The 2016 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 17 June to 24 August 2016.
[2] The draw for the group stage was held on 24 May 2016, 14:30 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
The eight teams, all winners of the play-off round, were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses): two teams in Pot 1 and six teams in Pot 2.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order (Regulations III.