2008 CAF Champions League
African Champions League
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Dates
| 15 February ? 16 November
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Teams
| 58
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Champions
| Al Ahly
(6th title)
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Runners-up
| Coton Sport
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Matches played
| 110
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Goals scored
| 281 (2.55 per match)
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Top scorer(s)
| Stephen Worgu
(13 goals)
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International football competition
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.
Qualifying rounds
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Preliminary round
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The preliminary round first legs were played on 15?17 February, and the second legs were played on 29 February-2 March 2008.
4
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
,
Sao Tome and Principe
,
Sierra Leone
and
Somalia
all had their entries rejected for failure to fulfil their financial obligations.
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First round
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The 1/16 Finals first leg matches were played on 21?23 March and the second legs were played on 4?6 April 2008.
1
Al Tahrir
withdrew due to internal dissent.
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Second round
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The 1/8 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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Key to colours in group tables
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Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
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Bracket
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Semifinals
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The first legs were played on 5 October and the second legs on 17?19 October.
Final
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Top goalscorers
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The top scorers from the 2008 CAF Champions League are as follows:
See also
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References
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External links
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African Champion Clubs' Cup era, 1964?1996
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CAF Champions League era, 1997?present
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