The Confederation of African Football (CAF) held the draw for the first and second preliminary rounds of the CAF Confederation today in Cairo, Egypt at the African football governing body’s headquarters.
52 teams are engaged in the tournament but the 12 highest-ranked are exempted from the first preliminary round.
Below is the shcedule for both rounds
1st Preliminary Round | 13 – 15 September 2024
- M1 & 2 | El Kanemi W FC (Nigeria) v Dadje FC (Benin)
- M3 & 4 | ASCK (Togo) v AS Fan (Niger)
- M5 & 6 | Paynesville (Liberia) Fovu De Baham (Cameroon)
- M7 & 8 | Hafia FC (Guinea) v Rahimo FC / EFO (Burkina Faso)
- M9 & 10 | UTS (Morocco v RS Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire)
- M11 & 12 | East End Lions FC (Sierra Leonne) v ASC Jaraaf (Senegal)
- M13 & 14 | Kenya Police FC (Kenya) v Ethiopian Coffee (Ethiopia)
- M15 & 16 | Jamus FC, JUBA (South Sudan) v Stade Tunisien (Tunisia)
- M17 & 18 | Uhamiaji FC (Tanzania) v Libya 1
- M19 & 20 | Kitara FC (Uganda) v Libya 2
- M21 & 22 | Horseed FC (Somaila) v Rukinzo (Burundi)
- M23 & 24 | N. Hotspurs FC (Eswatini) v Stellenbosch United (South Africa)
- M25 & 26| Elgeco Plus (Madagascar) v CD Lunda-Sul (Angola)
- M27 & 28 | FC Bravos (Angola) v Coastal Union (Tanzania)
- M29 & 30 | Alize Fort (Comoros) v A. Black Bulls (Zimbabwe)
- M31 & 32 | FC 15 De Agosto (Equatorial Guinea) v AS Otoho (Benin)
- M33 & 34 | Foresters FC (Seychelles) v Orapa United (Botswana)
- M35 & 36 | Dynamos FC (Zimbabwe) v Zesco United (Zambia)
- M37 & 38 | Nsoatreman FC (Ghana) v TP Elect Sport (Chad)
- M39 & 40 | CS Constantine (Algeria) v Police FC (Rwanda)
2nd Preliminary Round | 20 – 22 September 2024
- M41 & 42 | El Kanemi (Nigeria) x Dadje FC (Benin) v RS Berkane (Morocco)
- M43 & 44 | ASCK (Togo) x AS Fan v ASEC Mimosas (Cote d’Ivoire)
- M45 & 46 | Paynesville (Liberia) x Fovu De Baham (Cameroon) v Stade Malien (Mali)
- M47 & 48| Hafia FC (Guinea) x Rahimo FC / EFO (Burkina Faso) v Enyimba FC (Nigeria)
- M49 & 50 | UTS (Morocco) x RS Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) v East End Lions x ASC Jaraaf
- M51 & 52 | Kenya Police FC (Kenya) v Ethiopian Coffee (Ethiopia) v Zamalek (Egypt)
- M53 & 54 | Jamus FC, JUBA (South Sudan) x Stade Tunisien (Tunisia) v USMA (Algeria)
- M55 & 56 | Uhamiaji FC (Tanzania) x Libya 1 v Simba SC (Tanzania)
- M57 & 58 | Kitara FC (Uganda) x Libya 2 v El Masry (Egypt)
- M59 & 60 | Horseed FC (Somaila) x Rukinzo (Burundi) v CS Sfaxien (Tunisia)
- M61 & 62 | N. Hotspurs FC (Eswatini) x Stellenbosch United (RSA) v AS Vita (DR Congo)
- M63 & 64 | Elgeco Plux x CD Lunda Sul (Luanda) v Sekhukhune United (South Africa)
- M65 & 66 | FC Bravos (Angola) x Coastal Union (Tanzania) v FC Lupopo (DR Congo)
- M67 & 68 | Alize Fort (Comoros) x A. Black Bulls (Zimbabwe) v FC 15 Agosto x AS Otoho
- M69 & 70 | Foresters FC (Seychelles) x Orapa United (Botswana) Dynamos FC x Zesco Utd
- M71 & 72 | Nsoatreman FC (Ghana) v TP Elect Sport (Chad) v CS Constantine (Algeria) v Police FC (Rwanda)