2011 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates28 January – 6 March 2011

This page provides the summaries of the matches of the qualifying rounds for the group stage of the 2011 CAF Champions League.

The schedule for the tournament was released in October 2010,[1] and the draw for all three rounds was held in Cairo on 20 December 2010.[2]

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).[3]

Preliminary round

This was a knock-out stage of the 46 teams that did not receive byes to the first round.

First legs: 28–30 January 2011; Second legs: 11–13, 25–27 February and 4–6 March 2011.[4]

JC Abidjan Ivory Coast3 – 0Niger ASFAN
Laciné Traoré 36'
Djémory Coulibaly 55'
Hamadou Diabaté 57'		 Report

JC Abidjan won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Enyimba Nigeria2 – 0Republic of the Congo Saint Michel d'Ouenzé
John Lawrence 17'
Victor Barnabas 45'		 Report

Enyimba won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Aggregate 0–0. US Bitam won the penalty shootout and advanced to the first round.

Olympic Real de Bangui Central African Republic1 – 1Algeria MC Alger
Nicaise Kelebona 90+2' Report Abdelmalek Mokdad 28'

MC Alger won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Interclube advanced to the first round after Township Rollers withdrew.

East End Lions Sierra Leone0 – 2Mali Djoliba
Alou Bagayoko 66', 82'
Djoliba Mali2 – 0Sierra Leone East End Lions
Ousmane Cissé 32'
Amadou Karembé 80'

Djoliba won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Diaraf Senegal1 – 1The Gambia Ports Authority
Ibrahima Ndoye 88' Report Hatab Badji 51'
Ports Authority The Gambia0 – 2Senegal Diaraf
Babacar Ndiour 32'
Pape Maka Sarr 82'
Serrekunda East Mini-Stadium, Serrekunda

Diaraf won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

ASPAC Benin1 – 0Equatorial Guinea Deportivo Mongomo
Hyacinthe Sèwanou 32' Report
Deportivo Mongomo Equatorial Guinea1 – 1Benin ASPAC
Junior 13' William Dassagaté 37'

ASPAC won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast7 – 0Mauritania CF Cansado
Robert Sankara 3'
Patrick N'doua 15'
Adama Bakayoko 21', 28', 84'
Zahui Okou 77'
Jean Imère Yao Krizo 87'		 Report

ASEC Mimosas won 9–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Aggregate 1–1. Motor Action won the penalty shootout and advanced to the first round.

Raja Casablanca Morocco10 – 1Chad Tourbillon
Abdessamad Ouhakki 10'
Hassan Tair 13', 29', 50'
Ismail Belmaalam 19'
Bouchaib El Moubarki 25'
Mohsine Moutouali 33'
Hicham Aboucherouane 63'
Lanciné Koné 68'
Hassan Souari 82'		 Report Habib Mahamat 67'

Raja Casablanca advanced to the first round after Tourbillon withdrew after the first leg.

Zamalek won 5–0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

APR Rwanda2 – 2Tunisia Club Africain
Alfred Ngabo 43'
Eugene Twite 75' (pen.)		 Report Khaled Melliti 16'
Hamza Messaadi 44'

Club Africain won 6–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Recreativo Caála Angola2 – 0Ethiopia Saint-George SA
Paizinho 28', 71'

Recreativo Caála won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Élan Club Comoros0 – 0Tanzania Simba
Simba Tanzania4 – 2Comoros Élan Club
Mbwana Samata 45', 56'
Patrick Ochan 47'
Amri Kiemba 71'		 Report Madaha Mohamed 43'
Abdoulkarim Sandjema 63'

Simba won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Mighty Barrolle Liberia1 – 2Nigeria Kano Pillars
Harris Jimmy 80' Report Morris Chigozie 26'
Sheriff Isa 80'
Kano Pillars Nigeria1 – 0Liberia Mighty Barrolle
Gambo Mohammed 29' Report

Kano Pillars won 3–1 on aggregate and advance to the first round.

Wydad AC Morocco3 – 0Ghana Aduana Stars
Abderahim Benkhajjan 8'
Mouhcine Iajour 18', 43'

Wydad AC won 3–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Fello Star Guinea1 – 1Burkina Faso ASFA Yennenga
Diallo Alpha Bacar 60' Report Aly Babo 4'
ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso3 – 0Guinea Fello Star
Issa Gouo 12'
Solomon Asante 41'
Abasse Bundu 69'

ASFA Yennenga won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Vital'O Burundi2 – 2Cameroon Coton Sport
Amissi Tambwe 20'
Sutche Wambo 25'		 Jacques Haman 41'
Osmaila Baba 73'

Aggregate 3–3. Coton Sport advanced on the away goals rule to the first round.

Zanzibar Ocean View Zanzibar1 – 1Democratic Republic of the Congo AS Vita Club
Nelson Lukong 88' (o.g.) Alfred M'Fongang 76'
AS Vita Club Democratic Republic of the Congo3 – 0Zanzibar Zanzibar Ocean View
Yves Magola Mapanda 42'
Alfred M'Fongang 70', 89'		 Report

AS Vita Club won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

Matlama Lesotho2 – 1South Africa Supersport United
Litsepe Marabe 55'
Motlalepula Chabeli 59'		 Report Fikru Lemessa 19'

Supersport United won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

St Michel United Seychelles2 – 1Eswatini Young Buffaloes
Alex Nibourette 30'
Nestor Benohavy 73'		 Report Sibuiso Dlamini 45'

Young Buffaloes won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

ZESCO United Zambia3 – 0Mozambique Liga Muçulmana
Humprey Luputa 6'
Jackson Mwanza 21'
Portipher Zulu 81'
Liga Muçulmana Mozambique2 – 1Zambia ZESCO United
Manuel Mablango 25'
Dário Monteiro 69'		 Report Portipher Zulu 37'

ZESCO United won 4–2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.

First round

This was a knock-out stage of 32 teams; the 23 teams advancing from the preliminary round, and 9 teams that received byes into this round.

First legs: 18–20 March 2011; Second legs: 1–3 April 2011.

Al-Ittihad advanced to the second round after JC Abidjan withdrew. Tie was scheduled to be played over one leg at a neutral venue (at Bamako, Mali on 3 April 2011) due to the political situations in Côte d'Ivoire and Libya,[7] but match did not take place.

Enyimba Nigeria2 – 1Gabon US Bitam
Victor Barnabas 53' (pen.)
Josiah Maduabuchi 90+7'		 Report Serge Patrick Beh Za'a 30'

Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Dynamos Zimbabwe4 – 1Algeria MC Alger
Guthrie Zhokinyi 17'
Roderick Mutuma 45+2'
Denver Mukamba 76'
Farai Vimisai 83'		 Report Réda Babouche 88'

Aggregate 4–4. MC Alger advanced on the away goals rule to the second round.

Al-Merreikh Sudan2 – 0Angola Interclube
Mohamed Osman Hanno 16'
Faisal Agab 86'
Interclube Angola2 – 0Sudan Al-Merreikh
Manucho Barros 15'
Pedro Henriques 40' (pen.)
Penalties
3 – 2

Aggregate 2–2. Interclube won on penalties and advanced to the second round.

Diaraf Senegal3 – 0Mali Djoliba
Djibril Sidibé 7', 69'
Ibrahima N'Doye 42'

Diaraf won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Espérance ST Tunisia5 – 0Benin ASPAC
Youssef Msakni 8', 15'
Dramane Traoré 12'
Singbo Maxim 25' (o.g.)
Oussama Darragi 32'
ASPAC Benin2 – 0Tunisia Espérance ST
Adam Wahidi 38'
Moukaïla Bouraïma 76'

Espérance ST won 5–2 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Motor Action Zimbabwe0 – 0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Penalties
2 – 4

ASEC Mimosas won on penalties and advanced to the second round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.[7]

Raja Casablanca Morocco1 – 0Mali Stade Malien
Mamadou Baila Traoré 40' Report

Aggregate 2–2. Raja Casablanca advanced on the away goals rule to the second round.

Second leg abandoned on 90+5 minutes with Zamalek leading 2–1 (Club Africain leading 5–4 on aggregate) when Zamalek fans invaded the pitch.[8] Club Africain advanced to the second round.

Al-Hilal Sudan3 – 0Angola Recreativo Caála
Osama Ali Eltaawon 22'
Mudathir Eltaib 55', 80'

Al-Hilal won 4–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

TP Mazembe won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player. As a result, Simba played against Moroccan side Wydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

Wydad AC won 2–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

ES Sétif won 6–3 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Coton Sport won 3–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Al-Ahly won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

ZESCO United Zambia5 – 0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
Alfred Luputa 5', 10', 80'
Kangwa Chileshe 15'
Nicholas Zulu 70'
Young Buffaloes Eswatini0 – 2Zambia ZESCO United
Report Kangwa Chileshe 47'
Alfred Luputa 78'

ZESCO United won 7–0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.

Second round

This was a knock-out stage of the 16 teams that advanced from the first round; winners advanced to the group stage, with the losers advancing to the Confederation Cup play-off round.[3]

First legs: 22–24 April 2011; Second legs 7–8 May 2011.

Enyimba Nigeria1 – 0Libya Al-Ittihad
Victor Barnabas 66' (pen.) Report
Referee: Gassama Bakary, Gambia

Enyimba advanced to the group stage. Al-Ittihad advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Libya.[9]

Interclube Angola1 – 1Algeria MC Alger
Pedro Henriques 9' Zinedine Bensalem 90+3'
Attendance: 10,000
MC Alger Algeria3 – 2Angola Interclube
Youssef Sofiane 5'
Abdelmalek Mokdad 45+2'
Brahim Bedbouda 89' (pen.)		 Pedro Henriques 43', 67'

MC Alger won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. Interclube advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Espérance ST won 6–0 and advanced to the group stage. Diaraf advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Raja Casablanca Morocco1 – 1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Mohsine Moutouali 90' Adama Bakayoko 57'
Penalties
5 – 4

Raja Casablanca won on penalties and advanced to the group stage. ASEC Mimosas advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round. Tie played over one leg due to the political situation in Côte d'Ivoire.[9]

Second leg abandoned on 81 minutes with the score at 1–1 (Al-Hilal leading 2–1 on aggregate) when Club Africain fans invaded the pitch.[10] Al-Hilal advanced to the group stage. Club Africain advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Wydad AC Morocco1 – 0Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe
Mustapha Allaoui 16' Report
Attendance: 60,000

TP Mazembe won 2–1 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage, but were later disqualified for fielding an ineligible player in the first round. As a result, Wydad AC played against Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to TP Mazembe in the first round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

Coton Sport won 4–3 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ES Sétif advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Note: First leg postponed following a request from Coton Sport who had four players in the Cameroon U-20 team playing in the 2011 African Youth Championship in South Africa.[9]

Al-Ahly won 1–0 on aggregate and advanced to the group stage. ZESCO United advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

Special play-off

On 14 May 2011, the CAF announced that TP Mazembe from Congo DR were disqualified from the Champions League group stage following a complaint about the eligibility of TP Mazembe's player Janvier Besala Bokungu from Tanzanian side Simba, which lost to them in the first round. As a result, the Organising Committee decided that a replacement for the group stage would be determined by a play-off match at a neutral venue, between Simba and Moroccan side Wydad AC, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.[11][12]

Wydad AC advanced to the group stage. Simba advanced to the Confederation Cup play-off round.

References

  1. ↑ Proposed Dates for Interclubes Competitions 2011
  2. ↑ Fixtures for preliminary round, first qualifying round, and second qualifying round
  3. 1 2 Regulations of the CAF Champions League
  4. ↑ CL and CC: matches postponed
  5. ↑ "CAF suspends, fines POPA". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  6. ↑ C1 CAF : Le Raja de Casablanca en 16ème de finale
  7. 1 2 CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
  8. ↑ Violence rocks Zamalek match against Club Africain
  9. 1 2 3 Orange CAF Champions League postponed matches
  10. ↑ Club Africain Hilal game abandoned after pitch invasion
  11. ↑ TP Mazembe disqualified from the Orange CL group stage fielding ineligible player
  12. ↑ Mazembe are disqualified from the Champions League
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