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| Organiser(s) | CAF |
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| Founded | 2004; 22 years ago (2004) |
| Region | Africa |
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| Qualifier for | CAF Super Cup |
| Related competitions | CAF Champions League |
| Current champions |  RS Berkane (3rd title) |
| Most championships | RS Berkane CS Sfaxien(3 titles each) |
| Website | cafonline.com/confederation-cup |
 2025–26 CAF Confederation Cup | |
TheCAF Confederation Cup, known as theTotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup (Coupe de la confédération de la CAF TotalEnergies inFrench) for sponsorship purposes, is an annualassociation footballclub competition established in 2004 and organized byCAF.[1]
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 theCAF Champions League. The winner of the tournament faces the winner of the aforementioned competition in the following season'sCAF Super Cup.
Moroccan clubs have the highest number of victories (eight 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 14 clubs, six of which have won it more than once.RS Berkane andCS Sfaxien are the most successful clubs in the competition's history, having won the tournament three times each.RS Berkane are the current defending champions, having beatenSimba S.C. in the2025 final.
In 2004, CAF merged theAfrican Cup Winners' Cup created in 1975 with theCAF 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 clubHearts of Oak won the edition by beating another Ghanaian club,Asante Kotoko in the final onPenalties.[2] The following year, Moroccan clubAS FAR won the cup against Nigeria's Dolphin FC.[3] In 2006, Tunisian clubÉtoile du Sahel won the cup against Moroccan AS FAR (thanks to the away goals rule).[4]
The Tunisian clubCS Sfaxien won the cup in 2007 by beating the Sudanese Al Merreikh 5 goals to 2 in aggregate score (4-2, 1-0).[5] The following season,Club Sfaxien again won the cup against another Tunisian club,Étoile du Sahel.[6] In 2009,Stade Malien won the edition by beating the Algerian clubES Sétif in the final, on penalties.[7] The following season, the Moroccan clubFath Union Sport won the cup against TunisianClub Sfaxien, winning the return match 3 to 2.[8]
In 2011, Moroccan clubMaghreb Fès defeated Tunisia'sClub Africain in the final, on penalties.[9] The following year, Congolese clubAC Léopards beat Malian clubDjoliba AC in the final.[10] The 2013 edition saw CS Sfaxien win against CongoleseTP Mazembe.[11] In 2014, the Egyptian clubAl Ahly obtained its first confederation cup by beating the Ivorian clubSéwé FC.[12] In 2015,Étoile du Sahel again won the cup by beating South African clubOrlando Pirates.[13]TP Mazembe achieved the double in 2016 and 2017, beating Algerian clubMO Béjaïa and South AfricanSuperSport United respectively.[14][15]
Moroccan clubRaja CA won in 2018 against CongoleseAS Vita Club.[16] In 2019,Zamalek SC beat MoroccanRS Berkane in thefinal, onPenalties.[17]
In2020 in the context of theCOVID-19 pandemic, the matches were then played behind closed doors, the Moroccan clubRS Berkane beat the Egyptians ofPyramids FC by the score of 1 to 0.[18] Since this season, the final has been played in a single game. In2021, the Moroccan club Raja CA won the cup for the second time by beatingJS Kabylie in thefinal with a score of 2 to 1.[19]
In2022, Moroccan club RS Berkane won the cup for the second time, beating South African clubOrlando Pirates in the final on penalties.[20] On 3 June 2023,USM Alger became the firstAlgerian club to win the confederation cup after beatingYoung Africans in the2023 final.[21]
In2024, Egyptian Giant,Zamalek SC won the cup for the second time, beating Moroccan clubRS Berkane in the final on away goals rule.[22] This was the second title forZamalek SC after their win over the same team back in2019, which madeZamalek SC the second most successful team afterCS Sfaxien with 3 titles. On 25 May 2025, RS Berkane won its third title after defeatingSimba S.C. in the final, becoming the joint-most successful club in the tournament’s history.[23] This victory places the Moroccan side alongside Tunisia’s CS Sfaxien, with both clubs now holding a record three titles each.[23]
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 thetop twelve-ranked associations discounting/excluding the present year/season.
The competition is played into two phases; the qualification phase and the main phase.[24]
The competition begins with a preliminary round and then a first qualifying round played in a "trim-down" knock-out format with theaway goals rule serving as tiebreakers.
The winners will face theCAF Champions League winners in theCAF Super Cup the following season on the former's home venue.
In October 2004,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.[25]
In 2008, CAF put a value of€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 giantOrange through the signing of an eight-year deal in July the following year, whose terms were not disclosed.[26]
On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant Total S.A. (renamedTotalEnergies in 2021) secured an eight-year sponsorship package from CAF tosponsor its competitions, beginning with its flagship competition, theAfrica Cup of Nations.[27]
Current Sponsors:
| Title Sponsor | Official Sponsors | Former Sponsor | Ball Supplier |
|---|---|---|---|
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. On May 25, 2025, CAF unveiled a new TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup trophy, marking a bold step in modernizing its competitions.[37][38][39] The redesigned trophy symbolizes ambition, unity, and African pride, featuring a matte-gold football topped with a polished-gold map of Africa, supported by two upward-reaching arms to represent strength and solidarity.[37] Its body combines shiny silver with a striking gold lightning streak to convey energy and competitiveness, while the marble base—engraved with the competition’s name and past winners—adds a touch of tradition and prestige.[37] Standing 45 cm tall and weighing between 8–10 kg, the new trophy reflects CAF's dedication to celebrating the excellence of African club football.[37]
CAF increased the prize money to be shared between thetop 16 clubs.[40][41]
| Final position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | US$1,250,000 |
| Runner-up | US$625,000 |
| Semi-finalists | US$450,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | US$350,000 |
| 3rd in group stage | US$275,000 |
| 4th in group stage | US$275,000 |
Note: National Associations receive an additional equivalent share of 5% for each amount awarded to clubs.
On 16 Aug 2024, CAF announced an increase in the prize money to be shared between the 16 group stage clubs including preliminary stages teams, which is the latest tranche, as follows:[42]
| Final position | Prize money |
|---|---|
| Winner | US$2,000,000 |
| Runner-up | US$1,000,000 |
| Semi-finalists | US$750,000 |
| Quarter-finalists | US$550,000 |
| 3rd in group stage | US$400,000 |
| 4th in group stage | US$400,000 |
| Preliminary Stages | US$50,000 |
Below are the current broadcast rights holders of this competition:[43]
| Country/Region | Channels |
|---|---|
 Algeria | EPTV |
 ASEAN | beIN Sports |
 Benin | ORTB |
 Europe | Sportfive |
 France | beIN Sports |
 Burkina Faso | RTB |
| Latin America | ESPN |
 Ghana | |
 MENA | beIN Sports |
 South Africa | [45] |
| Western Balkans | Sport Klub |
 United States | beIN Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa |
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| East Africa |
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Seasons won | Seasons runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS Berkane | 3 | 2 | 2020,2022,2025 | 2019,2024 |
| CS Sfaxien | 3 | 1 | 2007,2008,2013 | 2010 |
| Étoile du Sahel | 2 | 1 | 2006,2015 | 2008 |
 TP Mazembe | 2 | 1 | 2016,2017 | 2013 |
 Zamalek | 2 | 0 | 2019,2024 | |
| Raja CA | 2 | 0 | 2018,2021 | |
| FAR Rabat | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2006 |
| Hearts of Oak | 1 | 0 | 2004 | |
 Stade Malien | 1 | 0 | 2009 | |
| FUS Rabat | 1 | 0 | 2010 | |
| MAS Fez | 1 | 0 | 2011 | |
 AC Léopards | 1 | 0 | 2012 | |
| Al Ahly | 1 | 0 | 2014 | |
| USM Alger | 1 | 0 | 2023 | |
| Orlando Pirates | 0 | 2 | 2015,2022 | |
| Asante Kotoko | 0 | 1 | 2004 | |
 Dolphins FC | 0 | 1 | 2005 | |
 Al-Merrikh | 0 | 1 | 2007 | |
| ES Sétif | 0 | 1 | 2009 | |
| Club Africain | 0 | 1 | 2011 | |
| Djoliba AC | 0 | 1 | 2012 | |
 Séwé Sport | 0 | 1 | 2014 | |
| MO Béjaïa | 0 | 1 | 2016 | |
| SuperSport United | 0 | 1 | 2017 | |
| AS Vita Club | 0 | 1 | 2018 | |
| Pyramids | 0 | 1 | 2020 | |
| JS Kabylie | 0 | 1 | 2021 | |
 Young Africans | 0 | 1 | 2023 | |
| Simba | 0 | 1 | 2025 |
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| DR Congo | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Algeria | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mali | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Congo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Africa | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| UNAF (North Africa) | RS Berkane (3),Club Sfaxien (3),Étoile du Sahel (2),Raja CA (2),Zamalek (2),Al Ahly (1),FAR Rabat (1),FUS Rabat (1),MAS Fez (1),USM Alger (1) | 17 |
| UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | TP Mazembe (2),AC Léopards (1) | 3 |
| WAFU (West Africa) | Hearts of Oak (1),Stade Malien (1) | 2 |
| CECAFA (East Africa) | 0 | |
| COSAFA (Southern Africa) | 0 |
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