The 2017 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 8 September to 25 November 2017.[1] A total of eight teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[2]
In the knockout stage, the eight teams played a single-elimination tournament. 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 would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (Regulations III. 26 & 27).[2]
The bracket of the knockout stage was determined as follows:[2]
Round
Matchups
Quarter-finals
(Group winners host second leg)
QF1: Runner-up Group B vs. Winner Group A
QF2: Runner-up Group D vs. Winner Group C
QF3: Runner-up Group A vs. Winner Group B
QF4: Runner-up Group C vs. Winner Group D
Semi-finals
(Order of legs decided by draw)
SF1: Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF2
SF2: Winner QF3 vs. Winner QF4
Final
(Order of legs decided by draw)
Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
The order of legs for the semi-finals and final was decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw on 26 April 2017, 14:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]
In the semi-finals, the four quarter-final winners played in two ties, with the order of legs decided by an additional draw held after the group stage draw.[6]
^The kickoff of SuperSport United v Club Africain match was delayed by 24 hours from 30 September to 1 October due to travel issues of Club Africain.[7]