2006 CAF Confederation Cup


The 2006 CAF Confederation Cup was the third edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. It started with the preliminary round that was played in February and March 2006. Étoile Sahel of Tunisia beat FAR Rabat of Morocco in the final. The final was marred by a skirmish when FAR Rabat attacked the referee and his linesman after having a late goal ruled out.

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

1st legs played 17–19 February 2006 and 2nd legs played 3–5 March 2006.

First round

1st legs played 17–19 March 2006 and 2nd legs played 31 March -2 April 2006.

Second round

1st legs played 21–23 April 2006 and 2nd legs played 5–7 May 2006.

Play-off round

The 8 winners of the round of 16 play the losers of the round of 16 of the Champions League for 8 places in the group stage.
1st legs played 14-July 16, 2006 and 2nd legs played 28-July 30, 2006.

Group stage

The Group Stage matches were played between August and October 2006.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

The 1st leg was played on November 18 and the 2nd leg on December 2.
Étoile du Sahel won on away goal after 1–1 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 2006 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:
RankNameTeamGoals
1 Manucho Petro Atlético8
2 Abdessamad Rafik Olympique Khouribga7
3 Emeka Opara Étoile du Sahel6
4 Abdul-Hamid Bassiouny Haras El Hodoud5
4 Jawad Ouaddouch FAR Rabat5
6 Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Haras El Hodoud4
6 El Hadji Ibrahim Touré Renacimiento FC4
6 Samir Fellah Olympique Khouribga4