2008_CAF_Confederation_Cup
2008 CAF Confederation Cup
International football competition
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
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.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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
Group B
Final
The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November.
Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.
- 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.
- Confederation Cup 2008 - rsssf.com