2008 CAF Champions League

2008–09 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Dates February 2008 – 16 November 2008
Teams  (from CAF confederations)
Final positions
Champions Al-Ahly
Runners-up Cotonsport Garoua
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s) Stephen Worgu
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The CAF Champions League 2008 was the 12th running of the CAF Champions League competition. Al-Ahly of Egypt achieved an unprecented 6th Champions League cup by winning 4-2 on aggregate against Cotonsport Garoua of Cameroon .

Contents

Matches

Preliminary round

The preliminary round first legs were played on 15–17 February, and the second legs were played on 29 February-2 March 2008.4

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
ASC SNIM 1–7 ES Setif 1–5 0–2
SC de Bissau 0–4 Olympique Khouribga 0–2 0–2
Invincible Eleven w/o AS Kaloum Star 1
Renacimiento FC 2–4 Inter Luanda 1–2 1–2
FAR Rabat 3–3 (4–5 p) Sporting Clube da Praia 3–0 0–3
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC 0–3 Africa Sports National 0–0 0–3
APR FC 1–4 Al-Zamalek 1–2 0–2
AS Douanes 3–2 Commune FC 0–0 3–2
Costa do Sol 2–1 AJESAIA 2–0 0–1
Royal Leopards 0–3 Dynamos 0–1 0–2
Sahel SC 2–6 Ashanti Gold SC 1–0 1–6
DC Motema Pembe 2–2 (1–4 p) Gombe United F.C. 2–0 0–2
Vital'O 0–2 Cotonsport Garoua 0–1 0–1
FC 105 Libreville 4–3 Hearts of Oak 3–0 1–3
Tourbillon FC 0-3 TP Mazembe 0-32 n/p
Stade Malien 1–2 Primeiro de Agosto 1–2 0–0
ASC Saloum 1–3 Club Africain 1–2 0–1
ASKO Kara 4-1 Union Douala 3–1 1–0
Simba SC 4–1 Awassa City FC 3–0 1–1
Enyimba FC 7–3 Diables Noirs 4–1 3–2
Tusker FC w/o Al Tahrir 3
US Stade Tamponnaise 4–1 Saint-Michel United 3–1 1–0
Platinum Stars 4–1 Lesotho Correctional Services 4–0 0–1
Curepipe Starlight SC 2–1 Coin Nord 2–0 0–1
Miembeni SC 0–5 Mamelodi Sundowns 0–1 0–4
Uganda Revenue Authority SC 0–2 ZESCO United Football Club 0–2 0–0

Byes: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al-Ahly, and Al Hilal.

1 Invincible Eleven withdrew.
2 The CAF ordered that the tie was to be played over one leg in Kinshasa due to the civil war in Chad, but Tourbillon FC objected to the ruling; they were ejected from the competition, fined $4000 and banned from CAF competitions for three years.
3 Tusker FC were ejected from the competition and fined $5000 after Kenyan immigration officials refused the appointed match officials for the first leg entry into the country.
4 Wallidan FC and FC Civics withdrew before the draw was made.
Note: Clubs from the Central African Republic, Kenya, Liberia and Sierra Leone were disqualified for failure to fulfil their financial obligations, and clubs from Somalia, Djibouti, São Tomé and Príncipe and Malawi were disqualified three months earlier.[1]

1/16 Finals

The 1/16 Finals first leg matches were played on 21–23 March and the second legs were played on 4–6 April 2008.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Olympique Khouribga 2–2(3–0pk) ES Setif 2–0 0–2
ASEC Mimosas 2–1 AS Kaloum Star 1–1 1–0
Sporting Clube da Praia 2–2(a) Inter Luanda 2–1 0–1
Al-Zamalek 2–2(5–4pk) Africa Sports National 2–0 0–2
Etoile du Sahel 5–3 AS Douanes 5–0 0–3
Dynamos 4–2 Costa do Sol 3–0 1–2
JS Kabylie 3–0 Ashanti Gold SC 3–0 0–0
Cotonsport Garoua 6–2 Gombe United F.C. 5–0 1–2
TP Mazembe 2–1 FC 105 Libreville 1–1 1–0
Al Ittihad Tripoli (a)2–2 1º de Agosto 1–0 1–2
ASKO Kara 2–4 Club Africain 2–0 0–4
Enyimba FC 7–1 Simba SC 4–0 3–1
Al-Ahly 6-01 Al Tahrir 3-0 3-0
Platinum Stars 3–1 US Stade Tamponnaise 2–0 1–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 4–0 Curepipe Starlight SC 3–0 1–0
Al Hilal 3–1 ZESCO United Football Club 2–0 1–1

1Al Tahrir of Eritrea withdrew because of an internal club problem.[2]

1/8 Finals

The 1/8 Finals first legs were played on 25–27 April and the second legs were played on 9–11 May 2008.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
ASEC Mimosas (a)1–1 Olympique Khouribga 0–0 1–1
Al-Zamalek 4–2 Inter Luanda 3–0 1–2
Dynamos 2–0 Etoile du Sahel 1–0 1–0
Cotonsport Garoua 4–2 JS Kabylie 3–0 1–2
Al Ittihad Tripoli 2–3 TP Mazembe 2–1 0–2
Enyimba FC 6–3 Club Africain 5–1 1–2
Platinum Stars 2–3 Al-Ahly 2–1 0–2
Al Hilal 4–3 Mamelodi Sundowns 4–2 0–1

Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Al Ahly 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12
Dynamos 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
ASEC Mimosas 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6
Al-Zamalek 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
2008-07-20
17:30 GMT
 Al Ahly 2 – 1 Zamalek Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Coffi Codjia
Flávio  28'
Ahmed Hassan  67'		 Hamza  62'
2008-07-20
13:00 GMT
 Dynamos 2 – 1 ASEC Mimosas Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Divine Evehe
Sadomba  4'  73' Wawa  30'
2008-08-02
15:30 GMT
 ASEC Mimosas 0 – 0 Al Ahly Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Badara Diatta
2008-08-03
18:00 GMT
 Zamalek 1 – 0 Dynamos Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mohamed Benouza
El Safty  4'
2008-08-17
17:00 GMT
 Al Ahly 2 – 1 Dynamos Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Embaya Jamil
Barakat  3'
Aboutreika  93'		 Lazarus Muhone  80'
2008-08-16
18:00 GMT
 Zamalek 0 – 0 ASEC Mimosas Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
2008-08-30
12:30 GMT
 Dynamos 0 – 1 Al Ahly Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Lassina Paré
Barakat  10'
2008-08-31
15:30 GMT
 ASEC Mimosas 3 – 0 Zamalek Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe
Guindo  24'
Bamba 68'

N'Gossan 72'
2008-09-14
20:00 GMT
 Zamalek 2 – 2 Al Ahly Cairo Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Eddy Maillet
Hamza  40'
Agogo  51'		 [1] Flavio  9'
Aboutreika  70'
2008-09-13
15:30 GMT
 ASEC Mimosas 1 – 2 Dynamos Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Bi Cyriac Gohi  73' [2] Philip Marufu  53'
Philip Marufu  96'
2008-09-21
13:00 GMT
 Dynamos 1 – 0 Zamalek Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Alex Kotey
David Shoko 90' [3]
2008-09-21
20:00 GMT
 Al Ahly 2 – 2 ASEC Mimosas Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Rajindraparsad Seechurn
Osama Hosni  4'
Mahmoud Samir 76'		 [4] Ladji Kone  5'
Cyriac Gohi Bi  78'

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Cotonsport Garoua 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10
Enyimba 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
TP Mazembe 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
Al Hilal 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6
2008-07-19
14:30 GMT
 Cotonsport Garoua 1 – 0 TP Mazembe Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
Referee: Koman Coulibaly
Kamilou  90'
2008-07-18
17:00 GMT
 Al Hilal 3 – 2 Enyimba AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman
Referee: Ahmed Auda
Mustafa  41'
Mohamed  47'
Ifeanyi  90'		 Itodo  35'
Worgu  88'
2008-08-03
15:00 GMT
 Enyimba 2 – 0 Cotonsport Garoua Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet
Otorogu  45+'
Worgu  2H'		 Report
2008-08-02
13:00 GMT
 TP Mazembe 0 – 0 Al Hilal Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
Referee: Mathews Katjimune
2008-08-15
17:00 GMT
 Al Hilal 1 – 1 Cotonsport Garoua AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman
Osunwa  25' Ousmaila  76'
2008-08-17
14:30 GMT
 Enyimba 2 – 0 TP Mazembe Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Attendance: 25,000
Otorogu  70'
Worgu  80'
2008-08-30
15:00 GMT
 Cotonsport Garoua 1 – 0 Al Hilal Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
Ousmaila  62'
2008-08-31
13:00 GMT
 TP Mazembe 3 – 0 Enyimba Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
Luyeye  18'
Mputu  60'
Kabangu  80'		 Report
2008-09-14
12:30 GMT
 TP Mazembe 2 – 0 Cotonsport Garoua Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
Mputu  02'
Dioko Kaluyituka  48'		 Report
2008-09-15
14:00 GMT
 Enyimba 4 – 1 Al Hilal Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Worgu  6'
Owoeri  60'
Otorogu  2H'
Akueme  2H'		 Report Masawi  40'
Tahir  57'
2008-09-20
15:00 GMT
 Cotonsport Garoua 3 – 0 Enyimba Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
Ahmadou 39'
Kamilou 62'
Ousmaila 75'		 Report
Report(french)		 Saminou  14'
2008-09-19
20:00 GMT
 Al Hilal 2 – 2 TP Mazembe AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman

Bracket

  Semi-Finals Final
                 
 Al Ahly 1  
 Enyimba 0  
     Al Ahly 4
   Cotonsport Garoua 2
 Cotonsport Garoua 5
 Dynamos 0  

Semi finals

The first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17–19 October.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Enyimba 0 - 1 Al Ahly 0 - 0 0 - 1
Dynamos 0- 5 Cotonsport Garoua 0 - 1 0 - 4
2008-10-05
15:00 GMT
 Enyimba FC 0 - 0 Al-Ahly Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
Referee: Daniel Bennett
Report
2008-10-18
18:30 GMT
 Al-Ahly 1 - 0 Enyimba FC Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Mohammed Ssegonga
Flávio 26'
2008-10-05
13:00 GMT
 Dynamos 0 – 1 Cotonsport Garoua Rufaro Stadium, Harare
Referee: Koman Coulibaly
Report Kamilou  32'
2008-10-18
14:30 GMT
 Cotonsport Garoua 4 - 0 Dynamos Stade Omnisport de Garoua, Garoua
Referee: Bennaceur Kacem
Koua  1'
Zoua  52'
Kamilou  65'
Ousmaïla Baba  76'		 Report

Final

The first leg was played on 2 November and the second leg on 16 November.

Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Al-Ahly 4-2 Cotonsport Garoua 2 - 0 2 - 2
2008-11-02
18:00 GMT
 Al-Ahly 2 - 0 Cotonsport Garoua Cairo International Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Jerome Damon
Gomaa  4'
Flávio  15'		 Report
2008-11-16
14:00 GMT
 Cotonsport Garoua 2 - 2 Al-Ahly Stade Omnisport de Garoua, Garoua
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi
Lassina Abdoul Karim  45'
Ousmaïla Baba  63'		 Report Ahmed Hassan  38'
Shady  89'
 CAF Champions League 2008 Winners 

Al-Ahly
Sixth title

Goal scorers

List of leading goal scorers in the CAF Champions League ahead of final match.

Player Club Goals
Stephen Worgu Enyimba FC 13
Daouda Kamilou Cotonsport Garoua 8
Flavio Amado Al Ahly 6
Edward Sadomba Dynamos 5
Kelechi Osunwa Al Hilal 4
Gamal Hamza El Zamalek 4
Mohamed Aboutrika Al Ahly 3

See also

References

  1. ^ Gleeson, Mark (2008-02-10). "Five countries excluded from African club competition". Reuters. http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns. Retrieved 2008-02-10. 
  2. ^ "Ahly given Champions League bye". bbc.co.uk. 2008-03-16. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7299537.stm. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
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