2008 CAF Champions League Final
Cairo International Stadium hosted the first leg of the final
Event2008 CAF Champions League
Al Ahly Coton Sport FC
Egypt Cameroon
4 2
First leg
Al Ahly Coton Sport FC
2 0
Date2 November 2008
VenueCairo International Stadium, Cairo
RefereeJerome Damon (South Africa)
Second Leg
Coton Sport FC Al Ahly
2 2
Date16 November 2008
VenueRoumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua
RefereeDjamel Haimoudi (Algeria)

The 2008 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2008 between Al-Ahly, and Coton Sport FC de Garoua.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Egypt Al Ahly UNAF (North Africa) 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007
Cameroon Coton Sport UNIFFAC (Central Africa) none

Venues

Cairo International Stadium

International Stadium in Cairo, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Cairo International Stadium, formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000.[1] The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. Before becoming an all seater stadium, it had the ability to hold over 100,000 spectators, reaching a record of 120,000. It is the foremost Olympic-standard facility befitting the role of Cairo, Egypt as the center of events in the region. It is also the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC currently use the Petro Sport Stadium for most of their home games and Al Ahly use Al Salam Stadium for most of their home games.

Roumdé Adjia Stadium

Garoua, Cameroon hosted the second leg.

Stade Roumdé Adjia is a multi-purpose stadium in Garoua, Cameroon. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Cotonsport Garoua. The stadium holds 30,000 people and was built in 1978. The capacity is 22,000 people. This stadium is set to be one of the stadiums used in the African Cup of Nations in 2021. It'will be renovated by Mota-Engil.[2][3]

Road to final

Egypt Al Ahly Round Cameroon Coton Sport FC
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Bye Preliminary round Burundi Vital'O FC 2–0 1–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Eritrea Al Tahrir 6–01 3–0 (H) 3–0 (A) First round Nigeria Gombe United F.C. 6–2 5–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
South Africa Platinum Stars 3–2 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Second round Algeria JS Kabylie 4–2 3–0 (H) 1–2 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Egypt Zamalek 2–1 (H) Matchday 1 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1–0 (H)
Ivory Coast Africa Sports National 0–0 (A) Matchday 2 Nigeria Enyimba 0–2 (A)
Zimbabwe Dynamos 2–1 (H) Matchday 3 Sudan Al Hilal 1–1 (A)
Zimbabwe Dynamos 1–0 (A) Matchday 4 Sudan Al Hilal 1–0 (H)
Egypt Zamalek 2–2 (A) Matchday 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 0–2 (A)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–2 (H) Matchday 6 Nigeria Enyimba 3–0 (H)

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Egypt Al Ahly 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Zimbabwe Dynamos 6 3 0 3 6 6 0 9
3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 3 2 7 6 +1 6
4 Egypt Zamalek 6 1 2 3 4 8 −4 5
Source:
Final standings

Group B Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Cameroon Coton Sport FC 6 3 1 2 6 5 +1 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Nigeria Enyimba 6 3 0 3 10 10 0 9
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 2 2 2 7 5 +2 8
4 Sudan Al Hilal 6 1 3 2 7 10 −3 6
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria Enyimba 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H) Semifinals Zimbabwe Dynamos 5–0 1–0 (A) 4–0 (H)

1Al Tahrir of Eritrea withdrew because of an internal club problem.[4]

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[5]

Matches

First leg

Al Ahly Egypt2–0Cameroon Coton Sport FC
Gomaa 4'
Flávio 15'		 Report
Al-Ahly
Coton Sport
Al-Ahly:
GK27Egypt Amir Abdelhamid
DF7Egypt Shady Mohamed
DF5Egypt Ahmad El-Sayed
DF26Egypt Wael Gomaa
DF6Egypt Ahmad Sedikdownward-facing red arrow 74'
DF25Egypt Hossam AshourYellow card
MF12Angola Gilbertodownward-facing red arrow 78'
MF16Egypt Ahmed Hassan
MF8Egypt Mohamed Barakat
MF22Egypt Mohamed Aboutrikadownward-facing red arrow 87'
FW23Angola Fláviodownward-facing red arrow 90'
Substitutes:
MF11Egypt Sayed Moawadupward-facing green arrow 78'
FW17Tunisia Anis Boujelbeneupward-facing green arrow 74'
MF?Egypt Osama Hosnyupward-facing green arrow 90'
Manager:
Portugal Manuel José
Coton Sport:
GK?Niger Kassaly Daouda
DF?Cameroon Ahmadou Eboa Ngomnadownward-facing red arrow 86'
DF?Cameroon Henri MinkaYellow card
DF?Cameroon Haman Daouda
DF?Cameroon Sébastien Ndzana Kana
DF?Cameroon Makadji Boukar
MF?Cameroon Stéphane Kingué Mpondo
MF2Niger Karim Lancina
MF?Cameroon Ousmaïla Baba
FW?Cameroon Jacques Zouadownward-facing red arrow 75'
FW?Niger Kamilou Daouda
Substitutes:
MF?Cameroon André Ndame Ndameupward-facing green arrow 86'
FW10Cameroon Sanda Oumarouupward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Ivory Coast Alain Ouombleon

Assistant referees:
Malebo Toko (South Africa)
Rezeers Andrew (South Africa)

Second leg

Coton Sport
Al-Ahly
Coton Sport:
GK?Niger Kassaly Daouda
DF?Cameroon Henri MinkaYellow carddownward-facing red arrow 71'
DF?Cameroon Marcellin Gaha Djiadeu
DF?Cameroon Sébastien Ndzana Kana
DF?Cameroon Makadji Boukar
MF?Cameroon Stéphane Kingué MpondoYellow card
MF2Niger Karim LancinaYellow card
MF?Cameroon Ousmaïla Baba
FW10Cameroon Sanda Oumaroudownward-facing red arrow 81'
FW?Cameroon Jacques Zoua
FW?Niger Kamilou DaoudaYellow card
Substitutes:
MF?Cameroon André Ndame Ndameupward-facing green arrow 71'
FW?Niger Fankélé Traoréupward-facing green arrow 81'
Manager:
Ivory Coast Alain Ouombleon
Al-Ahly:
GK27Egypt Amir Abdelhamid
DF7Egypt Shady Mohamed
DF5Egypt Ahmad El-Sayed
DF26Egypt Wael GomaaYellow card
DF6Egypt Ahmad Sedikdownward-facing red arrow 46'
DF25Egypt Hossam Ashour
MF12Angola Gilberto
MF16Egypt Ahmed Hassandownward-facing red arrow 65'
MF8Egypt Mohamed Barakat
MF22Egypt Mohamed Aboutrikadownward-facing red arrow 75'
FW23Angola Flávio
Substitutes:
MF11Egypt Sayed Moawadupward-facing green arrow 46'
FW17Tunisia Anis Boujelbeneupward-facing green arrow 65'
MF24Egypt Ahmed Fathyupward-facing green arrow 75'
Manager:
Portugal Manuel José

Assistant referees:
Ahmed Sedrati (Algeria)
Omari Bouabdallah (Algeria)

Coton Sport's captain, Ahmadou Ngomna was suspended for the second leg.[6]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "International Cairo Stadium". www.cairo-stadium.org.eg. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  2. ↑ "Inspection Caf : Antony Baffoe gronde, Garoua rassure, le Cameroun avance" (in French). News du Camer. 17 August 2018.
  3. ↑ "Infrastructures sportives. Bientôt cinq stades modernes dans le Nord" (in French). CamerNews. 27 April 2018. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Ahly given Champions League bye". bbc.co.uk. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
  5. ↑ Regulations of the CAF Champions League
  6. ↑ "Glory in Egyptians' hands". fifa.com. 14 November 2008. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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