2008 CAF Confederation Cup


The 2008 CAF Confederation Cup was the fifth edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. Its schedule began with the preliminary round 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.

First round

1st legs played on 21–23 March 2008 and 2nd legs played on 4–6 April 2008.

Second round

1st legs played on 25–27 April 2008 and 2nd legs played on 9–11 May 2008.

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.
First leg played 11/12/13 July and second leg played 25/26/27 July

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.
Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Final

The final 2 legs will be played on 8 and 22 November.

Goalscorers

Leading goal scorers including group stage matches.
PlayerClubGoals
Eric Bekoe Asante Kotoko10
Ahmed Abdel-Ghani Haras El Hodood5
Agyeman Prempeh Opoku CS Sfaxien4
Emeka Opara Etoile Sahel4
Abdelkarim Nafti CS Sfaxien4
Blaise Kouassi CS Sfaxien3
Alaa Abdul-Zahra Al-Merrikh3
Faisal Agab Al-Merrikh3
Abdelhamid Ammari Al-Merrikh3
Mugahid Mohamed Al-Merrikh3
Haytham Tambal Al-Merrikh3