2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

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2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates12 February – 2 April 2023
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored122 (2.54 per match)

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 12 February and ended on 2 April 2023. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup.

Draw[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 12 December 2022, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1] The 16 winners of the playoff 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.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2
Teams

Format[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

The schedule of each matchday was as follows.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 12 February 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 19 February 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 26 February 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 8 March 2023 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 19 March 2023 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 2 April 2023 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups[edit]

Times were local.

Group A[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MAG USM LUP AKH
1 South Africa Marumo Gallants 6 4 0 2 12 10 +2 12 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 3–2 4–1
2 Algeria USM Alger 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 2–0 — 3–0 4–1
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5[a] 1–2 1–1 — 1–0
4 Libya Al Akhdar 6 1 2 3 8 12 −4 5[a] 4–1 1–1 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: Saint-Éloi Lupopo 4, Al Akhdar 1
Marumo Gallants South Africa4–1Libya Al Akhdar
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USM Alger Algeria3–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Saint-Éloi Lupopo
 Report
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–2South Africa Marumo Gallants
 Report
Al Akhdar Libya1–1Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–0Libya Al Akhdar
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
USM Alger Algeria2–0South Africa Marumo Gallants
 Report
Marumo Gallants South Africa2–0Algeria USM Alger
 Report
Saint-Éloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo1–1Algeria USM Alger
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Al Akhdar Libya4–1South Africa Marumo Gallants
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USM Alger Algeria4–1Libya Al Akhdar
 Report

Group B[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ASE RIV DBL DCM
1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 4 1 1 6 4 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 0–0
2 Nigeria Rivers United 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10 3–0 — 2–2 3–1
3 Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs 6 1 3 2 5 5 0 6 0–1 3–0 — 0–0
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe 6 0 3 3 2 6 −4 3 1–2 0–1 0–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe
Report
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
Report
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–1Nigeria Rivers United
Report
Rivers United Nigeria3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Motema Pembe
 Report
Rivers United Nigeria2–2Republic of the Congo Diables Noirs
 Report
Referee: Karim Sabry (Morocco)
Motema Pembe Democratic Republic of the Congo1–2Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
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Group C[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification FAR PFC ASK FUT
1 Morocco ASFAR 6 4 2 0 14 4 +10 14 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 5–1 2–0
2 Egypt Pyramids 6 3 2 1 11 5 +6 11 2–2 — 1–0 3–0[a]
3 Togo ASKO Kara 6 1 1 4 6 14 −8 4[b] 1–1 1–4 — 0–3[c]
4 Egypt Future 6 1 1 4 4 12 −8 4[b] 0–3[d] 1–1 0–3[e] —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ Awarded
  2. ^ a b Head-to-head points: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Head-to-head goal difference: ASKO Kara 0, Future 0. Head-to-head goals scored: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Head-to-head away goals scored: ASKO Kara 3, Future 3. Goal difference: ASKO Kara -8, Future -8. Goals scored: ASKO Kara 6, Future 4
  3. ^ Awarded
  4. ^ Awarded
  5. ^ Awarded
ASKO Kara Togo0–3
Awarded[note 2]		Egypt Future
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Pyramids Egypt2–2Morocco ASFAR
 Report
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Future Egypt1–1Egypt Pyramids
 Report
ASFAR Morocco5–1Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Pyramids Egypt1–0Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
ASFAR Morocco2–0Egypt Future
 Report
Attendance: 27,192
ASKO Kara Togo1–4Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Future Egypt0–3
Awarded[note 3]		Morocco ASFAR
 Report
Future Egypt0–3
Awarded[note 3]		Togo ASKO Kara
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
ASFAR Morocco1–0Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Pyramids Egypt3–0
Awarded[note 3]		Egypt Future
 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
ASKO Kara Togo1–1Morocco ASFAR
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Group D[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification YNG USM ASR TPM
1 Tanzania Young Africans 6 4 1 1 9 4 +5 13[a] Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–0 3–1
2 Tunisia Union Monastirienne 6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13[a] 2–0 — 2–1 1–0
3 Mali Real Bamako 6 1 2 3 6 10 −4 5 1–1 1–1 — 2–1
4 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 1 0 5 5 10 −5 3 0–1 0–2 3–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Overall goal difference: Young Africans +5, Union Monastirienne +4
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo3–1Mali Real Bamako
 Report
Young Africans Tanzania3–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
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TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–2Tunisia Union Monastirienne
Report
Real Bamako Mali1–1Tanzania Young Africans
 Report
Young Africans Tanzania2–0Mali Real Bamako
 Report
Real Bamako Mali2–1Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
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Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo0–1Tanzania Young Africans
Report

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The Rivers United v Motema Pembe match, originally scheduled to be played on 8 March 2023, was rescheduled to be played on 9 March 2023 due to Motema Pembe's late arrival to Nigeria for travel problems.
  2. ^ CAF awarded Future a 3–0 win as a result of ASKO Kara the illegal fielding the player Kangnivi Ama Tchoutchoui. The match originally ended 1–1.
  3. ^ a b c Due to a mistake in Ahmed Refaat registration, Future was ruled forfeited in all matches in which this player participated.
  4. ^ a b c Union Monastirienne played their group stage home matches at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, which did not meet CAF requirements.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "New date confirmed for TotalEnergies CAF Interclubs group stage draw". CAFOnline.com. 24 November 2022.

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