2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

International football competition
2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates26 November 2023 – 3 March 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored106 (2.21 per match)
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The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 26 November 2023 and ended on 3 March 2024. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.[1]

The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown next to every team). Each group contains one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams
  • Egypt Zamalek (39 pts)
  • Morocco RS Berkane (37 pts)
  • Algeria USM Alger (27 pts)
  • Nigeria Rivers United (10 pts)
  • Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs (5 pts)
  • Angola Sagrada Esperança (4 pts)
  • Egypt Modern Future (2.5 pts)
  • Tunisia Club Africain (2 pts)

Format

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):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 26 November 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 3 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 10 December 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 20 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 25 February 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 3 March 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

All times are local.

Group A

Pos Team
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  • t
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA MOF HIL SSU
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 Egypt Modern Future 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 5–0 1–0
3 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 6 2 0 4 6 13 −7 6 2–1 1–2 — 2–1
4 South Africa SuperSport United 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Modern Future Egypt1–0South Africa SuperSport United
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
USM Alger Algeria2–0Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
SuperSport United South Africa0–2Algeria USM Alger
Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya1–2Egypt Modern Future
  • Adrees 3'
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya2–1South Africa SuperSport United
  • Al Taeb 13', 61'
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
USM Alger Algeria1–0Egypt Modern Future
  • Kanou 65'
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Modern Future Egypt0–0Algeria USM Alger
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
SuperSport United South Africa2–1Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
 Report
  • Salim 23'
Referee: Patrice Tanguy Mebiame (Gabon)
SuperSport United South Africa1–1Egypt Modern Future
  • Matodzi 69'
 Report
  • Zaazaa 31'
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Al Hilal Benghazi Libya2–1Algeria USM Alger
  • Al Tawergi 14'
  • Al Taeb 50'
 Report
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)
USM Alger Algeria2–1South Africa SuperSport United
 Report
  • Matodzi 51'
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Modern Future Egypt5–0Libya Al Hilal Benghazi
  • Zaazaa 22'
  • Sadek 45'
  • Atef 55', 88'
  • Al Msmari 69' (o.g.)
 Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Group B

Pos Team
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM SAL SGA SOAR
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0[a]
2 Libya Abu Salim 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 Angola Sagrada Esperança 6 2 2 2 5 2 +3 8 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
4 Guinea Académie SOAR 6 0 1 5 0 12 −12 1 0–4 0–2 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 win after Académie SOAR failed to travel to Egypt.[2]
Zamalek Egypt1–0Libya Abu Salim
 Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Sagrada Esperança Angola2–0Guinea Académie SOAR
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Abu Salim Libya1–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
  • Aleiyan 88'
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Académie SOAR Guinea0–4Egypt Zamalek
Report
Al Salam Stadium, Cairo (Egypt)
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Zamalek Egypt1–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
 Report
Referee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Abu Salim Libya1–0Guinea Académie SOAR
  • Elghadi 61'
 Report
Referee: Patrice Milazare (Mauritius)
Sagrada Esperança Angola0–0Egypt Zamalek
Report
Académie SOAR Guinea0–2Libya Abu Salim
Report
  • El Bouashi 19'
  • Alabani 65'
Abu Salim Libya1–2Egypt Zamalek
  • Almiqlash 75'
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Académie SOAR Guinea0–0Angola Sagrada Esperança
Report
Zamalek Egypt3–0
Awarded[note 1]		Guinea Académie SOAR
Report
Referee: Mitiku Tewodros (Ethiopia)
Sagrada Esperança Angola3–0Libya Abu Salim
  • Judour 4' (o.g.)
  • Tati 55'
  • Walter 66'
 Report
Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)

Group C

Pos Team
  • v
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DFC RIV CA ADL
1 Ghana Dreams FC 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 4–0
2 Nigeria Rivers United 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12[a] 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Tunisia Club Africain 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 2–0 3–0 — 1–1
4 Angola Académica do Lobito 6 0 1 5 6 17 −11 1 2–3 2–3 1–3 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Ranked on goal difference: Dreams FC +4, Rivers United +2.
Club Africain Tunisia2–0Ghana Dreams FC
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Rivers United Nigeria3–0Angola Académica do Lobito
  • Antwi 3'
  • Odeh 46'
  • Asiegbu 61'
 Report
Dreams FC Ghana2–1Nigeria Rivers United
 Report
  • Oyowah 90+3'
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Académica do Lobito Angola1–3Tunisia Club Africain
  • Samuel 60'
 Report
Referee: Adissa Abdul Raphiou Ligali (Benin)
Rivers United Nigeria1–0Tunisia Club Africain
  • Nwagua 43'
 Report
Académica do Lobito Angola2–3Ghana Dreams FC
  • Nelo 14'
  • Samuel 90'
 Report
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
Dreams FC Ghana4–0Angola Académica do Lobito
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Club Africain Tunisia3–0Nigeria Rivers United
 Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Académica do Lobito Angola2–3Nigeria Rivers United
  • Cabibi 37' (pen.)
  • Camuege 67'
 Report
  • Udom 40'
  • Oyowah 44' (pen.)
  • Mohammed 48'
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Dreams FC Ghana1–0Tunisia Club Africain
  • Atuahene 49'
 Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Rivers United Nigeria2–1Ghana Dreams FC
  • Deputy 61'
  • Godswill 90+10'
 Report
Club Africain Tunisia1–1Angola Académica do Lobito
 Report
  • Samuel 78'
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

Group D

Pos Team
  • v
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  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB MLI SKU DNS
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–0 2–0
2 Mali Stade Malien 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 South Africa Sekhukhune United 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 6 0–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo1–3Mali Stade Malien
 Report
  • A. Traoré 4'
  • Diaby 10'
  • Yakubu 41'
Referee: Elmabrouk Muhammad (Libya)
RS Berkane Morocco2–0South Africa Sekhukhune United
 Report
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
Stade Malien Mali1–2Morocco RS Berkane
  • M. Traoré 71'
 Report
  • Bassène 30', 37'
Referee: Celso Armindo Alvação (Mozambique)
Sekhukhune United South Africa2–1Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
 Report
  • Ngakosso-Oko 27'
Sekhukhune United South Africa0–0Mali Stade Malien
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
RS Berkane Morocco2–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
 Report
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo1–1Morocco RS Berkane
  • Ngakosso-Oko 41'
 Report
  • Zghoudi 53'
Referee: Ibrahim Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
Stade Malien Mali1–0South Africa Sekhukhune United
  • Tiesse 63'
 Report
Stade Malien Mali1–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
  • Kouma 90'
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
Sekhukhune United South Africa0–0Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Diables Noirs Republic of the Congo0–0South Africa Sekhukhune United
Report
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
RS Berkane Morocco3–0Mali Stade Malien
 Report
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ On 1 March 2024, Académie SOAR announced that, due to failing to obtain an access permit to Egypt from the Guinean authorities, they won't be able to attend the match against Zamalek. Two days later, the match was officially cancelled by CAF.[3] Later, on 11 March, CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 walkover win.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw to be conducted on Friday". Confederation of African Football. 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ "كاف يقصي سوار الغيني من الكونفدرالية ويعتبره خاسرا أمام الزمالك" [CAF awards Zamalek a walkover win over SOAR of Guinea]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  3. ^ "CAF Statement on Zamalek SC vs Super Olympien d'une Afrique Renaissante (SOAR) TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Fixture". CAF. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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