2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates26 November 2023 – 3 March 2024
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored106 (2.21 per match)

The 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 26 November 2023 and ended on 3 March 2024. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw

<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the group stage was held on 6 October 2023, 12:00 GMT (14:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa. The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds were drawn into four groups of four.[1] 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 contains one team from each of Pot 1 and Pot 2, and two teams from Pot 3, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Teams

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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):

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  5. 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;
  6. Goal difference in all group matches;
  7. Goals scored in all group matches;
  8. Away goals scored in all group matches;
  9. Drawing of lots.

Schedule

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 26 November 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 3 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 10 December 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 20 December 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 25 February 2024 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 3 March 2024 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

All times are local.

Group A

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA MOF HIL SSU
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 4 1 1 8 3 +5 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 2–1
2 Egypt Modern Future 6 3 2 1 9 3 +6 11 0–0 — 5–0 1–0
3 Libya Al Hilal Benghazi 6 2 0 4 6 13 −7 6 2–1 1–2 — 2–1
4 South Africa SuperSport United 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 1–1 2–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Modern Future Egypt1–0South Africa SuperSport United
 Report

Group B

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM SAL SGA SOAR
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 5 1 0 11 1 +10 16 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 1–0 3–0[lower-alpha 1]
2 Libya Abu Salim 6 3 0 3 5 6 −1 9 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 Angola Sagrada Esperança 6 2 2 2 5 2 +3 8 0–0 3–0 — 2–0
4 Guinea Académie SOAR 6 0 1 5 0 12 −12 1 0–4 0–2 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 win after Académie SOAR failed to travel to Egypt.[2]
Sagrada Esperança Angola0–0Egypt Zamalek
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification DFC RIV CA ADL
1 Ghana Dreams FC 6 4 0 2 11 7 +4 12[lower-alpha 1] Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 1–0 4–0
2 Nigeria Rivers United 6 4 0 2 10 8 +2 12[lower-alpha 1] 2–1 — 1–0 3–0
3 Tunisia Club Africain 6 3 1 2 9 4 +5 10 2–0 3–0 — 1–1
4 Angola Académica do Lobito 6 0 1 5 6 17 −11 1 2–3 2–3 1–3 —
Source: Flashscore
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ranked on goal difference: Dreams FC +4, Rivers United +2.

Group D

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RSB MLI SKU DNS
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 4 2 0 10 2 +8 14 Advance to knockout stage — 3–0 2–0 2–0
2 Mali Stade Malien 6 3 1 2 6 6 0 10 1–2 — 1–0 1–0
3 South Africa Sekhukhune United 6 1 3 2 2 4 −2 6 0–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 6 0 2 4 3 9 −6 2 1–1 1–3 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ On 1 March 2024, Académie SOAR announced that, due to failing to obtain an access permit to Egypt from the Guinean authorities, they won't be able to attend the match against Zamalek. Two days later, the match was officially cancelled by CAF.[3] Later, on 11 March, CAF awarded Zamalek a 3–0 walkover win.[citation needed]

References

  1. ↑ "TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and Confederation Cup Group Stage Draw to be conducted on Friday". Confederation of African Football. 6 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "كاف يقصي سوار الغيني من الكونفدرالية ويعتبره خاسرا أمام الزمالك" [CAF awards Zamalek a walkover win over SOAR of Guinea]. FilGoal (in Arabic). 11 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "CAF Statement on Zamalek SC vs Super Olympien d'une Afrique Renaissante (SOAR) TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup Fixture". CAF. 3 March 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.

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