These are the summaries of the matches in the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2011 CAF Confederation Cup.
The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2010, and the draw for the first three rounds was held in Cairo on 20 December 2010. The draw for the play-off round (together with the draw for the group stage) was held in Cairo on 15 May 2010.
Qualification ties were decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).
This was a knock-out stage of the 40 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.
First legs: 28âÂÂ30 January 2011; Second legs: 11âÂÂ13 and 25âÂÂ27 February 2011.
ASC Tevragh-Zeïna won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Missile won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
AC Léopards won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Touré Kunda Footpro won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
4âÂÂ4 on aggregate; Al-Nasr won on penalties and advanced to the first round.
0âÂÂ0 on aggregate; Sahel SC won on penalties and advanced to the first round.
Maghreb de Fès won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Ashanti Gold won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Foullah Edifice won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
0âÂÂ0 on aggregate; Sofapaka won on penalties and advanced to the first round.
Nchanga Rangers advanced to the first round after Highlanders withdrew following the first leg.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate; AS Adema won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
Wits won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate; Difaa El Jadida won on the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
USFA won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Africa Sports won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Tiko United won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Motema Pembe won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Victors won on penalties and advanced to the first round.
Dedebit won 6âÂÂ4 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 20 teams advancing from the preliminary round, and 12 teams that received byes to this round.
First legs: 18âÂÂ20 March 2011; Second legs: 1âÂÂ3 April 2011.
JS Kabylie won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advances to the second round.
Missile won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
1ú de Agosto won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
FUS Rabat won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Al-Khartoum advanced to the second round after Al-Nasr withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya, but match did not take place.
Maghreb de Fès won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Etoile Sahel won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Kaduna United won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Sofapaka won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Saint Eloi Lupopo won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Note: First leg originally played on 20 March 2011 (kick-off 15:00 ), but abandoned after half-time with score 0âÂÂ0 due to torrential rain, and replayed the next day.
AS Adema won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Difaa El Jadida won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
USFA advanced to the second round after Africa Sports withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg (at Accra, Ghana on 3 April 2011) due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire. but match did not take place.
Sunshine Stars won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Motema Pembe won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Haras El Hodood won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from the first round; winners advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the eight losers from the CAF Champions League second round.
First legs: 22âÂÂ24 April 2011; Second legs 6âÂÂ8 May 2011.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate; JS Kabylie won on penalties and advanced to the play-off round.
1ú de Agosto won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Maghreb de Fès won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Kaduna United advanced to the play-off round after being awarded the tie by CAF, as Etoile Sahel refused to travel to Nigeria for the first leg due to security concerns arising from rioting in the country following the 2011 Nigerian presidential election. First leg was scheduled to be played on 23 April 2011 in Abeokuta (moved from Kaduna by Kaduna United due to the rioting), but Etoile Sahel did not travel and asked the CAF for a postponement.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate; Sofapaka won on the away goals rule and advanced to the play-off round.
Difaa El Jadida won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
Sunshine Stars won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the play-off round.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate; Motema Pembe won on penalties and advanced to the play-off round.
This was a knock-out stage of 16 teams: the eight teams that advanced from the second round, and the eight teams that were eliminated in the CAF Champions League second round. In each tie, a winner from the Confederation Cup second round would play against a loser from the Champions League second round, with the Confederation Cup winner hosting the second leg at home. Moreover, the top-seeded Confederation Cup winner and the top-seeded Champions League loser would not be drawn against each other. Winners advanced to the group stage.
First legs: 27âÂÂ29 May 2011; Second legs: 10âÂÂ12 June 2011.
Kaduna United won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
JS Kabylie won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Club Africain won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Sunshine Stars advanced to the group stage. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya.
Maghreb de Fès won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Motema Pembe won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
ASEC Mimosas won 5âÂÂ1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.
Interclube won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage.