2011 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds

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

2011 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds
Dates28 January – 6 March 2011
Main article: 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 3 – 0 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 2 – 0 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.

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 0 – 2 Djoliba
Alou Bagayoko  66', 82'
Djoliba 2 – 0 East End Lions
Ousmane Cissé  32'
Amadou Karembé  80'

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

Diaraf 1 – 1 Ports Authority
Ibrahima Ndoye  88' Report Hatab Badji  51'
Ports Authority 0 – 2 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 1 – 0 Deportivo Mongomo
Hyacinthe Sèwanou  32' Report
Deportivo Mongomo 1 – 1 ASPAC
Junior  13' William Dassagaté  37'

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

ASEC Mimosas 7 – 0 CF Cansado
Robert Sankara  3'
Patrick N'doua  15'
Adama Bakayoko  21', 28', 84'
Zahui Okou  77'
Jean Imère Yao Krizo  87'		 Report
CF Cansado 0 – 2 ASEC Mimosas
Report Jean Jacques Bougouhi  37'
Antoine N'Gossan  87'

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 10 – 1 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 2 – 2 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 2 – 0 Saint-George SA
Paizinho  28', 71'
Estádio dos Kuricutelas, Huambo

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

Élan Club 0 – 0 Simba
Simba 4 – 2 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 1 – 2 Kano Pillars
Harris Jimmy  80' Report Morris Chigozie  26'
Sheriff Isa  80'
Kano Pillars 1 – 0 Mighty Barrolle
Gambo Mohammed  29' Report

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

Wydad Casablanca 3 – 0 Aduana Stars
Abderahim Benkhajjan  8'
Mouhcine Iajour  18', 43'

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

Fello Star 1 – 1 ASFA Yennenga
Diallo Alpha Bacar  60' Report Aly Babo  4'
ASFA Yennenga 3 – 0 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 2 – 2 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 1 – 1 AS Vita Club
Nelson Lukong  88' (o.g.) Alfred M'Fongang  76'
AS Vita Club 3 – 0 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 2 – 1 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.

Young Buffaloes 3 – 0 St Michel United
Vusi Thumbatha  5'
Ndoda Mthethwa  59'
Sibusiso Dlamini  67'
St Michel United 2 – 1 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 3 – 0 Liga Muçulmana
Humprey Luputa  6'
Jackson Mwanza  21'
Portipher Zulu  81'
Liga Muçulmana 2 – 1 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 2 – 1 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 4 – 1 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 2 – 0 Interclube
Mohamed Osman Hanno  16'
Faisal Agab  86'
Al Merreikh Stadium, Omdurman
Interclube 2 – 0 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 3 – 0 Djoliba
Djibril Sidibé  7', 69'
Ibrahima N'Doye  42'
Djoliba 1 – 1 Diaraf
Moussa Diallo  58' Report Moussa N'Diaye  72'

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

Espérance ST 5 – 0 ASPAC
Youssef Msakni  8', 15'
Dramane Traoré  12'
Singbo Maxim  25' (o.g.)
Oussama Darragi  32'
ASPAC 2 – 0 Espérance ST
Adam Wahidi  38'
Moukaïla Bouraïma  76'

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

Motor Action 0 – 0 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 1 – 0 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 3 – 0 Recreativo Caála
Osama Ali Eltaawon  22'
Mudathir Eltaib  55', 80'
Recreativo Caála 1 – 1 Al-Hilal
Paizinho  28' Edward Sadomba  68'
Estádio dos Kuricutelas, Huambo

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

Simba 2 – 3 TP Mazembe
Shija Mkina  59'
Mbwana Samata  68'		 Given Singuluma  17'
Dioko Kaluyituka  64', 72'

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 Casablanca, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round, in a play-off for a place in the group stage.

Wydad Casablanca 2 – 0 Kano Pillars
Fabrice N'Guessi  8', 84'

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

ASFA Yennenga 3 – 4 ES Sétif
Ali Zoungrana  49'
Ocansey Mandela  66' (pen.)
Mamadou Zongo  80'		 Nabil Hemani  26', 78'
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa  45'
Abderahmane Hachoud  90+5'

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

Coton Sport 2 – 0 AS Vita Club
Joel Babanda  35'
Hilaire Momi  80'		 Report

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 5 – 0 Young Buffaloes
Alfred Luputa  5', 10', 80'
Kangwa Chileshe  15'
Nicholas Zulu  70'
Young Buffaloes 0 – 2 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 1 – 0 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 1 – 1 MC Alger
Pedro Henriques  9' Zinedine Bensalem  90+3'
Attendance: 10,000
MC Alger 3 – 2 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.

Diaraf 0 – 1 Espérance ST
Roger Toindouba  40'

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

Raja Casablanca 1 – 1 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 Casablanca 1 – 0 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 Casablanca 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 Casablanca, which lost to TP Mazembe in the second round.[11][12]

Wydad Casablanca 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. 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. CAF Interclubs matches venues and dates reviewed
  8. Violence rocks Zamalek match against Club Africain
  9. 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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