2007 CAF Confederation Cup

The 2007 CAF Confederation Cup was the fourth edition of the CAF Confederation Cup. Its schedule began with the preliminary round (home-and-away ties) in late January and mid-February with the second round in March and the third round in April.

2007 CAF Confederation Cup
Confederation of African Football Confederation Cup
Tournament details
Dates28 January – 24 November
Teams58
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia CS Sfaxien (1st title)
Runners-upSudan Al-Merrikh
Tournament statistics
Matches played114
Goals scored309 (2.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Trésor Mputu (11 goals)
2006
2008

Qualifying rounds edit

All rounds have been drawn.

Preliminary round edit

1st legs played 26–28 January 2007 and 2nd legs played 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Prince Louis   0–3   ATRACO FC 0–0 0–3
Notwane   1–2   Defence F.C. 1–1 0–1
AS Togo-Port   1–3   EGS Gafsa 1–1 0–2
Ports Authority F.C.   3–0   AS Bamako 2–0 1–0
ASAC Concorde   1–3   ASO Chlef 0–1 1–2
Al Ahli Tripoli   2–2 (a)   AS CotonTchad 2–1 0–1
Telestars   1–2   OC Bukavu Dawa 1–0 0–2
Benfica de Bissau   1–3   Satellite 1–3 1
Curepipe Starlight   1–4   AJESAIA 1–0 0–4
St Michel United FC   2–2 (a)   Saint-Pauloise FC 2–1 0–1
San Pedro Claver   1–7   Benfica de Luanda 1–5 0–2
JS Talangaï   0–3   Les Astres FC 0–2 0–1
Sahel SC   3–3 (a)   Étoile Filante 2–2 1–1
Mundu   1–6   Mwana Africa 0–3 1–3
Hawks   1–1 (a)   AS Denguélé 0–0 1–1
NPA Anchors   2–4   US Gorée 2–3 0–1
Têxtil do Punguè   5–3   Simba 1–1 4–2
AS Dragons   0–3   Kwara United 0–1 0–2

1 The tie was played over one leg by mutual consent due to civil unrest in Guinea.

First round edit

1st legs played 2–4 March 2007 and 2nd legs played 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Defence F.C.   1–2   ATRACO FC 1–0 0–2
Ports Authority F.C.   4–6   EGS Gafsa 3–2 1–4
ASO Chlef   1–0   ENPPI 0–0 1–0
AS CotonTchad   2–5   Al-Merrikh 2–0 0–5
OC Bukavu Dawa   0–7   Issia Wazi FC 0–2 0–5
Satellite   1–7   CS Sfaxien 1–3 0–4
AJESAIA   3–8   Ismaily SC 2–2 1–6
Saint-Pauloise FC   0–2   Green Buffaloes 0–0 0–2
Benfica de Luanda   4–1   DC Motema Pembe 4–1 0–0
Les Astres FC   awd1   Tema Youth
Étoile Filante   1–1 (4–3 p)   US Ouakam 1–0 0–1
Mwana Africa   2–0   Interclube 2–0 0–0
B.Hawks   2–3   Dolphins F.C. 0–0 2–3
US Gorée   2–3   Hassania Agadir 0–0 2–3
Têxtil do Punguè   0–6   US Douala 0–3 0–3
Kwara United   3–3 (4–3 p)   MC Alger 3–0 0–3

1 Tema Youth were disqualified for not showing up to the first leg.

Second round edit

1st legs played 6–8 April 2007 and 2nd legs played 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ATRACO FC   3–3 (a)   EGS Gafsa 2–2 1–1
ASO Chlef   1–3   Al-Merrikh 1–0 0–3
Issia Wazi FC   1–2   CS Sfaxien 1–0 0–2
Ismaily SC   3–2   Green Buffaloes 2–1 1–1
Benfica de Luanda   4–1 1   Les Astres FC 3–0 1–1
Étoile Filante   2–3   Mwana Africa 2–0 0–3
Dolphins FC   1–1 (5–3 p)   Hassania Agadir 1–0 0–1
US Douala   3–4   Kwara United 1–1 2–3

1 Benfica de Luanda were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.

Play-off round edit

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 4–6 May 2007 and 2nd legs played 18–20 May 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Congo   2–3   Les Astres FC 2–1 0–2
Wydad AC   0–3   Ismaily SC 0–1 0–2
TP Mazembe   4–1   Mwana Africa 1–0 3–1
Young Africans   0–2   Al-Merrikh 0–0 0–2
Nasarawa United   1–2   Kwara United 1–1 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns   3–2   EGS Gafsa 2–1 1–1
Coton Sport FC   2–5   CS Sfaxien 2–1 0–4
Maranatha   1–4   Dolphins 1–2 0–2

Group stage edit

The Group Stage matches were played between August and October 2007.

Group A edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  CS Sfaxien 13 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9
  TP Mazembe 12 6 4 0 2 11 9 +2
  Mamelodi Sundowns 6 6 2 0 4 7 13 -6
  Les Astres FC 4 6 1 1 4 5 10 -5

Group B edit

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Al-Merrikh 10 6 3 1 2 13 8 +5
  Dolphins 10 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1
  Ismaily SC 8 6 2 2 2 4 5 -1
  Kwara United 5 6 1 2 3 4 9 -5

Knockout stage edit

Final edit

Al-Merrikh  2–4  CS Sfaxien
  • Paulinho   52'
  • Agab   77' (p)
CS Sfaxien  1–0  Al-Merrikh

CS Sfaxien won 5–2 on aggregate.

Top goalscorers edit

The top scorers from the 2007 CAF Confederation Cup are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1   Trésor Mputu   TP Mazembe 11
2   Blaise Kouassi   CS Sfaxien 10
3   Wilfried Bony   Issia Wazi 6
  Endurance Idahor   Al-Merrikh 6
  Faisal Agab   Al-Merrikh 6
  Lelo Mbele   CS Sfaxien 6
7   Omar Gamal   Ismaily 4
  Bola Bello   Dolphins 4
  Douaou Bakari   EGS Gafsa 4

External links edit