2025–26 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 9 August 2025, 10:00 GMT (13:00 local time, UTC+3), in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.^[1]

With 62 clubs registered to take part in the qualifying rounds, two clubs have received byes to the second round. The remaining sides have been placed in pots depending on their CAF 5-year ranking and were drawn taking into account several factors, including geographical location.^[2]

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 was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and a penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).

The schedule of the competition was as follows.

Summarize Timeline Fact Check

The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 9 August 2025.^[3] The 16 winners of the second round advanced to the group stage.

	First round							Second round
	1	Aigle Noir (a)	0	1	1
	4	ASAS Djibouti Télécom	0	1	1
								Aigle Noir		0	0	0
								Al Ahly		1	1	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Ethiopian Insurance	2	2	4
	4	Mlandege	0	3	3
								Ethiopian Insurance		1	0	1
								Pyramids		1	2	3
	3	APR	0	0	0
	2	Pyramids	2	3	5

	First round							Second round
	1	Mogadishu City	1	2	3
	4	Kenya Police (a)	3	0	3
								Kenya Police		0	1	1
								Al Hilal		1	3	4
	3	Jamus	0	0	0
	2	Al Hilal	0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	Rahimo	0	0	0 (4)
	4	Mangasport	0	0	0 (2)
								Rahimo		0	0	0
								Espérance de Tunis		1	3	4
	3	AS FAN	0	1	1
	2	Espérance de Tunis	3	4	7

	First round							Second round
	1	Dadjè	0	0	0
	4	Al Ahli Tripoli	0	1	1
								Al Ahli Tripoli		1	1	2
								RS Berkane		1	2	3
	3	ASC Kara	1	1	2
	2	RS Berkane	1	3	4

	First round							Second round
	1	East End Lions	0	1	1
	4	US Monastir	4	3	7
								US Monastir		0	1	1
								JS Kabylie		3	2	5
	3	Bibiani Gold Stars	0	0	0
	2	JS Kabylie	2	5	7

	First round							Second round
	1	Fundación Bata	0	0	0
	4	FC Nouadhibou	0	2	2
								FC Nouadhibou		1	0	1
								Stade Malien		1	2	3
	3	AS Tempête	0	0	0
	2	Stade Malien	5	2	7

	First round							Second round
	1	Al Hilal Benghazi	1	0	1
	4	Horoya	0	2	2
								Horoya		1	0	1
								AS FAR		1	3	4
	3	Real de Banjul	0	1	1
	2	AS FAR	2	2	4

	First round							Second round
	1	Colombe Sportive	0	1	1
	4	ASC Jaraaf	0	0	0
								Colombe Sportive		1	0	1
								MC Alger (a)		1	0	1
	3	Fassell	0	0	0
	2	MC Alger	0	3	3

	First round							Second round
	1	Remo Stars	4	1	5
	4	US Zilimadjou	0	0	0
								Remo Stars		1	0	1
								Mamelodi Sundowns		5	2	7

	First round							Second round
	1	Simba Bhora	1	0	1 (2)
	4	Nsingizini Hotspurs (p)	0	1	1 (4)
								Nsingizini Hotspurs		0	0	0
								Simba		3	0	3
	3	Gaborone United	0	1	1
	2	Simba	1	1	2

	First round							Second round
	1	Elgeco Plus	1	0	1
	4	Silver Strikers (a)	1	0	1
								Silver Strikers		1	0	1
								Young Africans		0	2	2
	3	Wiliete	0	0	0
	2	Young Africans	3	2	5

	First round							Second round
	1	Côte d'Or	0	1	1
	4	Stade d'Abidjan	2	3	5
								Stade d'Abidjan		0	0	0
								Petro de Luanda		2	2	4
	3	Cercle de Joachim	0	0	0
	2	Petro de Luanda	3	3	6

	First round							Second round
	1	AC Léopards	0	0	0 (4)
	4	Black Bulls (p)	0	0	0 (5)
								Black Bulls		1	1	2
								Rivers United		0	3	3
	3	Aigles du Congo	0	0	0
	2	Rivers United	0	1	1

	First round							Second round
	1	African Stars	0	0	0
	4	Vipers	1	1	2
								Vipers		1	1	2
								Power Dynamos		2	1	3
	3	Power Dynamos (p)	1	0	1 (5)
	2	ASEC Mimosas	0	1	1 (4)

	First round							Second round
	1	Saint-Éloi Lupopo	1	0	1
	4	Al Merrikh	0	0	0
								Saint-Éloi Lupopo		3	0	3 (5)
								Orlando Pirates		0	3	3 (4)
	3	Lioli	0	0	0
	2	Orlando Pirates	3	4	7

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

The first round, also called the first preliminary round, included the 60 teams that did not receive byes to the second round.

1–1 on aggregate. Aigle Noir won on away goals.

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Ethiopian Insurance won 4–3 on aggregate.

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Pyramids won 5–0 on aggregate.

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3–3 on aggregate. Kenya Police won on away goals.

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Al Hilal won 1–0 on aggregate.

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0–0 on aggregate. Rahimo won 4–2 on penalties.

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Espérance de Tunis won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Al Ahli Tripoli won 1–0 on aggregate.

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RS Berkane won 4–2 on aggregate.

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US Monastir won 7–1 on aggregate.

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JS Kabylie won 7–0 on aggregate.

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FC Nouadhibou won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Stade Malien won 7–0 on aggregate.

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Horoya won 2–1 on aggregate.

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AS FAR won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Colombe Sportive won 1–0 on aggregate.

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MC Alger won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Remo Stars won 5–0 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. Nsingizini Hotspurs won 4–2 on penalties.

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Simba won 2–1 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. Silver Strikers won on away goals.

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Young Africans won 5–0 on aggregate.

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Stade d'Abidjan won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Petro de Luanda won 6–0 on aggregate.

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0–0 on aggregate. Black Bulls won 5–4 on penalties.

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Rivers United won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Vipers won 2–0 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. Power Dynamos won 5–4 on penalties.

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Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 1–0 on aggregate.

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Orlando Pirates won 7–0 on aggregate.

Summarize Timeline Top Qs Fact Check

The second round, also called the second preliminary round, included 32 teams: the 2 teams that received byes to this round, and the 30 winners of the first round.

Al Ahly won 2–0 on aggregate.

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Pyramids won 3–1 on aggregate.

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Al Hilal won 4–1 on aggregate.

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Espérance de Tunis won 4–0 on aggregate.

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RS Berkane won 3–2 on aggregate.

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JS Kabylie won 5–1 on aggregate.

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Stade Malien won 3–1 on aggregate.

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AS FAR won 4–1 on aggregate.

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1–1 on aggregate. MC Alger won on away goals.

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Mamelodi Sundowns won 7–1 on aggregate.

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Simba won 3–0 on aggregate.

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Young Africans won 2–1 on aggregate.

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Petro de Luanda won 4–0 on aggregate.

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Rivers United won 3–2 on aggregate.

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Power Dynamos won 3–2 on aggregate.

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3–3 on aggregate. Saint-Éloi Lupopo won 5–4 on penalties.