Fixtures

DateRHjemme vs Ude-
03/31 16:00 3 Rivers United vs USM Alger View
03/31 17:00 3 Stade Malien vs Dreams View
03/31 19:00 3 Abu Salim SC vs RSB Berkane View
03/31 19:00 3 Coca Cola FC vs El Zamalek View
04/07 16:00 3 Dreams vs Stade Malien View
04/07 19:00 3 RSB Berkane vs Abu Salim SC View
04/07 19:00 3 El Zamalek vs Coca Cola FC View
04/07 21:00 3 USM Alger vs Rivers United View

Results

Date R Hjemme vs Ude -
03/03 19:00 6 El Zamalek vs SOAR Coyah PPT.
03/03 19:00 6 [3] Sagrada Esperanca vs Abu Salim SC [2] 3-0
03/03 19:00 6 [1] RSB Berkane vs Stade Malien de Bamako [2] 3-0
03/03 16:00 6 Club Africain vs Academica Do Lobito 1-1
03/03 16:00 6 [3] Rivers United vs Dreams FC [1] 2-1
03/03 16:00 6 [2] Future SC vs Al Hilal Benghazi [3] 5-0
03/03 16:00 6 [1] USM Alger vs Supersport United [4] 2-1
03/03 13:00 6 [4] Diables Noirs vs Sekhukhune United [3] 0-0
02/25 19:00 5 [4] SOAR Coyah vs Sagrada Esperanca [3] 0-0
02/25 19:00 5 [3] Sekhukhune United vs RSB Berkane [1] 0-0
02/25 16:00 5 [2] Dreams FC vs Club Africain [1] 1-0
02/25 16:00 5 [4] Academica Do Lobito vs Rivers United [3] 2-3

Wikipedia - CAF Confederation Cup

The CAF Confederation Cup, known as the TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual association football club competition established in 2004 from a merger of the CAF Cup and the African Cup Winners' Cup and organized by CAF.

Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It is the second-tier competition of African club football, ranking below the CAF Champions League. The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the aforementioned competition in the following season's CAF Super Cup.

Moroccan clubs have the highest number of victories (7 titles), followed by Tunisia with 5. Morocco have the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 13 clubs, 5 of which have won it more than once. Club Sfaxien is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament a record 3 times. USM Alger are the current defending champions, having beaten Young Africans in the 2023 final.

History

Winners
CAF Cup / CAF Confederation Cup
Season CAF Cup
2004 Hearts of Oak
2005 ASFAR
2006 Étoile du Sahel
2007 Club Sfaxien
2008 Club Sfaxien (2)
2009 Stade Malien
2010 FUS de Rabat
2011 MAS Fez
2012 AC Léopards
2013 Club Sfaxien (3)
2014 Al Ahly
2015 Étoile du Sahel (2)
2016 TP Mazembe
2017 TP Mazembe (2)
2018 Raja CA
2019 Zamalek SC
2020 RS Berkane
2021 Raja CA (2)
2022 RS Berkane (2)
2023 USM Alger

2004–2017: Beginnings, Tunisian dominance

In 2004, CAF merged the African Cup Winners' Cup created in 1975 with the CAF Cup introduced in 1992 to form a new competition called the Confederation Cup, which has since been considered[] the second African club competition.

In the first edition, the Ghanaian club Hearts of Oak won the edition by beating another Ghanaian club, Asante Kotoko in the final on Penalties. The following year, Moroccan club AS FAR won the cup against Nigeria's Dolphin FC. In 2006, Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel won the cup against Moroccan AS FAR (thanks to the away goals rule).

The Tunisian club Club Sfaxien won the cup in 2007 by beating the Sudanese Al Merreikh 5 goals to 2 in aggregate score (4-2, 1-0). The following season, Club Sfaxien again won the cup against another Tunisian club, Étoile du Sahel. In 2009, Stade Malien won the edition by beating the Algerian club ES Sétif in the final, on penalties. The following season, the Moroccan club Fath Union Sport won the cup against Tunisian Club Sfaxien, winning the return match 3 to 2.

In 2011, Moroccan club Maghreb Fès defeated Tunisia's Club Africain in the final, on penalties. The following year, Congolese club AC Léopards beat Malian club Djoliba AC in the final. The 2013 edition saw CS Sfaxien win against Congolese TP Mazembe. In 2014, the Egyptian club Al Ahly obtained its first confederation cup by beating the Ivorian club Séwé FC. In 2015, Étoile du Sahel again won the cup by beating South African club Orlando Pirates. TP Mazembe achieved the double in 2016 and 2017, beating Algerian club MO Béjaïa and South African SuperSport United respectively.

2018–present: Moroccan dominance

Moroccan club Raja CA won in 2018 against Congolese AS Vita Club. In 2019, Zamalek SC beat Moroccan RS Berkane in the final, on Penalties.

In 2020 in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the matches were then played behind closed doors, the Moroccan club RS Berkane beat the Egyptians of Pyramids FC by the score of 1 to 0. Since this season, the final has been played in a single game. In 2021, the Moroccan club Raja CA won the cup for the second time by beating JS Kabylie in the final with a score of 2 to 1.

In 2022, Moroccan club RS Berkane won the cup for the second time, beating South African club Orlando Pirates in the final on penalties. On 3 June 2023, USM Alger became the first Algerian club to win the confederation cup after beating Young Africans in the 2023 final.