2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the 27th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Confederation Cup title.

2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2018 CAF Confederation Cup
Raja Casablanca AS Vita Club
4 3
First leg
Raja Casablanca AS Vita Club
3 0
Date25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)
VenueStade Mohammed V, Casablanca
RefereeMaguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Attendance45,000
Second leg
AS Vita Club Raja Casablanca
3 1
Date2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
VenueStade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
RefereeVictor Gomes (South Africa)
Attendance75,000

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Raja Casablanca from Morocco and AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by Raja Casablanca at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 25 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by AS Vita Club at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on 2 December 2018.[1]

Raja Casablanca won the final 4–3 on aggregate for their second CAF Confederation Cup title.[2][3] As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2018 CAF Champions League.[4]

Teams
Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Raja Casablanca UNAF (North Africa) None
AS Vita Club UNIFFAC (Central Africa) None

Venues
Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.
Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final
Further information: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

Raja Casablanca Round AS Vita Club
Confederation Cup Champions League
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds (CC, CL) Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round Mighty Wanderers 6–1 4–0 (H) 2–1 (A)
FC Nouadhibou 5–3 1–1 (H) 4–2 (A) First round Difaâ El Jadidi 2–3 0–1 (A) 2–2 (H)
Confederation Cup
Zanaco 5–0 2–0 (A) 3–0 (H) Play-off round CS La Mancha 6–1 1–0 (H) 5–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
AS Vita Club 0–0 (H) Matchday 1 Raja Casablanca 0–0 (A)
Aduana Stars 3–3 (A) Matchday 2 ASEC Mimosas 3–1 (H)
ASEC Mimosas 1–0 (A) Matchday 3 Aduana Stars 1–2 (A)
ASEC Mimosas 4–0 (H) Matchday 4 Aduana Stars 2–0 (H)
AS Vita Club 0–2 (A) Matchday 5 Raja Casablanca 2–0 (H)
Aduana Stars 6–0 (H) Matchday 6 ASEC Mimosas 0–2 (A)
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Raja Casablanca 6 11
2 AS Vita Club 6 10
3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9
4 Aduana Stars 6 4
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group A runners-up
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Raja Casablanca 6 11
2 AS Vita Club 6 10
3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9
4 Aduana Stars 6 4
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
CARA Brazzaville 3–1 2–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Quarter-finals RS Berkane 4–2 3–1 (H) 1–1 (A)
Enyimba 3–1 1–0 (A) 2–1 (H) Semi-finals Al-Masry 4–0 0–0 (A) 4–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6][7]

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[4]

Matches

First leg
Raja Casablanca 3–0 AS Vita Club
 Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Raja Casablanca
AS Vita Club
GK1 Anas Zniti
RB2 Abderrahim Achchakir
CB13 Badr Banoun (c) 90+2'
CB4 Sanad Al Ouarfali
LB25 Omar Boutayeb
CM19 Ibrahima Niasse
CM14 Lema Mabidi 84'
RW24 Mahmoud Benhalib
AM18 Abdelilah Hafidi
LW7 Zakaria Hadraf
CF21 Soufiane Rahimi 44' 76'
Substitutes:
GK22 Mohamed Bouamira
DF6 Saad Lakohal 90+2'
DF16 Mohamed Oulhaj
MF8 Mohamed Douik 84'
MF23 Salaheddine Bahi
FW9 Mouhcine Iajour 76'
FW11 Anas Jabroun
Manager:
Juan Carlos Garrido
GK16 Nelson Lukong
RB3 Djuma Shabani
CB26 Makwekwe Kupa
CB4 Yannick Bangala Litombo 25'  64'
LB14 Ngonda Muzinga 57'
CM22 Mukoko Tonombe 32'
CM6 Nelson Munganga (c)
RW11 Chadrack Lukombe 73'
AM8 Fabrice Luamba Ngoma
LW7 Mukoko Batezadio
CF29 Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele 24'
Substitutes:
GK23 Hervé Lomboto
DF12 Dharles Kalonji
DF13 Ernest Luzolo Sita
DF15 Botuli Bompunga 73'
MF2 Emmanuel Ngudikama
MF5 Emomo Eddy Ngoyi 24'
FW21 Ducapel Moloko
Manager:
Florent Ibengé

Assistant referees:[8]
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:[8]
Issa Sy (Senegal)

Match rules[4]

  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg
AS Vita Club 3–1 Raja Casablanca
 Report
Attendance: 75,000
AS Vita Club
Raja Casablanca

Assistant referees:[9]
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
Johannes Moshidi (South Africa)
Fourth official:[9]
Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Match rules[4]

See also

References
  1. "Road to the Final" (PDF). CAF.
  2. "Goal blitz gives Raja big CAF final first leg lead". CAF. 25 November 2018.
  3. "Raja end 15-year wait for CAF title". CAF. 2 December 2018.
  4. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
  5. "Draw Procedure of the 15TH Edition of Total CAF CONFEDERATION CUP, CC 2018" (PDF). CAF. 2 September 2018.
  6. "CAF Confederation Cup 2018 DRAW". YouTube. 3 September 2018.
  7. "Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018 Draw" (PDF). CAF.
  8. "Raja Casablanca vs. Vita Club – 25 November 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  9. "Media Start list" (PDF). CAF. 2 December 2018.
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