CAF Confederation Cup
The CAF Confederation Cup, officially named TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup for sponsorship reasons, is an annual club association football competition organised by the CAF since 2004. 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 CAF Champions League in the following season's CAF Super Cup. History. In 2004, the CAF Confederation Cup was founded as the merger of CAF Cup and African Cup  Winners' Cup. In 2004, Accra Hearts of Oak became the first club to win the cup. In 2013, CS Sfaxien became the first club to win three trophies after defeating TP Mazembe in the final. Qualification. The domestic cup winners from all 55 CAF member associations are eligible to participate. The third-placed club in the domestic league of the top twelve placed CAF member associations also qualify. Format. The competition is played into two phases A and B. Phase A. The matches of the Preliminary and the 1/32th rounds are played according to the knock-out system with ties  broken via the Away goals rule. The sixteen teams eliminated from the 1/16th finals of the CAF Champions League will automatically qualify to play the additional 1/16th finals round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The Super Cup. The winning team of the CAF Confederation Cup will take the engagement of playing the CAF Super Cup against the champion of the CAF Champions League. The match will be played in the following year to that of the concerned competition, in one match, on the CAF Champions League champion's venue. Sponsorship. In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship  package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. Total started with the Africa Cup of Nations that was held in Gabon therefore renaming it Total Africa cup of Nations. Prize money. CAF have increase prize money to be shared between the top sixteen clubs starting from 2017 to 2020. Records and statistics. Raja Casablanca 2 titles