2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage

The 2015 CAF Confederation Cup knockout stage was played from 26 September to 29 November 2015. A total of four teams competed in the knockout stage to decide the champions of the 2015 CAF Confederation Cup.[1]

Qualified teams

The winners and runners-up of each of the two groups in the group stage qualified for the knockout stage.

Group Winners Runners-up
A Al-Ahly Étoile du Sahel
B Zamalek Orlando Pirates

Format

Knockout ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[1]

Schedule

The schedule of each round was as follows.[2]

Round First leg Second leg
Semi-finals 25–27 September 2015 2–4 October 2015
Final 20–22 November 2015 27–29 November 2015

Bracket

In the semi-finals, the group A winners played the group B runners-up, and the group B winners played the group A runners-up, with the group winners hosting the second leg.

In the final, the order of legs was determined by a draw, held after the group stage draw (5 May 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt).

  Semi-finals Final
                         
Orlando Pirates 1 4 5  
Al-Ahly 0 3 3  
    Orlando Pirates 1 0 1
  Étoile du Sahel 1 1 2
Étoile du Sahel 5 0 5
Zamalek 1 3 4  

Semi-finals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates 5–3 Al-Ahly 1–0 4–3
Étoile du Sahel 5–4 Zamalek 5–1 0–3
Orlando Pirates 1–0 Al-Ahly
Gabuza  8' Report
Al-Ahly 3–4 Orlando Pirates
Evouna  43', 53'
Gamal  90'		 Report Erasmus  57'
Gabuza  75'
Matlaba  85'
Rakhale  90+5'

Orlando Pirates won 5–3 on aggregate.

Étoile du Sahel 5–1 Zamalek
Tej  5', 83'
Bounedjah  10'
Brigui  35'
Ben Aziza  85'		 Report Hefny  24'
Zamalek 3–0 Étoile du Sahel
Kahraba  11', 55' (pen.)
Fathi  69'		 Report

Étoile du Sahel won 5–4 on aggregate.

Final
Main article: 2015 CAF Confederation Cup Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Orlando Pirates 1–2 Étoile du Sahel 1–1 0–1
Orlando Pirates 1–1 Étoile du Sahel
Gabuza  36' Report Jemal  87'
Étoile du Sahel 1–0 Orlando Pirates
Jemal  24' Report
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Étoile du Sahel won 2–1 on aggregate.

References
  1. "Regulations of the CAF Confederation Cup" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  2. "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. 28 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
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