The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup group stage was played from 6 May to 29 August 2018.
[2] The draw for the group stage was held on 21 April 2018, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.
[3][4] The 16 teams, all winners of the play-off round of qualifying, were drawn into four groups of four.
The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the quarter-finals of the knockout stage.
If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order (Regulations III.