2007 CAF Confederation Cup

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2007 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates28 January – 24 November
Teams58
Final positions
Champions Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien (1st title)
Runners-up Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
Tournament statistics
Matches played114
Goals scored309 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu (11 goals)
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The 2007 CAF Confederation Cup was the fourth edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. Its schedule began with the preliminary round (home-and-away ties) in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.

Contents

Qualifying rounds

All rounds have been drawn.

Preliminary round

1st legs played 26–28 January 2007 and 2nd legs played 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Prince Louis Flag of Burundi.svg 0–3 Flag of Rwanda.svg ATRACO FC 0–00–3
Notwane Flag of Botswana.svg 1–2 Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Defence F.C. 1–10–1
AS Togo-Port Flag of Togo.svg 1–3 Flag of Tunisia.svg EGS Gafsa 1–10–2
Ports Authority F.C. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 3–0 Flag of Mali.svg AS Bamako 2–01–0
ASAC Concorde Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg 1–3 Flag of Algeria.svg ASO Chlef 0–11–2
Al Ahli Tripoli Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2–2 (a) Flag of Chad.svg AS CotonTchad 2–10–1
Telestars Flag of Gabon.svg 1–2 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg OC Bukavu Dawa 1–00–2
Benfica de Bissau Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg 1–3 Flag of Guinea.svg Satellite 1–31
Curepipe Starlight Flag of Mauritius.svg 1–4 Flag of Madagascar.svg AJESAIA 1–00–4
St Michel United FC Flag of Seychelles.svg 2–2 (a) Flag of France.svg Saint-Pauloise FC 2–10–1
San Pedro Claver Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 1–7 Flag of Angola.svg Benfica de Luanda 1–50–2
JS Talangaï Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 0–3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Les Astres FC 0–20–1
Sahel SC Flag of Niger.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Étoile Filante 2–21–1
Mundu Flag of Zanzibar.svg 1–6 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mwana Africa 0–31–3
Hawks Flag of The Gambia.svg 1–1 (a) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg AS Denguélé 0–01–1
NPA Anchors Flag of Liberia.svg 2–4 Flag of Senegal.svg US Gorée 2–30–1
Têxtil do Punguè Flag of Mozambique.svg 5–3 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba 1–14–2
AS Dragons Flag of Benin.svg 0–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kwara United 0–10–2

1 The tie was played over one leg by mutual consent due to civil unrest in Guinea.

First round

1st legs played 2–4 March 2007 and 2nd legs played 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Defence F.C. Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg 1–2 Flag of Rwanda.svg ATRACO FC 1–00–2
Ports Authority F.C. Flag of Sierra Leone.svg 4–6 Flag of Tunisia.svg EGS Gafsa 3–21–4
ASO Chlef Flag of Algeria.svg 1–0 Flag of Egypt.svg ENPPI 0–01–0
AS CotonTchad Flag of Chad.svg 2–5 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 2–00–5
OC Bukavu Dawa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 0–7 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Issia Wazi FC 0–20–5
Satellite Flag of Guinea.svg 1–7 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 1–30–4
AJESAIA Flag of Madagascar.svg 3–8 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily SC 2–21–6
Saint-Pauloise FC Flag of France.svg 0–2 Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes 0–00–2
Benfica de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 4–1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DC Motema Pembe 4–10–0
Les Astres FC Flag of Cameroon.svg awd1 Flag of Ghana.svg Tema Youth ——
Étoile Filante Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 1–1 (4–3 p) Flag of Senegal.svg US Ouakam 1–00–1
Mwana Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 2–0 Flag of Angola.svg Interclube 2–00–0
B.Hawks Flag of The Gambia.svg 2–3 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins F.C. 0–02–3
US Gorée Flag of Senegal.svg 2–3 Flag of Morocco.svg Hassania Agadir 0–02–3
Têxtil do Punguè Flag of Mozambique.svg 0–6 Flag of Cameroon.svg US Douala 0–30–3
Kwara United Flag of Nigeria.svg 3–3 (4–3 p) Flag of Algeria.svg MC Alger 3–00–3

1 Tema Youth were disqualified for not showing up to the first leg.

Second round

1st legs played 6–8 April 2007 and 2nd legs played 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
ATRACO FC Flag of Rwanda.svg 3–3 (a) Flag of Tunisia.svg EGS Gafsa 2–21–1
ASO Chlef Flag of Algeria.svg 1–3 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 1–00–3
Issia Wazi FC Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 1–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 1–00–2
Ismaily SC Flag of Egypt.svg 3–2 Flag of Zambia.svg Green Buffaloes 2–11–1
Benfica de Luanda Flag of Angola.svg 4–1 1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Les Astres FC 3–01–1
Étoile Filante Flag of Burkina Faso.svg 2–3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mwana Africa 2–00–3
Dolphins FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–1 (5–3 p) Flag of Morocco.svg Hassania Agadir 1–00–1
US Douala Flag of Cameroon.svg 3–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kwara United 1–12–3

1 Benfica de Luanda were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.

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.
1st legs played 4–6 May 2007 and 2nd legs played 18–20 May 2007.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Étoile du Congo Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg 2–3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Les Astres FC 2–10–2
Wydad AC Flag of Morocco.svg 0–3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily SC 0–10–2
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 4–1 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mwana Africa 1–03–1
Young Africans Flag of Tanzania.svg 0–2 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 0–00–2
Nasarawa United Flag of Nigeria.svg 1–2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Kwara United 1–10–1
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 3–2 Flag of Tunisia.svg EGS Gafsa 2–11–1
Coton Sport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 2–5 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 2–10–4
Maranatha Flag of Togo.svg 1–4 Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins 1–20–2

Group stage

The Group Stage matches were played between August and October 2007.

Group A

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 136411134+9
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 126402119+2
Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 66204713-6
Flag of Cameroon.svg Les Astres FC 46114510-5

Group B

TeamPtsPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 106312138+5
Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins 10631287+1
Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily SC 8622245-1
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kwara United 5612349-5

Knockout stage

Final

Al-Merrikh Flag of Sudan.svg 2–4 Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien
  • Paulinho Soccerball shade.svg52'
  • Agab Soccerball shade.svg77' (p)
Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman
CS Sfaxien Flag of Tunisia.svg 1–0 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh
Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax

CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Trésor Mputu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 11
2 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Blaise Kouassi Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 10
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Wilfried Bony Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Issia Wazi 6
Flag of Nigeria.svg Endurance Idahor Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 6
Flag of Sudan.svg Faisal Agab Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Merrikh 6
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Lelo Mbele Flag of Tunisia.svg CS Sfaxien 6
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Gamal Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily 4
Flag of Nigeria.svg Bola Bello Flag of Nigeria.svg Dolphins 4
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Douaou Bakari Flag of Tunisia.svg EGS Gafsa 4

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