2008 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup | |
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Tournament details | |
Dates | 16 February – 22 November |
Teams | 53 (from 37 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 102 |
Goals scored | 262 (2.57 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
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 22 November 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–2 March 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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US Masséda ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–1 |
Black Star ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–3 |
AS Mangasport ![]() |
5–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Ports Authority ![]() |
0–4 | ![]() |
0–1 | 0–3 |
AS Maniema Union ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–0 |
Express FC ![]() |
1–1 (5–4 p) | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–1 |
AS Adema ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
AS CotonTchad ![]() |
w/o1 | ![]() |
— | — |
Highlanders FC ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–1 |
Chipukizi ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
0–5 | 0–2 |
Harrar Beer ![]() |
2–2 (3–5 p) | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–2 |
Anse Réunion ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
2–1 | 0–0 |
JS Talangaï ![]() |
3–5 | ![]() |
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]
First round[]
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 |
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Issia Wazi FC ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–4 |
Rachad Bernoussi ![]() |
3–3 (a) | ![]() |
3–1 | 0–2 |
Djoliba ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Petro Atletico ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
1–2 | 0–1 |
ASC Linguère ![]() |
3–3 (5–3 p) | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–3 |
CS Sfaxien ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Les Astres FC ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
AS Vita Club ![]() |
0–0 (4–2 p) | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Al Akhdar ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
MC Alger ![]() |
0–1 | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Green Buffaloes FC ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Merrikh ![]() |
3–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 0–0 |
Ajax Cape Town ![]() |
5–1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–1 |
1º de Maio ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–0 |
Casa Sport ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Wikki Tourists ![]() |
3–6 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–4 |
Second round[]
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 |
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US Masséda ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–6 |
Djoliba ![]() |
5–2 | ![]() |
3–1 | 2–1 |
ASC Linguère ![]() |
4–4 (a) | ![]() |
3–2 | 1–2 |
Les Astres FC ![]() |
1–1 (a) | ![]() |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Al Akhdar ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Highlanders FC ![]() |
1–5 | ![]() |
0–2 | 1–3 |
Ajax Cape Town ![]() |
5–6 | ![]() |
5–1 | 0–5 |
Dolphins ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–41 |
1 The match was abandoned at halftime with Asante Kotoko winning 1-0 due a storm that flooded the pitch. The match was replayed next day.
Play-off round[]
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 |
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Etoile du Sahel ![]() |
2–0 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–0 |
Club Africain ![]() |
0–0 (5–3 p) | ![]() |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Platinum Stars ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
2–2 | 0–2 |
JS Kabylie ![]() |
2–1 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Mamelodi Sundowns ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Olympique Khouribga ![]() |
2–2 (a) | ![]() |
2–2 | 0–0 |
Interclube ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Al Ittihad Tripolil ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–1 | 1–3 |
Group stage[]
The group phase starts on the weekend of 15–17 August and concludes on the weekend of 17–19 October. There are no semi-finals; the group winners meet in a two-legged final.[2]
Key to colours in group tables |
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Group winners advance to the final |
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | CSS | HEH | CA | INT | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | +5 | 13 | Final | — | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 10 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 8 | 0–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 3 | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | — |
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Agyemang Opoku ![]() Hamza Younes ![]() |
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Haras El Hodood ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mohamed Fawzy ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
Zouheir Dhaouadi ![]() |
Club Africain ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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![Morocco](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2c/Flag_of_Morocco.svg/23px-Flag_of_Morocco.svg.png)
Interclube ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Haras El Hodood ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Ahmed Eid Abd El Malek ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() Abdul Hamid Bassiouny ![]() |
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Club Africain ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Junior Osagie ![]() Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() Oussama Sellami ![]() |
[1] |
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Issam Merdassi ![]() |
[2] | Kameni (GK) ![]() |
Interclube ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() ![]() Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() |
![Eswatini](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/23px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png)
Club Africain ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sellami ![]() |
Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
![Libya](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png)
Interclube ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() |
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![Ghana](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png)
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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![Guinea](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png)
Haras El Hodood ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Mohamed Fawzy ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
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Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ESS | ALM | JSK | ASK | |
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1 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 | Final | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | |
2 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 2–1 | ||
3 | ![]() |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | ||
4 | ![]() |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 7 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | — |
Al-Merrikh ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() Alaa Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Saad Attiya (own goal) ![]() |
Etoile Sahel ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Emeka Opara ![]() Emeka Opara ![]() |
Asante Kotoko ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Eric Bekoe ![]() |
JS Kabylie ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Nassim Oussalah ![]() |
![Egypt](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Egypt.svg/23px-Flag_of_Egypt.svg.png)
Etoile Sahel ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mehdi Meriah ![]() Emeka Opara ![]() |
Haytham Tambal ![]() |
Asante Kotoko ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Eric Bekoe ![]() Jordan Opoku ![]() Eric Bekoe ![]() |
Tayeb Berramla ![]() |
JS Kabylie ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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(pen.) Adlène Bensaid ![]() Tayeb Berramla ![]() |
Jordan Opoku ![]() |
![Ivory Coast](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/23px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png)
Asante Kotoko ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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![]() (pen.) Eric Bekoe ![]() |
[3] | ![]() (pen.) Mohamed Ali Nafkha ![]() Mohamed Sakho ![]() |
![Cameroon](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/23px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png)
JS Kabylie ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Demba Barry ![]() Nouri Ouznadji ![]() |
Alaa Abdul-Zahra ![]() |
Al-Merrikh ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Abdelhamid Ammari ![]() ![]() |
Eric Bekoe ![]() |
![Democratic Republic of the Congo](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/20px-Flag_of_the_Democratic_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png)
Etoile Sahel ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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![]() Mohamed Ali Nafkha ![]() |
Tayeb Maroci ![]() Mohamed Rabie Meftah ![]() |
![Libya](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Libya_%281977%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png)
Knockout stage[]
Final[]
The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November.
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 0 - 0 | ![]() |
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Etoile Sahel ![]() | 2 - 2 | ![]() |
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Goalscorers[]
Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.
Player | Club | Goals |
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10 |
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5 |
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4 |
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3 |
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References[]
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (10 February 2008). "Five countries excluded from African club competition". Reuters. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 10 February 2008.
- ^ "Regulations of the Confederation Cup 2006 - 2008" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
External links[]
- Confederation Cup 2008 - rsssf.com
- 2008 CAF Confederation Cup
- CAF Confederation Cup
- 2008 in African football