2008 CAF Confederation Cup
| Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup | |
|---|---|
| Dates | February 2008 – 22 November 2008 |
| Teams | (from CAF confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 CS Sfaxien (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
ES Sahel |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |
 Eric Bekoe (10 goals) |
The 2008 CAF Confederation Cup was the fifth edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. Its schedule began with the preliminary round (home and away ties) in mid February. The competition concluded on November 22 with CS Sfaxien winning the title.
Qualifying rounds
All rounds have been drawn.
Preliminary round
1st legs played on 15–17 February 2008 and 2nd legs played on 29 February, 1–2 March 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
US Masséda  |
3–1 |  UNB |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Black Star  |
0–3 |  Satellite FC |
0–0 | 0–3 |
AS Mangasport  |
5–0 |  AS-FNIS |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Ports Authority  |
0–4 |  ES Bingerville |
0–1 | 0–3 |
AS Maniema Union  |
3–0 |  Akonangui FC |
3–0 | 0–0 |
Express FC  |
1–1 (5–4 Pk) |  AS Inter Star |
1–0 | 0–1 |
AS Adema  |
1–2 |  Young Africans FC |
1–0 | 0–2 |
AS CotonTchad  |
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w/o | w/o |
Highlanders FC  |
3–1 |  Ferroviário de Nampula |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Chipukizi  |
0–7 |  Green Buffaloes |
0–5 | 0–2 |
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2–2 (3–5 Pk) |  Rayon Sport |
2–0 | 0–2 |
Anse Réunion  |
2–1 |  Petite Rivière |
2–1 | 0–0 |
JS Talangaï  |
3–5 |  Mount Cameroon FC |
2–1 | 1–4 |
1 Clubs from the 
Central African Republic, Chad, 
Kenya, Rwanda and 
Sierra Leone were disqualified for failure to fulfill their financial obligations.[1]
Round of 32
1st legs played on 21–23 March 2008 and 2nd legs played on 4–6 April 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issia Wazi FC |
3–4 | US Masséda |
2–0 | 1–4 |
Rachad Bernoussi  |
3–3(a) | Espérance |
3–1 | 0–2 |
Djoliba  |
3–0 | Satellite FC |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Petro Atletico  |
1–3 | AS Mangasport |
1–2 | 0–1 |
ASC Linguère  |
3–3 (– Pk) | ES Bingerville |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| CS Sfaxien |
2–1 |  JSM Béjaïa |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Les Astres FC |
2–0 | AS Maniema Union |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| AS Vita Club |
0–0 (4–2 Pk) | Express FC |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Al Akhdar |
2–1 | Young Africans FC |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| MC Alger |
0–1 |  Haras El Hodood |
0–0 | 0–1 |
| Green Buffaloes FC |
1–2 | Highlanders FC |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Merrikh  |
3–0 | Rayon Sport |
3–0 | 0–0 |
Ajax Cape Town  |
5–1 | Anse Réunion |
1–0 | 4–1 |
| Primeiro Maio |
1–2 | Mount Cameroon FC |
0–2 | 1–0 |
| Casa Sport |
1–2 |  Dolphins |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Wikki Tourists |
3–6 | Asante Kotoko |
2–2 | 1–4 |
Round of 16
1st legs played on 25–27 April 2008 and 2nd legs played on 9–11 May 2008.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Masséda |
2–6 | Espérance |
1–0 | 1–6 |
| Djoliba |
5–2 | AS Mangasport |
3–1 | 2–1 |
| ASC Linguère |
4–4(a) | CS Sfaxien |
3–2 | 1–2 |
| Les Astres FC |
(a)1–1 | AS Vita Club |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Al Akhdar |
1–2 | Haras El Hodood |
1–1 | 0–1 |
| Highlanders FC |
1–5 | Al-Merrikh |
0–2 | 1–3 |
| Ajax Cape Town |
5–6 | Mount Cameroon FC |
5–1 | 0–5 |
| Dolphins |
3–4 | Asante Kotoko |
2–0 | 1–41 |
1 The 2nd leg was replayed on May 12 after being abandoned at half-time on May 11 with Asante Kotoko leading 1-0 due to a storm that flooded the pitch.
Intermediate round (2nd round of 16)
The 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage.
First leg played 11/12/13 July and second leg played 25/26/27 July
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etoile du Sahel |
2–0 | Espérance |
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Club Africain |
0–0 (5–3 Pk) | Djoliba |
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Platinum Stars |
2–4 | CS Sfaxien |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| JS Kabylie |
2–1 | Les Astres FC |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Mamelodi Sundowns |
1–2 | Haras El Hodood |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Olympique Khouribga |
2–2(a) | Al-Merrikh |
2–2 | 0–0 |
| Inter Luanda |
3–2 | Mount Cameroon FC |
2–1 | 1–1 |
| Al Ittihad Tripolil |
3–4 | Asante Kotoko |
2–1 | 1–3 |
Group stage
The group phase starts on the weekend of August 15–17 and concludes on the weekend of October 17–19. There are no semi-finals; the group winners meet in a two-legged final.[2]
| Group winner |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 |
| Haras El Hodood |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 |
| Club Africain |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 |
| Interclube |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | -10 | 3 |
| CS Sfaxien |
4 – 1 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
Nafti Abdekkrim  17'Soumah Naby 41'Agyemang Opoku 50'Hamza Younes 65' |
Pedro Costa 86' |
| Haras El Hodood |
3 – 1 | CS Sfaxien |
|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Eid Abd El Malek 13' Ahmed Abdel-Ghani 16'Abdul Hamid Bassiouny 40' |
Kouassi Blaise 19' |
| Haras El Hodood |
4 – 1 | Interclube |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Meky 1' 20' Mohamed Fawzy 40'Ahmed Abdel-Ghani 70' |
Pedro Henriques 85' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etoile Sahel |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| Al-Merrikh |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 |
| JS Kabylie |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 9 |
| Asante Kotoko |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 7 |
| Al-Merrikh |
3 – 1 | JS Kabylie |
|---|---|---|
| Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed 01' Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed 12'Alaa Abdul-Zahra 51' |
Saad Attiya (own goal) 40' |
| Asante Kotoko |
2 – 2 | Etoile Sahel |
|---|---|---|
| Kwabena Yaro 08' (pen.) Eric Bekoe 79' |
Slim Jedaied 64' (pen.) Mohamed Ali Nafkha 85'Mohamed Sakho  86' |
| Etoile Sahel |
2 – 0 | JS Kabylie |
|---|---|---|
| Ammar Al Jamal 11' Mohamed Ali Nafkha 90' (pen.) |
Tayeb Maroci Mohamed Rabie Meftah 90+2' |
Final
The final 2 legs will be played on November 8 and November 22.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CS Sfaxien |
2–2 (a) | ES Sahel |
0–0 | 2–2 |
Goalscorers
Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Bekoe |
Asante Kotoko |
10 |
| Ahmed Abdelghani |
Haras El Hodood |
5 |
| Agyeman Prempeh Opoku |
CS Sfaxien |
4 |
| Emeka Opara |
Etoile Sahel | |
| Karim Nafti |
CS Sfaxien | |
| Kouassi Blaise |
CS Sfaxien |
3 |
 Alaa Abdul-Zahra |
Al-Merrikh | |
| Faisal Agab |
Al-Merrikh | |
| Abdelhamid Ammari |
Al-Merrikh | |
| Mugahid Mohamed |
Al-Merrikh | |
| Haytham Tambal |
Al-Merrikh |
References
- ↑ Gleeson, Mark (2008-02-10). "Five countries excluded from African club competition". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
- ↑ "Regulations of the Confederation Cup 2006 - 2008" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
External links
- Confederation Cup 2008 - rsssf.com
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