2026/27 CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round: Fixtures and results

The race for places in the group stage of the 2026/27 TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup resumes this weekend, with 32 clubs set to contest the second preliminary round.

Defending champions USM Alger, Egyptian giants Al Ahly, South Africa’s Kaizer Chiefs, Morocco’s Raja Casablanca and Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien are among the sides seeking to move closer to the next phase of Africa’s second-tier club competition.

The first-leg matches will be played from Friday, 16 October to Sunday, 18 October, with the return fixtures scheduled for 23–25 October to determine the 16 clubs that advance to the group stage.

Full CAF Confederation Cup second preliminary round fixtures

First legs: 16–18 October 2026

• Welwalo Adigrat (Ethiopia) 0-4 Al Ahly Tripoli (Libya)
• ZED FC (Egypt) 1-1 Azam FC (Tanzania)
• Kitara FC (Uganda) 1-2 Al Ahly (Egypt)
• Red Arrows (Zambia) 1-0 Chiefs (South Africa)
• Zarzis (Tunisia) 1-3 Real Bamako (Mali)
• Académie de FAD (Côte d’Ivoire) 1-1 CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)
• Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire) 0-0 FAR Rabat (Morocco)
• Rayon Sports (Rwanda) 0-2 Black Bulls (Mozambique)
• AS Douanes (Mauritania) vs CR Belouizdad (Algeria)
• Tusker FC (Kenya) 0-1 Singida Black Stars (Tanzania)
• Durban City (South Africa) 3-1 Port Louis (Mauritius)
• Vita Club (DR Congo) 1-2 Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
• El Kanemi Warriors (Nigeria) 2-2 Raja Casablanca (Morocco)
• Kabuscorp (Angola) 1-4 Maniema Union (DR Congo)
• FC Diarra (Mali) 3-2 ASKO Kara (Togo)
• Panthers FC (Equatorial Guinea) vs USM Alger (Algeria)

First legs: 23–25 October 2026

Friday, 23 October 2026

• Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) 1-0 DC Virunga (DR Congo)
• Kaizer Chiefs (South Africa) 2(1) – (0)3 Red Arrows (Zambia)
• Raja Club Athletic (Morocco) 2-0 El Kanemi Warriors (Nigeria)

Saturday, 24 October 2026

• Azam FC (Tanzania) 1-0 ZED FC (Egypt)
• AS Real Bamako (Mali) 2-2 ES Zarzis (Tunisia)
• Al Ahly Tripoli (Libya) 4-1 Welwalo Adigrat (Ethiopia)
• Black Bulls (Mozambique) 2-2 Rayon Sports (Rwanda)
• CS Sfaxien (Tunisia) 1-0 Académie de Football Amadou Diallo (Côte d’Ivoire)

Sunday, 25 October 2026

• AS Maniema Union (DR Congo) 4-1 Kabuscorp (Angola)
• AS Port Louis 2000 (Mauritius) 0-3 Durban City (South Africa)
• ASKO de Kara (Togo) 1-0 FC Diarra (Mali)
• Al Ahly FC (Egypt) 4-0 Kitara FC (Uganda)
• Singida Black Stars (Tanzania) 1-1 Tusker FC (Kenya)
• AS FAR (Morocco) 2-1 CO Korhogo (Côte d’Ivoire)

Already Qualified

• USM Alger (Algeria) – Qualified following the withdrawal of Panthers FC (Equatorial Guinea).

Outstanding tie

• CR Belouizdad (Algeria) vs AS Douanes (Mauritania) – Fixture details to be confirmed.