The 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds were played from 9 August to 5 November 2019.
[1] A total of 69 teams competed in the qualifying rounds to decide the 16 places in the group stage of the 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup.
[3][4] The entry round of the 53 teams entered into the draw was determined by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses).
In the qualifying rounds, each tie was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still tied, extra time was not played, and the penalty shoot-out was used to determine the winner (Regulations III.
[1] The bracket of the draw was announced by the CAF on 21 July 2019.
DC Motema Pembe won 4–0 on aggregate.
FC San Pédro won 3–0 on aggregate.
DC Motema Pembe won 3–1 on penalties.
The draw for the play-off round was held on 9 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Hilton Pyramids Golf in Cairo, Egypt.
[8] The winners of the Confederation Cup first round were drawn against the losers of the Champions League first round, with the teams from the Confederation Cup hosting the second leg.
The teams were seeded by their performances in the CAF competitions for the previous five seasons (CAF 5-year ranking points shown in parentheses): First, a team from Pot A and a team from Pot D were drawn into eight ties.
[9] The 16 winners of the play-off round advanced to the group stage.
FC San Pédro won 2–1 on aggregate.
DC Motema Pembe won 3–2 on aggregate.