2019 CAF Confederation Cup final explained

2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event:2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
Team1:RS Berkane
Team1association:
Team1score:1
Team2:Zamalek
Team2association:
Team2score:1
Details:on aggregate
Zamalek won 5–3 on penalties
Firstleg:First leg
Team1score1:1
Team2score1:0
Stadium1:Stade Municipal de Berkane
City1:Berkane
Referee1:Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance1:13,000
Secondleg:Second leg
Team1score2:0
Team2score2:1
Stadium2:Borg El Arab Stadium
City2:Alexandria
Referee2:Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance2:70,000
Previous:2018
Next:2020

The 2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup, the 28th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 16th edition under the current CAF Confederation Cup title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between RS Berkane from Morocco and Zamalek from Egypt. The first leg was hosted by RS Berkane at the Stade Municipal de Berkane in Berkane on 19 May 2019, while the second leg was hosted by Zamalek at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria on 26 May 2019.[1] [2]

The final finished 1–1 on aggregate, with Zamalek winning 5–3 on penalties for their first CAF Confederation Cup title. The winner will earn the right to play in the 2020 CAF Super Cup.

Teams

TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
RS BerkaneUNAF (North Africa)None
ZamalekUNAF (North Africa)None

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

RS BerkaneRound Zamalek
Confederation Cup
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying roundsOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Al-Ittihad4–03–0 (H)1–0 (A)First round AS CotonTchad7–27–0 (H)0–2 (A)
ASC Diaraf5–30–2 (A)5–1 (H)Play-off round Ittihad Tanger3–10–0 (A)3–1 (H)
OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult
AS Otôho1–1 (A)Matchday 1 Gor Mahia2–4 (A)
Hassania Agadir2–1 (H)Matchday 2 NA Hussein Dey1–1 (H)
Raja Casablanca4–2 (A)Matchday 3 Petro de Luanda1–1 (H)
Raja Casablanca0–0 (H)Matchday 4 Petro de Luanda1–0 (A)
AS Otôho3–0 (H)Matchday 5 Gor Mahia4–0 (H)
Hassania Agadir0–1 (A)Matchday 6 NA Hussein Dey0–0 (A)
Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup D winners
OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg
Gor Mahia7–22–0 (A)5–1 (H)Quarter-finals Hassania Agadir1–00–0 (A)1–0 (H)
CS Sfaxien3–20–2 (A)3–0 (H)Semi-finals Étoile du Sahel1–01–0 (H)0–0 (A)

Format

The final will be played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 20 March 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Marriot Hotel in Cairo, Egypt.[3] [4]

If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule will be applied, and if still tied, extra time won't be played, and the penalty shoot-out will be used to determine the winner.[2]

Matches

First leg

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GK 12 Abdelali Mhamdi
RB 23 Omar Namsaoui
CB 4 Issoufou Dayo
CB 14
LB 5
DM 26
CM 17 Amine El Kass (c)
CM 29 Mohamed Farhane
AM 21 Bakr El Helali
CF 27
CF 9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ayoub Lakred
DF 25
MF 11
MF 15 Hamza Regragui
MF 18 Abdellah Mohammed
MF 22 Redouane Zerzouri
FW 28
Manager:
Mounir Jaouani
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GK 26
RB 12
CB 4 Mahmoud Alaa
CB 5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani
LB 22 Abdallah Gomaa
CM 17 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
CM 3 Tarek Hamed
RW 25
AM 10 Youssef Obama (c)
LW 11
CF 9
Substitutes:
DF 7 Hazem Emam
DF 15 Bahaa Magdy
DF 28 Mahmoud Hamdy
MF 14 Ayman Hefny
MF 18
MF 20
FW 19 Hamid Ahaddad
Manager:
Christian Gross
Assistant referees

[5]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official


Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

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GK 16 Mahmoud Genesh (c)
RB 5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani
CB 4 Mahmoud Alaa
CB 28 Mahmoud Hamdy
LB 22 Abdallah Gomaa
CM 3 Tarek Hamed
CM 20
RW 18
AM 10 Youssef Obama
LW 11 Kahraba
CF 19
Substitutes:
GK 26 Omar Salah
DF 7
DF 15 Bahaa Magdy
MF 14 Ayman Hefny
MF 17
MF 25
FW 29
Manager:
Christian Gross
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GK 12 Abdelali Mhamdi
RB 23
CB 4 Issoufou Dayo
CB 14 Ismael Mokadem
LB 25 Mohamed Aziz (c)
DM 8 Najji Larbi
CM 17
CM 26
AM 21
CF 9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
CF 27 Hamdi Laachir
Substitutes:
GK 1 Ayoub Lakred
DF 5 Souhail Yechou
MF 11
MF 15
MF 18 Abdellah Mohammed
MF 29
FW 28 Bilal Bari
Manager:
Mounir Jaouani
Assistant referees


Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official


Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Match rules

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Road to the Final. CAF.
  2. Web site: CAF Confederation Cup regulations . CAF.
  3. Web site: Moteab and Mboma to conduct Interclubs quarterfinals draw. CAF. 20 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Last eight teams know their opponents. CAF. 20 March 2019.
  5. Web site: RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019 . Soccerway . . 19 May 2019 . 20 May 2019.