2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
| Dates | 9 August – 5 November 2019 |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 106 |
| Goals scored | 255 (2.41 per match) |
← 2018–19 2020–21 → | |
The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 5 November 2019.[1] A total of 69 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
Draw
[edit]The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 July 2019 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3][4]
The entry round of the 53 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 (11 teams) |
Preliminary round (42 teams) |
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Format
[edit]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).[2]
Schedule
[edit]The schedule of the competition was as follows.[1]
| Round | First leg | Second leg |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 9–11 August 2019 | 23–25 August 2019 |
| First round | 13–15 September 2019 | 27–29 September 2019 |
| Play-off round | 27 October 2019 | 3 November 2019 |
Bracket
[edit]The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.[4]
The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
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Preliminary round
[edit]The preliminary round included the 42 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASC Snim |
0–7 | 0–5 | 0–2 | |
| USGN |
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Maranatha |
3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| AS Pélican |
2–2 (4–1 p) | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Paradou AC |
3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | |
| Bolton City |
3–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 | |
| Mogadishu City |
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Akonangui |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| Niger Tornadoes |
4–5 | 1–2 | 3–3 | |
| TS Galaxy |
2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| Buildcon |
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Arta/Solar7 |
1–4 | 1–1 | 0–3 | |
| DC Motema Pembe |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
| AS Kigali |
2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | |
| Proline |
3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | |
| Bandari |
1–1 (a) | 0–0 | 1–1 | |
| US Ben Guerdane |
5–1 | 5–1 | 0–0 | |
| Fasil Kenema |
2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Triangle United |
5–0 | 5–0 | 0–0 | |
| Pyramids |
5–1 | 4–1 | 1–0 | |
| CR Belouizdad |
4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| ASC Snim | 0–5 | |
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ESAE won 7–0 on aggregate.
| USGN | 1–1 | |
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| Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | |
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Al-Ittihad won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Maranatha | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
Maranatha won 3–0 on aggregate.
| AS Pélican | 1–1 | |
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| AS Maniema Union | 1–1 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 1–4 | ||
2–2 on aggregate. AS Pélican won 4–1 on penalties.
| Paradou AC | 3–0 | |
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| CI Kamsar | 1–0 | |
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Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Bolton City | 3–1 | |
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| Jwaneng Galaxy | 1–0 | |
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Bolton City won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Mogadishu City | 0–0 | |
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| Malindi | 1–0 | |
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Malindi won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Akonangui | 1–1 | |
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| Ashanti Gold | 3–0 | |
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Ashanti Gold won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Niger Tornadoes | 1–2 | |
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| Report |
| Santoba | 3–3 | |
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| Report |
Santoba won 5–4 on aggregate.
| TS Galaxy | 1–0 | |
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| Saint Louis Suns United | 0–1 | |
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TS Galaxy won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Buildcon | 0–1 | |
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Young Buffaloes won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Arta/Solar7 | 1–1 | |
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Al-Khartoum won 4–1 on aggregate.
| DC Motema Pembe | 2–0 | |
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| Stade Renard de Melong | 0–2 | |
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DC Motema Pembe won 4–0 on aggregate.
AS Kigali won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Proline | 3–0 | |
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| Masters Security | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
Proline won 3–0 on aggregate.
| Bandari | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| Al-Ahly Shendi | 1–1 | |
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1–1 on aggregate. Bandari won on away goals.
| US Ben Guerdane | 5–1 | |
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US Ben Guerdane won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Fasil Kenema | 1–0 | |
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| Azam | 3–1 | |
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Azam won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Triangle United | 5–0 | |
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Triangle United won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Pyramids | 4–1 | |
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| Étoile du Congo | 0–1 | |
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Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
| CR Belouizdad | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
| AS CotonTchad | 0–2 | |
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CR Belouizdad won 4–0 on aggregate.
First round
[edit]The first round, also called the second preliminary round,[6] included 32 teams: the 11 teams that received byes to this round, and the 21 winners of the preliminary round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| ESAE |
0–0 (3–2 p) | 0–0 | 0–0 | |
| Al-Ittihad |
1–1 (a) | 1–1 | 0–0 | |
| Maranatha |
2–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | |
| AS Pélican |
3–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | |
| Paradou AC |
3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Bolton City |
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Malindi |
2–7 | 1–4 | 1–3 | |
| Ashanti Gold |
3–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| Santoba |
0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | |
| TS Galaxy |
4–1 | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| Young Buffaloes |
1–3 | 1–0 | 0–3 | |
| Al-Khartoum |
3–3 (1–3 p) | 1–2 | 2–1 | |
| AS Kigali |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Bandari |
3–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | |
| Azam |
0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | |
| Pyramids |
2–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 |
0–0 on aggregate. ESAE won 3–2 on penalties.
| Al-Ittihad | 1–1 | |
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| Hassania Agadir | 0–0 | |
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1–1 on aggregate. Hassania Agadir won on away goals.
Djoliba won 3–2 on aggregate.
| AS Pélican | 2–1 | |
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| Enugu Rangers | 3–1 | |
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Enugu Rangers won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Paradou AC | 3–1 | |
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| CS Sfaxien | 0–0 | |
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Paradou AC won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Bolton City | 1–2 | |
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| Zanaco | 3–0 | |
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| Report |
Zanaco won 5–1 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won 7–2 on aggregate.
| Ashanti Gold | 3–2 | |
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| Report |
| RS Berkane | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
RS Berkane won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Santoba | 0–0 | |
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| Report |
| FC San Pédro | 3–0 | |
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FC San Pédro won 3–0 on aggregate.
| TS Galaxy | 1–0 | |
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| CNaPS Sport | 1–3 | |
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TS Galaxy won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Young Buffaloes | 1–0 | |
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| Bidvest Wits | 3–0 | |
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Bidvest Wits won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Al-Khartoum | 1–2 | |
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| DC Motema Pembe | 1–2 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
3–3 on aggregate. DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on penalties.
| AS Kigali | 1–1 | |
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| Proline | 2–1 | |
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Proline won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Bandari | 2–0 | |
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| Report |
| US Ben Guerdane | 2–1 | |
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Bandari won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Azam | 0–1 | |
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| Triangle United | 1–0 | |
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Triangle United won 2–0 on aggregate.
| Pyramids | 1–1 | |
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| CR Belouizdad | 0–1 | |
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Pyramids won 2–1 on aggregate.
Play-off round
[edit]The play-off round, also called the additional second preliminary round,[7] included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round, and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf in Cairo, Egypt.[8] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
- Pot A contained the eight seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot B contained the six seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
- Pot C contained the eight unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot D contained the ten unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into eight ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into six ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last two ties.[9]
| Pot | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
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| Qualified from | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Champions League | Confederation Cup |
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The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Horoya |
5–2 | 4–2 | 1–0 | |
| Young Africans |
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Enyimba |
4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Génération Foot |
1–1 (3–4 p) | 0–1 | 1–0 | |
| Asante Kotoko |
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| KCCA |
1–4 | 0–0 | 1–4 | |
| Gor Mahia |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| UD Songo |
1–8 | 1–2 | 0–6 | |
| Elect-Sport |
0–5 | 0–1 | 0–4 | |
| Green Eagles |
2–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | |
| Cano Sport |
2–8 | 1–3 | 1–5 | |
| Fosa Juniors |
2–5 | 2–0 | 0–5 | |
| Côte d'Or |
0–6 | 0–4 | 0–2 | |
| ASC Kara |
2–2 (a) | 2–1 | 0–1 | |
| FC Nouadhibou |
4–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | |
| Al-Nasr |
4–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Horoya | 4–2 | |
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Horoya won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Young Africans | 1–2 | |
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| Pyramids | 3–0 | |
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Pyramids won 5–1 on aggregate.
Enyimba won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Génération Foot | 0–1 | |
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| ESAE | 0–1 | |
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| Penalties | ||
| 4–3 | ||
1–1 on aggregate. ESAE won 4–3 on penalties.
| Asante Kotoko | 1–0 | |
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| FC San Pédro | 2–0 | |
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FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
| KCCA | 0–0 | |
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| Paradou AC | 4–1 | |
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Paradou AC won 4–1 on aggregate.
| Gor Mahia | 1–1 | |
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| DC Motema Pembe | 2–1 | |
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DC Motema Pembe won 3–2 on aggregate.
| UD Songo | 1–2 | |
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| Bidvest Wits | 6–0 | |
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Bidvest Wits won 8–1 on aggregate.
| Elect-Sport | 0–1 | |
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| Djoliba | 4–0 | |
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Djoliba won 5–0 on aggregate.
| Green Eagles | 1–1 | |
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| Hassania Agadir | 2–1 | |
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Hassania Agadir won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Cano Sport | 1–3 | |
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| Zanaco | 5–1 | |
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Zanaco won 8–2 on aggregate.
| Fosa Juniors | 2–0 | |
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| RS Berkane | 5–0 | |
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RS Berkane won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Al-Masry | 2–0 | |
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Al-Masry won 6–0 on aggregate.
| ASC Kara | 2–1 | |
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| Enugu Rangers | 1–0 | |
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2–2 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.
| FC Nouadhibou | 2–0 | |
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| Triangle United | 3–2 | |
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FC Nouadhibou won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Al-Nasr | 2–2 | |
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Al-Nasr won 4–2 on aggregate.
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The teams from Egypt were listed as Egypt 1 (Al-Masry) and Egypt 2 (Pyramids) at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the teams had not been confirmed.
- ^ The team from Ethiopia was listed as Ethiopia 1 at the time of the qualifying round draw as the identity of the team had not been confirmed.
- ^ a b c Teams from Libya played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
- ^ Teams from Somalia played their home matches outside the country due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.
- ^ The DC Motema Pembe v Stade Renard de Melong was postponed from 11 August to 12 August due to travel difficulties of Stade Renard de Melong.[5]
- ^ Teams from South Sudan played their home matches outside the country due to renovation of Juba Stadium.
- ^ Since the identity of the losers of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team Zamalek (44 pts) was used for seeding of the draw.
- ^ a b The matches between Génération Foot and ESAE were played on 30 October and 5 November 2019 due to the delay of the Champions League first round tie between Zamalek and Génération Foot.[10]
- ^ The Asante Kotoko v FC San Pédro match was suspended during half time due to heavy rains, and was continued on 28 October 2019, 14:00 UTC±0.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Interclubs competition calendar; seasons 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Fixtures for 2019/20 Interclubs preliminary rounds released". CAF. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b "CAF Total Confederation Cup 2019/20 Preliminary Rounds Draw Results" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Coupe de la CAF : DC Motema Pembe- Stade Renard reporté ?". africatopsports.com. 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Second Preliminary Round of the CC 2019/20" (PDF). cafonline.com.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Additional Second Preliminary Round of the CC 2019/20" (PDF). cafonline.com.
- ^ "Results of the CC draw". CAF. 9 October 2019.
- ^ "Draw Procedure of the CC additional 2nd Preliminary" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ "Total CAF Champions League 2019/20: Zamalek vs Generation Foot". CAF. 8 October 2019.
- ^ "CAF Confed Cup: Asante Kotoko, San Pedro game to be played at 2pm". ghanaweb.com. 28 October 2019.
External links
[edit]- Total CAF Confederation Cup, CAFonline.com