2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The 2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 10 February to 19 March 2017.[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2017 CAF Champions League.[2]

2017 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates10 February – 19 March 2017

Draw

The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 21 December 2016 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[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
(9 teams)		 Preliminary round
(46 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 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 10–12 February 2017 17–19 February 2017
First round 10–12 March 2017 17–19 March 2017

Bracket

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 December 2016.[3][4] The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the group stage, while the 16 losers of the first round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

  Preliminary round First round
                         
USM Alger Bye  
   
    USM Alger 2 0 2
  Rail Club du Kadiogo 0 1 1
Rail Club du Kadiogo 3 0 3
Diables Noirs 0 1 1  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
AS Real Bamako 0 0 0  
Rivers United 0 4 4  
    Rivers United 3 0 3
  Al-Merrikh 0 4 4
Sony Elá Nguema 0 1 1
Al-Merrikh 1 4 5  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Étoile du Sahel Bye  
   
    Étoile du Sahel 3 2 5
  AS Tanda 0 1 1
AS Tanda 3 1 4
AS FAN 0 3 3  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Espérance de Tunis Bye  
   
    Espérance de Tunis 3 1 4
  Horoya 1 2 3
US Gorée 0 1 1
Horoya 0 2 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Wa All Stars 1 0 1  
Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 2 5  
    Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 1 3 (a)
  FUS Rabat 0 3 3 (a)
Johansen 1 0 1
FUS Rabat 1 3 4  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Mamelodi Sundowns Bye  
   
    Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
  KCCA 1 1 2
KCCA 1 1 2 (a)
1º de Agosto 0 2 2 (a)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Wydad Casablanca Bye  
   
    Wydad Casablanca 1 0 1 (5 p)
  CF Mounana 0 1 1 (4 p)
CF Mounana 2 1 3
Vital'O 0 0 0  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Ngaya Club 1 1 2  
Young Africans 5 1 6  
    Young Africans 1 0 1 (a)
  Zanaco 1 0 1 (a)
Zanaco 0 1 1
APR 0 0 0  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Zimamoto 2 1 3  
Ferroviário Beira 1 3 4  
    Ferroviário Beira 2 0 2 (4 p)
  Barrack Young Controllers 0 2 2 (1 p)
Barrack Young Controllers 1 0 1 (7 p)
Stade Malien 0 1 1 (6 p)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Zamalek Bye  
   
    Zamalek 4 1 5
  Enugu Rangers 1 2 3
JS Saoura 1 0 1 (a)
Enugu Rangers 1 0 1 (a)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1  
Séwé Sport 0 0 0  
    Gambia Ports Authority 1 0 1
  AS Vita Club 1 2 3
Royal Leopards 0 1 1
AS Vita Club 1 3 4  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Coton Sport 2 5 7  
Atlabara 0 2 2  
    Coton Sport 1 1 2
  CNaPS Sport 0 1 1
CNaPS Sport 2 2 4 (a)
Township Rollers 1 3 4 (a)  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Al-Ahly Bye  
   
    Al-Ahly 1 0 1
  Bidvest Wits 0 0 0
Saint-Louisienne 2 1 3
Bidvest Wits 1 3 4  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
TP Mazembe Bye  
   
    TP Mazembe 1 0 1 (a)
  CAPS United 1 0 1 (a)
Lioli 0 1 1
CAPS United 0 2 2  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
AC Léopards 1 1 2 (a)  
UMS de Loum 0 2 2 (a)  
    AC Léopards 0 0 0
  Saint George 1 2 3
Côte d'Or 0 0 0
Saint George 2 3 5  
  Preliminary round First round
                         
Al-Hilal Bye  
   
    Al-Hilal 3 2 5
  AS Port-Louis 2000 0 2 2
Tusker 1 1 2
AS Port-Louis 2000 1 2 3  

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Rail Club du Kadiogo 3–1 Diables Noirs 3–0 0–1
Sony Elá Nguema 1–5 Al-Merrikh 0–1 1–4
AS Real Bamako 0–4 Rivers United 0–0 0–4
AS Tanda 4–3 AS FAN 3–0 1–3
US Gorée 1–2 Horoya 0–0 1–2
Johansen 1–4 FUS Rabat 1–1 0–3
Wa All Stars 1–5 Al-Ahli Tripoli 1–3 0–2
KCCA 2–2 (a) 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
CF Mounana 3–0 Vital'O 2–0 1–0
Zanaco 1–0 APR 0–0 1–0
Ngaya Club 2–6 Young Africans 1–5 1–1
Barrack Young Controllers 1–1 (7–6 p) Stade Malien 1–0 0–1
Zimamoto 3–4 Ferroviário Beira 2–1 1–3
JS Saoura 1–1 (a) Enugu Rangers 1–1 0–0
Royal Leopards 1–4 AS Vita Club 0–1 1–3
Gambia Ports Authority 1–0 Séwé Sport 1–0 0–0
CNaPS Sport 4–4 (a) Township Rollers 2–1 2–3
Coton Sport 7–2 Atlabara 2–0 5–2
Saint-Louisienne 3–4 Bidvest Wits 2–1 1–3
Lioli 1–2 CAPS United 0–0 1–2
Côte d'Or 0–5 Saint George 0–2 0–3
AC Léopards 2–2 (a) UMS de Loum 1–0 1–2
Tusker 2–3 AS Port-Louis 2000 1–1 1–2
Rail Club du Kadiogo 3–0 Diables Noirs
  • Jeremiah  23', 64'
  • Sylla  84'
 Report
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)
Diables Noirs 1–0 Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report
Referee: Jean Marc Ganamandji (Central African Republic)

Rail Club du Kadiogo won 3–1 on aggregate.

Sony Elá Nguema 0–1 Al-Merrikh
Report
Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)
Al-Merrikh 4–1 Sony Elá Nguema
 Report
  • Zanga  85'
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Al-Merrikh won 5–1 on aggregate.

AS Real Bamako 0–0 Rivers United
Report
Referee: Eugene Tohouegnon (Benin)
Rivers United 4–0 AS Real Bamako
  • Ovoke  28' (pen.), 62' (pen.)
  • Igbinoba  56', 79'
 Report
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)

Rivers United won 4–0 on aggregate.

AS Tanda 3–0 AS FAN
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
AS FAN 3–1 AS Tanda
  • Seyni  25'
  • Balé  46'
  • Amarh  73'
 Report
  • Sahui  42'
Referee: Quadri Ololade Adebimpe (Nigeria)

AS Tanda won 4–3 on aggregate.

US Gorée 0–0 Horoya
Report
Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)
Horoya 2–1 US Gorée
 Report N'Diaye  39'
Referee: Harouna Coulibaly (Mali)

Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

Johansen 1–1 FUS Rabat
  • Bangura  50'
 Report
Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
FUS Rabat 3–0 Johansen
  • Benarif  18'
  • Njie  77'
  • El Araoui  90+2'
 Report
Referee: Lahlou Benbraham (Algeria)

FUS Rabat won 4–1 on aggregate.

Wa All Stars 1–3 Al-Ahli Tripoli
  • Arthur  59'
 Report
  • Ellafi  22', 63'
  • Saltou  50'
Referee: Jerry Yekeh (Liberia)
Al-Ahli Tripoli 2–0 Wa All Stars
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)

Al-Ahli Tripoli won 5–1 on aggregate.

KCCA 1–0 1º de Agosto
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
1º de Agosto 2–1 KCCA
 Report
Referee: Lazard Tsiba (Congo)

2–2 on aggregate. KCCA won on away goals.

CF Mounana 2–0 Vital'O
 Report
Referee: Alhadi Mahamat (Chad)
Vital'O 0–1 CF Mounana
Report
  • Mensah  48'
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

CF Mounana won 3–0 on aggregate.

Zanaco 0–0 APR
Report
Referee: Nomore Murambiwa Musundire (Zimbabwe)
APR 0–1 Zanaco
Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

Zanaco won 1–0 on aggregate

Ngaya Club 1–5 Young Africans
  • Boura  65'
 Report
Referee: Nelson Emile (Seychelles)
Young Africans 1–1 Ngaya Club
  • Mwinyi  44'
 Report
Referee: Alex Muhabi (Uganda)

Young Africans won 6–2 on aggregate.

Barrack Young Controllers 1–0 Stade Malien
  • Kennedy  86' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
Stade Malien 1–0 Barrack Young Controllers
  • Koné  45'
 Report
Penalties
 6–7
  • Kennedy
  • Barshall
  • Sembeh
  • Paye
  • Bility
  • Kamara
  • Somah
  • Dougbeh
  • Harmon
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

1–1 on aggregate. Barrack Young Controllers won 7–6 on penalties.

Zimamoto 2–1 Ferroviário Beira
  • Abdalla  34'
  • Ali  66'
 Report
  • Correia  2' (pen.)
Referee: Mashood Ssali (Uganda)
Ferroviário Beira 3–1 Zimamoto
  • Chelito  4'
  • Dayo  22'
  • Babo  61'
 Report
  • Ali  78'
Referee: Thulani Sibandze (Swaziland)

Ferroviário Beira won 4–3 on aggregate.

JS Saoura 1–1 Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Enugu Rangers 0–0 JS Saoura
Report
Referee: Bienvenu Sinko (Ivory Coast)

1–1 on aggregate. Enugu Rangers won on away goals.

Royal Leopards 0–1 AS Vita Club
Report
Referee: João Goma (Angola)
AS Vita Club 3–1 Royal Leopards
 Report
  • Tsabedze  88'
Referee: Thando Ndzandzeka (South Africa)

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority 1–0 Séwé Sport
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Séwé Sport 0–0 Gambia Ports Authority
Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

Gambia Ports Authority won 1–0 on aggregate.

CNaPS Sport 2–1 Township Rollers
 Report
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Zefanias Chijamela (Mozambique)
Township Rollers 3–2 CNaPS Sport
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Martin Mokete (Lesotho)

4–4 on aggregate. CNaPS Sport won on away goals.

Coton Sport 2–0 Atlabara
  • Kombous  12'
  • Belamo  89'
 Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Atlabara 2–5 Coton Sport
  • Wurube  40' (pen.)
  • Ajak  86'
 Report
  • Souleymanou  12'
  • Mahamat  18'
  • Daouda  44', 58'
  • Batai  82'
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

Coton Sport won 7–2 on aggregate.

Saint-Louisienne 2–1 Bidvest Wits
 Report
Referee: Soulaimane Ansudane (Comoros)
Bidvest Wits 3–1 Saint-Louisienne
 Report
  • Philéas  79'
Referee: Wisdom Chewe (Zambia)

Bidvets Wits won 4–3 on aggregate.

Lioli 0–0 CAPS United
Report
Referee: Jackson Pavaza (Namibia)
CAPS United 2–1 Lioli
 Report
Referee: Tirelo Mositwane (Botswana)

CAPS United won 2–1 on aggregate.

Côte d'Or 0–2 Saint George
Report
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Saint George 3–0 Côte d'Or
 Report
Hawassa International Stadium, Awasa
Referee: Mahmood Ali Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

Saint George won 5–0 on aggregate.

AC Léopards 1–0 UMS de Loum
  • Bagayoko  40' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Gauthier Marc Mihindou Mbina (Gabon)
UMS de Loum 2–1 AC Léopards
 Report
Referee: Joaquin Esono (Equatorial Guinea)

2–2 on aggregate. AC Léopards won on away goals.

Tusker 1–1 AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
  • Guikan  48'
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
AS Port-Louis 2000 2–1 Tusker
  • Guikan  84', 88'
 Report
  • Sempala  37'
Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

AS Port-Louis 2000 won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
USM Alger 2–1 Rail Club du Kadiogo 2–0 0–1
Rivers United 3–4 Al-Merrikh 3–0 0–4
Étoile du Sahel 5–1 AS Tanda 3–0 2–1
Espérance de Tunis 4–3 Horoya 3–1 1–2
Al-Ahli Tripoli 3–3 (a) FUS Rabat 2–0 1–3
Mamelodi Sundowns 3–2 KCCA 2–1 1–1
Wydad Casablanca 1–1 (5–4 p) CF Mounana 1–0 0–1
Young Africans 1–1 (a) Zanaco 1–1 0–0
Ferroviário Beira 2–2 (4–1 p) Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 0–2
Zamalek 5–3 Enugu Rangers 4–1 1–2
Gambia Ports Authority 1–3 AS Vita Club 1–1 0–2
Coton Sport 2–1 CNaPS Sport 1–0 1–1
Al-Ahly 1–0 Bidvest Wits 1–0 0–0
TP Mazembe 1–1 (a) CAPS United 1–1 0–0
AC Léopards 0–3 Saint George 0–1 0–2
Al-Hilal 5–2 AS Port-Louis 2000 3–0 2–2
USM Alger 2–0 Rail Club du Kadiogo
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Rail Club du Kadiogo 1–0 USM Alger
  • Kahan  53'
 Report
Referee: Abdoulaye Rhissa Almoustapha (Niger)

USM Alger won 2–1 on aggregate.

Rivers United 3–0 Al-Merrikh
  • Kuemian  17', 18'
  • Igbinoba  81'
 Report
Referee: Gehad Grisha (Egypt)
Al-Merrikh 4–0 Rivers United
 Report

Al-Merrikh won 4–3 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel 3–0 AS Tanda
 Report
AS Tanda 1–2 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)

Étoile du Sahel won 5–1 on aggregate.

Espérance de Tunis 3–1 Horoya
 Report
  • Mando  24'
Referee: Mutaz Khairalla (Sudan)
Horoya 2–1 Espérance de Tunis
 Report

Espérance de Tunis won 4–3 on aggregate.

Al-Ahli Tripoli 2–0 FUS Rabat
 Report
Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
FUS Rabat 3–1 Al-Ahli Tripoli
 Report
  • Saltou  48'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)

3–3 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals.

Mamelodi Sundowns 2–1 KCCA
 Report
KCCA 1–1 Mamelodi Sundowns
 Report
Phillip Omondi Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–2 on aggregate.

Wydad Casablanca 1–0 CF Mounana
 Report

1–1 on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won 5–4 on penalties.

Young Africans 1–1 Zanaco
 Report
Referee: Djamal Aden (Djibouti)
Zanaco 0–0 Young Africans
Report
Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)

1–1 on aggregate. Zanaco won on away goals.

Ferroviário Beira 2–0 Barrack Young Controllers
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Barrack Young Controllers 2–0 Ferroviário Beira
  • Bility  16'
  • Kennedy  43' (pen.)
 Report
Penalties
  • Kennedy
  • Sembeh
  • Yahweh
1–4
  • Mambucho
  • Dayo
  • Edson
  • Andro
Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)

2–2 on aggregate. Ferroviário Beira won 4–1 on penalties.

Zamalek 4–1 Enugu Rangers
 Report
Attendance: 10,000
Enugu Rangers 2–1 Zamalek
 Report

Zamalek won 5–3 on aggregate.

Gambia Ports Authority 1–1 AS Vita Club
 Report
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
AS Vita Club 2–0 Gambia Ports Authority
 Report

AS Vita Club won 3–1 on aggregate.

Coton Sport 1–0 CNaPS Sport
  • Mahamat  90'
 Report
Referee: Fitial Charel Just Kokolo (Congo)
CNaPS Sport 1–1 Coton Sport
  • Rafaralahy  89'
 Report
  • Souleymanou  60'
Vontovorona Stadium, Antananarivo
Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)

Coton Sport won 2–1 on aggregate.

Al-Ahly 1–0 Bidvest Wits
 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Bidvest Wits 0–0 Al-Ahly
Report
Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Al-Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate.

TP Mazembe 1–1 CAPS United
 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
CAPS United 0–0 TP Mazembe
Report

1–1 on aggregate. CAPS United won on away goals.

AC Léopards 0–1 Saint George
Report
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
Saint George 2–0 AC Léopards
 Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

Saint George won 3–0 on aggregate.

Al-Hilal 3–0 AS Port-Louis 2000
 Report
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)
AS Port-Louis 2000 2–2 Al-Hilal
 Report
Referee: Israel Mujuni (Tanzania)

Al-Hilal won 5–2 on aggregate.

Notes
  1. Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.
  2. The Saint George v Côte d'Or match was interrupted after 60 minutes due to heavy rain, and was completed the next day.[5]

References
  1. "CAF Flash Magazine: Final 2016 Orange Confederation Cup" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "CAF Champions League regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  3. "Interclubs 2017: Draw Result". CAF. 21 December 2016.
  4. "Total CAF Champions League draw result" (PDF). CAF.
  5. "Africa: CAF Champions League - St. George Defeat Cote D'Or 5-0 On Aggregate". AllAfrica. 20 February 2017.
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