CAIRO, Egypt — First legs of the 2026/27 CAF Confederation Cup opening round ran from Friday to Sunday. Two ties did not take place: The Panthers v ASPAC was postponed, and DC Virunga v PTL Bazar Brothers was not played after the Seychelles club refused to travel to the DRC over Ebola-related health restrictions.
Nigeria’s two representatives both won at home. Shooting Stars beat CS Sfaxien 1-0. El-Kanemi Warriors beat UDIB 3-0.
The biggest score of the round was Singida Black Stars’ 7-1 win at Al Ghazala. ASKO Kara won 5-0 at AS ZAM. ZED beat ASAS 4-0. Al Ahly Tripoli won 3-0 in Zanzibar.
Tusker led 2-0 in Kigali and drew 2-2 with Al Ahli Wad Madani. Rayon Sports drew 1-1 away at Panthère du Ndé.
Friday, 4 September
- AS PSI 2-2 CO Korhogo
- ES Zarzis 3-1 Diambars
- Panthère du Ndé 1-1 Rayon Sports
- AS Port-Louis 1-1 Jwaneng Galaxy
- Hilal Al-Sahil 2-1 Welwalo Adigrat
Saturday, 5 September
- Green Mamba 0-2 Primeiro de Agosto
- KMKM 0-3 Al Ahly Tripoli
- Atomic Ngomé 0-1 Black Bulls
- Red Arrows 2-0 FC Rouge
- Shooting Stars 1-0 CS Sfaxien
- AS ZAM 0-5 ASKO Kara
- UNAM 0-2 Kabuscorp
- Diarra 1-0 Nations FC
- AS Douanes 2-2 Hafia
Sunday, 6 September
- Durban City 1-0 Rukinzo
- Al Ghazala 1-7 Singida Black Stars
- Mogadishu City 1-2 Kitara
- Al Ahli Wad Madani 2-2 Tusker
- El-Kanemi Warriors 3-0 UDIB
- ZED 4-0 ASAS
- AFAD 1-1 East End Lions
- Vitesse 1-2 Real Bamako
Not played
- The Panthers v ASPAC — postponed
- DC Virunga v PTL Bazar Brothers — visitors did not travel
Second legs are due next weekend. El-Kanemi and Shooting Stars take leads into away fixtures. Tusker must overturn two away goals at home. CAF still has to rule on the Virunga–Bazar Brothers file.
