2008 MTN 8

2008 MTN 8

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Country  South Africa
Champions Kaizer Chiefs
Matches played 9
Goals scored 26 (2.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) 3 Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs)

The 2008 MTN 8 kicked off on the weekend of the 9th August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quarterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16 and 17 August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the second leg on the weekend of the 30th August. The finals were scheduled for the 21st September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was water logged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were re-scheduled for 2 days later on the 23rd of September at the ABSA Stadium (Kings Park) in Durban.

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Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according the their finishing position in the 2007/2008 Absa Premier Soccer League Season.

Results

Quarter-finals

2008-08-08
Orlando Pirates 1 – 2 Supersport United Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Thembile Kanono  7' Fikru Tefera  21'
Anthony Laffor  82'
2008-08-09
Moroka Swallows 4 – 3 Ajax Cape Town Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Lefa Tsutsulupa  8'
Sandile Ndlovu  37'
Morgan Shivambu  99'
Ryan Botha  119'
Brett Evans  49'
Eduardo Ferreira  90'
Mabhuti Khanyeza  120'
2008-08-09
Kaizer Chiefs 4 – 0 Santos Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Gert Schalkwyk  4'  26'
Jose Torrealba  21'
Reneilwe Letsholonyane  58'
2008-08-10
Mamelodi Sundowns< 1 – 0 Free State Stars Super Stadium, Pretoria
Katlego Mphela  98'

Semi-finals

1st Leg

2008-08-16
Kaizer Chiefs 2 – 0 Moroka Swallows Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Gert Schalkwyk  9'
Jose Torrealba  21'
2008-08-17
Mamelodi Sundowns 2 – 1 Supersport United Super Stadium, Pretoria
Jorge Acuna  11'
Surprise Moriri  58'
Brent Carelse  45'

2nd Leg

2008-08-23
Supersport United 3 – 2 Mamelodi Sundowns Super Stadium, Pretoria
Daine Klate  55'  92'
Brent Carelse  90'
Surprise Moriri  85'
Lerato Chabangu  118'
2008-08-24
Moroka Swallows 1 – 0 Kaizer Chiefs Olympia Park, Rustenburg
Ryan Botha  49'
Team 1   Agg.   Team 2   1st leg     2nd leg  
Kaizer Chiefs 2–1 Moroka Swallows 2–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 4–4 Supersport United 2–1 2–3

Finals

2008-05-23
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 – 0
(a.e.t.)
Kaizer Chiefs ABSA Stadium (Kings Park), Durban
  Penalties  
Moriri
Nyandoro
Chabangu
Mabizela
Mngomeni
3 – 4 Torrealba
Schalkwyk
Bhasera
Tshabalala
Letsholonyane

MTN8 WAFA WAFA
2008 Winners
Kaizer Chiefs FC
14th Title

Top scorers

Scorer Club Goals
Gert Schalkwyk Kaizer Chiefs 3
Daine Klate Supersport United 2
Brent Carelse Supersport United
Surprise Moriri Mamelodi Sundowns
Ryan Botha Moroka Swallows
Jose Torrealba Kaizer Chiefs
Anthony Laffor Supersport United 1
Fikru Tefera Supersport United
Thembile Kanono Orlando Pirates
Brett Evans Ajax Cape Town
Eduardo Ferreira Ajax Cape Town
Mabhuti Khanyeza Ajax Cape Town
Lefa Tsutsulupa Moroka Swallows
Sandile Ndlovu Moroka Swallows
Morgan Shivambu Moroka Swallows
Reneilwe Letsholonyane Kaizer Chiefs
Katlego Mphela Mamelodi Sundowns
Jorge Acuña Mamelodi Sundowns
Lerato Chabangu Mamelodi Sundowns

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