2008 CAF Confederation Cup

2008 CAF Confederation CupConfederation of African Football Confederation Cup

Tournament details
Dates| 16 February – 22 November
Teams| 53 (from 37 confederations)
Final positions
Champions|  CS Sfaxien (2nd title)
Runners-up|  ES Sahel
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 102
Goals scored| 262 (2.57 per match)
Top scorer(s)|  Eric Bekoe (10 goals)

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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

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Main article: 2008 CAF Confederation Cup qualifying rounds

All rounds have been drawn.

### Preliminary round

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1st legs played on 15–17 February 2008 and 2nd legs played on 29 February–2 March 2008.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 p) |  AS Inter Star | 1-0  | 0-1
AS Adema | 1-2  |  Young Africans FC | 1-0  | 0-2
AS CotonTchad | w/o1 |  Al Akhdar | —  | —
Highlanders FC | 3-1  |  Ferroviário de Nampula | 3-0  | 0-1
Chipukizi | 0-7  |  Green Buffaloes | 0-5  | 0-2
Harrar Beer | 2-2 (3–5 p) |  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]

### First round

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1st legs played on 21–23 March 2008 and 2nd legs played on 4–6 April 2008.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 (5–3 p) |  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 p) |  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
1º de 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

### Second round

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1st legs played on 25–27 April 2008 and 2nd legs played on 9–11 May 2008.

Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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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 | 1-1 (a)  |  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 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

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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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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Etoile du Sahel | 2-0  |  Espérance | 2-0  | 0-0
Club Africain | 0-0 (5–3 p) |  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
Interclube | 3-2  |  Mount Cameroon FC | 2-1  | 1-1
Al Ittihad Tripolil | 3-4  |  Asante Kotoko | 2-1  | 1-3

## Group stage

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Main article: 2008 CAF Confederation Cup 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

Group winners advance to the final

### Group A

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1  |  CS Sfaxien | 6  | 4  | 1  | 1  | 11  | 6  | +5  | 13  | Final |  | -- | 1–0 | 2–0 | 4–1
2  |  Haras El Hodood | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 10  | 6  | +4  | 10  |  |  | 3–1 | -- | 2–1 | 4–1
3  |  Club Africain | 6  | 2  | 2  | 2  | 7  | 6  | +1  | 8  |  | 0–0 | 1–1 | -- | 3–0
4  |  Interclube | 6  | 1  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 16  | −10  | 3  |  | 2–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | --

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

### Group B

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1  |  Etoile Sahel | 6  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 6  | +2  | 10  | Final |  | -- | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0
2  |  Al-Merrikh | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 9  |  |  | 2–0 | -- | 3–1 | 2–1
3  |  JS Kabylie | 6  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 8  | 9  | −1  | 9  |  | 1–0 | 3–1 | -- | 2–0
4  |  Asante Kotoko | 6  | 2  | 1  | 3  | 7  | 9  | −2  | 7  |  | 2–2 | 1–0 | 3–1 | --

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

## Knockout stage

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### Final

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Main article: 2008 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November.

8 November 2008

15:00 UTC+1

CS Sfaxien | 0 - 0|  Etoile Sahel

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Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax

Referee: Mohamed Benouza (Algeria)

22 November 2008

15:00 UTC+1

Etoile Sahel | 2 - 2|  CS Sfaxien

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* Opara 73'
* Abdennour 79'

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* Apoko 2'
* Nafti 69'

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

## Goalscorers

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Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.

Player | Club | Goals

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Eric Bekoe |  Asante Kotoko | 10
Ahmed Abdel-Ghani |  Haras El Hodood | 5
Agyeman Prempeh Opoku |  CS Sfaxien | 4
Emeka Opara |  Etoile Sahel
Abdelkarim Nafti |  CS Sfaxien
Blaise Kouassi |  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

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "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

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* Confederation Cup 2008 \- rsssf.com

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