2008 CAF Confederation Cup
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.
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) | ![]() |
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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Nafti Abdekkrim ![]() Soumah Naby ![]() Agyemang Opoku ![]() Hamza Younes ![]() |
Bumba ![]() |
Haras El Hodood ![]() | 2 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mohamed Fawzy ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
Zouheir Dhaouadi ![]() |
Club Africain ![]() | 0 – 0 | ![]() |
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Interclube ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Abdel Traoré ![]() |
Haras El Hodood ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Ahmed Eid Abd El Malek ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() Abdul Hamid Bassiouny ![]() |
Kouassi Blaise ![]() |
Club Africain ![]() | 3 – 0 | ![]() |
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Junior Osagie ![]() Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() Oussama Sellami ![]() |
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Issam Merdassi ![]() |
Kameni (GK) ![]() |
Interclube ![]() | 1 – 2 | ![]() |
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Romi ![]() |
Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() Abdelmoneem Derbali ![]() Wissem Ben Yahia ![]() |
Club Africain ![]() | 1 – 1 | ![]() |
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Sellami ![]() |
Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
Interclube ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() |
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Abdel Traoré ![]() Mingo ![]() |
Kouassi Blaise ![]() Karim Nafti ![]() ![]() |
CS Sfaxien ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Karim Nafti ![]() Karim Ben Amor ![]() |
Haras El Hodood ![]() | 4 – 1 | ![]() |
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Mohamed Meky ![]() ![]() Mohamed Fawzy ![]() Ahmed Abdel-Ghani ![]() |
Pedro Henriques ![]() |
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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Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed ![]() Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed ![]() 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 ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Asante Kotoko ![]() | 2 – 2 | ![]() |
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Kwabena Yaro ![]() (pen.) Eric Bekoe ![]() |
Slim Jedaied ![]() (pen.) Mohamed Ali Nafkha ![]() Mohamed Sakho ![]() |
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 ![]() |
Etoile Sahel ![]() | 2 – 0 | ![]() |
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Ammar Al Jamal ![]() Mohamed Ali Nafkha ![]() |
Tayeb Maroci ![]() Mohamed Rabie Meftah ![]() |
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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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