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The [[MTN 8]] is the oldest cup competition in the country and pits the eight from the previous season against each other in a seeded knockout competition format.
The [[MTN 8]] is the oldest cup competition in the country and pits the top eight from the previous season against each other in a seeded knockout competition format.


The 2008 [[MTN 8]] Wafa Wafa kicked off on the weekend of the 9th August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quaterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16th and 17th August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the secons leg on the weekend of the 30th August. The finals were scheduled for the 21st September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was water logged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were re-scheduled for 2 days later on the 23rd of September at the [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium (Kings Park)]] in [[Durban]].
The 2008 [[MTN 8]] Wafa Wafa kicked off on the weekend of the 9th August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quaterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16th and 17th August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the secons leg on the weekend of the 30th August. The finals were scheduled for the 21st September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was water logged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were re-scheduled for 2 days later on the 23rd of September at the [[Kings Park Stadium|ABSA Stadium (Kings Park)]] in [[Durban]].

Revision as of 10:22, 26 September 2008

2008 MTN 8
File:Mtn8.jpg
Official logo
Tournament details
Country South Africa
Defending championsMamelodi Sundowns
Final positions
ChampionsKaizer Chiefs
Tournament statistics
Matches played9
Goals scored26 (2.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)3 Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs)

The MTN 8 is the oldest cup competition in the country and pits the top eight from the previous season against each other in a seeded knockout competition format.

The 2008 MTN 8 Wafa Wafa kicked off on the weekend of the 9th August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quaterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16th and 17th August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the secons leg on the weekend of the 30th August. The finals were scheduled for the 21st September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was water logged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were re-scheduled for 2 days later on the 23rd of September at the ABSA Stadium (Kings Park) in Durban.

Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according the their finishing position in the 2007/2008 Absa Premier Soccer League Season.

Quarter-finals

File:Orlpirates.jpg Orlando Pirates1 – 2File:Sufc.gif Supersport United
Thembile Kanono 7' Fikru Teferra 21'
Anthony Laffor 82'
File:Mswallows.png Moroka Swallows4 – 3File:Ajax cape town.gif Ajax Cape Town
Lefa Tsutsulupa 8'
Sandile Ndlovu 37'
Morgan Shivambu 99'
Ryan Botha 119'		 Brett Evans 49'
Eduardo Ferreira 90'
Mabhuti Khenyeza 120'
File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif Kaizer Chiefs4 – 0File:SantosCT.png Santos
Gert Schalkwyk 4' 26'
Jose Antonio Torrealba 21'
Reneilwe Letsholonyane 58'
File:MamelodiSundowns.gif Mamelodi Sundowns1 – 0File:Freestatestars.gif Free State Stars
Katlego Mphela 98'

Semi-finals

1st Leg

File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif Kaizer Chiefs2 – 0File:Mswallows.png Moroka Swallows
Gert Schalkwyk 9'
Jose Antonio Torrealba 21'
File:MamelodiSundowns.gif Mamelodi Sundowns2 – 1File:Sufc.gif Supersport United
Jorge Acuna 11'
Suprise Moriri 58'		 Brent Carelse 45'

2st Leg

File:Sufc.gif Supersport United3 – 2File:MamelodiSundowns.gif Mamelodi Sundowns
Daine Klate 55' 92'
Brent Carelse 90'		 Surprise Moriri 85'
Lerato Chabangu 118'
File:Mswallows.png Moroka Swallows1 – 0File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif Kaizer Chiefs
Ryan Botha 49'
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif Kaizer Chiefs South Africa 2–1 South Africa File:Mswallows.png Moroka Swallows 2–0 0–1
File:MamelodiSundowns.gif Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 4–4 South Africa File:Sufc.gif Supersport United 2–1 2–3

Finals

File:MamelodiSundowns.gif Mamelodi Sundowns0 – 0 (a.e.t.)File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif Kaizer Chiefs

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File:Mtn8.jpg
MTN8 WAFA WAFA
2008 Winners
File:Kaizer Chiefs.gif
Kaizer Chiefs FC
14th Title

Top scorers

Scorer Club Goals
South Africa Gert Schalkwyk Kaizer Chiefs 3
South Africa Daine Klate Supersport United 2
South Africa Brent Carelse Supersport United
South Africa Surprise Moriri Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Ryan Botha Moroka Swallows
Venezuela Jose Anthonio Torrealba Kaizer Chiefs
South Africa Anthony Laffor Supersport United 1
South Africa Lemasse Fikru Supersport United
South Africa Thembile Joseph Kanono Orlando Pirates
South Africa Brett Evans Ajax Cape Town
Brazil Eduardo Ferreira Ajax Cape Town
South Africa Mabhuti Khenyeza Ajax Cape Town
South Africa Lefa Tsutsulupa Moroka Swallows
South Africa Sandile Ndlovu Moroka Swallows
South Africa Morgan Shivambu Moroka Swallows
South Africa Reneilwe Letsholonyane Kaizer Chiefs
South Africa Katlego Mphele Mamelodi Sundowns
Chile Jorge Acuna Mamelodi Sundowns
South Africa Lerato Chabangu Mamelodi Sundowns


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