2004 CAF Champions League final

The 2004 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2004 CAF Champions League.

2004 CAF Champions League Final
Abuja Stadium hosted the podium where Enyimba lifted the trophy
Event2004 CAF Champions League
First leg
Date4 December 2004
VenueStade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
RefereeMohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Attendance28,000
Second Leg
After extra time
Enyimba won 5–3 on penalties
Date12 December 2004
VenueNigeria National Stadium, Abuja
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance60,000
2003
2005

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2004 between Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Qualified teams

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In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
  Étoile du Sahel UNAF (North Africa) none
  Enyimba WAFU (West Africa) 2003

Venues

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Stade Olympique de Sousse

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Stade Olympique in Sousse, Tunisia hosted the first leg.

Stade olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 28,000 people. It hosts within it the meetings played by the football team of the city: Étoile sportive du Sahel (ESS).

For many decades, Sousse footballers knew only the clay surfaces and knew the turf surfaces only when the stadium was inaugurated with an initial capacity of 10,000 places. It passes over the years to 15,000 seats and is then expanded again on the occasion of the 1994 African Cup of Nations with 6,000 additional seats to reach a capacity of 21,000 seats; A luminous panel is installed at the same time. The last expansion was carried out in 1999 to bring the capacity of the stadium to 28,000 seats for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, a reorganization of the gallery of honor was carried out, from a capacity of 70 to 217 places.

It hosted 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2004 African Cup of Nations.

Abuja National Stadium

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National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria hosted the second leg.

Abuja National Stadium, Abuja is a multipurpose national sports stadium located in Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The stadium serves as a home to the Nigerian national football team, as well as a center for various social, cultural, and religious events. The Federal Government of Nigeria approved the contract for the construction of the National Stadium complex and Games Village on 18 July 2000. The stadium was constructed to host the 8th All Africa Games which took place in October 2003.

In fact, CAF refused to hold the match in the city of Aba, the stronghold of Enyimba, because it did not comply with the CAF standards adopted for the stadiums. Enyimba announced that the African Champions League final will be played in the National Stadium of Lagos, but the Confederation of African Football has announced the transfer of the match from Lagos to the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Road to final

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  Étoile du Sahel Round   Enyimba
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Hassania Agadir 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round   ASC Diaraf 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
  Hearts of Oak 1–1 (5-4 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Second round   Petro Atlético 3–2 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
  Bakili Bullets 1–0 (A) Matchday 1   Africa Sports National 3–0 (A)
  Africa Sports National 2–0 (H) Matchday 2   Bakili Bullets 6–0 (H)
  Enyimba 1–0 (H) Matchday 3   Étoile du Sahel 0–1 (A)
  Enyimba 1–1 (A) Matchday 4   Étoile du Sahel 1–1 (H)
  Bakili Bullets 1–1 (H) Matchday 5   Africa Sports National 0–1 (H)
  Africa Sports National 2–3 (A) Matchday 6   Bakili Bullets 1–1 (A)

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 8 Advance to knockout stage
2   Enyimba 6 2 2 2 11 4 +7 6
3   Africa Sports National 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 5
4   Bakili Bullets 6 1 3 2 5 11 −6 5
Source: [citation needed]
Final standings

Group A Runner-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 8 Advance to knockout stage
2   Enyimba 6 2 2 2 11 4 +7 6
3   Africa Sports National 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 5
4   Bakili Bullets 6 1 3 2 5 11 −6 5
Source: [citation needed]
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
  Jeanne d'Arc 4–2 1–2 (A) 3–0 (H) Semifinals   ES Tunis 2–2 (6-5 p) 1–1 (H) 1–1 (A)

Format

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The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[1]

Matches

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First leg

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Étoile du Sahel  2–1  Enyimba
Nwanna   15'
Attendance: 28,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etoile du Sahel
 
 
 
 
 
Enyimba
GK 16   Austin Ejide
DF 27   Oumar Kalabane
DF 14   Kais Zouaghi
DF 15   Lotfi Sellami   72'
DF 5   Mohamed Miladi   88'
MF 26   Hakim Bargui
MF 6   Ahmed Hammi
MF 7   Zoubeir Baya
MF 25   Imed Mhadhbi   64'
MF 12   Emeka Opara
FW 30   Kandia Traoré
Substitutes:
GK 8   Mohamed Jedidi   64'
DF 28   Marouane Bokri   88'
Manager:
  Abdelmajid Chetali
GK 1   Vincent Enyeama
DF 4   Musa Aliyu
DF 3   Obinna Nwaneri
DF 7   Yusuf Mohamed
DF 13   Ajibade Omolade
MF 6   Jerome Ezoba
MF 8   Ekene Ezenwa   81'
MF 29   David Tyavkase
FW 28   Mouritala Ogunbiyi   89'
FW 26   Onyekachi Okonkwo   31'
FW 23   Emeka Nwanna   47'
Substitutes:
GK 14   Damien Udeh [fr]   47'
DF 10   Eric Fasindo   81'
DF 21   Joetex Frimpong   89'
Manager:
  Okey Emordi

Assistant referees:
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Second leg

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Enyimba  2–1  Étoile du Sahel
Report
Penalties
Ezoba  
Aliyu  
Ezenwa  
Udeh  
Yusuf  
5–3   Miladi
  Ben Frej
  Traoré
  Baya
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
 
 
 
 
 
Enyimba
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Etoile du Sahel
GK 1   Vincent Enyeama   90'
DF 4   Musa Aliyu
DF 3   Obinna Nwaneri   54'
DF 7   Yusuf Mohamed
DF 13   Ajibade Omolade
MF 14   Damian Udeh
MF 6   Jerome Ezoba
MF ?   Ndidi Anumnu
MF 23   Emeka Nwanna   80'
FW 29   David Tyavkase
FW 28   Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Substitutes:
GK ?   Dele Aiyenugba   90'
DF 8   Ekene Ezenwa   80'
FW 21   Joetex Frimpong
Manager:
  Okey Emordi
GK 16   Austin Ejide
DF 27   Oumar Kalabane
DF 13   Saber Ben Frej
DF 5   Mohamed Miladi
DF ?   Marouane Bokri
MF 7   Zoubeir Baya
MF 6   Ahmed Hammi
MF ?   Mejdi Traoui   60'
MF 25   Imed Mhadhbi
MF 30   Kandia Traoré
FW 14   Kais Zouaghi   47'
Substitutes:
MF 26   Hakim Bargui   60'
FW ?   Ogochukwu Obiakor
Manager:
  Abdelmajid Chetali

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Notes and references

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