2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates	13 February – 3 April 2022
Tournament statistics
Matches played	48
Goals scored	116 (2.42 per match)
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The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage were played from 13 February to 3 April 2022. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.

Times are in local times.

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the play-off round of qualifying were drawn into four groups of four.

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 contained one team from each of Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.^[1]

Pot 1
Team	Pts
TP Mazembe	45
RS Berkane	41
Pyramids	31
Royal Leopards^{[note 1]}	28

Pot 2
Team	Pts
Simba	24
CS Sfaxien	21
Coton Sport	16
Orlando Pirates	16

Pot 3
Team	Pts
Al Masry	14
Zanaco	10
JS Saoura	6
ASEC Mimosas	5

Pot 4
Team	Pts
Al Ahli Tripoli	3
AS Otohô	1.5
Al Ittihad	–
USGN	–

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):^[3]

Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
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;
Goal difference in all group matches;
Goals scored in all group matches;
Away goals scored in all group matches;
Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday	Dates	Matches
Matchday 1	13 February 2022	Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2	20 February 2022	Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3	27 February 2022	Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4	13 March 2022	Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5	20 March 2022	Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6	3 April 2022	Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	AHL	PYR	CSS	ZAN
1	Al Ahli Tripoli	6	4	1	1	9	5	+4	13^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	—	1–0	2–1	2–0
2	Pyramids	6	4	1	1	7	3	+4	13^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	2–1	—	1–0	1–0
3	CS Sfaxien	6	1	2	3	3	5	−2	5		0–0	1–1	—	1–0
4	Zanaco	6	1	0	5	3	9	−6	3		2–3	0–2	1–0	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: Al Ahli Tripoli 3, Pyramids 3. Head-to-head goal differences: Al Ahli Tripoli 0, Pyramids 0. Head-to-head away goals: Al Ahli Tripoli 1, Pyramids 0

13 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Pyramids	2–1	Al Ahli Tripoli
Issa 56' El Karti 78'	Report	Al-Tubal 21'

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)

13 February 2022

20:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	1–0	Zanaco
Harzi 90+7' (pen.)	Report

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis^{[note 2]}

Referee: Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)

20 February 2022

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	0–2	Pyramids
	Report	Lakay 45+1', 83'

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

20 February 2022

21:00 UTC+2

Al Ahli Tripoli	2–1	CS Sfaxien
Hammami 6' (o.g.) Al Taher 52'	Report	Harzi 87' (pen.)

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

27 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Pyramids	1–0	CS Sfaxien
Gabr 90+3'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)

27 February 2022

21:00 UTC+2

Al Ahli Tripoli	2–0	Zanaco
El Trbi 79' El Monir 85'	Report

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)

13 March 2022

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	2–3	Al Ahli Tripoli
Siankombo 35' Phiri 82'	Report	El Fakih 13' (pen.), 63' (pen.) Husayn 90+2'

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)

13 March 2022

20:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	1–1	Pyramids
Chaouat 54'	Report	El Karti 44'

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis^{[note 2]}

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

20 March 2022

15:00 UTC+2

Zanaco	1–0	CS Sfaxien
Musonda 31'	Report

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)

20 March 2022

21:00 UTC+2

Al Ahli Tripoli	1–0	Pyramids
Gaber 54' (o.g.)	Report

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

3 April 2022

21:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien	0–0	Al Ahli Tripoli
	Report

Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis^{[note 2]}

Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)

3 April 2022

22:00 UTC+2

Pyramids	1–0	Zanaco
Issa 90'	Report

30 June Stadium, Cairo

Referee: Kouassi Attidgbe (Togo)

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ORL	ITT	JSS	ROL
1	Orlando Pirates	6	4	1	1	15	5	+10	13	Advance to knockout stage	—	0–0	2–0	3–0
2	Al Ittihad	6	3	2	1	9	7	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage	3–2	—	1–1	3–2
3	JS Saoura	6	3	1	2	6	5	+1	10		0–2	1–0	—	2–0
4	Royal Leopards	6	0	0	6	5	18	−13	0		2–6	1–2	0–2	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

13 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	2–0	JS Saoura
Jele 3' Shandu 66'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)

6 March 2022^{[note 3]}

16:00 UTC+2

Royal Leopards	1–2	Al Ittihad
bin Ali 52' (o.g.)	Report	Eisay 2' Al Khouja 35'

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)^{[note 4]}

Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)

20 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Al Ittihad	3–2	Orlando Pirates
Al Warfali 14' Eisay 28' Al Khouja 53'	Report	Shandu 26', 45+1'

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)

20 February 2022

20:00 UTC+1

JS Saoura	2–0	Royal Leopards
Hamidi 9' (pen.) Hammia 90+3' (pen.)	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers^{[note 5]}

Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandandé (Benin)

27 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Al Ittihad	1–1	JS Saoura
Zubya 22'	Report	Ouis 30'

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)

27 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Royal Leopards	2–6	Orlando Pirates
Mabelesa 6' Mokenkoane 8'	Report	M. Dlamini 20' (o.g.) Shandu 38' Peprah 45+1' Jele 57' K. Dlamini 60' Dzvukamanja 80'

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)^{[note 4]}

Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)

13 March 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	3–0	Royal Leopards
Makaringe 48' K. Dlamini 56' Dzvukamanja 70'	Report

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)

13 March 2022

20:00 UTC+1

JS Saoura	1–0	Al Ittihad
Bellatreche 1'	Report

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers^{[note 5]}

Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)

20 March 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Al Ittihad	3–2	Royal Leopards
Al Warfali 45+2' (pen.), 90+3' Al-Misrati 70'	Report	Mokenkoane 58' B. C. Dlamini 66'

Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi

Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

20 March 2022

20:00 UTC+1

JS Saoura	0–2	Orlando Pirates
	Report	Nyauza 48' K. Dlamini 51'

Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers^{[note 5]}

Referee: Mahamadou Kéïta (Mali)

3 April 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Royal Leopards	0–2	JS Saoura
	Report	Saâdi 51' Bellatreche 54'

Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa)^{[note 4]}

Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)

3 April 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Orlando Pirates	0–0	Al Ittihad
	Report

Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	TPM	MAS	ASO	COT
1	TP Mazembe	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	1–0	1–0
2	Al Masry	6	3	1	2	5	3	+2	10	Advance to knockout stage	2–0	—	1–0	2–0
3	AS Otohô	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8		2–2	1–0	—	1–1
4	Coton Sport	6	0	3	3	3	7	−4	3		2–2	0–0	0–1	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

13 February 2022

14:00 UTC+1

Coton Sport	0–0	Al Masry
	Report

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

13 February 2022

15:00 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–0	AS Otohô
Njoh 37'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)

20 February 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Al Masry	2–0	TP Mazembe
Hamed 60' Jlassi 67'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

23 February 2022^{[note 6]}

14:00 UTC+1

AS Otohô	1–1	Coton Sport
Makiese 75'	Report	Ngomo 68'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo)^{[note 7]}

Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)

27 February 2022

15:00 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	1–0	Coton Sport
Likonza 86'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

27 February 2022

17:00 UTC+1

AS Otohô	1–0	Al Masry
Okouri 87'	Report

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo)^{[note 7]}

Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

13 March 2022

14:00 UTC+1

Coton Sport	2–2	TP Mazembe
Marou 15' Masengo 67' (o.g.)	Report	Kitambala 42' Mondeko 90+5'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

13 March 2022

18:00 UTC+2

Al Masry	1–0	AS Otohô
Ali 83'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

20 March 2022

15:00 UTC+2

Al Masry	2–0	Coton Sport
Grendo 35' Alaa 53'	Report

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

20 March 2022

17:00 UTC+1

AS Otohô	2–2	TP Mazembe
Nkaya 66' Ngombe 87'	Report	Kinzumbi 35' Koffi 83'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo)^{[note 7]}

Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)

3 April 2022

15:00 UTC+2

TP Mazembe	2–0	Al Masry
Bossu 53', 75'	Report

Stade TP Mazembe, Lubumbashi

Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

3 April 2022

20:00 UTC+1

Coton Sport	0–1	AS Otohô
	Report	Cissé 7'

Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua

Referee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RSB	SIM	ASE	USG
1	RS Berkane	6	3	1	2	11	9	+2	10^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	—	2–0	1–0	5–3
2	Simba	6	3	1	2	9	7	+2	10^[a]	Advance to knockout stage	1–0	—	3–1	4–0
3	ASEC Mimosas	6	3	0	3	9	8	+1	9		3–1	3–0	—	2–1
4	USGN	6	1	2	3	9	14	−5	5		2–2	1–1	2–0	—

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Head-to-head points: RS Berkane 3, Simba 3. Head-to-head goal differences: RS Berkane +1, Simba -1

13 February 2022

16:00 UTC+3

Simba	3–1	ASEC Mimosas
Sakho 12' Kapombe 79' (pen.) Banda 81'	Report	Ki 60'

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)

13 February 2022

20:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	5–3	USGN
Fekkak 18', 20' El Bahri 25' Lukombe 65' Naji 68'	Report	Adebayor 49', 81' Boubacar 52'

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

20 February 2022

17:00 UTC+1

ASEC Mimosas	3–1	RS Berkane
Ki 57' Coulibaly 64' Konaté 70'	Report	El Bahri 83'

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin)^{[note 8]}

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

20 February 2022

17:00 UTC+1

USGN	1–1	Simba
Wilfried 12'	Report	Morrison 84'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)

27 February 2022

17:00 UTC+1

USGN	2–0	ASEC Mimosas
Wilfried 63' Adebayor 90'	Report

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)

27 February 2022

20:00 UTC+1

RS Berkane	2–0	Simba
Ba 32' El Bahri 41'	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)

13 March 2022

16:00 UTC+3

Simba	1–0	RS Berkane
Sakho 44'	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)

13 March 2022

17:00 UTC+1

ASEC Mimosas	2–1	USGN
Konaté 4' (pen.), 33'	Report	Adebayor 48' (pen.)

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin)^{[note 8]}

Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

20 March 2022

17:00 UTC+1

USGN	2–2	RS Berkane
Adebayor 36', 62'	Report	El Fahli 22' (pen.) Fekkak 90'

Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey

Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)

20 March 2022

17:00 UTC+1

ASEC Mimosas	3–0	Simba
Kramo 16' Ki 25' Konaté 57'	Report

Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin)^{[note 8]}

Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)

3 April 2022

19:00 UTC±0

RS Berkane	1–0	ASEC Mimosas
Lukombe 28' (pen.)	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

3 April 2022

22:00 UTC+3

Simba	4–0	USGN
Kanouté 63' Mugalu 68', 78' Hamisu 84' (o.g.)	Report

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

Notes

^ Since the identity of the winners of the play-off round tie between JS Kabylie and Royal Leopards was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team (JS Kabylie (28 pts)) was used for seeding of the draw.^[2]
^ ^a ^b ^c CS Sfaxien play their group stage home matches at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, which did not meet CAF requirements.
^ The Royal Leopards v Al Ittihad match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 6 March 2022 due to Royal Leopards late qualification.
^ ^a ^b ^c Royal Leopards F.C. play their group stage home matches at Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa), instead of their regular home stadium Simunye Park, Simunye, which did not meet CAF requirements.
^ ^a ^b ^c JS Saoura play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar, which did not meet CAF requirements.
^ AS Otohô v Coton Sport match, originally scheduled to be played on 20 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 23 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c AS Otohô play their group stage home matches at Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat, Brazzaville (Congo), which did not meet CAF requirements.
^ ^a ^b ^c ASEC Mimosas play their group stage home matches at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), which did not meet CAF requirements.