CAF Champions League 2008

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.fact|date=September 2008

Matches

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.

*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**Invincible Eleven withdrawn, so AS Kaloum Star bye to 1st Round.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) [cite news |author=Gleeson, Mark |title=Five countries excluded from African club competition |publisher="Reuters" |url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=reu-nationsclubs&prov=reuters&type=lgns |date=2008-02-10 |accessdate=2008-02-10 ]

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

1/16th Finals

The 1/16th Finals first leg matches were played on 21-23 March and the second legs were played on 4-6 April 2008.

*Footnote: * On March 16, 2008, CAF announced the withdrawal Al Tahrir of Eritrea because of an internal club problem. [cite news|title=Ahly given Champions League bye|publisher="bbc.co.uk"|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7299537.stm|date=2008-03-16|accessdate=2008-03-17]

1/8th Finals

The 1/8th Finals first legs were played on 25-27 April and the second legs were played on 9-11 May 2008.

Group stage

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date=2008-07-19
time=14:30 GMT
team1=Cotonsport Garoua flagicon|CMR
score=1 – 0
team2=flagicon|COD TP Mazembe
goals1=Kamilou goal|90
goals2=
stadium=Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
attendance=
referee=Koman Coulibaly flagicon|MLI

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date=2008-07-18
time=17:00 GMT
team1=Al Hilal flagicon|SUD
score=3 – 2
team2=flagicon|NGA Enyimba
goals1=Mustafa goal|41
Mohamed goal|47
Eviani goal|90
goals2=Itodo goal|35
Worgu goal|88
stadium=AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman
attendance=
referee=Ahmed Auda flagicon|EGY ----footballbox
date=2008-08-03
time=15:00 GMT
team1=Enyimba flagicon|NGA
score= 2 – 0
report= [http://www.enyimbafc.net/news/news.php?article_id=102 Report]
team2=flagicon|CMR Cotonsport Garoua
goals1=Otorogu goal|45+
Worgu goal|2H
goals2=
stadium=Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
attendance=25,000
referee=Eddy Maillet flagicon|SEY

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date=2008-08-02
time=13:00 GMT
team1=TP Mazembe flagicon|COD
score= 0 – 0
report=
team2=flagicon|SUD Al Hilal
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
attendance=
referee=Mathews Katjimune flagicon|NAM ----footballbox
date=2008-08-15
time=17:00 GMT
team1=Al Hilal flagicon|SUD
score= 1 – 1
report=
team2=flagicon|CMR Cotonsport Garoua
goals1=Osunwa goal|25
goals2=Ousmaila goal|76
stadium=AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman
attendance=
referee=

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date=2008-08-17
time=14:30 GMT
team1=Enyimba flagicon|NGA
score= 2 – 0
report=
team2=flagicon|COD TP Mazembe
goals1=Otorogu goal|70
Worgu goal|80
goals2=
stadium=Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
attendance=25,000
referee= ----footballbox
date=2008-08-30
time=15:00 GMT
team1=Cotonsport Garoua flagicon|CMR
score= 1 – 0
report=
team2=flagicon|SUD Al Hilal
goals1=Ousmaila goal|62
goals2=
stadium=Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
attendance=
referee=

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date=2008-08-31
time=13:00 GMT
team1=TP Mazembe flagicon|COD
score= 3 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7590795.stm Report]
team2=flagicon|NGA Enyimba
goals1=Luyeye goal|18
Mabi goal|60
Kabangu goal|80
goals2=
stadium=Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
attendance=
referee= ----footballbox
date=2008-09-14
time=12:30 GMT
team1=TP Mazembe flagicon|COD
score= 2 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7615578.stm Report]
team2=flagicon|CMR Cotonsport Garoua
goals1=Mabi goal|02
Dioko Kaluyituka goal|48
goals2=
stadium=Stade Municipal, Lubumbashi
attendance=
referee=

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date=2008-09-15
time=14:00 GMT
team1=Enyimba flagicon|NGA
score= 4 – 1
report= [http://www.enyimbafc.net/news/news.php?article_id=132 Report]
team2=flagicon|SUD Al Hilal
goals1=Worgu goal|6
Owoeri goal|60
Otorogu goal|2H
Akueme goal|2H
goals2=Masawi sent off|0|40
Tahir goal|57
stadium=Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
attendance=
referee= ----footballbox
date=2008-09-20
time=15:00 GMT
team1=Cotonsport Garoua flagicon|CMR
score= 3 – 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7626929.stm Report]
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team2=flagicon|NGA Enyimba
goals1=Ahmadougoal|39
Kamilougoal|62 Ousmailagoal|75
goals2=Saminou sent off|0|14
stadium=Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
attendance=
referee=

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date=2008-09-19
time=20:00 GMT
team1=Al Hilal flagicon|SUD
score= 2 – 2
report=
team2=flagicon|COD TP Mazembe
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=AlHilal Stadium, Omdurman
attendance=
referee=

Bracket

4TeamBracket
RD1=Semi-Finals
RD2=Final

RD1-seed1=flagicon|EGY
RD1-team1=Al Ahly
RD1-score1=
RD1-seed2=flagicon|NGA
RD1-team2=Enyimba
RD1-score2=

RD1-seed3=flagicon|CMR
RD1-team3=Cotonsport Garoua
RD1-score3=
RD1-seed4=flagicon|ZIM
RD1-team4=Dynamos
RD1-score4=

RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1=Winner of semi final 1
RD2-score1=
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2=Winner of semi final 2
RD2-score2=

emi finals

The first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17-19 October.footballbox
date=2008-10-05
time=15:00 GMT
team1=Enyimba flagicon|NGR
score= 0 - 0
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7653656.stm Report]
team2=flagicon|EGY Al-Ahly
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Enyimba International Stadium, Aba
attendance=
referee=Daniel Bennett flagicon|RSA

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date=2008-10-18
time=18:30 GMT
team1=Al-Ahly flagicon|EGY
score= -
report=
team2=flagicon|NGR Enyimba
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo
attendance=
referee=Mohammed Ssegonga flagicon|UGA ----footballbox
date=2008-10-05
time=13:00 GMT
team1=Dynamos flagicon|ZIM
score= 0 – 1
report= [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7650897.stm Report]
team2=flagicon|CMR Cotonsport Garoua
goals1=
goals2=Kamilou goal|32
stadium=Rufaro Stadium, Harare
attendance=
referee= Koman Coulibaly flagicon|MLI

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date=2008-10-18
time=14:30 GMT
team1=Cotonsport Garoua flagicon|CMR
score= -
report=
team2=flagicon|ZIM Dynamos
goals1=
goals2=
stadium=Stade Omnisports Roumde-Adja, Garoua
attendance=
referee=

Final

The first leg will be played on 31 October-2 November and the second leg on 14-16 November.

Goal scorers

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

References