After Kaizer Chiefs qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup, Soccer Laduma looks at their tumultuous record in the second-tier African club tournament over the years.
By winning the Nedbank Cup, their first trophy in a decade, Chiefs have earned the right to participate in the CAF Confederation Cup and they will be making their first appearance in the competition since the 2018/19 season.
Amakhosi finished third in the Premiership standings in the 2017/18 campaign under former coach Steve Komphela and were automatically drafted in the qualifying rounds of the 2018/19 CAF Confederation Cup.
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The Glamour Boys had the rub of the green in the qualifying draw, after met Zanzibarian club Zimamoto in the preliminary round and hammered them 5-2 on aggregate.
The Soweto giants drew another island nation, Elgeco Plus from Madagascar in the first qualifying round and trounced them 6-0 on aggregate.
Chiefs, however, were eliminated in the group stage play-offs, after a heavy 5-2 defeat to Zesco United on aggregate, with former players Lazarous Kambole and Anthony Akumu on the scoresheet.
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The 2018/19 term was the first and last time Amakhosi played in the CAF Confederation Cup from the beginning stages, as they were also in the tournament in 2014 but only because they dropped down a division after they were eliminated from the CAF Champions League.
Entering in the play-off round in 2014, Chiefs were bundled out by ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast 3-1 on aggregate.
That's the only two ocassions Amakhosi played in the CAF Confederation Cup, as their previous appearances were in the African Cup winners cup (which they won in 2001) and CAF Cup, which were merged into what the tournament is known today in 2004.
The continuation of the CAF Confederation Cup, however, is hanging by a thread, with reports suggesting that the competition could be scrapped, to give more life to the African Football League.
