2021–22_CAF_Confederation_Cup_group_stage
2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
International football competition
The 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup group stage were played from 13 February to 3 April 2022. A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup.
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| Dates | 13 February – 3 April 2022 |
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| Matches played | 48 |
| Goals scored | 116 (2.42 per match) |
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The draw for the group stage was held on 28 December 2021, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 winners of the play-off 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.[1]
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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):[3]
- Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- Away goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
- 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;
- Goal difference in all group matches;
- Goals scored in all group matches;
- Away goals scored in all group matches;
- Drawing of lots.
The schedule of each matchday was as follows.
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| Matchday | Dates | Matches |
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| Matchday 1 | 13 February 2022 | Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3 |
| Matchday 2 | 20 February 2022 | Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 3 | 27 February 2022 | Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 4 | 13 March 2022 | Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1 |
| Matchday 5 | 20 March 2022 | Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2 |
| Matchday 6 | 3 April 2022 | Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4 |
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Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | AHL | PYR | CSS | ZAN | |
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| 1 |  Al Ahli Tripoli |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | |
| 2 |  Pyramids |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 2–1 | — | 1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 3 |  CS Sfaxien |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 | ||
| 4 |  Zanaco |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — |
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Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Referee: Kalilou Traore (Ivory Coast)
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Referee: Joseph Odey Ogabor (Nigeria)
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Toure (Guinea)
Referee: Kouassi Attidgbe (Togo)
Group B
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ORL | ITT | JSS | ROL | |
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| 1 |  Orlando Pirates |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 13 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 0–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 2 | Al Ittihad |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 11 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | ||
| 3 |  JS Saoura |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 10 | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 2–0 | ||
| 4 |  Royal Leopards |
6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 0 | 2–6 | 1–2 | 0–2 | — |
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Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
More information Royal Leopards, 1–2 ...
| Royal Leopards | 1–2 | Al Ittihad |
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
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| Al Ittihad | 3–2 | Orlando Pirates |
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Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandandé (Benin)
Referee: Daouda Gueye (Senegal)
More information Royal Leopards, 2–6 ...
| Royal Leopards | 2–6 | Orlando Pirates |
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
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| Orlando Pirates | 3–0 | Royal Leopards |
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Referee: Mohamed Athoumani (Comoros)
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
More information Al Ittihad, 3–2 ...
| Al Ittihad | 3–2 | Royal Leopards |
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
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| JS Saoura | 0–2 | Orlando Pirates |
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Referee: Mahamadou Kéïta (Mali)
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| Royal Leopards | 0–2 | JS Saoura |
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Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Group C
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | TPM | MAS | ASO | COT | |
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| 1 |  TP Mazembe |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | Al Masry |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 10 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 3 |  AS Otohô |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 2–2 | 1–0 | — | 1–1 | ||
| 4 |  Coton Sport |
6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | — |
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Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Referee: Boubou Traore (Mali)
Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)
Referee: Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh (Mauritania)
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
More information Coton Sport, 2–2 ...
| Coton Sport | 2–2 | TP Mazembe |
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Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Referee: Ahmad Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
More information AS Otohô, 2–2 ...
| AS Otohô | 2–2 | TP Mazembe |
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Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Referee: Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Group D
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RSB | SIM | ASE | USG | |
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| 1 |  RS Berkane |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | Advance to knockout stage | — | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–3 | |
| 2 |  Simba |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 10[lower-alpha 1] | 1–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | ||
| 3 |  ASEC Mimosas |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 3–1 | 3–0 | — | 2–1 | ||
| 4 |  USGN |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — |
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Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
More information RS Berkane, 5–3 ...
| RS Berkane | 5–3 | USGN |
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Referee: Tsegay Mogos Teklu (Eritrea)
Referee: Komlanvi Aklassou (Togo)
Referee: Daniel Nii Laryea (Ghana)
Referee: Jean Jacques Ndala Ngambo (DR Congo)
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Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
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Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
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Referee: Hélder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
- Since the identity of the winners of the play-off round tie between JS Kabylie and Royal Leopards was not known at the time of the draw, the ranking of the higher-ranked team (JS Kabylie (28 pts)) was used for seeding of the draw.[2]
- CS Sfaxien play their group stage home matches at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, which did not meet CAF requirements.
- The Royal Leopards v Al Ittihad match, originally scheduled to be played on 13 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 6 March 2022 due to Royal Leopards late qualification.
- Royal Leopards F.C. play their group stage home matches at Mbombela Stadium, Mbombela (South Africa), instead of their regular home stadium Simunye Park, Simunye, which did not meet CAF requirements.
- JS Saoura play their group stage home matches at Stade du 5 Juillet, Algiers, instead of their regular home stadium Stade 20 Août 1955, Béchar, which did not meet CAF requirements.
- AS Otohô v Coton Sport match, originally scheduled to be played on 20 February 2022, was rescheduled to be played on 23 February 2022.
- AS Otohô play their group stage home matches at Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa (DR Congo), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Alphonse Massamba Debat, Brazzaville (Congo), which did not meet CAF requirements.
- ASEC Mimosas play their group stage home matches at Stade de l'Amitié, Cotonou (Benin), instead of their regular home stadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan (Ivory Coast), which did not meet CAF requirements.
- "Draw Procedure of the 2021-22 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup – Group Stage". CAF. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "كأس الكونفيدرالية .. تأجيل مباراة شبيبة القبائل ورويال ليوبار" [CAF Confederation Cup: JS Kabylie tie against Royal Leopards postponed] (in Arabic). Sada El Balad. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.