CAF Champions League 2008

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The Confederation of African Football Bureau of InterClubs Committee under the chairmanship of CAF President Issa Hayatou established the fixtures of the MTN CAF Champions League following a meeting held on 4 December 2007.

Contents 1 Results/Fixtures 1.1 Preliminary round 1.2 Last 32 1.3 Last 16 1.4 Group stage 1.4.1 Group A 1.4.2 Group B 2 Leading Goal Scorers 3 References

[edit] Results/Fixtures

[edit] Preliminary round

Main article: CAF Champions League 2008 - Preliminary round

1st legs played on 15-17 February 2008.
2nd legs played on 29 February, 1-2 March 2008.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASC SNIM	1–7	ES Setif	1–5	0–2
SC de Bissau	0–4	Olympique Khouribga	0–2	0–2
Invincible Eleven**	x-x	AS Kaloum Star	w/o	w/o
Renacimiento FC	2–4	Inter Luanda	1–2	1–2
FAR Rabat	3–3 (4–5 pso)	Sporting Clube da Praia	3–0	0–3
Tonnerre d'Abomey FC	0–3	Africa Sports National	0–0	0–3
APR FC	1–4	Al-Zamalek	1–2	0–2
AS Douanes	3–2	Commune FC	0–0	3–2
Costa do Sol	2–1	AJESAIA	2–0	0–1
Royal Leopards	0–3	Dynamos	0–1	0–2
Sahel SC	2–6	Ashanti Gold SC	1–0	1–6
DC Motema Pembe	2–2 (1–4 pk)	Gombe United F.C.	2–0	0–2
Vital'O	0–2	Cotonsport Garoua	0–1	0–1
FC 105 Libreville	4–3	Hearts of Oak	3–0	1–3
Tourbillon FC*	x-x	TP Mazembe	w/o	w/o
Stade Malien	1–2	Primeiro de Agosto	1–2	0–0
ASC Saloum	1–3	Club Africain	1–2	0–1
ASKO Kara	4-1	Union Douala	3–1	1–0
Simba SC	4–1	Awassa City FC	3–0	1–1
Enyimba FC	7–3	Diables Noirs	4–1	3–2
Tusker FC	x-x	Al-Tahrir	w/o	w/o
US Stade Tamponnaise	4–1	Saint-Michel United	3–1	1–0
Platinum Stars	4–1	Lesotho Correctional Services	4–0	0–1
Curepipe Starlight SC	2–1	Coin Nord	2–0	0–1
Miembeni SC	0–5	Mamelodi Sundowns	0–1	0–4
Uganda Revenue Authority SC	0–2	ZESCO United Football Club	0–2	0–0

*Tourbillon FC, Tusker FC are excluded in February 10, 2008, so Al-Tahrir and TP Mazembe bye to 1st Round.

**Invincible Eleven withdrawn, so AS Kaloum Star bye to 1st Round.

On 10 February 2008, CAF announced that clubs from the Central African Republic, Kenya, Liberia and Sierra Leone were excluded from the competition for failure to fulfil their financial obligations. (Somalian, Djiboutian, Santomean and Malawian teams were already excluded, Wallidan FC and FC Civics withdrew)^[1]

Six teams qualified automatically to the first round: ASEC Mimosas, Etoile du Sahel, JS Kabylie, Al Ittihad, Al-Ahly, and Al Hilal.

[edit] Last 32

Main article: CAF Champions League 2008 - Last 32

1st legs played on 21-23 March 2008.
2nd legs played on 4-6 April 2008.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
Olympique Khouribga	2–2(3–0pk)	ES Setif	2–0	0–2
ASEC Mimosas	2–1	AS Kaloum Star	1–1	1–0
Sporting Clube da Praia	2–2(a)	Inter Luanda	2–1	0–1
Al-Zamalek	2–2(5–4pk)	Africa Sports National	2–0	0–2
Etoile du Sahel	5–3	AS Douanes	5–0	0–3
Dynamos	4–2	Costa do Sol	3–0	1–2
JS Kabylie	3–0	Ashanti Gold SC	3–0	0–0
Cotonsport Garoua	6–2	Gombe United F.C.	5–0	1–2
TP Mazembe	2–1	FC 105 Libreville	1–1	1–0
Al Ittihad	(a)2–2	1º de Agosto	1–0	1–2
ASKO Kara	2–4	Club Africain	2–0	0–4
Enyimba FC	7–1	Simba SC	4–0	3–1
Al-Ahly	40*	Al-Tahrir	w/o	w/o
Platinum Stars	3–1	US Stade Tamponnaise	2–0	1–1
Mamelodi Sundowns	4–0	Curepipe Starlight SC	3–0	1–0
Al Hilal	3–1	ZESCO United Football Club	2–0	1–1

• Footnote: * On March 16, 2008, CAF announced the withdrawal Al-Tahrir of Eritrea because of an internal club problem.^[2]

[edit] Last 16

Main article: CAF Champions League - Last 16

1st legs played on 25-27 April 2008.
2nd legs played on 9-11 May 2008.

Team #1	Agg.	Team #2	1st leg	2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas	(a)1–1	Olympique Khouribga	0–0	1–1
Al-Zamalek	4–2	Inter Luanda	3–0	1–2
Dynamos	2–0	Etoile du Sahel	1–0	1–0
Cotonsport Garoua	4–2	JS Kabylie	3–0	1–2
Al Ittihad	2–3	TP Mazembe	2–1	0–2
Enyimba FC	6–3	Club Africain	5–1	1–2
Platinum Stars	2–3	Al-Ahly	2–1	0–2
Al Hilal	4–3	Mamelodi Sundowns	4–2	0–1

[edit] Group stage

Teams qualified for next phase

Teams disqualified for next phase

[edit] Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. El Ahly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2. Zamalek	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3. ASEC Mimosas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Dynamos	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

July 20, 2008 19:10 CEST	El Ahly	–	Zamalek	Cairo Stadium, Egypt

July 18, 2008 20:30 EEST	Dynamos	–	ASEC Mimosas	Zimbabwe

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August 1, 2008 20:30 EAT	ASEC Mimosas	–	Al Ahly	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Coast

August 1, 2008 15:00 GMT	Zamalek	–	Dynamos	Cairo Stadium , Egypt

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August 15, 2008 20:00 EEST	Al Ahly	–	Dynamos	Cairo Stadium , Egypt

August 15, 2007 20:00 EAT	Zamalek	–	ASEC Mimosas	Cairo Stadium , Egypt

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August 29, 2007 19:10 CEST	Dynamos	–	Al Ahly	Zimbabwe

August 29, 2007 15:30 GMT	ASEC Mimosas	–	Zamalek	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny , Ivory Coast

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September 12, 2007 20:30 EAT	Zamalek	–	Al Ahly	Cairo Stadium, Egypt

September 12, 2007 15:00 GMT	ASEC Mimosas	–	Dynamos	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Ivory Coast

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September 19, 2007 19:00 CEST	Dynamos	–	Zamalek	Zimbabwe

September 19, 2007 20:00 EEST	Al Ahly	–	ASEC Mimosas	Cairo Stadium, Egypt

[edit] Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1. Enyimba FC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2. Al Hilal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3. TP Mazembe	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4. Cotonsport Garoua	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] Leading Goal Scorers

List of leading goal scorers in the CAF Champions League ahead of the last 16, second leg fixtures.

Player	Club	Goals
Stephen Worgu	Enyimba	9
Surprise Moriri	Mamelodi Sundowns	3
Kelechi Osunwa	Al Hilal	3
Edward Sadomba	Dynamos	3
Fankele Traore	Cotonsport Garoua	3
Kalu Uche	Enyimba	3

[edit] References

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