2016 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

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The 2016 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds were played from 12 February to 20 April 2016.[1] A total of 55 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the eight places in the group stage of the 2016 CAF Champions League.[2]

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2016 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates12 February – 20 April 2016
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Draw

The draw for the preliminary, first and second rounds was held on 11 December 2015 in Dakar, Senegal.[3][4]

The entry round of the 55 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).

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Entry round First round Preliminary round
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Format

In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).[2]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[1]

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Round First leg Second leg
Preliminary round 12–14 February 2016 26–28 February 2016
First round 11–13 March 2016 18–20 March 2016
Second round 8–10 April 2016 19–20 April 2016
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Bracket

The eight winners of the second round advanced to the group stage, while the eight losers of the second round entered the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Zanzibar Mafunzo 0 0 0
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 3 1 4
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club 1 1 2
Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo 0 1 1
Botswana Centre Chiefs
Mozambique Ferroviário Maputo (w/o)
Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club (a) (d/q) 1 1 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns (w/o) 0 2 2
Zimbabwe Chicken Inn 1 0 1
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 0 2 2
South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 2 1 3
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards 0 1 1
Republic of the Congo AC Léopards
Bye
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Nigeria Warri Wolves (w/o)
São Tomé and Príncipe Sporting Praia Cruz
Nigeria Warri Wolves 0 0 0
Sudan Al-Merrikh 1 1 2
Sudan Al-Merrikh
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Sudan Al-Merrikh 2 0 2
Algeria ES Sétif (a) 2 0 2
Gabon AS Mangasport 0 0 0
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 0 3 3
Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1 2 3
Algeria ES Sétif 1 4 5
Algeria ES Sétif
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Morocco Wydad AC 2 1 3
Niger AS Douanes Niamey 0 2 2
Morocco Wydad AC 5 1 6
Madagascar CNaPS Sport 1 2 3
Kenya Gor Mahia 1 0 1
Madagascar CNaPS Sport 2 1 3
Morocco Wydad AC 2 1 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0 1 1
Ethiopia Saint George 3 1 4
Seychelles St Michel United 0 1 1
Ethiopia Saint George 2 0 2
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2 1 3
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
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Uganda Vipers 1 0 1
Nigeria Enyimba 0 2 2
Nigeria Enyimba 5 1 6
Burundi Vital'O 1 2 3
Lesotho Lioli 1 1 2
Burundi Vital'O (a) 2 0 2
Nigeria Enyimba (p) 3 0 3 (4)
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0 3 3 (3)
Morocco Olympique Khouribga 2 2 4
The Gambia Gamtel 1 1 2
Morocco Olympique Khouribga 1 0 1
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 1 2 3
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
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Mali Stade Malien 3 1 4
Burkina Faso RC Bobo Dioulasso 1 0 1
Mali Stade Malien 2 0 2
Cameroon Coton Sport 0 1 1
Cameroon Coton Sport
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Mali Stade Malien 1 1 2
Zambia ZESCO United 3 2 5
Zambia ZESCO United 2 1 3
South Sudan Al-Ghazal 0 0 0
Zambia ZESCO United 4 0 4
Guinea Horoya 1 2 3
Senegal AS Douanes Dakar 0 0 0
Guinea Horoya 0 4 4
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Eswatini Mbabane Swallows 1 1 2
Rwanda APR 0 4 4
Rwanda APR 1 1 2
Tanzania Young Africans 2 1 3
Mauritius Cercle de Joachim 0 0 0
Tanzania Young Africans 1 2 3
Tanzania Young Africans 1 1 2
Egypt Al-Ahly 1 2 3
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 5 4 9
Equatorial Guinea Racing de Micomeseng 1 0 1
Angola Recreativo do Libolo 0 0 0
Egypt Al-Ahly 0 2 2
Egypt Al-Ahly
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Comoros Volcan Club 0
South Africa Kaizer Chiefs (w/o) 4
South Africa Kaizer Chiefs 0 0 0
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 0 1
Chad AS CotonTchad 0 0 0
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1 0 1
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 1 3
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 0 2 2
Mali Onze Créateurs 1 0 1
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 2 0 2
Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli (a) 1 1 2
Sudan Al-Hilal 0 2 2
Sudan Al-Hilal
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Liberia Nimba United 1 0 1
Cameroon Union Douala 3 1 4
Cameroon Union Douala 0 0 0
Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3
Egypt Zamalek
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Egypt Zamalek 2 1 3
Algeria MO Béjaïa 0 1 1
Tunisia Club Africain 2 0 2
Ivory Coast AS Tanda 0 0 0
Tunisia Club Africain 1 0 1
Algeria MO Béjaïa 0 2 2
Ghana Ashanti Gold 1 1 2
Algeria MO Béjaïa 0 3 3

Preliminary round

The preliminary round included the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

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Mafunzo Zanzibar0–3Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Report Mayimona 6'
Ngudikama 29'
Muzinga 44'
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Referee: Eric Gasinzigwa (Burundi)
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Referee: Yves Roponat (Gabon)

AS Vita Club won 4–0 on aggregate.


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Ferroviário Maputo won on walkover after Centre Chiefs withdrew.[5]


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Referee: Kutlwano Leso (Botswana)
More information Mamelodi Sundowns, 2–0 ...
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Referee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 2–1 on aggregate.


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Warri Wolves won on walkover after Sporting Praia Cruz failed to arrive for the first leg.[6]


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Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
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Étoile du Congo won 3–0 on aggregate.


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Wydad AC Morocco2–0Niger AS Douanes Niamey
Hajhouj 30'
Abdoulaye 50' (o.g.)
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Referee: Farouk Houasnia (Algeria)
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AS Douanes Niamey Niger2–1Morocco Wydad AC
Dognon 9'
Moussa 48'
Report Hajhouj 90' (pen.)
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Wydad AC won 3–2 on aggregate.


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Gor Mahia Kenya1–2Madagascar CNaPS Sport
Agwanda 42' (pen.) Report Raherinaivo 13'
Mandampisoa 80'
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Referee: Mfaume Ali Nassoro (Tanzania)
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CNaPS Sport won 3–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
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St Michel United Seychelles1–1Ethiopia Saint George
Manoo 57' Report Lok 16'
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Referee: Osiase Koto (Lesotho)

Saint George won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)
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Enyimba Nigeria2–0Uganda Vipers
Udoh 30' (pen.), 61' Report
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Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate.


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Lioli Lesotho1–2Burundi Vital'O
Maba 37' Report Mavugo 35'
Shabani 46'
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Referee: Jonas Shongedi (Namibia)
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Vital'O Burundi0–1Lesotho Lioli
Report Kamele 42' (pen.)
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Referee: Numbi Pierre Kibingo (Congo DR)

2–2 on aggregate. Vital'O won on away goals.


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Referee: Mohamed Hamada (Mauritania)
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Gamtel The Gambia1–2Morocco Olympique Khouribga
Sarr 71' Report Koumya 26'
Bezghoudi 90'
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Referee: Fabricio Duarte (Cape Verde)

Olympique Khouribga won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Stade Malien Mali3–1Burkina Faso RC Bobo Dioulasso
Ma. Coulibaly 25'
Doumbia 68'
Mo. Coulibaly 87' (pen.)
Report Kaboré 44'
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Referee: Abubakar Ago (Nigeria)
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Referee: Gomno Daouda (Niger)

Stade Malien won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Pilan Ncube (Zimbabwe)
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Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)

ZESCO United won 3–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Raymond Coker (Sierra Leone)
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Horoya Guinea4–0Senegal AS Douanes Dakar
Bangoura 51'
Camara 60'
Dipita 78'
Mandela 90+3'
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Referee: Maudo Jallow (Gambia)

Horoya won 4–0 on aggregate.


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Mbabane Swallows Eswatini1–0Rwanda APR
Hlatjwayo 26' Report
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Referee: Norman Matemera (Zimbabwe)
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APR Rwanda4–1Eswatini Mbabane Swallows
Rwatubyaye 9', 15', 66'
Sibomana 90'
Report Mkhweli 28'
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APR won 4–2 on aggregate.


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Referee: Hubert Andriamiharisoa (Madagascar)
More information Young Africans, 2–0 ...
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Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)

Young Africans won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Recreativo do Libolo, 5–1 ...
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Referee: Messie Nkounkou (Congo)
More information Racing de Micomeseng, 0–4 ...
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Referee: Raul Aguiar dos Santos (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Recreativo do Libolo won 9–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Dennis Nguluwe (Malawi)
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Referee: Antonio Muachihuissa Caxala (Angola)

Kaizer Chiefs won on walkover after Volcan Club failed to arrive for the second leg.[8]


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ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.


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Onze Créateurs Mali1–2Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli
Soumaoro 32' Report Shafrod 61'
Al Ghanodi 67' (pen.)
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Referee: Gilberto dos Santos (Guinea-Bissau)
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Al-Ahli Tripoli won 2–1 on aggregate.


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Nimba United Liberia1–3Cameroon Union Douala
Evanonye 74' Report Nlend 6', 34'
Heutchou 24'
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Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
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Referee: Idriss Biani (Chad)

Union Douala won 4–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Khalid Ennouni (Morocco)
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Referee: Akintoye Koole (Benin)

Club Africain won 2–0 on aggregate.


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Referee: Jean Ouattara (Burkina Faso)
More information MO Béjaïa, 3–1 ...
MO Béjaïa Algeria3–1Ghana Ashanti Gold
Yakubu 10' (o.g.)
Khadir 58'
Hamzaoui 61'
Report Osei 40'
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Referee: Sabri Mohamed Fadul (Sudan)

MO Béjaïa won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

The first round included 32 teams: the 23 winners of the preliminary round, and the 9 teams that received byes to this round.

More information AS Vita Club, 1–0 ...
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Referee: Amanuel Eyob (Eritrea)
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AS Vita Club won 2–1 on aggregate.


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Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)

Mamelodi Sundowns won 3–1 on aggregate.


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Warri Wolves Nigeria0–1Sudan Al-Merrikh
Report Jaber 19'
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Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
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Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

Al-Merrikh won 2–0 on aggregate.


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Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo1–1Algeria ES Sétif
Kalonji 86' (pen.) Report Djahnit 62'
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More information ES Sétif, 4–2 ...
ES Sétif Algeria4–2Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo
Dagoulou 3', 48', 64'
Amokrane 30'
Report Matondo 32'
Issambet 33'
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Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

ES Sétif won 5–3 on aggregate.


More information Wydad AC, 5–1 ...
Wydad AC Morocco5–1Madagascar CNaPS Sport
Hajhouj 3' (pen.), 29' (pen.)
Haddad 8', 13'
Ondama 85'
Report Vombola 41'
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Referee: Boubou Traoré (Mali)
More information CNaPS Sport, 2–1 ...
CNaPS Sport Madagascar2–1Morocco Wydad AC
Rakotoarimalala 27'
Ratolojanahary 44' (pen.)
Report Saidi 89'
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Referee: Andrew Otieno (Kenya)

Wydad AC won 6–3 on aggregate.


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Saint George Ethiopia2–2Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Assefa 11', 59' Report Adjei 45'
Tamene 46' (o.g.)
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Referee: Mbongseni Fakudze (Swaziland)
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

TP Mazembe won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Enyimba, 5–1 ...
Enyimba Nigeria5–1Burundi Vital'O
Chukwude 21', 38'
Udoh 24', 55'
Ugochukwu 85'
Report Shaban 76'
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Referee: Gomno Daouda (Niger)
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Referee: Haileyesus Bazezew (Ethiopia)

Enyimba won 6–3 on aggregate.


More information Olympique Khouribga, 1–1 ...
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Referee: Mohamed Ragab Omar (Libya)
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Referee: Mohamed El Hanafy (Egypt)

Étoile du Sahel won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Stade Malien, 2–0 ...
Stade Malien Mali2–0Cameroon Coton Sport
Mo. Coulibaly 44' (pen.)
Ma. Coulibaly 65'
Report
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Referee: Cecil Fleischer (Ghana)
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Referee: Wellington Kaoma (Zambia)

Stade Malien won 2–1 on aggregate.


More information ZESCO United, 4–1 ...
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More information Horoya, 2–0 ...
Horoya Guinea2–0Zambia ZESCO United
Camara 9' (pen.), 45+2' (pen.) Report
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Referee: Kossi Azaleko (Togo)

ZESCO United won 4–3 on aggregate.


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Referee: Duncan Lengani (Malawi)
More information Young Africans, 1–1 ...
Young Africans Tanzania1–1Rwanda APR
Ngoma 29' Report Nkinzingabo 4'
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Young Africans won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Recreativo do Libolo, 0–0 ...
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Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
More information Al-Ahly, 2–0 ...
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Al-Ahly won 2–0 on aggregate.


More information Kaizer Chiefs, 0–1 ...
Kaizer Chiefs South Africa0–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Report Bakayoko 53'
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More information ASEC Mimosas, 0–0 ...
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Referee: Aurélien Juenkou (Cameroon)

ASEC Mimosas won 1–0 on aggregate.


More information Al-Ahli Tripoli, 1–0 ...
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More information Al-Hilal, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Beranger Woungui (Gabon)

2–2 on aggregate. Al-Ahli Tripoli won on away goals


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More information Zamalek, 2–0 ...
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Zamalek won 3–0 on aggregate.


More information Club Africain, 1–0 ...
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Referee: Louis Hakizimana (Rwanda)
More information MO Béjaïa, 2–0 ...
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MO Béjaïa won 2–1 on aggregate.

Second round

The second round included the 16 winners of the first round.

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More information AS Vita Club, 1–0 ...
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Referee: Hagi Wiish (Somalia)
More information Mamelodi Sundowns, 2–1 ...
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2–2 on aggregate. AS Vita Club won on away goals.
The CAF announced on 24 May 2016 that Mamelodi Sundowns won on walkover after AS Vita Club were disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in their preliminary round tie against Mafunzo.[9] Mamelodi Sundowns played in the Confederation Cup play-off round before they were reinstated to the Champions League.


More information Al-Merrikh, 2–2 ...
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
More information ES Sétif, 0–0 ...
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2–2 on aggregate. ES Sétif won on away goals.


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More information TP Mazembe, 1–1 ...
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Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Wydad AC won 3–1 on aggregate.


More information Enyimba, 3–0 ...
Enyimba Nigeria3–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Udoh 10' (pen.), 57', 80' Report
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More information Étoile du Sahel, 3–0 ...
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Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

3–3 on aggregate. Enyimba won 4–3 on penalties.


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Stade Malien Mali1–3Zambia ZESCO United
Diallo 18' Report Mwelwa 45'
Mbombo 75', 85'
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More information ZESCO United, 2–1 ...
ZESCO United Zambia2–1Mali Stade Malien
Were 5'
Mwaba 81'
Report Mo. Coulibaly 56'
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ZESCO United won 5–2 on aggregate.


More information Young Africans, 1–1 ...
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Referee: Denis Dembélé (Ivory Coast)
More information Al-Ahly, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)

Al-Ahly won 3–2 on aggregate.


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Al-Ahli Tripoli Libya2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Al Lafee 32'
Al Ghanodi 80' (pen.)
Report Zakri 40'
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ASEC Mimosas won 3–2 on aggregate.


More information Zamalek, 2–0 ...
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Referee: Davies Omweno (Kenya)
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Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Zamalek won 3–1 on aggregate.

Notes

  1. The AS Douanes Niamey v Wydad Casablanca match was postponed due to a strike at Niamey airport.[7]
  2. Teams from Libya were not allowed to host their home matches in their country due to security concerns.

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