2008 North African Cup of Champions

2008 North African Cup of Champions
Tournament details
Dates December 2008 – January 2009
Teams 4 (from UNAF confederations)
Final positions
Champions Tunisia Club Africain (1st title)
Runners-up Morocco FAR Rabat

The 2008 North African Cup of Champions was the first edition of the competition initiated by the North African Football Union (UNAF). Tunisian side Club Africain were crowned champions after beating Moroccan side FAR Rabat 3-2 on penalties in the final, after both legs ended 0-0.

Participating teams

 AlgeriaJS Kabylie (Algerian Championnat National Winners 2007-08)
 EgyptAl-Ahly1 (Egyptian Premier League Winners 2007-08)
 LibyaAl Ittihad (Libyan Premier League Winners 2007-08)
 MoroccoFAR Rabat (Botola Winners 2007-08)
 TunisiaClub Africain (Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 Winners 2007-08)

1 Al Ahly will not compete as they have commitments with the Club World Championship in Japan.

Semi-Final

Draw

First Legs

Tunisia Club Africain 2 - 1 Libya Al Ittihad (17 December)

Algeria JS Kabylie 1 - 1 Morocco FAR Rabat (19 December)

Club Africain Tunisia 2 – 1 Libya Al Ittihad
Sellami  26'
Ben Yahia  61' (pen.)		 Ellafi  68'
Attendance: 25,000
JS Kabylie Algeria 1 – 1 Morocco FAR Rabat
Coulibaly  23' Ouchela  48'
Attendance: 15,000

Second Legs

Libya Al Ittihad 1 - 1 Tunisia Club Africain (24 December)

Morocco FAR Rabat 1 - 0 Algeria JS Kabylie (26 December)

Al Ittihad Libya 1 – 1 Tunisia Club Africain
Esnani  14' Ouertani  57'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah

Club Africain advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 3-2

FAR Rabat Morocco 1 – 0 Algeria JS Kabylie
Akadar  59'

FAR Rabat advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1

3rd/4th Place Play-Off

Al Ittihad Libya 1 – 1 Algeria JS Kabylie
Rahuma  20'
Zubya 90+1		 Bensaid  79'
Referee: Tunisia Qasim Belnasir

There has been an ongoing feud as to who will take 3rd place. Al Ittihad were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, CAF will meet on January 19 to discuss the match.

The FNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.

Final

First leg

Club Africain Tunisia 0 – 0 Morocco FAR Rabat

Second leg

FAR Rabat Morocco 0 – 0 (a.e.t.)
(2 – 3 pen.)		 Tunisia Club Africain
Referee: Egypt Essam Abdelfattah


2008 North African Cup of Champions Winners
Tunisia
Club Africain
First title

References

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