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2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage started on 23 April with the quarter-finals and ended on 3 June 2023 with the final to decide the champions of the 2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup. A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage.

2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage
Dates23 April – 3 June 2023
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored25 (1.79 per match)

Times were local.

Round and draw dates

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The schedule was as follows.

Round Draw date First leg Second leg
Quarter-finals 5 April 2023 23 April 2023 30 April 2023
Semi-finals 10 May 2023 17 May 2023
Final 28 May 2023 3 June 2023

Format

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Each tie in the knockout phase was played over two legs, with each team playing one leg at home. The team that scored more goals on aggregate over the two legs advanced to the next round. If the aggregate score was level, the away goals rule was applied, i.e. the team that scored more goals away from home over the two legs advanced. If away goals were also equal, then extra time was not played and the winners were decided by a penalty shoot-out (Regulations III. 26 & 27).

The mechanism of the draws for each round was as follows:

  • In the draw for the quarter-finals, the four group winners were seeded, and the four group runners-up were unseeded. The seeded teams were drawn against the unseeded teams, with the seeded teams hosting the second leg. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other, while teams from the same association can be drawn against each other.
  • In the draws for the semi-finals, there were no seedings, and teams from the same group or the same association could be drawn against each other. As the draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals were held together before the quarter-finals were played, the identity of the quarter-final winners was not known at the time of the semi-final draw.

Qualified teams

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The knockout stage involved the 8 teams which qualified as winners and runners-up of each of the eight groups in the group stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A   Marumo Gallants   USM Alger
B   ASEC Mimosas   Rivers United
C   ASFAR   Pyramids
D   Young Africans   Union Monastirienne

Bracket

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The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:

Round Matchups
Quarter-finals (Group winners hosted second leg, matchups decided by draw, teams from same group cannot play each other)
  • QF1
  • QF2
  • QF3
  • QF4
Semi-finals (Matchups and order of legs decided by draw, between winners QF1, QF2, QF3, QF4)
  • SF1
  • SF2
Final Winners SF1 and SF2 faced each other in two legs to decide the champions

The bracket was decided after the draw for the knockout stage (quarter-finals, semi-finals and final), which was held on 5 April 2023, 18:30 GMT (20:30 local time, UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[1]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
  Rivers United 0 0 0
  Young Africans 2 0 2
  Young Africans 2 2 4
  Marumo Gallants 0 1 1
  Pyramids 1 0 1
  Marumo Gallants 1 1 2
  Young Africans 1 1 2
  USM Alger (a) 2 0 2
  Union Monastirienne 0 0 0
  ASEC Mimosas 0 2 2
  ASEC Mimosas 0 0 0
  USM Alger 0 2 2
  USM Alger 2 2 4
  ASFAR 0 3 3

Quarter-finals

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The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 5 April 2023.

Summary

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The first legs were played on 23 April, and the second legs were played on 30 April 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Pyramids   1–2   Marumo Gallants 1–1 0–1
Union Monastirienne   0–2   ASEC Mimosas 0–0 0–2
USM Alger   4–3   ASFAR 2–0 2–3
Rivers United   0–2   Young Africans 0–2 0–0

Matches

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Pyramids  1–1  Marumo Gallants
  • Sobhi   90+2' (pen.)
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Marumo Gallants  1–0  Pyramids
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Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Marumo Gallants won 2–1 on aggregate.

ASEC Mimosas  2–0  Union Monastirienne
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ASEC Mimosas won 2–0 on aggregate.

USM Alger  2–0  ASFAR
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ASFAR  3–2  USM Alger
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USM Alger won 4–3 on aggregate.

Young Africans  0–0  Rivers United
Report

Young Africans won 2–0 on aggregate.

Semi-finals

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The draw for the semi-finals was held on 5 April 2023 (after the quarter-finals draw).

Summary

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The first legs were played on 10 May, and the second legs were played on 17 May 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans   4–1   Marumo Gallants 2–0 2–1
ASEC Mimosas   0–2   USM Alger 0–0 0–2

Matches

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Young Africans  2–0  Marumo Gallants
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Marumo Gallants  1–2  Young Africans
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Referee: Ibrahim Mutaz (Libya)

Young Africans won 4–1 on aggregate.

USM Alger  2–0  ASEC Mimosas
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Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

USM Alger won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

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Main article: 2023 CAF Confederation Cup final

The first leg was played on 28 May, and the second leg was played on 3 June 2023.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Young Africans   2–2 (a)   USM Alger 1–2 1–0


Young Africans  1–2  USM Alger
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Attendance: 60,000
USM Alger  0–1  Young Africans
Report
Attendance: 64,000

2–2 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.


Notes

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  1. ^ Union Monastirienne played their knockout stage home matches at Stade Hammadi Agrebi, Tunis, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Mustapha Ben Jannet, Monastir, which did not meet CAF requirements.
  2. ^ a b ASEC Mimosas played their knockout stage home matches at Stade Bouaké, Bouaké, instead of their regular home stadium Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan, which is in the process of renovations in preparation for Ivory Coast hosting 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

References

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  1. ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Interclub Quarterfinals Draw to be conducted on 05 April". CAF. 29 March 2023.
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