Kulob 15 sun tabbatar da wurare a Matakin Rukuni na TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2026/27, tare da zaben gurin da aka tsara ranar Laraba a Alkahira. Wadanda suka lashe kofin a karshe USM Alger, tauraron nahiyar Al Ahly, da tsohon zakara Raja Club Athletic suna jagorancin jerin kulob din da za a raba zuwa kungiyoyi hudu na hudu kowace a ranar 28 ga Oktoba a hedikwatar Hukumar Kwallon Kafa ta Misira, farawa da karfe 14:00 na cikin gida (11:00 GMT).

Wuri daya a Matakin Rukuni har yanzu bai yanke ba, ana jiran sakamakon wasa tsakanin CR Belouizdad na Algeria da ko dai AS Douanes na Mauritania ko kuma Hafia Club na Guinea. Kulob biyu da suka fi kowa a kowace rukuni za su ci gaba zuwa kofin kusa-da-karshe lokacin da gasar ta sake bude kofa a watan Nuwamba.

Manyan kulob din nahiyar suna jagoranci

Al Ahly sun isa a matsayin kulob da ya fi cin kofuna a Afirka, tare da rikodin lashe CAF Champions League sau 12 da kuma lashe CAF Confederation Cup a 2014 — wanda ya kawo jimlar manyan taken CAF din su zuwa 17. Bangaren Misira ya wuce Kitara FC na Uganda da cin nasara 6-1 da jimlar duka wasannin, ciki har da nasarar 4-0 a gida a wasan dawowa, don tabbatar da shiga su na uku a Matakin Rukuni na Confederation Cup.

CS Sfaxien na Tunisia na rabawa RS Berkane na Morocco da rikodin kulob da ya fi cin kofuna a gasar, tare da lakabobin uku — a 2007, 2008, da 2013 — baya da isa karshen wasa a 2010 da kuma CAF Cup a 1998. Wannan zai zama bayyanarsu ta 11 a Matakin Rukuni.

AS FAR na Morocco sun zo da kwarewa ta kwanan nan a matakin nahiya, bayan da suka isa karshen wasa na CAF Champions League a kakar da ta gabata. Kulob na Morocco kuma tsohon zakara ne na Confederation Cup, wanda suka lashe a 2005 kafin su zo na biyu a 2006. Sun shawo kan CO Korhogo na Côte d'Ivoire da nasara ta 2-1 a jimlar duka wasannin don tabbatar da bayyanarsu ta uku a Matakin Rukuni.

Masu dawowa da sabbin masu kalubalantarwa

Al Ahli Tripoli sun dawo Matakin Rukuni a karo na farko tun 2021/22, lokacin da suka isa zagayen kusa-da-karshe kafin Orlando Pirates na Afirka ta Kudu ya fitar da su. Kulob na Libya, wanda ya lashe Kofin Libya a karo na tara a kakar da ta gabata, ya yi aiki mai kyau wajen tabbatar da cancantar su, da cin nasara kan Welwalo Adigrat na Habasha 8-1 a jimla.

AS Maniema Union na DR Congo sun dawo don shiga Matakin Rukuni na biyu a jere bayan sun isa kofin kusa-da-karshe a 2025/26, inda USM Alger ya fitar da su ta hanyar dokar kwallaye a wasan baki. Sun kasance cikin mafi ingancin kulob da suka tabbatar da cancantar su a wannan kakar, suna cin Kabuscorp na Angola 4-1 a gida da kuma a waje don kammala da jimlar 8-2.

AS Real Bamako sun dawo Matakin Rukuni a karo na farko tun 2014. Kulob na Mali na da tarihin nahiyar da ya dade, tun da sun isa karshen wasa na African Cup of Champions Clubs a 1966. Sun tabbatar da arziki su ta hanyar cin ES Zarzis na Tunisia 5-3 a jimla, ciki har da nasarar 3-1 a waje a wasan farko.

ASKO de Kara na Togo — kulob daya tak a kasar su da ya taba bayyana a wannan matakin — sun tsallake ta hanyar da ta burge kowa, suna dawo daga asara 3-2 a wasan farko da FC Diarra na Mali ta hanyar cin nasara 1-0 a gida da ci gaba ta dokar kwallaye a wasan baki. Azam FC na Tanzania sun dawo don shiga Matakin Rukuni na biyu a jere bayan sun zo na uku a Rukuni B a kakar da ta gabata, suna tabbatar da wujarsu da nasara ta 2-1 a jimla akan ZED FC na Misira, godiya ga kwallo mai yanke shawarar Iddy Nado a wasan gida.

Kulob masu fitowa suna barin sawunsu

Black Bulls na Mozambique suna shiga Matakin Rukuni a karo na biyu bayan farkon bayyanarsu a 2024/25. Sun shawo kan Rayon Sports na Rwanda 4-2 a jimla — sun samu gaba 2-0 a waje a wasan farko — suna ci gaba da wakiltar Mozambique a gasar nahiyar. Durban City na Afirka ta Kudu da Red Arrows na Zambia suma suna cikin kulob din da aka tabbatar, tare da yakinsu na tabbatar da cancantar da ake cewa ya samar da muhimman nasarori ga kulob biyu.

Da masu rikodin kofuna USM Alger da jerin kulob din da suka kware, Matakin Rukuni na TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup 2026/27 yana alkawarin zama daya daga cikin mafi gasar a cikin 'yan shekarun nan.