2008 CAF Champions League
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The Confederation of African Football Bureau of InterClubs Committee under the chairmanship of CAF President Issa Hayatou established the fixtures of the MTN CAF Champions League following a meeting held on 4 December 2007.
Results/Fixtures
Preliminary round
1st legs played on 15-17 February 2008.
2nd legs played on 29 February, 1-2 March 2008.
*Tourbillon FC, Tusker FC are excluded in February 10 2008, so Al-Tahrir and TP Mazembe bye to 1st Round.
**Invincible Eleven withdrawn, so AS Kaloum Star bye to 1st Round.
On 10 February 2008, CAF announced that clubs from the Central African Republic, Kenya, Liberia and Sierra Leone were excluded from the competition for failure to fulfil their financial obligations. (Somalian, Djiboutian, Santomean and Malawian teams were already excluded, Wallidan FC and FC Civics withdrew)[1]
Six teams qualified automatically to the first round: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al-Ahly, and Al Hilal.
Last 32
1st legs played on 21-23 March 2008.
2nd legs played on 4-6 April 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Olympique Khouribga | 2–2(3–0pk) | ES Setif | 2–0 | 0–2 |
ASEC Mimosas | 2–1 | AS Kaloum Star | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Sporting Clube da Praia | 2–2(a) | Inter Luanda | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Al-Zamalek | 2–2(5–4pk) | Africa Sports National | 2–0 | 0–2 |
Etoile du Sahel | 5–3 | AS Douanes | 5–0 | 0–3 |
Dynamos | 4–2 | Costa do Sol | 3–0 | 1–2 |
JS Kabylie | 3–0 | Ashanti Gold SC | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Cotonsport Garoua | 6–2 | Gombe United F.C. | 5–0 | 1–2 |
TP Mazembe | 2–1 | FC 105 Libreville | 1–1 | 1–0 |
Al Ittihad | (a)2–2 | 1º de Agosto | 1–0 | 1–2 |
ASKO Kara | 2–4 | Club Africain | 2–0 | 0–4 |
Enyimba FC | 7–1 | Simba SC | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Al-Ahly | 40* | Al Tahrir | w/o | w/o |
Platinum Stars | 3–1 | US Stade Tamponnaise | 2–0 | 1–1 |
Mamelodi Sundowns | 4–0 | Curepipe Starlight SC | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Al Hilal | 3–1 | ZESCO United Football Club | 2–0 | 1–1 |
- Footnote: * On March 16, 2008, CAF announced the withdrawal Al Tahrir of Eritrea because of an internal club problem.[2]
Last 16
1st legs played on 25-27 April 2008.
2nd legs played on 9-11 May 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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ASEC Mimosas | (a)1–1 | Olympique Khouribga | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Al-Zamalek | 4–2 | Inter Luanda | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Dynamos | 2–0 | Etoile du Sahel | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Cotonsport Garoua | 4–2 | JS Kabylie | 3–0 | 1–2 |
Al Ittihad | 2–3 | TP Mazembe | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Enyimba FC | 6–3 | Club Africain | 5–1 | 1–2 |
Platinum Stars | 2–3 | Al-Ahly | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Al Hilal | 4–3 | Mamelodi Sundowns | 4–2 | 0–1 |
Group stage
Teams qualified for next phase | Teams disqualified for next phase |
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Al Ahly | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
Dynamos | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 |
ASEC Mimosas | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
Zamalek | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 |
Dynamos | 2 – 1 | ASEC Mimosas |
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Sadomba 4' 73' | Wawa 30' |
ASEC Mimosas | 0 – 0 | Al Ahly |
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Zamalek | 1 – 0 | Dynamos |
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El Safty 4' |
Al Ahly | 2 – 1 | Dynamos |
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Barakat 3' Mohamed Abutreika 93' |
Lazarus Muhone 80' |
Zamalek | 0 – 0 | ASEC Mimosas |
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ASEC Mimosas | 3 – 0 | Zamalek |
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Guindo 24' Bamba 68' N'Gossan 72' |
ASEC Mimosas | 1 – 2 | Dynamos |
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Bi Cyriac Gohi 73' | [2] | Philip Marufu 53' Philip Marufu 96' |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Enyimba | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
TP Mazembe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
Cotonsport Garoua | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
Al Hilal | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 6 |
Cotonsport Garoua | 1 – 0 | TP Mazembe |
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Kamilou 90' |
Enyimba | 2 – 0 | Cotonsport Garoua |
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Otorogu 1H' Worgu 2H' |
TP Mazembe | 0 – 0 | Al Hilal |
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Al Hilal | 1 – 1 | Cotonsport Garoua |
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Osunwa 25' | Ousmaila 76' |
Enyimba | 2 – 0 | TP Mazembe |
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Otorogu 70' Worgu 80' |
TP Mazembe | 2 – 0 | Cotonsport Garoua |
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Mabi 02' Dioko Kaluyituka 48' |
[4] |
Bracket
Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||
Al Ahly | |||||||||
Runner-Up From Group B | |||||||||
Winner of 1st Match | – | ||||||||
Winner of 2nd Match | – | ||||||||
Runner-Up From Group A | |||||||||
Winner From Group B |
Semi-Finals
The first legs were played on 21-23 September and the second legs on 5-7 October.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Al Ahly | - | Runner-Up From Group B | - | - |
Runner-Up From Group A | - | Enyimba | - | - |
Final
The final's two legs were played on October 27 and November 9.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Winner of 1st Match | - | Winner of 2nd Match | - | - |
CAF Champions League 2008 Winners |
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TBA First title |
Leading Goal Scorers
List of leading goal scorers in the CAF Champions League ahead of the last 16, second leg fixtures.
Player | Club | Goals |
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Stephen Worgu | Enyimba | 12 |
Edward Sadomba | Dynamos | 5 |
Daouda Kamilou | Cotonsport Garoua | 4 |
Gamal Hamza | El Zamalek | 4 |
Kelechi Osunwa | Al Hilal | 4 |
Uche Kalu | Enyimba | 3 |
References
- ^ Gleeson, Mark (2008-02-10). "Five countries excluded from African club competition". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-02-10.
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(help) - ^ "Ahly given Champions League bye". bbc.co.uk. 2008-03-16. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
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