2014 CAF Confederation Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2014 CAF Confederation Cup was played from 17 May to 24 August 2014. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.[1][2]

2014 CAF Confederation Cup group stage
Dates17 May – 24 August 2014

Draw

The draw for the group stage was held on 29 April 2014, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The eight winners of the play-off round were drawn into two groups of four. Each group contained one team from each of the four seeding pots.[4] The seeding of each team was determined by their ranking points calculated based on performances in continental club championships for the period 2009–2013.

The following eight teams were entered into the draw:

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[1]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned
  3. Away goals scored in games between the teams concerned
  4. Goal difference in all games
  5. Goals scored in all games

Groups

The matchdays were 16–18 May, 23–25 May, 6–8 June, 25–27 July, 8–10 August, and 22–24 August 2014.[5][6]

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts LEO COT RBA MIM
AC Léopards 6 3 2 1 11 4 +7 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–0 1–2 4–1
Coton Sport 6 3 2 1 8 9 −1 11[lower-alpha 1] 0–4 2–1 2–1
AS Real Bamako 6 1 3 2 6 7 −1 6 1–2 1–1 1–1
ASEC Mimosas 6 0 3 3 5 10 −5 3 0–0 2–3 0–0
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: AC Léopards and Coton Sport are ranked on head-to-head record.
AS Real Bamako 1–1 ASEC Mimosas
Koné  86' Report Mvondo  63'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Coton Sport 2–1 AS Real Bamako
Daouda  32'
Yossanguim  79'		 Report Sylla  57'
ASEC Mimosas 2–3 Coton Sport
Zagbayou  33'
Fofana  44'		 Report Daouda  21', 90'
Zimbori-Auzingoni  59' (pen.)
AS Real Bamako 1–2 AC Léopards
Sylla  64' Report Gandzé  36'
Bidimbou  88'
Referee: El Fadil Mohamed (Sudan)

Note: The AC Léopards v Coton Sport match of Matchday 1 was postponed due to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match between Namibia and Congo on the same weekend.[7]

Coton Sport 2–1 ASEC Mimosas
Mpondo  5'
Daouda  6'		 Report Foba  28'
Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
AC Léopards 1–2 AS Real Bamako
Gandzé  40' Report Sylla  33'
Diarra  60'
Referee: Rédouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Coton Sport 0–4 AC Léopards
Report Bidimbou  54', 75', 83'
Gandzé  72'
ASEC Mimosas 0–0 AS Real Bamako
Report
Referee: Aboubacar Mario Bangoura (Guinea)
AC Léopards 4–1 ASEC Mimosas
Bidimbou  43', 67'
Gandzé  45+1', 47'		 Report Dao  40'
AS Real Bamako 1–1 Coton Sport
Sylla  43' Report Kombous  90+3'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts AHL SEW NKA ESS
Al-Ahly 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9[lower-alpha 1] 1–0 2–0 0–0
Séwé Sport 6 2 3 1 7 4 +3 9[lower-alpha 1] 1–1 3–0 1–1
Nkana 6 2 1 3 9 13 −4 7 1–0 1–1 4–3
Étoile du Sahel 6 1 3 2 9 10 −1 6 1–1 0–1 4–3
Source:
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Al-Ahly and Séwé Sport are ranked on head-to-head record.
Al-Ahly 2–0 Nkana
Gamal  46'
Gedo  56'		 Report
Séwé Sport 1–1 Étoile du Sahel
Kouao  32' Report Bounedjah  79'
Nkana 1–1 Séwé Sport
Kampamba  54' Report Assalé  20'
Étoile du Sahel 1–1 Al-Ahly
Bounedjah  40' Report Gamal  60'
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Étoile du Sahel 4–3 Nkana
Bounedjah  20' (pen.)
Bangoura  53', 85'
Jaziri  80'		 Report Abderrazak  8' (o.g.)
Kangwa  30'
Mwansa  79' (pen.)
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Séwé Sport 1–1 Al-Ahly
Akrofi  78' Report Yedan  45'
Referee: Juste Ephrem Zio (Burkina Faso)
Nkana 4–3 Étoile du Sahel
Kampamba  11'
Mbewe  27'
S. Bwalya  49'
Munthali  57'		 Report Mouihbi  5' (pen.), 90+5' (pen.)
Moussa  31'
Referee: Tessema Bamlak (Ethiopia)
Al-Ahly 1–0 Séwé Sport
Soliman  4' (pen.) Report
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
Nkana 1–0 Al-Ahly
Mwanza  51' (pen.) Report
Étoile du Sahel 0–1 Séwé Sport
Report Aka  51'
Al-Ahly 0–0 Étoile du Sahel
Report
Séwé Sport 3–0 Nkana
Kouao  10'
Kameni  48'
Assalé  73'		 Report
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References
  1. "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  2. "CAF Confederation Cup 2014 – Group Stage". African Soccer Weebly. Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  3. "Orange CAF Confereation group stage draw released". Cafonline.com. 29 April 2014.
  4. "CL and CC: Procedure for the draw". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
  5. "2014 Competitions Calendar" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  6. "11th Edition of the Orange CAF Confederation Cup 2014 - Official Draw, Cairo 29.04.2014". Confederation of African Football. 29 April 2014.
  7. "Coupe de la CAF : AC Léopards - Coton Sport reporté" (in French). Afrik.com. 13 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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