2008 CAF Confederation Cup

International football competition in Africa July 2026 CAF Confederation Cup 2008 Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup 130px 16 February – 22 November 53 37 TUN CS Sfaxien 2 TUN ES Sahel 102 262 GHA Eric Bekoe (10 goals) 2007 2009 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 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. US Masséda TOG 3–1 UNB BEN 2–0 1–1 Black Star LBR 0–3 Satellite FC GUI 0–0 0–3 AS Mangasport GAB 5–0 AS-FNIS NIG 3–0 2–0 Ports Authority GAM 0–4 ES Bingerville CIV 0–1 0–3 AS Maniema Union COD 3–0 Akonangui FC GEQ 3–0 0–0 Express FC UGA 1–1 5–4 AS Inter Star BDI 1–0 0–1 AS Adema MAD 1–2 Young Africans FC TAN 1–0 0–2 AS CotonTchad CHA w/o Walkover1 Al Akhdar LBA — — 1977 Highlanders FC ZIM 3–1 Ferroviário de Nampula MOZ 3–0 0–1 Chipukizi Zanzibar 0–7 Green Buffaloes ZAM 0–5 0–2 Harrar Beer ETH 1996 2–2 3–5 Rayon Sport RWA 2–0 0–2 Anse Réunion SEY 2–1 Petite Rivière MRI 2–1 0–0 JS Talangaï CGO 3–5 Mount Cameroon FC CMR 2–1 1–4 1 Clubs from the CTA, CHA, KEN, RWA and SLE were disqualified for failure to fulfill 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 https://web.archive.org/web/20080213205823/http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns 13 February 2008 dead First round 1st legs played on 21–23 March 2008 and 2nd legs played on 4–6 April 2008. Issia Wazi FC CIV 3–4 US Masséda TOG 2–0 1–4 Rachad Bernoussi MAR 3–3 (a) Espérance TUN 3–1 0–2 Djoliba MLI 3–0 Satellite FC GUI 2–0 1–0 Petro Atletico ANG 1–3 AS Mangasport GAB 1–2 0–1 ASC Linguère SEN 3–3 5–3 ES Bingerville CIV 3–0 0–3 CS Sfaxien TUN 2–1 JSM Béjaïa ALG 1–0 1–1 Les Astres FC CMR 2–0 AS Maniema Union COD 2–0 0–0 AS Vita Club COD 0–0 4–2 Express FC UGA 0–0 0–0 Al Akhdar LBY 2–1 Young Africans FC TAN 1–1 1–0 1977 MC Alger ALG 0–1 Haras El Hodood EGY 0–0 0–1 Green Buffaloes FC ZAM 1–2 Highlanders FC ZIM 1–1 0–1 Al-Merrikh SUD 3–0 Rayon Sport RWA 3–0 0–0 Ajax Cape Town ZAF 5–1 Anse Réunion SEY 1–0 4–1 1º de Maio ANG 1–2 Mount Cameroon FC CMR 0–2 1–0 Casa Sport SEN 1–2 Dolphins NGA 0–0 1–2 Wikki Tourists NGA 3–6 Asante Kotoko GHA 2–2 1–4 Second round 1st legs played on 25–27 April 2008 and 2nd legs played on 9–11 May 2008. US Masséda TOG 2–6 Espérance TUN 1–0 1–6 Djoliba MLI 5–2 AS Mangasport GAB 3–1 2–1 ASC Linguère SEN 4–4 (a) CS Sfaxien TUN 3–2 1–2 Les Astres FC CMR 1–1 (a) AS Vita Club COD 0–0 1–1 Al Akhdar LBY 1–2 Haras El Hodood EGY 1–1 0–1 1977 Highlanders FC ZIM 1–5 Al-Merrikh SUD 0–2 1–3 Ajax Cape Town ZAF 5–6 Mount Cameroon FC CMR 5–1 0–5 Dolphins NGA 3–4 Asante Kotoko GHA 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 Etoile du Sahel TUN 2–0 Espérance TUN 2–0 0–0 Club Africain TUN 0–0 5–3 Djoliba MLI 0–0 0–0 Platinum Stars ZAF 2–4 CS Sfaxien TUN 2–2 0–2 JS Kabylie ALG 2–1 Les Astres FC CMR 1–1 1–0 Mamelodi Sundowns ZAF 1–2 Haras El Hodood EGY 1–0 0–2 Olympique Khouribga MAR 2–2 (a) Al-Merrikh SUD 2–2 0–0 Interclube ANG 3–2 Mount Cameroon FC CMR 2–1 1–1 Al Ittihad Tripolil LBY 3–4 Asante Kotoko GHA 2–1 1–3 1977 Group stage 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.Regulations of the Confederation Cup 2006 - 2008 Confederation of African Football http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf PDF 5 October 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20071207160850/http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf 7 December 2007 dmy Key to colours in group tablesGroup winners advance to the final Group A Group A Group B Group B Knockout stage Final The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November. 8 November 2008 15:00 1 CS Sfaxien TUN 0 - 0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7717744.stm TUN Etoile Sahel Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) 22 November 2008 15:00 1 Etoile Sahel TUN 2 - 2 TUN CS Sfaxien Opara 73 Abdennour 79 Apoko 2 Nafti 69 Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Goalscorers Leading goal scorers including group stage matches. PlayerClubGoals GHA Eric Bekoe GHA Asante Kotoko 10 EGY Ahmed Abdel-Ghani EGY Haras El Hodood 5 GHA Agyeman Prempeh Opoku TUN CS Sfaxien 4 NGA Emeka Opara TUN Etoile Sahel TUN Abdelkarim Nafti TUN CS Sfaxien CIV Blaise Kouassi TUN CS Sfaxien 3 IRQ Alaa Abdul-Zahra SUD Al-Merrikh SUD Faisal Agab SUD Al-Merrikh SUD Abdelhamid Ammari SUD Al-Merrikh SUD Mugahid Mohamed SUD Al-Merrikh SUD Haytham Tambal SUD Al-Merrikh References External links Confederation Cup 2008 - rsssf.com 2008 2