2008 CAF Champions League

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2008 CAF Champions League
African Champions League
Tournament details
Dates15 February – 16 November
Teams58
Final positions
Champions Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly (6th title)
Runners-up Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport
Tournament statistics
Matches played110
Goals scored281 (2.55 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Nigeria.svg 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 sixth title.

Contents

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

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASC SNIM Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg 17 Flag of Algeria.svg ES Setif 1502
SC de Bissau Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg 04 Flag of Morocco.svg Olympique Khouribga 0202
Invincible Eleven Flag of Liberia.svg w/o 1 Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star
Renacimiento FC Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg 24 Flag of Angola.svg Interclube 1212
FAR Rabat Flag of Morocco.svg 33 (45 p) Flag of Cape Verde.svg Sporting Clube da Praia 3003
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC Flag of Benin.svg 03 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports National 0003
APR FC Flag of Rwanda.svg 14 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 1202
AS Douanes Flag of Senegal.svg 32 Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Commune FC 0032
Costa do Sol Flag of Mozambique.svg 21 Flag of Madagascar.svg AJESAIA 2001
Royal Leopards Flag of Eswatini.svg 03 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos 0102
Sahel SC Flag of Niger.svg 26 Flag of Ghana.svg Ashanti Gold SC 1016
DC Motema Pembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 22 (14 p) Flag of Nigeria.svg Gombe United F.C. 2002
Vital'O FC Flag of Burundi.svg 02 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport FC 0101
FC 105 Libreville Flag of Gabon.svg 43 Flag of Ghana.svg Hearts of Oak SC 3013
Renaissance FC Flag of Chad.svg 0-3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 0-32n/p
Stade Malien Flag of Mali.svg 12 Flag of Angola.svg Primeiro de Agosto 1200
ASC Saloum Flag of Senegal.svg 13 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 1201
ASKO Kara Flag of Togo.svg 4-1 Flag of Cameroon.svg US Douala 3110
Simba SC Flag of Tanzania.svg 41 Flag of Ethiopia (1996-2009).svg Awassa City FC 3011
Enyimba FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 73 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg CSMD Diables Noirs 4132
Tusker FC Flag of Kenya.svg w/o Flag of Eritrea.svg Al Tahrir 3
US Stade Tamponnaise Flag of France.svg 41 Flag of Seychelles.svg St Michel United 3110
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 41 Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho Correctional Services 4001
Curepipe Starlight SC Flag of Mauritius.svg 21 Flag of the Comoros.svg Coin Nord 2001
Miembeni SC Flag of Zanzibar.svg 05 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 0104
Uganda Revenue Authority SC Flag of Uganda.svg 02 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United Football Club 0200

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. [1]

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.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Olympique Khouribga Flag of Morocco.svg 22 (30 p) Flag of Algeria.svg ES Setif 2002
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg 21 Flag of Guinea.svg AS Kaloum Star 1110
Sporting Clube da Praia Flag of Cape Verde.svg 22 (a) Flag of Angola.svg Interclube 2101
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 22 (54p) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Africa Sports National 2002
Etoile du Sahel Flag of Tunisia.svg 53 Flag of Senegal.svg AS Douanes 5003
Dynamos Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 42 Flag of Mozambique.svg Costa do Sol 3012
JS Kabylie Flag of Algeria.svg 30 Flag of Ghana.svg Ashanti Gold SC 3000
Coton Sport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 62 Flag of Nigeria.svg Gombe United F.C. 5012
TP Mazembe Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg 21 Flag of Gabon.svg FC 105 Libreville 1110
Al Ittihad Tripoli Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 22 (a) Flag of Angola.svg 1º de Agosto 1012
ASKO Kara Flag of Togo.svg 24 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 2004
Enyimba FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 71 Flag of Tanzania.svg Simba SC 4031
Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 6–01 Flag of Eritrea.svg Al Tahrir 3–03–0
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 31 Flag of France.svg US Stade Tamponnaise 2011
Mamelodi Sundowns Flag of South Africa.svg 40 Flag of Mauritius.svg Curepipe Starlight SC 3010
Al Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 31 Flag of Zambia.svg ZESCO United Football Club 2011

1 Al Tahrir withdrew due to internal dissent. [2]

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.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg (a) 11 Flag of Morocco.svg Olympique Khouribga 0011
Zamalek Flag of Egypt.svg 42 Flag of Angola.svg Interclube 3012
Dynamos Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 20 Flag of Tunisia.svg Etoile du Sahel 1010
Coton Sport FC Flag of Cameroon.svg 42 Flag of Algeria.svg JS Kabylie 3012
Al Ittihad Tripoli Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 23 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 2102
Enyimba FC Flag of Nigeria.svg 63 Flag of Tunisia.svg Club Africain 5112
Platinum Stars Flag of South Africa.svg 23 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 2102
Al Hilal Flag of Sudan.svg 43 Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns 4201

Group stage

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification AHL DYN ASEC ZAM
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 633096+312Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos 63036609
3 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg ASEC Mimosas 613276+16
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek 61234845
Source: [ citation needed ]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification COT ENY TPM HIL
1 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport FC 631265+110Advance to knockout stage
2 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 6303101009
3 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 622275+28
4 Flag of Sudan.svg Al Hilal 613271036
Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
          
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 0 0 0
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 0 1 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 2 2 4
Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 0 2 2
3 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos 0 0 0
2 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 1 4 5

Semifinals

The first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17–19 October.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Enyimba Flag of Nigeria.svg 0–1 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 0–00–1
Dynamos Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 0–5 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 0–10–4

Final

Al Ahly Flag of Egypt.svg 2–0 Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport
Gomaa Soccerball shade.svg4'
Flávio Soccerball shade.svg15'
Report

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2008 CAF Champions League are as follows:

RankNameTeamGoals
1 Flag of Nigeria.svg Stephen Worgu Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba 13
2 Flag of Niger.svg Daouda Kamilou Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 7
3 Flag of Cameroon.svg Ousmaïla Baba Flag of Cameroon.svg Coton Sport 6
4 Flag of Angola.svg Flávio Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly 5
Flag of Nigeria.svg Ezenwa Otorogu Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Edward Sadomba Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Dynamos Harare
7 Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Ghislain Mvete Luyeye Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg TP Mazembe 4
Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal Hamza Flag of Egypt.svg Zamalek
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kalu Uche Flag of Nigeria.svg Enyimba
Flag of Nigeria.svg Kelechi Osunwa Flag of Sudan.svg Al Hilal
Flag of Sudan.svg Muhannad El Tahir Flag of Sudan.svg Al Hilal
Flag of South Africa.svg Surprise Moriri Flag of South Africa.svg Mamelodi Sundowns

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