CAF Confederation Cup 2026/27 preliminary round draw confirmed

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has conducted the draw for the first preliminary round of the 2026/27 CAF Confederation Cup, with Ghanaian club Nations FC handed a trip to Mali to face FC Diarra.

The first-leg matches are scheduled to take place between 4 and 6 September 2026, while the return fixtures will be played from 11 to 13 September 2026.

Selected first preliminary round fixtures:

• FC Diarra (Mali) vs Nations FC (Ghana)
• Mogadishu City (Somalia) vs Kitara FC (Uganda)
• ZED FC (Egypt) vs AS Djibouti Télécom (Djibouti)
• Al Hilal Alsahil (Sudan) vs Welwalo Adigrat (Ethiopia)
• KMKM SC (Zanzibar) vs Al Ahly Tripoli (Libya)
• Al Ahli Madani (Sudan) vs Tusker FC (Kenya)
• Al-Ghazala SC Wau (South Sudan) vs St. Black Stars (South Sudan)
• The Panthers FC (Gabon) vs AS Pascal (Equatorial Guinea)
• AS PSI (Chad) vs CO Korhogo (Ivory Coast)
• AS Douanes (Mauritania) vs Hafia FC (Guinea)
• El Kanemi Warriors (Nigeria) vs UDI (Cameroon)
• Shooting Stars (Nigeria) vs CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)

Other pairings include:

• ES Zarzis (Tunisia) vs Diambars FC (Senegal)
• Vitesse FC (Burundi) vs AS Real de Bamako (Mali)
• AS ZAM (Zambia) vs ASKO de Kara (Togo)
• UNAM (Namibia) vs Kabuscorp (Angola)
• Red Arrows FC (Zambia) vs FC Rouge (Mauritius)
• Durban City FC (South Africa) vs Rukinzo FC (Burundi)
• AS Port Louis 2000 (Mauritius) vs Jwaneng Galaxy (Botswana)
• Panthere Sportive (Cameroon) vs Rayon Sport FC (Rwanda)
• Atomic FC (Ghana) vs African Black Bulls (Liberia)
• DC Virunga (DR Congo) vs P. Bazar Brothers (Eswatini)
• Green Mamba (Eswatini) vs CD 1 Agosto (Angola)

The winners of the preliminary round ties will advance to the next stage of the CAF Confederation Cup qualifiers, where they will continue their quest for a place in the group phase of Africa’s second-tier club competition.