2008 CAF Champions League

July 2026 CAF Champions League 2008 African Champions League 130px 15 February – 16 November 58 EGY Al Ahly 6 CMR Coton Sport 110 281 NGA Stephen Worgu(13 goals) 2007 2009 The 2008 CAF Champions League was the 44th edition of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Al Ahly of Egypt defeated Coton Sport of Cameroon in the final to win their record-breaking sixth title. Qualifying rounds 2008 CAF Champions League qualifying rounds Preliminary round The preliminary round first legs were played on 15–17 February, and the second legs were played on 29 February-2 March 2008.4 ASC SNIM MTN 1–7 ES Setif DZA 1–5 0–2 1959 SC de Bissau GNB 0–4 Olympique Khouribga MAR 0–2 0–2 Invincible Eleven LBR w/o1 AS Kaloum Star GUI Renacimiento FC GNQ 2–4 Interclube AGO 1–2 1–2 FAR Rabat MAR 3–3 (4–5 p) Sporting Clube da Praia CPV 3–0 0–3 Tonnerre d'Abomey FC BEN 0–3 Africa Sports National CIV 0–0 0–3 APR FC RWA 1–4 Zamalek EGY 1–2 0–2 AS Douanes SEN 3–2 Commune FC BFA 0–0 3–2 Costa do Sol MOZ 2–1 Ajesaia MDG 2–0 0–1 Royal Leopards SWZ 0–3 Dynamos ZWE 0–1 0–2 Sahel SC NER 2–6 Ashanti Gold SC GHA 1–0 1–6 DC Motema Pembe COD 2–2 (1–4 p) Gombe United F.C. NGA 2–0 0–2 Vital'O FC BDI 0–2 Coton Sport FC CMR 0–1 0–1 FC 105 Libreville GAB 4–3 Hearts of Oak SC GHA 3–0 1–3 Renaissance FC CHA 0-3 TP Mazembe COD 0-32 n/p Stade Malien MLI 1–2 Primeiro de Agosto AGO 1–2 0–0 ASC Saloum SEN 1–3 Club Africain TUN 1–2 0–1 ASKO Kara TOG 4-1 US Douala CMR 3–1 1–0 Simba SC TZA 4–1 Awassa City FC ETH 1996 3–0 1–1 Enyimba FC NGA 7–3 CSMD Diables Noirs COG 4–1 3–2 Tusker FC KEN w/o Al Tahrir ERI 3 US Stade Tamponnaise REU 4–1 St Michel United SYC 3–1 1–0 Platinum Stars RSA 4–1 Lesotho Correctional Services LSO 4–0 0–1 Curepipe Starlight SC MUS 2–1 Coin Nord COM 2–0 0–1 Miembeni SC Zanzibar 0–5 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 0–1 0–4 Uganda Revenue Authority SC UGA 0–2 ZESCO United Football Club ZMB 0–2 0–0 |} Byes: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al Ahly, and Al Hilal. 1 Invincible Eleven withdrew. 2 CAF ordered that the tie was to be played over one leg in Kinshasa due to the civil war in Chad, but Renaissance FC objected to the ruling and refused to travel; they were ejected from the competition, fined $4000 and banned from CAF competitions for three years. 3 Tusker FC were ejected from the competition and fined $5000 after Kenyan immigration officials refused the appointed match officials for the first leg entry into the country. 4 Wallidan FC and FC Civics withdrew before the draw. Note: Clubs from the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone and Somalia all had their entries rejected for failure to fulfil their financial obligations.Gleeson, Mark Five countries excluded from African club competition Reuters https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns 10 February 2008 10 February 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080213205823/http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns 13 February 2008 dmy First round The 1/16 Finals first leg matches were played on 21–23 March and the second legs were played on 4–6 April 2008. Olympique Khouribga MAR 2–2 (3–0 p) ES Setif ALG 2–0 0–2 ASEC Mimosas CIV 2–1 AS Kaloum Star GUI 1–1 1–0 Sporting Clube da Praia CPV 2–2 (a) Interclube ANG 2–1 0–1 Zamalek EGY 2–2 (5–4p) Africa Sports National CIV 2–0 0–2 Etoile du Sahel TUN 5–3 AS Douanes SEN 5–0 0–3 Dynamos ZIM 4–2 Costa do Sol MOZ 3–0 1–2 JS Kabylie ALG 3–0 Ashanti Gold SC GHA 3–0 0–0 Coton Sport FC CMR 6–2 Gombe United F.C. NGA 5–0 1–2 TP Mazembe COD 2–1 FC 105 Libreville GAB 1–1 1–0 Al Ittihad Tripoli LBY 1977 2–2 (a) 1º de Agosto ANG 1–0 1–2 ASKO Kara TOG 2–4 Club Africain TUN 2–0 0–4 Enyimba FC NGA 7–1 Simba SC TAN 4–0 3–1 Al Ahly EGY 6–01 Al Tahrir ERI 3–0 3–0 Platinum Stars RSA 3–1 US Stade Tamponnaise REU 2–0 1–1 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 4–0 Curepipe Starlight SC MRI 3–0 1–0 Al Hilal SDN 3–1 ZESCO United Football Club ZAM 2–0 1–1 |} 1Al Tahrir withdrew due to internal dissent.Ahly given Champions League bye bbc.co.uk http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7299537.stm 16 March 2008 17 March 2008 Second round The 1/8 Finals first legs were played on 25–27 April and the second legs were played on 9–11 May 2008. ASEC Mimosas CIV (a) 1–1 Olympique Khouribga MAR 0–0 1–1 Zamalek EGY 4–2 Interclube ANG 3–0 1–2 Dynamos ZWE 2–0 Etoile du Sahel TUN 1–0 1–0 Coton Sport FC CMR 4–2 JS Kabylie ALG 3–0 1–2 Al Ittihad Tripoli LBY 1977 2–3 TP Mazembe COD 2–1 0–2 Enyimba FC NGA 6–3 Club Africain TUN 5–1 1–2 Platinum Stars RSA 2–3 Al Ahly EGY 2–1 0–2 Al Hilal SUD 4–3 Mamelodi Sundowns RSA 4–2 0–1 |} Group stage 2008 CAF Champions League group stage Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage Group A Group A y Group B Group B y Knockout stage 2008 CAF Champions League knockout stage Bracket Semi-finals Final NGA Enyimba 0 0 0 EGY Al Ahly 0 1 1 ZIM Dynamos 0 0 0 CMR Coton Sport 1 4 5 EGY Al Ahly 2 2 4 CMR Coton Sport 0 2 2 Semifinals The first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17–19 October. Enyimba NGA 0–1 Al Ahly EGY 0–0 0–1 Dynamos ZIM 0–5 Coton Sport CMR 0–1 0–4 |} Final 2008 CAF Champions League Final 2 November 2008 18:00 GMT Al Ahly EGY 2–0 Report CMR Coton Sport Gomaa 4Flávio 15 Cairo International Stadium, Cairo Jerome Damon (South Africa) 16 November 2008 14:00 GMT Coton Sport CMR 2–2 Report EGY Al Ahly Lassina Abdoul Karim 45Ousmaïla Baba 63 Ahmed Hassan 38Shady 89 Stade Omnisport de Garoua, Garoua Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) Top goalscorers The top scorers from the 2008 CAF Champions League are as follows: RankNameTeamGoals1NGR Stephen WorguNGR Enyimba132NIG Daouda KamilouCMR Coton Sport73CMR Ousmaïla BabaCMR Coton Sport64ANG FlávioEGY Al Ahly5NGR Ezenwa OtoroguNGR EnyimbaZIM Edward SadombaZIM Dynamos Harare7COD Ghislain Mvete LuyeyeCOD TP Mazembe4EGY Gamal HamzaEGY ZamalekNGR Kalu UcheNGR EnyimbaNGR Kelechi OsunwaSUD Al Hilal SUD Muhannad El TahirSUD Al Hilal RSA Surprise MoririRSA Mamelodi Sundowns See also 2008 FIFA Club World Cup References External links "African Club Competitions 2008" at RSSSF 1 Category:CAF Champions League seasons