.

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)

14:00 UTC+1

Nasarawa United	1–0	CS Constantine
Azango 84'	Report

National Stadium, Abuja

Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

18:00 UTC+1

CS Constantine	4–1	Nasarawa United
Bezzaz 45' (pen.) Messadia 76' Meghni 79' Voavy 84'	Report	Bature 68'

Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, Constantine

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

CS Constantine won 4–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

18:00 UTC+2

Misr Lel Makkasa	3–1	CS Don Bosco
Barakat 17' Gaber 40' Poku 83'	Report	Kubanza 87'

Fayoum Stadium, Fayoum

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

15:30 UTC+2

CS Don Bosco	1–0	Misr Lel Makkasa
Ilongo 53' (pen.)	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

Misr Lel Makkasa won 3–2 on aggregate.

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)

15:30 UTC+2

FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo	2–1	Al-Ahly Shendi
Mutshimba 64' Mampuya 90+5'	Report	Mozamil 53'

Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba, Lubumbashi

Referee: Antonio Muachihuissa Caxala (Angola)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Ahly Shendi	1–0	FC Saint-Éloi Lupopo
Osunwa 10'	Report

Shendi Stadium, Shendi

Referee: Mahmoud Ashour (Egypt)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahly Shendi won on away goals.

13 March 2016 (2016-03-13)

16:00 UTC+1

Al-Ittihad Tripoli	1–0	Medeama
Chtiba 45' (pen.)	Report

Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax (Tunisia)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

15:00 UTC±0

Medeama	2–0	Al-Ittihad Tripoli
Mohammed 10', 35'	Report

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

Medeama won 2–1 on aggregate.

11 March 2016 (2016-03-11)

15:00 UTC+1

UMS de Loum	1–1	FUS Rabat
Deugoué 90+1'	Report	Aguerd 30'

Stade de la Réunification, Douala

Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19)

19:00 UTC±0

FUS Rabat	2–1	UMS de Loum
Benjelloun 11' Batna 63'	Report	Deugoué 70'

Stade de FUS, Rabat

Referee: Haithem Kossaï (Tunisia)

FUS Rabat won 3–2 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

16:00 UTC+3

SC Villa	4–0	JKU
Ndera 9' Sserumaga 34' Kasumba 47' Lwesibawa 61'	Report

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)

16:30 UTC+3

JKU	0–1	SC Villa
	Report	Kirya 46'

Amaan Stadium, Zanzibar City

Referee: Ali Adelaïd (Comoros)

SC Villa won 5–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

15:00 UTC+2

Atlético Olympic	0–2	CF Mounana
	Report	Guedegbe 7' Biyoghe 17'

Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Referee: Henry Mouandjo (Cameroon)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

15:30 UTC+1

CF Mounana	3–0	Atlético Olympic
Biyoghe 25' Mba 59' Ouédraogo 90'	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)

CF Mounana won 5–0 on aggregate.

12 March 2016 (2016-03-12)

16:00 UTC±0

Africa Sports	0–2	ENPPI
	Report	Koné 16' Kaoud 21'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Referee: Ousmane Sidibé (Mali)

20 March 2016 (2016-03-20)

17:00 UTC+2

ENPPI	4–1	Africa Sports
Yehia 4' (pen.) Oukri 42' Koné 82' Farrag 86'	Report	Traoré 70' (pen.)

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

ENPPI won 6–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Vita Club Mokanda	1–4	Sagrada Esperança	1–2	0–2
MC Oran	0–1	Kawkab Marrakech	0–0	0–1
Azam	2–4	Espérance de Tunis	2–1	0–3
Zanaco	1–4	Stade Gabèsien	1–1	0–3
CS Constantine	2–3	Misr Lel Makkasa	1–0	1–3
Al-Ahly Shendi	0–2	Medeama	0–0	0–2
FUS Rabat	7–1	SC Villa	7–0	0–1
CF Mounana	2–2 (5–4 p)	ENPPI	2–0	0–2

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

15:30 UTC+1

Vita Club Mokanda	1–2	Sagrada Esperança
Mulodi 80'	Report	Oliveira 25' Love 55'

Stade Municipal, Pointe-Noire

Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)

15:30 UTC+1

Sagrada Esperança	2–0	Vita Club Mokanda
Guedes 50' Joka 90'	Report

Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo

Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)

Sagrada Esperança won 4–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)

18:00 UTC+1

MC Oran	0–0	Kawkab Marrakech
	Report

Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Daouda Guèye (Senegal)

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)

20:00 UTC+1

Kawkab Marrakech	1–0	MC Oran
El Fakih 34' (pen.)	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Sékou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)

Kawkab Marrakech won 1–0 on aggregate.

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

15:15 UTC+3

Azam	2–1	Espérance de Tunis
Musa 69' Singano 70'	Report	Jouini 34'

Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)

19:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	3–0	Azam
Bguir 47' Jouini 63' Ben Youssef 81'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)

Espérance de Tunis won 4–2 on aggregate.

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	1–1	Stade Gabèsien
Kabwe 25'	Report	Hosni 66'

Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Ferdinand Udoh (Nigeria)

19 April 2016 (2016-04-19)

14:30 UTC+1

Stade Gabèsien	3–0	Zanaco
Hosni 22' Essifi 31', 69'	Report

Stade Municipal de Gabès, Gabès

Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)

Stade Gabèsien won 4–1 on aggregate.

9 April 2016 (2016-04-09)

18:00 UTC+1

CS Constantine	1–0	Misr Lel Makkasa
Meghni 85'	Report

Stade Mohamed Hamlaoui, Constantine

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)

18:00 UTC+2

Misr Lel Makkasa	3–1	CS Constantine
Poku 12' Fathi 51' Gaber 84'	Report	Voavy 76'

Fayoum Stadium, Fayoum

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)

Misr Lel Makkasa won 3–2 on aggregate.

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Ahly Shendi	0–0	Medeama
	Report

Shendi Stadium, Shendi

Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)

15:00 UTC±0

Medeama	2–0	Al-Ahly Shendi
Boahene 27' Mohammed 30'	Report

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi

Referee: Fidel Gomes (Guinea-Bissau)

Medeama won 2–0 on aggregate.

8 April 2016 (2016-04-08)

20:30 UTC+1

FUS Rabat	7–0	SC Villa
Batna 26' Sy 34' Benjelloun 40' El Bassil 47' Saâdane 70' El Gnaoui 80' Fouzair 90'	Report

Stade de FUS, Rabat

Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)

16:00 UTC+3

SC Villa	1–0	FUS Rabat
Kasumba 56' (pen.)	Report

Mandela National Stadium, Kampala

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

FUS Rabat won 7–1 on aggregate.

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10)

15:00 UTC+1

CF Mounana	2–0	ENPPI
Mba 17' Biyeme 58' (pen.)	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)

20 April 2016 (2016-04-20)

18:00 UTC+2

ENPPI	2–0	CF Mounana
Farrag 31' Martínez 86'	Report
Penalties
Martínez Yehia Nasef Kaoud Abdel Zaher Soliman Ibrahim	4–5	Biyeme Guedegbe Ouédraogo Mba Autchanga Ngonga Massamba

Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

2–2 on aggregate. CF Mounana won 5–4 on penalties.

Play-off round

The play-off round included 16 teams: the eight winners of the Confederation Cup second round and the eight losers of the Champions League second round.

The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 April 2016, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.^[9]^[10] The winners of the Confederation Cup second round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League second round, with the former hosting the second leg.

The 16 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):^[11]

Pot A contained the two highest-ranked winners of the Confederation Cup second round.
Pot B contained the six lowest-ranked losers of the Champions League second round.
Pot C contained the two highest-ranked losers of the Champions League second round.
Pot D contained the six lowest-ranked losers of the Confederation Cup second round.

First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot B were drawn into two ties. Next, a team from Pot C and a team from Pot D were drawn into two ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot B and Pot D were drawn into the last four ties.^[12]

Pot	Pot A	Pot B	Pot C	Pot D
Qualified from	Confederation Cup	Champions League	Champions League	Confederation Cup
Seeding	Seeded	Unseeded	Seeded	Unseeded
Teams	Espérance de Tunis (35 pts) FUS Rabat (3 pts)	Al-Merrikh (19 pts) Stade Malien (13 pts) MO Béjaïa Mamelodi Sundowns Al-Ahli Tripoli Young Africans	TP Mazembe (52 pts) Étoile du Sahel (27 pts)	Medeama CF Mounana Stade Gabèsien Misr Lel Makkasa Kawkab Marrakech Sagrada Esperança

The eight winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
MO Béjaïa	1–1 (a)	Espérance de Tunis	0–0	1–1
Stade Malien	0–4	FUS Rabat	0–0	0–4
Étoile du Sahel	2–1	CF Mounana	2–0	0–1
TP Mazembe	2–2 (a)	Stade Gabèsien	1–0	1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli	1–1 (a)	Misr Lel Makkasa	0–0	1–1
Al-Merrikh	1–2	Kawkab Marrakech	1–0	0–2
Young Africans	2–1	Sagrada Esperança	2–0	0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns	3–3 (a)	Medeama	3–1	0–2

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)

18:00 UTC+1

MO Béjaïa	0–0	Espérance de Tunis
	Report

Stade de l'Unité Maghrébine, Béjaïa

Referee: Malang Diedhiou (Senegal)

17 May 2016 (2016-05-17)

18:00 UTC+1

Espérance de Tunis	1–1	MO Béjaïa
Chaalali 29'	Report	Ndoye 33'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis

Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)

1–1 on aggregate. MO Béjaïa won on away goals.

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)

17:00 UTC±0

Stade Malien	0–0	FUS Rabat
	Report

Stade Modibo Kéïta, Bamako

Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

20:30 UTC+1

FUS Rabat	4–0	Stade Malien
Kondé 31' Nahiri 51' Njie 77' Batna 79'	Report

Stade de FUS, Rabat

Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

FUS Rabat won 4–0 on aggregate.

6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)

18:00 UTC+1

Étoile du Sahel	2–0	CF Mounana
Boughattas 45' Msakni 65'	Report

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

15:00 UTC+1

CF Mounana	1–0	Étoile du Sahel
Autchanga 40'	Report

Stade Augustin Monédan de Sibang, Libreville

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

8 May 2016 (2016-05-08)

15:30 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–0	Stade Gabèsien
Bolingi 90+5'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Daniel Bennett (South Africa)

17 May 2016 (2016-05-17)

14:30 UTC+1

Stade Gabèsien	2–1	TP Mazembe
Fouzai 28' (pen.) Hosni 74'	Report	Bokadi 69'

Stade Municipal de Gabès, Gabès

Referee: Bakary Gassama (Gambia)

2–2 on aggregate. TP Mazembe won on away goals.

6 May 2016 (2016-05-06)

16:00 UTC+1

Al-Ahli Tripoli	0–0	Misr Lel Makkasa
	Report

Stade Chedli Zouiten, Tunis (Tunisia)^{[note 1]}

Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

19:00 UTC+2

Misr Lel Makkasa	1–1	Al-Ahli Tripoli
Poku 18'	Report	Msoud 84' (pen.)

Fayoum Stadium, Fayoum

Referee: Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

1–1 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals.

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)

20:00 UTC+3

Al-Merrikh	1–0	Kawkab Marrakech
Agab 33'	Report

Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

20:00 UTC+1

Kawkab Marrakech	2–0	Al-Merrikh
El Fakih 12' (pen.), 86' (pen.)	Report

Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech

Referee: Eric Otogo-Castane (Gabon)

Kawkab Marrakech won 2–1 on aggregate.

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)

16:00 UTC+3

Young Africans	2–0	Sagrada Esperança
Msuva 73' Anthony 90+1'	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

15:00 UTC+1

Sagrada Esperança	1–0	Young Africans
Love 24'	Report

Estádio Sagrada Esperança, Dundo

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

7 May 2016 (2016-05-07)

18:00 UTC+2

Mamelodi Sundowns	3–1	Medeama
Castro 80' Billiat 84' Malajila 87'	Report	Kwakwa 1'

Lucas Masterpieces Moripe Stadium, Pretoria

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

18 May 2016 (2016-05-18)

15:00 UTC±0

Medeama	2–0	Mamelodi Sundowns
Akowuah 35' (pen.) Ofori 65'	Report

Sekondi-Takoradi Stadium, Sekondi-Takoradi

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

3–3 on aggregate. Medeama won on away goals.
The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won their Champions League second round tie on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.^[13] Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League.

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
^ The AS SONIDEP v Al-Ittihad Tripoli match was postponed due to a strike at Niamey airport.^[6]

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^ ^a ^b "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
^ "Preliminary draw for CC and CL 2016 conducted". CAF. 11 December 2015.
^ "Fixtures – CAF Confederation Cup 2016" (PDF). CAF.
^ "MC Oran - Après le forfait d'Al Wallidan". Le Quotidien d'Oran. M. Benboua. 6 January 2016.
^ "Strike of Niamey airport workers puts off Al-Itihad match". The Libya Observer. 28 February 2016.
^ "Coupe de la Confédération: le club de Mongomo disqualifié". Africa Top Sports. 3 March 2016.
^ "Gaborone United pull out of Confed Cup". SuperSport. 9 February 2016.
^ "Draw for Confed Cup 2nd 1/8th round holds April 21". CAF. 19 April 2016.
^ "Results of CC 2nd 1/8th Round draw". CAF. 21 April 2016.
^ "Ranking of Clubs Qualified to the 2nd 1/8th Finals of CC 2016". CAF.
^ "Procedure for draw of CC 2nd 1/8th round". CAF. 21 April 2016.
^ "Disqualification of AS Vita Club". CAF. 24 May 2016.