2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

The 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds will begin on 16 August and end on 22 September 2024. A total of 52 teams will compete in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup.

All times are local.

Draw
 The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 11 July 2024, 12:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+3), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. 

The entry round of the 52 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).

Format
 In the qualifying rounds, each tie will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score will be tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time will not be played, and a penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

Schedule
The schedule of the competition will be as follows.

Bracket
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 11 July 2024.  The 16 winners of the second round will advance to the group stage.

First round
The first round, also called the first preliminary round, will include the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the second round. 


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Second round
The second round, also called the second preliminary round, will include 32 teams: the 12 teams that received byes to this round, and the 20 winners of the first round. 


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