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2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup group stage began on 22 November 2025 and ended on 15 February 2026. 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup.

2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates22 November 2025 – 15 February 2026
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored102 (2.13 per match)
2026–27 →

Draw

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The draw for the group stage was held on 3 November 2025, 11:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+2), in Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] The 16 winners of the second round of qualifying rounds 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, and Pot 3, and each team was allocated to the positions in their group according to their pot.

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams

Format

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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

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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 was 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

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The schedule of each matchday was as follows.[2]

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 22–23 November 2025 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 28–30 November 2025 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 24–25 January 2026 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 1 February 2026 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 7–8 February 2026 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 14–15 February 2026 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

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All times are local.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification USMA OCS DAC FCSP
1 Algeria USM Alger 6 4 2 0 9 4 +5 14 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–0 3–2
2 Morocco Olympic Safi 6 4 1 1 7 4 +3 13 0–1 — 2–1 2–1
3 Mali Djoliba 6 1 1 4 5 7 −2 4 0–0 0–1 — 4–0
4 Ivory Coast San Pédro 6 1 0 5 8 14 −6 3 2–3 0–1 2–0 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Djoliba Mali0–1Morocco Olympic Safi
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USM Alger Algeria3–2Ivory Coast San Pédro
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Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
Olympic Safi Morocco0–1Algeria USM Alger
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Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
San Pédro Ivory Coast2–0Mali Djoliba
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Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
San Pédro Ivory Coast1–2Morocco Olympic Safi
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Referee: Abdelkerim Ousmane (Chad)
USM Alger Algeria2–0Mali Djoliba
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Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)
Djoliba Mali0–0Algeria USM Alger
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Olympic Safi Morocco2–1Ivory Coast San Pédro
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Referee: Tewodros Mitiku (Ethiopia)
San Pédro Ivory Coast2–3Algeria USM Alger
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Referee: Naby Laye Touré (Guinea)
Olympic Safi Morocco2–1Mali Djoliba
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Referee: Omar Artan (Somalia)
USM Alger Algeria0–0Morocco Olympic Safi
Report
Referee: Sulaiman Kamara (Sierra Leone)
Djoliba Mali4–0Ivory Coast San Pédro
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Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification WAC ASMU AFC NU
1 Morocco Wydad AC 6 5 0 1 9 2 +7 15 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–0 3–0
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union 6 4 0 2 8 3 +5 12 2–1 — 2–0 3–0
3 Tanzania Azam 6 3 0 3 4 6 −2 9 0–1 1–0 — 1–0
4 Kenya Nairobi United 6 0 0 6 1 11 −10 0 0–1 0–1 1–2 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–0Tanzania Azam
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Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
Wydad AC Morocco3–0Kenya Nairobi United
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Referee: Alhadi Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Azam Tanzania0–1Morocco Wydad AC
Report
Referee: Antoine Effa (Cameroon)
Nairobi United Kenya0–1Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union
Report
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Nairobi United Kenya1–2Tanzania Azam
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Referee: Chanshi Kasongo (Zambia)
Wydad AC Morocco1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union
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Referee: Vincent Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo2–1Morocco Wydad AC
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Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Azam Tanzania1–0Kenya Nairobi United
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Referee: Gerson Angono (Equatorial Guinea)
Azam Tanzania1–0Democratic Republic of the Congo Maniema Union
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
Nairobi United Kenya0–1Morocco Wydad AC
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Referee: Ahmad Heeralall (Mauritius)
Wydad AC Morocco2–0Tanzania Azam
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Referee: Emmanuel Mensah (Liberia)
Maniema Union Democratic Republic of the Congo3–0Kenya Nairobi United
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Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification CRB ASO SFC SBS
1 Algeria CR Belouizdad 6 5 0 1 11 5 +6 15 Advance to knockout stage — 2–1 2–0 2–0
2 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 4–1 — 3–0 2–1
3 South Africa Stellenbosch 6 1 2 3 2 9 −7 5[a] 0–3 1–0 — 0–0
4 Tanzania Singida Black Stars 6 1 2 3 3 6 −3 5[a] 0–1 1–0 1–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on away goals scored in head-to-head matches: Stellenbosch 1, Singida Black Stars 0.
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0Tanzania Singida Black Stars
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Referee: Fabrício Duarte (Cape Verde)
Stellenbosch South Africa1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
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Referee: Mohamed El Baroudi (Morocco)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo4–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
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Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Singida Black Stars Tanzania1–1South Africa Stellenbosch
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Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Singida Black Stars Tanzania1–0Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
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Referee: Hicham Temsamani (Morocco)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–0South Africa Stellenbosch
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Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo2–1Tanzania Singida Black Stars
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Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)
Stellenbosch South Africa0–3Algeria CR Belouizdad
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Referee: Abdallah Jammeh (Gambia)
AS Otohô Republic of the Congo3–0South Africa Stellenbosch
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Referee: Babacar Sarr (Mauritania)
Singida Black Stars Tanzania0–1Algeria CR Belouizdad
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Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
CR Belouizdad Algeria2–1Republic of the Congo AS Otohô
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Referee: Omar Sallah (Gambia)
Stellenbosch South Africa0–0Tanzania Singida Black Stars
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Referee: Hillary Hambaba (Zambia)

Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM MAS KCFC ZUFC
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 3 2 1 6 4 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 0–0 2–1 1–0
2 Egypt Al Masry 6 3 1 2 9 7 +2 10[a] 1–2 — 2–1 2–0
3 South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 10[a] 1–1 2–1 — 1–0
4 Zambia ZESCO United 6 1 0 5 3 8 −5 3 1–0 2–3 0–1 —
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Ranked on goal difference in all group matches: Al Masry +2, Kaizer Chiefs +1.
Al Masry Egypt2–1South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
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Referee: Washington Dolo (Liberia)
Zamalek Egypt1–0Zambia ZESCO United
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Referee: Mohamed Diraneh (Djibouti)
ZESCO United Zambia2–3Egypt Al Masry
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Referee: André Kolissala (Central African Republic)
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa1–1Egypt Zamalek
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Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
ZESCO United Zambia0–1South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
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Referee: Noris Arissol (Seychelles)
Zamalek Egypt0–0Egypt Al Masry
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Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa1–0Zambia ZESCO United
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Referee: Mweshitsama Naftal (Namibia)
Al Masry Egypt1–2Egypt Zamalek
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Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
ZESCO United Zambia1–0Egypt Zamalek
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Referee: Abdou Mefire (Cameroon)
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa2–1Egypt Al Masry
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Zamalek Egypt2–1South Africa Kaizer Chiefs
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Al Masry Egypt2–0Zambia ZESCO United
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Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "CAF Interclub Group Stages Draw to be held in Johannesburg on 03 November". Confederation of African Football. 23 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fixtures" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 3 November 2025.
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