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{{short description|Second-tier African club football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}}
{{infobox football tournament
|current              = [[2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup]]
|logo                 = CAF-Confederation-Cup.png
|imagesize            = 190px
|organiser            = [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
|founded              = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2004}}
|region               = Africa
|number of teams      = {{ubl|16 (group stage)|59 (total)}}
|related comps        = [[CAF Champions League]]
|qualifier for        = [[CAF Super Cup]]
|current champions    = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] (2nd title)}} 
|most successful club = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] (3 titles)}}
|broadcasters         = 
|website              = {{URL|http://www.cafonline.com/total-confederation-cup|cafonline.com/confederation-cup}}
}}

The '''CAF Confederation Cup''', known as the '''[[TotalEnergies]] CAF Confederation Cup''' for sponsorship purposes, is an annual [[association football]] [[football team|club]] competition established in 2004 from a merger of the [[CAF Cup]] and the [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] and organized by [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=CAFOnline.com |url=https://www.cafonline.com/competitions/caf-competitions/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en |archive-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210051316/https://www.cafonline.com/competitions/caf-competitions/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Clubs qualify for the competition based on their performance in their national leagues and cup competitions. It is the second-tier competition of African club football, ranking below the [[CAF Champions League]]. The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the aforementioned competition in the following season's [[CAF Super Cup]].

[[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Moroccan]] clubs have the highest number of victories (seven titles), followed by Tunisia with five. Morocco has the largest number of winning teams, with five clubs having won the title. The competition has been won by 13 clubs, five of which have won it more than once. [[Club Sportif Sfaxien|Club Sfaxien]] is the most successful club in the competition's history, having won the tournament three times. [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] are the current defending champions, having beaten [[RS Berkane]] in the [[2024 CAF Confederation Cup final|2024 final]].

== History ==
{| class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:left; font-size:85%"
|+ Winners<br />CAF Confederation Cup
|-
! Season !! style="width:200px"| Winner
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2004 CAF Confederation Cup|2004]] || {{fbaicon|GHA}} [[Hearts of Oak (football)|Hearts of Oak]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2005 CAF Confederation Cup|2005]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[ASFAR (football club)|ASFAR]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2006 CAF Confederation Cup|2006]] || {{fbaicon|TUN}} [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|2007]] || {{fbaicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2008 CAF Confederation Cup|2008]] || {{fbaicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2009 CAF Confederation Cup|2009]] || {{fbaicon|MLI}} [[Stade Malien]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2010 CAF Confederation Cup|2010]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[Fath Union Sport|FUS de Rabat]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[MAS Fez]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2012 CAF Confederation Cup|2012]] || {{fbaicon|CGO}} [[AC Léopards]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2013 CAF Confederation Cup|2013]] || {{fbaicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]]&nbsp;{{small|(3)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2014 CAF Confederation Cup|2014]] || {{fbaicon|EGY}} [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2015 CAF Confederation Cup|2015]] || {{fbaicon|TUN}} [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]] || {{fbaicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]] || {{fbaicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2018 CAF Confederation Cup|2018]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup|2019]] || {{fbaicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup|2020]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[RS Berkane]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup|2021]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup|2022]] || {{fbaicon|MAR}} [[RS Berkane]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|2023]] || {{fbaicon|ALG}} [[USM Alger]]
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup|2024]] || {{fbaicon|EGY}} [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]]&nbsp;{{small|(2)}}
|-
| style="text-align:center" | [[2024–25 CAF Confederation Cup|2025]] ||
|}

=== 2004–2017: Beginnings, Tunisian dominance ===
In 2004, CAF merged the [[African Cup Winners' Cup]] created in 1975 with the [[CAF Cup]] introduced in 1992 to form a new competition called the Confederation Cup, which has since become the secondary African club competition.

In the first edition, the Ghanaian club [[Hearts of Oak (football)|Hearts of Oak]] won the edition by beating another Ghanaian club, [[Asante Kotoko S.C.|Asante Kotoko]] in the final on [[Penalty kick (association football)|Penalties]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2004 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup04.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007230553/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup04.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, Moroccan club [[AS FAR (football club)|AS FAR]] won the cup against Nigeria's Dolphin FC.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2005 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup05.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724105144/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup05.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2006, Tunisian club [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] won the cup against Moroccan AS FAR (thanks to the away goals rule).<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2006 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup06.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=24 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724105150/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup06.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Tunisian club [[CS Sfaxien]] won the cup in 2007 by beating the Sudanese Al Merreikh 5 goals to 2 in aggregate score (4-2, 1-0).<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2007 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup07.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929164127/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup07.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> The following season, [[Club Sportif Sfaxien|Club Sfaxien]] again won the cup against another Tunisian club, [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2008 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup08.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=30 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730154317/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup08.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2009, [[Stade Malien]] won the edition by beating the Algerian club [[ES Sétif]] in the final, on penalties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2009 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup09.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=24 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924221319/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup09.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> The following season, the Moroccan club [[Fath Union Sport]] won the cup against Tunisian [[Club Sportif Sfaxien|Club Sfaxien]], winning the return match 3 to 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2010 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2010.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=4 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220804050202/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2010.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2011, Moroccan club [[Maghreb de Fès|Maghreb Fès]] defeated Tunisia's [[Club Africain]] in the final, on penalties.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2011 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2011.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=28 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221128143205/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2011.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, Congolese club [[AC Léopards]] beat Malian club [[Djoliba AC]] in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2012 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2012.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929172906/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2012.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2013 edition saw CS Sfaxien win against Congolese [[TP Mazembe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2013 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2013.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929170445/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2013.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, the Egyptian club [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] obtained its first confederation cup by beating the Ivorian club [[Séwé FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2014 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2014.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-27 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929184435/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2014.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2015, [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] again won the cup by beating South African club [[Orlando Pirates F.C.|Orlando Pirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2015 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2015.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929212309/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2015.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref> [[TP Mazembe]] achieved the double in 2016 and 2017, beating Algerian club [[MO Béjaïa]] and South African [[SuperSport United F.C.|SuperSport United]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2016 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2016.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=7 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007222447/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2016.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=African Club Competitions 2017 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup2017.html#confed |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729103018/http://rsssf.com/tablesa/afcup2017.html#confed |url-status=live }}</ref>

===2018–present: Moroccan dominance===
Moroccan club [[Raja CA]] won in 2018 against Congolese [[AS Vita Club]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Raja Casablanca win 2018 Confed Cup |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46420573 |access-date=2022-10-29 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120230302/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46420573 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2019, [[Zamalek SC]] beat Moroccan [[RS Berkane]] in the [[2019 CAF Confederation Cup final|final]], on [[Penalty kick (association football)|Penalties]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confederation Cup final: Zamalek defeat Berkane 5-3 on penalties {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/confederation-cup-final-zamalek-defeat-berkane-on-penalties/151yye5e8s03z1p3xjjhln0nhn |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120230302/https://www.goal.com/en/news/confederation-cup-final-zamalek-defeat-berkane-on-penalties/151yye5e8s03z1p3xjjhln0nhn |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup|2020]] in the context of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the matches were then played behind closed doors, the Moroccan club [[RS Berkane]] beat the Egyptians of [[Pyramids FC]] by the score of 1 to 0.<ref>{{Cite news |author=Staff writer |title=Morocco's RS Berkane Wins CAF Confederation Cup |work=Morocco world news |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/10/323694/moroccos-rs-berkane-wins-caf-confederation-cup |access-date=29 October 2022 |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120230305/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2020/10/323694/moroccos-rs-berkane-wins-caf-confederation-cup |url-status=live }}</ref> Since this season, the final has been played in a single game. In [[2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup|2021]], the Moroccan club Raja CA won the cup for the second time by beating [[JS Kabylie]] in the [[2021 CAF Confederation Cup Final|final]] with a score of 2 to 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raja Casablanca v Kabylie Match Report, 10/07/2021, CAF Confederation Cup {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-bh/match/raja-casablanca-v-kabylie/report/7elpzvgmshzjbcb4ce3exk6c4 |access-date=2022-10-29 |website=www.goal.com |archive-date=20 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120230304/https://www.goal.com/en-bh/match/raja-casablanca-v-kabylie/report/7elpzvgmshzjbcb4ce3exk6c4 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In [[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|2022]], Moroccan club RS Berkane won the cup for the second time, beating South African club [[Orlando Pirates]] in the final on penalties.<ref>{{Cite news |title=RS Berkane win shoot-out to lift Confederation Cup |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/61532254 |access-date=2022-10-29 |archive-date=4 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221104190000/https://www.bbc.com/sport/africa/61532254 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 3 June 2023, [[USM Alger]] became the first [[Algerian Football Federation|Algerian]] club to win the confederation cup after beating [[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]] in the [[2023 CAF Confederation Cup final|2023 final]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=USM Alger clinch first ever continental title with TotalEnergies CAF CC win {{!}} Total CAF Confederation Cup |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-confederation-cup/2022/news/usm-alger-clinch-first-ever-continental-title-with-totalenergies-caf-cc-win |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en |archive-date=8 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908074532/https://www.cafonline.com/caf-confederation-cup/news/usm-alger-clinch-first-ever-continental-title-with-totalenergies-caf-cc-win/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Qualification==
The competition is composed of domestic cup winners from all 54 CAF member associations and the third-placed-finished club in the domestic leagues of the [[CAF 5-year ranking|top twelve-ranked associations]] discounting/excluding the present year/season.

===Format===
The competition is played into two phases; the qualification phase and the main phase.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf|title=Regulations of the Confederation Cup 2006 - 2008|publisher=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]|year=2006|access-date=12 December 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207160850/http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf|archive-date=7 December 2007}}</ref>

===Qualification phase===
The competition begins with a preliminary round and then a first qualifying round played in a "trim-down" knock-out format with the [[away goals rule]] serving as tiebreakers.

===Main phase===
* The sixteen winning teams from the second qualifying round enter the group stage divided into four groups of four. Each team will play against the other three opponents in a [[round-robin tournament|round-robin]] system [[three points for a win]].
* The group winners and runners-up qualify to a [[two-legged tie|two-legged]] knock-out rounds which shall be played in two matches, home and away in three rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals and the finals).
* In case of equality in the number of goals scored during the two matches, the team scoring the greatest number of away goals will be declared winner. If the number of goals scored on the away matches is equal, kicks from the penalty mark will be taken.

===The Super Cup===
The winners will face the [[CAF Champions League]] winners in the [[CAF Super Cup]] the following season on the former's home venue.

== Sponsorship ==
In October 2004, [[MTN Group|MTN]] contracted a four-year deal to sponsor CAF's competitions worth US$12.5 million, which at that time was the biggest sponsorship deal in African sporting history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3763112.stm|title=CAF signs sponsorship deal|date=21 October 2004|website=[[BBC News]]|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602085134/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/3763112.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2008, CAF put a value of [[Euro|€]]100 million for a comprehensive and long-term package of its competitions when it opened tenders for a new sponsor, which was scooped up by French telecommunications giant [[Orange S.A.|Orange]] through the signing of an eight-year deal in July the following year, whose terms were not disclosed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/ozabs-soccer-africa-sponsor-20090728-idAFJOE56R0N320090728|title=Orange signs deal to sponsor African soccer competitions|date=28 July 2009|website=[[Reuters]]|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602085134/https://www.reuters.com/article/ozabs-soccer-africa-sponsor-20090728-idAFJOE56R0N320090728|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant Total S.A. (renamed ''[[TotalEnergies]]'' in 2021) secured an eight-year sponsorship package from CAF to [[sponsor (commercial)|sponsor]] its competitions, beginning with its flagship competition, the [[Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3d%3d|title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAFOnline.com]]|date=21 July 2016|access-date=30 January 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725090618/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3D%3D|archive-date=25 July 2016}}</ref>

'''Current Sponsors:'''

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!Title Sponsor !!Official Sponsors !! Former Sponsor !! Ball Supplier
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*[[TotalEnergies]]<ref>{{cite web|date=21 July 2016|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3D%3D|title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210206144219/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3D%3D|archive-date=6 February 2021|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]|access-date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
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*[[Orange S.A.|Orange]]<ref>{{cite web|date=16 December 2016|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=FTlYXZ1pzZ2c71L90kJHEw%3D%3D|title=Orange signs new eight-year partnership with CAF|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724164409/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=FTlYXZ1pzZ2c71L90kJHEw%3D%3D|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]|archive-date=24 July 2020|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[1xBet]]<ref>{{cite web|date=6 February 2019|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=QlQOHG4iRiF0Q%2BJYqmtB%2Bw%3D%3D|title=1xBet - Official sponsor of the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) tournaments|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525170651/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=QlQOHG4iRiF0Q%2BJYqmtB%2Bw%3D%3D|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAFOnline.com]]|archive-date=25 May 2019|access-date=22 July 2019}}</ref>
*[[TikTok]]<ref>{{cite web|first=Matthew|last=Glendinning|date=6 January 2022|url=https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/tiktok-signs-one-year-caf-sponsorship-umbro-inks-technical-deal/|title=TikTok signs one-year CAF sponsorship, Umbro inks technical deal|website=SportBusiness|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=8 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308195155/https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/tiktok-signs-one-year-caf-sponsorship-umbro-inks-technical-deal/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=6 January 2022|url=https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-africa/tiktok-sponsors-caf|title=TikTok unites African football fans through partnership with Confederation of African Football|website=[[TikTok|TikTok Newsroom]]|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=27 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627060722/https://newsroom.tiktok.com/en-africa/tiktok-sponsors-caf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=6 January 2022|url=https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2021/tiktok-signs-one-year-caf-sponsorship-deal|title=TikTok signs one-year CAF sponsorship deal|website=[[Soccerex]]|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=9 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109130538/https://www.soccerex.com/insight/articles/2021/tiktok-signs-one-year-caf-sponsorship-deal|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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*[[Qnet|QNET]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=gj3%2Ff24rKUQ1ubk9Zg5ilg%3D%3D|title=QNET announces Sponsorship of Total CAF Champions League, Total CAF Confederation Cup, Total CAF Super Cup|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301041204/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=gj3%2Ff24rKUQ1ubk9Zg5ilg%3D%3D|archive-date=1 March 2018|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]|date=24 February 2018|access-date=12 May 2018}}</ref>
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*[[Umbro]]<ref>{{cite web|date=5 January 2022|url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/building-african-football-together-umbro-and-caf-enter-into-multi-year-partnersh|title=BUILDING AFRICAN FOOTBALL TOGETHER: UMBRO AND CAF ENTER INTO MULTI-YEAR PARTNERSHIP|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAFOnline.com]]|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=2 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220602132819/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/building-african-football-together-umbro-and-caf-enter-into-multi-year-partnersh|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Soumik|last=Thakur|date=6 January 2022|url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/umbro-pens-down-sponsorship-deal-with-caf/|title=Umbro pens down sponsorship deal with CAF|website=SportsMint Media|access-date=30 May 2022|archive-date=13 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913002056/https://sportsmintmedia.com/umbro-pens-down-sponsorship-deal-with-caf/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

==Prizes==

=== Trophy and medals ===
[[File:2015 caf 3.jpg|thumb|Official trophy]]
Each year, the winning team is presented with the African Champion Clubs' Cup, the current version of which has been awarded since the competition name change in 1997. Forty gold medals are presented to the competition winners and 40 silver medals to the runners-up.

===2009–2020===
CAF increased the prize money to be shared between the ''top 16 clubs''.<ref>{{cite web|title=CAF Executive Committee decisions|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2009/news/3403-caf-executive-committee-decisions.html|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAFOnline.com]]|date=16 September 2009|access-date=12 February 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227100946/http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2009/news/3403-caf-executive-committee-decisions.html|archive-date=27 December 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url-status=dead|date=9 November 2016|title=Prize money for CAF competitions effective 2017|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=dnVyYCeuQjEqqxoF5ojzeQ%3D%3D|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112123821/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=dnVyYCeuQjEqqxoF5ojzeQ%3D%3D|archive-date=12 November 2016|website=[[Confederation of African Football|CAFOnline.com]]|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref>

{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Final<br/>position!!Prize money
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|Winner|| align=right| US$1,250,000
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|Runner-up|| align=right| US$625,000
|-
|Semi-finalists || align=right| US$450,000
|-
|Quarter-finalists || align=right| US$350,000
|-
|3rd in group stage || align=right| US$275,000
|-
|4th in group stage || align=right| US$275,000
|}
<small>Note: National Associations receive an additional equivalent share of 5% for each amount awarded to clubs.</small>

===2023===
CAF increased the prize money to be shared between the ''top 8 clubs.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=CAF Interclub Prize Money Breakdown: TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup |url=https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-interclub-prize-money-breakdown-totalenergies-caf-champions-league-and-total |access-date=2023-05-19 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en |archive-date=22 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522092535/https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-interclub-prize-money-breakdown-totalenergies-caf-champions-league-and-total |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| Class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
!Final<br/>position!!Prize money
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|Winner|| align=right| US$2,000,000
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|Runner-up|| align=right| US$1,000,000
|-
|Semi-finalists || align=right| US$750,000
|-
|Quarter-finalists || align=right| US$550,000
|-
|3rd in group stage || align=right| US$400,000
|-
|4th in group stage || align=right| US$400,000
|}

==Broadcast coverage==
Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition:<ref>{{cite press release|date=21 December 2021|url=https://www.cafonline.com/press-release/news/caf-appoints-broadcast-services-partners-for-2022-2023|title=CAF appoints Broadcast Services partners for 2022-2023|publisher=[[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]|access-date=23 January 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Country/Region
!Channels
|-
|{{flag|Algeria}}
|[[Public Establishment of Television|EPTV]]
|-
|{{flag|ASEAN}}
|[[beIN Sports]]
|-
|{{flag|Benin}}
|[[Eurosport 1|ORTB]]
|-
|{{flag|Europe}}
|[[Sportfive]]
|-
|{{flag|France}}
|[[beIN Sports (France)|beIN Sports]]
|-
|{{flag|Burkina Faso}}
|[[Radio Télévision du Burkina|RTB]]
|-
|[[Latin America]]
|[[ESPN Latin America|ESPN]]
|-
|{{flag|Ghana}}
|{{ubl|[[GTV (Ghana)|GTV Sports+]]|[[StarTimes]]<ref>{{cite web|date=8 February 2022|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/startimes-acquires-broadcast-rights-of-caf-inter-club-competitions.html|title=StarTimes acquires broadcast rights of CAF Inter-Club competitions|website=[[Graphic Communications Group Limited|Graphic Online]]|access-date=8 May 2022|archive-date=14 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214221920/https://www.graphic.com.gh/sports/sports-news/startimes-acquires-broadcast-rights-of-caf-inter-club-competitions.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Arab League}} [[MENA]]
|[[beIN Sports (MENA)|beIN Sports]]
|-
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|{{ubl|[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]]|[[SABC Sport]]}}<ref>{{cite news|date=19 July 2021|url=https://www.sportcal.com/News/FeaturedNews/136565?&f=s%3A1%2FSoccer%7C%2Cs%3A1%2FSoccer%7C|title=Supersport and SABC share coverage of Caf Champions League final in late deal|work=Sportcal|publisher=[[GlobalData]]|access-date=19 January 2022}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
|-
|[[Balkans|Western Balkans]]
|[[Sport Klub]]
|-
|{{flag|United States}}
|[[beIN Sports (USA)|beIN Sports]]
|-
|[[Sub-Saharan Africa]]
|{{ubl|[[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]]|[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|SuperSport]] (selected matches)|[[StarTimes]] (except South Africa)}}
|-
|[[East Africa]]
|{{ubl|[[ZBC TV (Zanzibar)|TVZ]]|[[Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation|ZBC]]}}
|}

==Records and statistics==
{{Main|CAF Confederation Cup records and statistics}}

===List of finals===
{{Main|List of CAF Confederation Cup finals}}

===Performance by clubs===
{{CAF Confederation Cup Performance by clubs}}

===Performance by nations===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+Performances in finals by nation
|-
!scope="col"|Nation
!scope="col"|Winners
!scope="col"|Runners-up
!scope="col"|Total
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|MAR}}
|align=center|7
|align=center|3
|align=center|10
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|TUN}}
|align=center|5
|align=center|3
|align=center|8
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|EGY}}
|align=center|3
|align=center|1
|align=center|4
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|COD}}
|align=center|2
|align=center|2
|align=center|4
|-
! scope="row" |{{fba|ALG}}
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |4
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|GHA}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|MLI}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|align=center|2
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|CGO}}
|align=center|1
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|RSA}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|3
|align=center|3
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|CIV}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|NGR}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|SUD}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|-
!scope="row"|{{fba|TAN}}
|align=center|0
|align=center|1
|align=center|1
|}

===Champions by region===
{|class="wikitable"
!Federation (Region)
!Champion(s)
!Titles
|-
|[[Union of North African Football Federations|UNAF (North Africa)]]
|[[Club Sportif Sfaxien|Club Sfaxien]] (3), [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]] (2), [[Raja CA]] (2), [[RS Berkane]] (2), [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] (2), [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] (1), [[AS-FAR Club|FAR Rabat]] (1), [[Fath Union Sport|FUS Rabat]] (1), [[MAS Fez]] (1), [[USM Alger]] (1)
|align=center|16
|-
|[[Central African Football Federations' Union|UNIFFAC (Central Africa)]]
|[[TP Mazembe]] (2), [[AC Léopards]] (1)
|align=center|3
|-
|[[West African Football Union|WAFU (West Africa)]]
|[[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] (1), [[Stade Malien]] (1)
|align=center|2
|-
|[[Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations|CECAFA (East Africa)]]
|
|align=center|0
|-
|[[Council of Southern Africa Football Associations|COSAFA (Southern Africa)]]
|
|align=center|0
|}

===Top goalscorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year!!Footballer!!Club!!Goals
|-
|align=center| [[2004 CAF Confederation Cup|2004]]||{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Ugochukwu Okeke]]<br />{{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Christopher Katongo]]||{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Enugu Rangers]]<br />{{flagicon|ZAM}} [[Green Buffaloes F.C.|Green Buffaloes]]|| align="center" |5
|-
|align=center| [[2005 CAF Confederation Cup|2005]]||{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Eric Gawu]]<br />{{flagicon|MAR}} [[Khalid El Hirech]]<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Kelechi Osunwa]]||{{flagicon|GHA}} [[King Faisal Babes]]<br />{{flagicon|TUN}} [[AS Marsa]]<br />{{flagicon|NGR}} [[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphins FC]]|| align="center" |7
|-
|align=center| [[2006 CAF Confederation Cup|2006]]||{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Manucho]]||{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Atlético Petróleos de Luanda|Petro Atlético]]|| align="center" |8
|-
|align=center| [[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|2007]]||{{flagicon|COD}} [[Trésor Mputu]]||{{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]|| align="center" |11
|-
|align=center| [[2008 CAF Confederation Cup|2008]]||{{flagicon|GHA|}} [[Eric Bekoe]] ||{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko]]|| align="center" |10
|-
|align=center| [[2009 CAF Confederation Cup|2009]]||{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Abdelmalek Ziaya]]||{{flagicon|ALG}}  [[ES Sétif]] || align="center" |15
|-
|align=center| [[2010 CAF Confederation Cup|2010]]||{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Abdel-Ghani]]||{{flagicon|EGY}} [[Haras El Hodood]]|| align="center" |7
|-
|align=center| [[2011 CAF Confederation Cup|2011]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[Salakiaku Matondo]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[DC Motema Pembe]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2012 CAF Confederation Cup|2012]]|| {{flagicon|Congo}} [[Rudy Ndey]] <br/>{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Ismaïla Diarra]]<br />{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Edward Sadomba]]||{{flagicon|Congo}}  [[AC Léopards]]<br />{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Cercle Olympique de Bamako]]<br />{{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|| align="center" |5
|-
|align=center| [[2013 CAF Confederation Cup|2013]]|| {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Vincent Die Foneye]] <br />{{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Mbwana Samatta]]<br />{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Apson Manjate|Sonito]] ||{{flagicon|EGY}} [[ENPPI Club|ENPPI]]<br />{{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]<br />{{flagicon|Mozambique}} [[Liga Muçulmana de Maputo|Liga Muçulmana]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2014 CAF Confederation Cup|2014]]|| {{flagicon|Congo}} [[Kader Bidimbou]] <br />{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[Kudakwashe Musharu]]<br />{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Koffi Foba]] || {{flagicon|Congo}} [[AC Léopards]]<br />{{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} [[How Mine FC|How Mine]]<br />{{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[ASEC Mimosas]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2015 CAF Confederation Cup|2015]]|| {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Baghdad Bounedjah]] <br />{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Georges Ambourouet]]<br />{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Thamsanqa Gabuza]]|| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel|Étoile du Sahel]]<br />{{flagicon|Gabon}} [[CF Mounana]]<br />{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Orlando Pirates]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2016 CAF Confederation Cup|2016]]|| {{flagicon|Zambia}} [[Rainford Kalaba]] || {{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]|| align="center" | 7
|-
|align=center| [[2017 CAF Confederation Cup|2017]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[Ben Malango]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[TP Mazembe]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2018 CAF Confederation Cup|2018]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Mahmoud Benhalib]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]]|| align="center" | 9
|-
|align=center| [[2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup|2019]]|| {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Waleed Al-Shoala]]|| {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman)|Al-Hilal]]|| align="center" | 7
|-
|align=center| [[2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup|2020]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Karim El Berkaoui]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Hassania Agadir]]|| align="center" | 8
|-
|align=center| [[2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup|2021]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[Ben Malango]]|| {{flagicon|MAR}} [[Raja CA]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2021–22 CAF Confederation Cup|2022]]|| {{flagicon|Niger}} [[Victorien Adebayor]]|| {{flagicon|Niger}} [[USGN]]|| align="center" | 6
|-
|align=center| [[2022–23 CAF Confederation Cup|2023]]|| {{flagicon|COD}} [[Fiston Kalala Mayele]]|| {{flagicon|Tanzania}} [[Young Africans S.C.|Young Africans]]|| align="center" | 7
|-
|align=center rowspan="4"| [[2023–24 CAF Confederation Cup|2024]]|| {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Paul Bassène]] || {{flagicon|MAR}} [[RS Berkane]] || align="center" rowspan="4" | 4
|-
|{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Abdoulaye Kanou]] || {{flagicon|ALG}} [[USM Alger]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Abdul Aziz Issah]] ||rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Dreams F.C.|Dreams FC]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GHA}} [[John Antwi]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|Football in Africa}}
* [[CAF Champions League]]
* [[CAF Super Cup]]
* [[CAF Cup]]
* [[African Cup Winners' Cup]]
* [[CAF Women's Champions League]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.cafonline.com/total-confederation-cup}}
*[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/af3.html CAF Confederation Cup] on [[RSSSF]]

{{CAF Confederation Cup Seasons}}
{{CAF Confederation Cup winners}}
{{African football}}
{{African sport club competitions}} 
{{International club football}}

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