2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates10 March – 28 April 2021
Tournament statistics
Matches played48
Goals scored86 (1.79 per match)

The 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup group stage started on 10 March and ended on 28 April 2021.[1] A total of 16 teams competed in the group stage to decide the eight places in the knockout stage of the 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 22 February 2021, 13:00 GMT (15:00 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The 16 teams, which consist of the 15 winners of the play-off round of qualifying and defending champions RS Berkane, 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 in parentheses). 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:

Pot Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
Teams
Notes
  1. † Winners of the play-off round, whose identity was not known at the time of draw.

Format

In each group, teams play against each other home-and-away in a round-robin format. The winners and runners-up of each group will advance to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Regulations III. 20 & 21):[2]

  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 are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are 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

The schedule of each matchday is as follows.[1] Kick-off times are fixed at 13:00, 16:00 and 19:00 GMT.

During the Islamic holy month Ramadan (12 April – 12 May), CAF gave clubs the option to play their home matches late in the day to avoid having large number of players fasting during matches.

Matchday Dates Matches
Matchday 1 10 March 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 3
Matchday 2 17 March 2021 Team 3 vs. Team 1, Team 4 vs. Team 2
Matchday 3 4 April 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 3, Team 1 vs. Team 2
Matchday 4 11 April 2021 Team 3 vs. Team 4, Team 2 vs. Team 1
Matchday 5 21 April 2021 Team 4 vs. Team 1, Team 3 vs. Team 2
Matchday 6 28 April 2021 Team 1 vs. Team 3, Team 2 vs. Team 4

Groups

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ENY ORL ESS AHL
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 3 0 3 6 8 −2 9[a] Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 2–1 2–1
2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 6 2 3 1 5 2 +3 9[a] 2–1 — 0–0 3–0
3 Algeria ES Sétif 6 2 2 2 5 3 +2 8 3–0 0–0 — 1–0
4 Libya Al Ahly Benghazi 6 2 1 3 3 6 −3 7 1–0 0–0 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Tied on head-to-head points (3), on head-to-head goal difference (0) and on head-to-head goals scored (2). Head-to-head away goals scored: Enyimba 1, Orlando Pirates 0.
Enyimba Nigeria2–1Libya Al Ahly Benghazi
  • Oladapo 10'
  • Mbaoma 43'
 Report
Referee: Jean Claude Ishimwe (Rwanda)
ES Sétif Algeria0–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Orlando Pirates South Africa2–1Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Blaise Yuven Ngwa (Cameroon)
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya1–0Algeria ES Sétif
  • Alwadawi 3'
 Report
Referee: Adil Zourak (Morocco)
Enyimba Nigeria2–1Algeria ES Sétif
 Report
Referee: Souleiman Ahmed Djama (Djibouti)
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya0–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
Report
Referee: Mahmood Ismail (Sudan)
Orlando Pirates South Africa3–0Libya Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
ES Sétif Algeria3–0Nigeria Enyimba
 Report
Referee: Amin Omar (Egypt)
Orlando Pirates South Africa0–0Algeria ES Sétif
Report
Referee: Celso Alvação (Mozambique)
Al Ahly Benghazi Libya1–0Nigeria Enyimba
  • El Taib 40'
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Enyimba Nigeria1–0South Africa Orlando Pirates
  • Olisema 90+5'
 Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
ES Sétif Algeria1–0Libya Al Ahly Benghazi
 Report
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JSK COT RSB NAP
1 Algeria JS Kabylie 6 3 3 0 7 4 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage — 1–0 0–0 2–1
2 Cameroon Coton Sport 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9 1–2 — 2–0 5–1
3 Morocco RS Berkane 6 2 2 2 4 4 0 8 0–0 2–1 — 2–0
4 Zambia NAPSA Stars 6 1 1 4 5 12 −7 4 2–2 0–1 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
RS Berkane Morocco2–0Zambia NAPSA Stars
 Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
JS Kabylie Algeria1–0Cameroon Coton Sport
  • Souyad 88'
 Report
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim (Libya)
Coton Sport Cameroon2–0Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)
NAPSA Stars Zambia2–2Algeria JS Kabylie
  • Mukeya 12'
  • Soko 63'
 Report
Referee: Kalilou Traoré (Ivory Coast)
NAPSA Stars Zambia0–1Cameroon Coton Sport
Report
  • Daman 16'
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)
RS Berkane Morocco0–0Algeria JS Kabylie
Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Coton Sport Cameroon5–1Zambia NAPSA Stars
  • Araina 21'
  • Marou 35'
  • Sanou 70'
  • Ebandza Dzo 87'
  • Alemi 90+1'
 Report
  • Soko 90+3'
Referee: Peter Waweru (Kenya)
JS Kabylie Algeria0–0Morocco RS Berkane
Report
Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
Coton Sport Cameroon1–2Algeria JS Kabylie
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf (Egypt)
NAPSA Stars Zambia1–0Morocco RS Berkane
  • Soko 53'
 Report
Referee: Georges Gatogato (Burundi)
RS Berkane Morocco2–1Cameroon Coton Sport
 Report
  • Araina 87'
Referee: Daniel Laryea (Ghana)
JS Kabylie Algeria2–1Zambia NAPSA Stars
 Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification JAR CSS ETS SAL
1 Senegal ASC Jaraaf 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 Advance to knockout stage — 1–1 1–0 2–0
2 Tunisia CS Sfaxien 6 2 4 0 6 3 +3 10 0–0 — 2–2 1–0
3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 2 2 2 6 5 +1 8 2–0 0–0 — 2–1
4 Burkina Faso Salitas 6 1 0 5 2 8 −6 3 0–1 0–2 1–0 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
CS Sfaxien Tunisia1–0Burkina Faso Salitas
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia2–0Senegal ASC Jaraaf
 Report
Referee: Ahmed El Ghandour (Egypt)
Salitas Burkina Faso1–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
ASC Jaraaf Senegal1–1Tunisia CS Sfaxien
 Report
Referee: Al Hadi Mahamat (Chad)
ASC Jaraaf Senegal2–0Burkina Faso Salitas
  • Diène 12'
  • Paye 44'
 Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–0Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Nabil Boukhalfa (Algeria)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia2–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Salitas Burkina Faso0–1Senegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
  • Paye 10'
Referee: Djindo Louis Houngnandande (Benin)
ASC Jaraaf Senegal1–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
  • Paye 25'
 Report
Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)
Salitas Burkina Faso0–2Tunisia CS Sfaxien
Report
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia2–1Burkina Faso Salitas
 Report
Referee: Abdulrazg Ahmed (Libya)
CS Sfaxien Tunisia0–0Senegal ASC Jaraaf
Report
Referee: Samuel Uwikunda (Rwanda)

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA PYR NKA NAM
1 Morocco Raja CA 6 6 0 0 13 0 +13 18 Advance to knockout stage — 2–0 2–0 1–0
2 Egypt Pyramids 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 12 0–3 — 3–0 1–0
3 Zambia Nkana 6 2 0 4 2 8 −6 6 0–2 0–1 — 1–0
4 Tanzania Namungo 6 0 0 6 0 9 −9 0 0–3 0–2 0–1 —
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Raja CA Morocco1–0Tanzania Namungo
 Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Pyramids Egypt3–0Zambia Nkana
 Report
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Namungo Tanzania0–2Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: Mohamed Ali Moussa (Niger)
Nkana Zambia0–2Morocco Raja CA
Report
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaide (Comoros)
Namungo Tanzania0–1Zambia Nkana
Report
  • Chikwekwe 69'
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
Raja CA Morocco2–0Egypt Pyramids
 Report
Referee: Sekou Ahmed Touré (Guinea)
Nkana Zambia1–0Tanzania Namungo
  • Tshimenga 71'
 Report
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
Pyramids Egypt0–3Morocco Raja CA
Report
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)
Nkana Zambia0–1Egypt Pyramids
Report
Referee: Joseph Ogabor (Nigeria)
Namungo Tanzania0–3Morocco Raja CA
Report
Referee: Chelanget Sabila (Uganda)
Pyramids Egypt1–0Tanzania Namungo
 Report
Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
Raja CA Morocco2–0Zambia Nkana
 Report
Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

Notes

  1. ^ The ES Sétif v Orlando Pirates match, originally scheduled to be played at Stade 8 Mai 1945, Sétif, was played outside Algeria at Accra Sports Stadium, Accra (Ghana) due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic imposed by Algeria on travelers from South Africa out of concern of the variant 501.V2.[4]
  2. ^ The Al Ahly Benghazi v ES Sétif match, originally scheduled to be played at Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, was played outside Libya at Petro Sport Stadium, Cairo (Egypt) due to unavailability.[5][6]
  3. ^ The Al Ahly Benghazi v Enyimba match, originally scheduled to be played on 21 April 2021 at 21:00 local time (UTC+2), was postponed for 24 hours due to unavailability of direct flights from Nigeria to Libya, which prevented Enyimba from appearing for the match in time.[7]
  4. ^ a b c Étoile du Sahel played their home matches at Stade Olympique de Radès, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse, which was undergoing renovation.
  5. ^ The Salitas v ASC Jaraaf match, originally scheduled to be played on 11 April 2021, was postponed for 24 hours due to the 2021 Beninese presidential election.[8]
  6. ^ a b Starting from their second group stage home fixture, Salitas played their home matches at Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo (Benin), instead of their regular home stadium Stade du 4 Août, Ouagadougou, which was undergoing renovation.[9]
  7. ^ a b c Namungo played their home matches at National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, instead of their regular home stadium Majaliwa Stadium, Lindi, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  8. ^ a b c Nkana played their home matches at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola, instead of their regular home stadium Nkana Stadium, Kitwe, due to unavailability.
  9. ^ The Namungo v Nkana match, originally scheduled to be played at 16:00 local time (UTC+3), was postponed for one hour due to unconfirmed reasons.

References

  1. ^ a b "2020 - 2021 IC Season (Final)" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Total CAF Confederation Cup Group Stage draw to be conducted on Monday". CAF. 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ "وفاق سطيف الجزائري يستضيف أورلاندو بايرتس الجنوب أفريقي في غانا" [Ghana set to host CCC tie between Algeria's ES Sétif and Orlando Pirates of South Africa]. Shorouk News (in Arabic). 1 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Benina Martyrs stadium to host Libya football team's CAF matches". The Libya Observer. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  6. ^ "الأهلي بنغازي يواجه وفاق سطيف في القاهرة" [Al Ahly Benghazi set to face ES Sétif in Cairo]. Al Wasat Libya (in Arabic). 3 March 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  7. ^ "تأجيل مباراة الأهلي بنغازي وإنيمبا النيجيري" [Al Ahly Benghazi match against Nigeria's Enyimba postponed]. Libya Al Ahrar (in Arabic). 21 April 2021. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  8. ^ "Coupe CAF : Le match Salitas – Jaraaf reporté au 12 Avril" [CAF CC: Salitas - Jaraaf match postponed to 12 April]. Africa Foot United (in French). 7 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  9. ^ "CC CAF : Le Stade Charles de Gaulle de Porto-Novo pour accueillir la suite des matchs de Salitas FC" [CAF CC: Stade Charles de Gaulle in Porto-Novo set to host remaining Salitas home matches]. Africa Foot United (in French). 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
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