2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup


The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup was the 21st edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, under the current CAF Confederation Cup title after the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup Winners' Cup.
The winners automatically qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup, and also earn the right to play against the winners of the 2023-24 CAF Champions League in the 2024 CAF Super Cup.

Association team allocation

All 56 CAF member associations may enter the CAF Confederation Cup, with the 12 highest ranked associations according to their CAF 5-year ranking eligible to enter two teams in the competition. As a result, theoretically a maximum of 68 teams could enter the tournament – although this level has never been reached.
For the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup, the CAF used the 2018–2023 CAF 5-year ranking, which calculated points for each entrant association based on their clubs’ performance over those 5 years in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup. The criteria for points were the following:
African Football LeagueCAF Champions LeagueCAF Confederation Cup
Winners7 points6 points5 points
Runners-up6 points5 points4 points
Losing semi-finalists5 points4 points3 points
Losing quarter-finalists4 points3 points2 points
3rd place in groups3 points2 points1 point
4th place in groups2 points1 point0.5 point

The points are multiplied by a coefficient according to the season as follows:
  • 2023–24: × 5
  • 2022–23: × 4
  • 2021–22: × 3
  • 2020–21: × 2
  • 2019–20: × 1

Teams

The following 52 teams from 41 associations entered the competition.
  • Teams in bold received a bye to the [|second round].
  • The other teams entered the [|first round].
Associations are shown according to their 2018–2023 CAF 5-year ranking – those with a ranking score have their rank and score indicated.
AssociationRank TeamQualifying method
1 FUS Rabat2022-23 Botola third place
1 RS Berkane2021-22 Moroccan Throne Cup winners
2 Zamalek2022–23 Egyptian Premier League third place
2 Modern Future2022–23 Egyptian Premier League fourth place
2 USM Alger
2 ASO Chlef2022–23 Algerian Cup winners
4 SuperSport United2022–23 South African Premier Division third place
4 Sekhukhune United2022–23 Nedbank Cup runners-up
5 Club Africain2022–23 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 third place
5 Olympique Béja2022–23 Tunisian Cup winners
6 Azam2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League third place
6 Singida Fountain Gate2022–23 Tanzanian Premier League fourth place
7 Saint-Éloi Lupopo2022–23 Linafoot Entered after protesting about the FECOFA rankings
7 —Daring Club Motema Pembe and Maniema Union failed to get a CAF Licence
8 Sagrada Esperança2022–23 Girabola third place
8 Académica do Lobito2022–23 Angola Cup runners-up
9 Hay Al Arab2022–23 Sudan Premier League third place
9 Haidoub FC2022–23 Sudan Premier League fourth place
10 Milo FC2022–23 Guinée Championnat National third place
10 Académie SOAR2022–23 Guinée Championnat National fourth place
11 Al Hilal Benghazi2022–23 Libyan Premier League third place
11 Abu Salim2022–23 Libyan Premier League fourth place
12 Rivers United2022–23 Nigeria Professional Football League third place
12 Bendel Insurance2023 Nigeria FA Cup winners

; Associations which did not enter a team

Group stage

Tiebreakers