African Club Cups 2005
List of Qualifiers

The following twelve countries are allowed to have two representatives each in both the CAF Champions League and the Confederation Cup.

Algeria, Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, DR Congo, Ghana, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia are regarded by CAF as the countries who have performed best in continental club competition over the last six years.

NB: Comoros and Zanzibar gain CAF recognition for 2005 but, like Réunion, are not eligible for FIFA internationals.

Country-wise index of all clubs which have qualified for the 2005 CAF Club Cups

Criteria for entry are generally as follows:

Champions League (CL)	Confederation Cup (CC)
2004 Champion - Enyimba, Nigeria	2004 Champion - Hearts of Oak, Ghana
National League Champions (and runners-up in the 12 selected countries)	National Cup Winners (and 3rd-place league finishers in the 12 selected countries)

Clubs banned	for unsanctioned match withdrawals or other flouting of FIFA regulations
2005-07:	Ulinzi Stars (Kenya), Mtibwa Sugar (Tanzania)
2005-06:	JS Pobè (Benin), LISCR (Liberia), Masvingo Utd (Zimbabwe)
2005 only:	Al Ahli Tripoli (Libya), Sara Sport de Bafilo (Togo), Kabwe Warriors (Zambia)

Non-entrants in any competition:
Burundi, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Malawi, Niger, Réunion, São Tomé e Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Somalia

55 countries: A to F | G to N | O to Z

Country	Champions League	Confederation Cup	Comments
Algeria [link]	Jeunesse Sportive Kabylie Union Sportive Medina Alger	Mouloudia Oran*	NA Hussein-Dey (3rd in league) will only compete in Arab Champions League *Best semifinalist behind Cup winner USMA and runner-up Kabylie both of whom qualified for CL
Angola	Atlético Sport Aviação Sagrada Esperança	InterClube Angola Desportivo Sonangol do Namibe
Benin	Donjo FC*	Mogas 90	*Super League cancelled; Group B winner Donjo qualify ahead of CAF-banned Group A winner JS Pobè who have a superior group record
Botswana	*	Botswana Defence Force*	*Double winner BDF opted for CC
Burkina Faso	ASFA Yennega	ASF Bobo Dioulasso
Burundi	Atletico Olympique*	-	*Declined to enter
Cameroon	Cotonsport de Garoua Racing de Bafoussam	Union Sportive de Douala* Bamboutos de Mbouda**	Cup runner-up to double winner Cotonsport *4th in league behind Douala
Cape Verde Islands	Sal-Rei Sport Clube*	-	*Declined to enter
Central African Republic	Olympic Réal de Bangui*	AS Tempête Mocaf *	*Declined to enter
Chad*	Renaissance FC	Gazelle FC	*No national competitions held; N'djamena region representatives (champion and cup winner de la Ligue du Chari-Baguirmi, respectively) qualified
Comoros*	-	-	*No national competitions held
Congo	Diables Noirs	Munisport
Côte d'Ivoire	ASEC Mimosas Africa Sports National	Stella Club d'Adjamé Club Omnisports Bouaflé
DR Congo	DC Motema Pembe TP Mazembe	FC Saint-Eloi Lupopo SC Cimenterie Lukala
Djibouti	Gendarmerie Nationale*	Chemin de fer Djibouto-Éthiopien*	*Declined to enter
Egypt	Zamalek Al Ahly	Ismaily Mokawloon (aka Arab Contractors)
Equatorial Guinea	Renacimiento FC	Sony de Ela Nguema
Eritrea	Adulis Club	-
Ethiopia	Awassa City	Banks SC
Gabon [link]	Mangasport	FC 105 Libreville	League stopped after 15 rounds
Gambia*	Wallidan	Armed Forces**	Gambian FA withdrew both qualifiers on Jan 3 *Runner-up to double winner Wallidan
Ghana [link]	Asante Kotoko* Hearts of Oak*	King Faisal Babies Heart of Lions*	Zones A & B winners respectively Zone A runner-up & winner of Coca-Cola Top 4 Cup **Zone B runner-up
Guinea	Fello Star de Labé*	Club Industriel de Kamsar*	*League not held; Cup winner qualified for CL and runner-up for CC
Guinea-Bissau	Sporting Clube Bissau*	Mavegro*	*Declined to enter
Kenya	Tusker FC*	Chemelil Sugar**	Runner-up to CAF-banned Ulinzi Stars in special CAF Qualifying tournament following league breakdown *3rd placed but declined to enter as did 4th placed replacement Kenya Pipeline
Lesotho	Lesotho Defence Force	-
Liberia*	Mighty Barrolle	Bassa Defender**	Liberia declined to enter *Cup runner-up to CAF-banned LISCR
Libya	Al-Olympique	Al-Ittihad
Madagascar	USJF/Ravinala	USCAF*	*Cup runner-up to double winner USJF/Ravinala
Malawi	Bakili Bullets*	-	*Declined to enter
Mali	Djoliba AC	Nianan de Koulikoro*	*Cup runner-up to double winner Djoliba AC
Mauritania	ASC Ksar	Concorde*	*League runner-up but withdrew; FC Nouadhibou won Cup
Mauritius	AS Port-Louis 2000	Savanne SC
Morocco	Raja de Casablanca FAR Rabat (aka Royal Armed Forces)	Olympique Khouribga* Omnisport Meknès**	5th in league behind AS de Salé (did not enter) and Cup runner-up WAC Casablanca (competing in Arab Champions League) *6th in league; runner-up FAR won Coupe du Trone
Mozambique	Clube Ferroviário de Nampula	Ferroviário Maputo
Namibia	Blue Waters	Black Africa*	*Declined to enter
Niger*	Sahel Sporting Club	Akokana d'Arlit**	Niger declined to enter *Cup runner-up to double winner Sahel SC
Nigeria	Dolphin Enyimba	Bendel Insurance Enugu Rangers*	*Cup runner-up to double winner Dolphin
Réunion	US Stade Tamponnaise*	Saint-Denis FC*	*Declined to enter
Rwanda	Rayon Sport	APR FC*	*League runner-up
São Tomé e Príncipe	-	-
Senegal	ASC Diaraf AS Douanes	ASEC Ndiambour Dakar University Club*	*4th in league; CSS best Cup semifinalist behind winner Douanes and runner-up Diaraf both of whom qualified for CL
Seychelles	La Passe FC	Red Star
Sierra Leone	-	-
Somalia	-	-
South Africa	Kaizer Chiefs Ajax Cape Town	SuperSport United Moroka Swallows*	*Declined to enter
Sudan	Al Hilal	Al Merreikh*	*Cup runner-up to double winner Al Hilal
Swaziland	Mhlambanyatsi Rovers	Green Mamba*	*Winner of first Swazi Bank Cup but declined to enter
Tanzania	Simba SC	Prisons*	*3rd in League behind CAF-banned Mtibwa Sugar
Togo	Dynamic Togolais*	AS Douanes	*Declined to enter
Tunisia	Espérance Sportive de Tunisie Étoile Sportive du Sahel	AS Marsa* JS Kairouanaise**	5th in league behind Arab Champions League-bound Club Africain and CS Sfaxien (holders) *The only Cup semifinalist not automatically qualified for an international competition; Cup won by CS Sfaxien
Uganda	SC Villa	Kampala City Council
Zambia	Red Arrows	Green Buffaloes*	*League runner-up; Lusaka Celtic won Cup
Zanzibar	KMKM	Kipanga*	*Entry criterion unknown
Zimbabwe	CAPS United	Wankie*	*Cup runner-up to double winner CAPS declined to enter; best semifinalist replacement Motor Action rejected by CAF

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