In international football, the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 February to 18 April 2018. A total of 70 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup.
<section begin=Draw /> The draw for the preliminary round and first round was held on 13 December 2017 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.<section end=Draw />
The entry round of the 54 teams entered into the draw is determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).
<section begin=Format /> 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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 13 & 14).<section end=Format />
The schedule of each round was as follows (matches scheduled in midweek in italics).
The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 13 December 2017. <section begin=Bracket /> The 16 winners of the first round advanced to the play-off round, where they were joined by the 16 losers of the Champions League first round.<section end=Bracket />
The preliminary round included the 44 teams that did not receive byes to the first round. <section begin=Preliminary round />
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Petro de Luanda won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Cape Town City won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Costa do Sol won 2âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Energie won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
APR won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Djoliba won on walkover after ELWA United withdrew.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Fosa Juniors won on away goals.
AS Port-Louis 2000 won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
AS Maniema Union won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Olympique Star won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Deportivo Niefang won on away goals.
CS La Mancha won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Akwa United won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Al-Ittihad Tripoli won 4âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
US Ben Guerdane won on walkover after Al-Hilal Juba failed to arrive for the first leg.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 7âÂÂ6 on penalties.
CR Belouizdad won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Al-Masry won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Simba won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
RS Berkane won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
FC Nouadhibou won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Welayta Dicha won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
The first round included 32 teams: the 22 winners of the preliminary round, and the 10 teams that received byes to this round. <section begin=First round />
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SuperSport United won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Costa do Sol won on away goals.
Enyimba won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Djoliba won on away goals.
Fosa Juniors won 3âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. USM Alger won on away goals.
Al-Hilal Al-Ubayyid won 6âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Deportivo Niefang won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
CS La Mancha won 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Akwa United won 3âÂÂ2 on penalties.
CARA Brazzaville won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
CR Belouizdad won 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Al-Masry won on away goals.
RS Berkane won 4âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
Raja Casablanca won 5âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Welayta Dicha won 4âÂÂ3 on penalties.
The play-off round included 32 teams: the 16 winners of the Confederation Cup first round and the 16 losers of the Champions League first round. <section begin=Play-off round /> The draw for the play-off round was held on 21 March 2018, 19:00 EET (), at the Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.<noinclude>
The 32 teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses):
First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into four ties. Next, a team from Pot B and a team from Pot C were drawn into four ties. Finally, the remaining teams from Pot C and Pot D were drawn into the last eight ties.
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The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
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Raja Casablanca won 5âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
AS Vita Club won 6âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. CARA Brazzaville won 4âÂÂ3 on penalties.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. Al-Hilal won on away goals.
2âÂÂ2 on aggregate. Gor Mahia won on away goals.
UD Songo won 4âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
USM Alger won 5âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
1âÂÂ1 on aggregate. Enyimba won on away goals.
Aduana Stars won 7âÂÂ3 on aggregate.
Young Africans won 2âÂÂ1 on aggregate.
3âÂÂ3 on aggregate. RS Berkane won on away goals.
Al-Masry won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
ASEC Mimosas won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Williamsville AC won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
Djoliba won 1âÂÂ0 on aggregate.
Rayon Sports won 3âÂÂ2 on aggregate.