{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox international football competition | tourney_name = CAF Confederation Cup | year = 2008 | other_titles = Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup | image = | size = 130px | caption = | dates = 16 February – 22 November | num_teams = 53 | confederations = 37 | champion_other = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] | count = 2 | second_other = {{flagicon|TUN}} [[ES Sahel]] | matches = 102 | goals = 262 | attendance = | top_scorer = {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Eric Bekoe]] (10 goals) | prevseason = [[2007 CAF Confederation Cup|2007]] | nextseason = [[2009 CAF Confederation Cup|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.
{{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[US Masséda]]'''|TOG|3–1|[[Université Nationale du Bénin FC|UNB]]|BEN|2–0|1–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Monrovia Black Star Football Club|Black Star]]|LBR|0–3|'''[[Satellite FC]]'''|GUI|0–0|0–3}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Mangasport]]'''|GAB|5–0|[[AS-FNIS]]|NIG|3–0|2–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Gambia Ports Authority Football Club|Ports Authority]]|GAM|0–4|'''[[Entente Sportive de Bingerville|ES Bingerville]]'''|CIV|0–1|0–3}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Maniema Union]]'''|COD|3–0|[[Akonangui FC]]|GEQ|3–0|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Express FC]]'''|UGA|1–1 {{pen|5–4}}|[[AS Inter Star]]|BDI|1–0|0–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[AS Adema]]|MAD|1–2|'''[[Young Africans FC]]'''|TAN|1–0|0–2}} {{TwoLegResult|[[AS CotonTchad]]|CHA|{{Tooltip|w/o|Walkover}}<sup>'''1'''</sup> |'''[[Al Akhdar Darnah|Al Akhdar]]'''|LBA|—|—|var2=1977}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Highlanders FC]]'''|ZIM|3–1|[[Clube Ferroviário de Nampula|Ferroviário de Nampula]]|MOZ|3–0|0–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Chipukizi]]|Zanzibar|0–7 |'''[[Green Buffaloes FC|Green Buffaloes]]'''|ZAM|0–5|0–2}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Harrar Beer Botling FC|Harrar Beer]]|ETH|var1=1996|2–2 {{pen|3–5}}|'''[[Rayon Sport]]'''|RWA|2–0|0–2}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Anse Réunion FC|Anse Réunion]]'''|SEY|2–1|[[Petite Rivière Noire SC|Petite Rivière]]|MRI|2–1|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Jeunesse Sportive de Talangaï|JS Talangaï]]|CGO|3–5|'''[[Mount Cameroon FC]]'''|CMR|2–1|1–4}} {{end}} <sup>1</sup> Clubs from the {{fb|CTA}}, {{fb|CHA}}, {{fb|KEN}}, {{fb|RWA}} and {{fb|SLE}} were disqualified for failure to fulfill their financial obligations.<ref>{{cite news|author=Gleeson, Mark|title=Five countries excluded from African club competition|work=[[Reuters]]|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns|date=10 February 2008|access-date=10 February 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080213205823/http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns| archive-date= 13 February 2008 |url-status = dead}}</ref>
===First round=== 1st legs played on 21–23 March 2008 and 2nd legs played on 4–6 April 2008.
{{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Issia Wazi FC]]|CIV|3–4|'''[[US Masséda]]'''|TOG|2–0|1–4}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Rachad Bernoussi]]|MAR|3–3 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]'''|TUN|3–1|0–2}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Djoliba Athletic Club|Djoliba]]'''|MLI|3–0|[[Satellite FC]]|GUI|2–0|1–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Atlético Petróleos Luanda|Petro Atletico]]|ANG|1–3|'''[[AS Mangasport]]'''|GAB|1–2|0–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[ASC Linguère]]'''|SEN|3–3 {{pen|5–3}}|[[Entente Sportive de Bingerville|ES Bingerville]]|CIV|3–0|0–3}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Sportif Sfaxien|CS Sfaxien]]'''|TUN|2–1|[[JSM Béjaïa]]|ALG|1–0|1–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Les Astres FC]]'''|CMR|2–0|[[AS Maniema Union]]|COD|2–0|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[AS Vita Club]]'''|COD|0–0 {{pen|4–2}}|[[Express FC]]|UGA|0–0|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al Akhdar Darnah|Al Akhdar]]'''|LBY|2–1|[[Young Africans FC]]|TAN|1–1|1–0|var1=1977}} {{TwoLegResult|[[MC Alger]]|ALG|0–1|'''[[Haras El Hodood]]'''|EGY|0–0|0–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Green Buffaloes FC]]|ZAM|1–2|'''[[Highlanders FC]]'''|ZIM|1–1|0–1}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Al-Merrikh]]'''|SUD|3–0|[[Rayon Sport]]|RWA|3–0|0–0}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]'''|ZAF|5–1|[[Anse Réunion FC|Anse Réunion]]|SEY|1–0|4–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio|1º de Maio]]|ANG|1–2|'''[[Mount Cameroon FC]]'''|CMR|0–2|1–0}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Casa Sport]]|SEN|1–2|'''[[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphins]]'''|NGA|0–0|1–2|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Wikki Tourists F.C.|Wikki Tourists]]|NGA|3–6|'''[[Asante Kotoko]]'''|GHA|2–2|1–4|}} {{end}}
===Second round=== 1st legs played on 25–27 April 2008 and 2nd legs played on 9–11 May 2008.
{{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|[[US Masséda]]|TOG|2–6|'''[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]'''|TUN|1–0|1–6||}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Djoliba Athletic Club|Djoliba]]'''|MLI|5–2|[[AS Mangasport]]|GAB|3–1|2–1}} {{TwoLegResult|[[ASC Linguère]]|SEN|4–4 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[Club Sportif Sfaxien|CS Sfaxien]]'''|TUN|3–2|1–2|}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Les Astres FC]]'''|CMR|1–1 ([[Away goals|a]])|[[AS Vita Club]]|COD|0–0|1–1|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Al Akhdar Darnah|Al Akhdar]]|LBY|1–2|'''[[Haras El Hodood]]'''|EGY|1–1|0–1|var1=1977}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Highlanders FC]]|ZIM|1–5|'''[[Al-Merrikh]]'''|SUD|0–2|1–3}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Ajax Cape Town FC|Ajax Cape Town]]|ZAF|5–6|'''[[Mount Cameroon FC]]'''|CMR|5–1|0–5}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Dolphins F.C. (Port Harcourt)|Dolphins]]|NGA|3–4|'''[[Asante Kotoko]]'''|GHA|2–0|1–4<sup>'''1'''</sup>||}} {{end}} <sup>1</sup> 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 [[2008 CAF Champions League|Champions League]] for 8 places in the group stage.<br> First leg played 11/12/13 July and second leg played 25/26/27 July
{{TwoLeg start}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Etoile du Sahel]]'''|TUN|2–0|[[Espérance Sportive de Tunis|Espérance]]|TUN|2–0|0–0|}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[Club Africain]]'''|TUN|0–0 {{pen|5–3}}|[[Djoliba Athletic Club|Djoliba]]|MLI|0–0|0–0|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Platinum Stars]]|ZAF|2–4|'''[[Club Sportif Sfaxien|CS Sfaxien]]'''|TUN|2–2|0–2|}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[JS Kabylie]]'''|ALG|2–1|[[Les Astres FC]]|CMR|1–1|1–0|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Mamelodi Sundowns]]|ZAF|1–2|'''[[Haras El Hodood]]'''|EGY|1–0|0–2|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Olympique Khouribga]]|MAR|2–2 ([[Away goals|a]])|'''[[Al-Merrikh]]'''|SUD|2–2|0–0|}} {{TwoLegResult|'''[[G.D. Interclube|Interclube]]'''|ANG|3–2|[[Mount Cameroon FC]]|CMR|2–1|1–1|}} {{TwoLegResult|[[Al-Ittihad (Tripoli)|Al Ittihad Tripolil]]|LBY|3–4|'''[[Asante Kotoko]]'''|GHA|2–1|1–3|var1=1977}} {{end}}
==Group stage== {{main|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Regulations of the Confederation Cup 2006 - 2008 |publisher=Confederation of African Football |url=http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=5 October 2008 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071207160850/http://www.cafonline.com/modules/documents/upload/1256.pdf |archive-date=7 December 2007 |df=dmy}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" !Key to colours in group tables |- bgcolor=#ccffcc |Group winners advance to the final |}
===Group A=== {{:2008 CAF Confederation Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group A}} ===Group B=== {{:2008 CAF Confederation Cup group stage|transcludesection=Group B}} ==Knockout stage== ===Final=== {{main|2008 CAF Confederation Cup Final}} The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November.
{{footballbox |date=8 November 2008 |time={{UTZ|15:00|1}} |team1=[[CS Sfaxien]] {{flagicon|TUN}} |score= 0 - 0 |report=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7717744.stm |team2={{flagicon|TUN}} [[Etoile Sahel]] |goals1= |goals2= |stadium=[[Stade Taïeb Mhiri]], [[Sfax]] |attendance= |referee = [[Mohamed Benouza]] ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]]) }}
{{footballbox |date=22 November 2008 |time={{UTZ|15:00|1}} |team1=[[Etoile Sahel]] {{flagicon|TUN}} |score= 2 - 2 |report= |team2={{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] |goals1= *[[Emeka Opara|Opara]] {{goal|73}} *[[Aymen Abdennour|Abdennour]] {{goal|79}} |goals2= *[[Agyeman Prempeh Opoku|Apoko]] {{goal|2}} *[[Abdelkarim Nafti|Nafti]] {{goal|69}} |stadium=[[Stade Olympique de Sousse]], [[Sousse]] |attendance= |referee= [[Eddy Maillet]] ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]]) }}
==Goalscorers== Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.
{| class="wikitable" !Player||Club||Goals |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Eric Bekoe]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Asante Kotoko]] ! 10 |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ahmed Abdel-Ghani]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Haras El Hodood]] ! 5 |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|GHA}} [[Agyeman Prempeh Opoku]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] !rowspan="3"| 4 |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|NGA}} [[Emeka Opara]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Etoile Sahel]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[Abdelkarim Nafti]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|CIV}} [[Blaise Kouassi (footballer, born 1983)|Blaise Kouassi]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|TUN}} [[CS Sfaxien]] !rowspan="6"| 3 |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[Alaa Abdul-Zahra]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Faisal Agab]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Abdelhamid Ammari]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Mugahid Ahmed Mohamed|Mugahid Mohamed]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |- align="center" | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Haytham Tambal]] | align="left"| {{flagicon|SUD}} [[Al-Merrikh]] |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afcup08.html Confederation Cup 2008] - ''rsssf.com''
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