Only runners-up of the domestic leagues of member associations were eligible to participate in the competition if and only if they were not participating as cup winners of their national associations cup competitions in the African Cup Winners' Cup.
Hanya runner-up liga domestik asosiasi anggota yang layak untuk berpartisipasi dalam kompetisi jika dan hanya jika mereka tidak berpartisipasi di Piala Winners Afrika sebagai pemenang kompetisi piala asosiasi nasional mereka.