2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds
Qualification for the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup began on 9 September and ended on 9 November 2022 with a total of 50 teams that competed for the 16 group stage places of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.
Times were local.
Draw
The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2022 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The entry round of the 50 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons.
| Entry round | Second round | First round |
| 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 was applied. If the scores were still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner.
Schedule
The schedule of the competition was as follows.| Round | Draw date | First leg | Second leg |
| First round | 9 August 2022 | 9–11 September 2022 | 16–18 September 2022 |
| Second round | 9 August 2022 | 7–9 October 2022 | 14–16 October 2022 |
| Playoff round | 18 October 2022 | 2 November 2022 | 9 November 2022 |
Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2022.The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the [|playoff round], where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.
First round
The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 36 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.Second round
The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 14 teams that received byes to this round, and the 18 winners of the first round.Playoff round
The playoff round, also called the additional second preliminary round, includes 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup second round, and the 16 losers of the Champions League second round.The draw for the playoff round was held on 18 October 2022, 11:00 GMT, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons :
- Pot A contained the 7 seeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot B contained the 9 unseeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
- Pot C contained the 9 unseeded losers of the Champions League first round.
- Pot D contained the 7 seeded winners of the Confederation Cup first round.
| Pot | Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
| Qualified from | Champions League | Confederation Cup | Champions League | Confederation Cup |
| Teams |