2019 CAF Confederation Cup final

2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event	2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
	on aggregate; Zamalek won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
Date	19 May 2019
Venue	Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee	Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance	13,000
Second leg
Date	26 May 2019
Venue	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee	Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance	70,000
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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

Team	Zone	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
RS Berkane	UNAF (North Africa)	None
Zamalek	UNAF (North Africa)	None

Venues

Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

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

RS Berkane

Round

Zamalek

Confederation Cup

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Qualifying rounds

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Al-Ittihad

4–0

3–0 (H)

1–0 (A)

First round

AS CotonTchad

7–2

7–0 (H)

0–2 (A)

ASC Diaraf

5–3

0–2 (A)

5–1 (H)

Play-off round

Ittihad Tanger

3–1

0–0 (A)

3–1 (H)

Opponent

Result

Group stage

Opponent

Result

AS Otôho

1–1 (A)

Matchday 1

Gor Mahia

2–4 (A)

Hassania Agadir

2–1 (H)

Matchday 2

NA Hussein Dey

1–1 (H)

Raja Casablanca

4–2 (A)

Matchday 3

Petro de Luanda

1–1 (H)

Raja Casablanca

0–0 (H)

Matchday 4

Petro de Luanda

1–0 (A)

AS Otôho

3–0 (H)

Matchday 5

Gor Mahia

4–0 (H)

Hassania Agadir

0–1 (A)

Matchday 6

NA Hussein Dey

0–0 (A)

Group A winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	RS Berkane	6	11
2	Hassania Agadir	6	8
3	Raja Casablanca	6	7
4	AS Otohô	6	5

Source: CAF

Final standings

Group D winners

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Zamalek	6	9
2	Gor Mahia	6	9
3	NA Hussein Dey	6	8
4	Petro de Luanda	6	7

Source: CAF

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Knockout stage

Opponent

Agg.

1st leg

2nd leg

Gor Mahia

7–2

2–0 (A)

5–1 (H)

Quarter-finals

Hassania Agadir

1–0

0–0 (A)

1–0 (H)

CS Sfaxien

3–2

0–2 (A)

3–0 (H)

Semi-finals

Étoile du Sahel

1–0

1–0 (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

19 May 2019

22:00 UTC±0

RS Berkane	1–0	Zamalek
Laba 90+4'	Report

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

RS Berkane

Zamalek


GK	12	Abdelali Mhamdi
RB	23	Omar Namsaoui
CB	4	Issoufou Dayo
CB	14	Ismael Mokadem	21'
LB	5	Souhail Yechou		58'
DM	26	Samir Ouidar		87'
CM	17	Amine El Kass (c)
CM	29	Mohamed Farhane
AM	21	Bakr El Helali
CF	27	Hamdi Laachir		90+5'
CF	9	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Substitutes:
GK	1	Ayoub Lakred
DF	25	Mohamed Aziz		58'
MF	11	Salman Ouald El Haj		87'
MF	15	Hamza Regragui
MF	18	Abdellah Mohammed
MF	22	Redouane Zerzouri
FW	28	Bilal Bari		90+5'
Manager:
Mounir Jaouani


GK	26	Omar Salah	90+2'
RB	12	Hamdi Nagguez	60'
CB	4	Mahmoud Alaa
CB	5	Mohamed Abdel Ghani
LB	22	Abdallah Gomaa
CM	17	Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
CM	3	Tarek Hamed
RW	25	Ahmed Sayed		68'
AM	10	Youssef Obama (c)
LW	11	Kahraba		79'
CF	9	Omar El Said	52'
Substitutes:
DF	7	Hazem Emam
DF	15	Bahaa Magdy
DF	28	Mahmoud Hamdy
MF	14	Ayman Hefny
MF	18	Ibrahim Hassan		68'
MF	20	Mohamed Ibrahim		79'
FW	19	Hamid Ahaddad
Manager:
Christian Gross

Assistant referees:^[5]
Jerson Dos Santos (Angola)
Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
Fourth official:^[5]
Bernard Camille (Seychelles)

Match rules^[2]

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

Second leg

26 May 2019

22:00 UTC+2

Zamalek	1–0	RS Berkane
Alaa 55' (pen.)	Report
Penalties
Boutaïb Alaa Gomaa Obama Sayed	5–3	Laachir Mokadem Laba Dayo

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Zamalek^[6]

RS Berkane^[6]


GK	16	Mahmoud Genesh (c)	42'
RB	5	Mohamed Abdel Ghani
CB	4	Mahmoud Alaa
CB	28	Mahmoud Hamdy
LB	22	Abdallah Gomaa
CM	3	Tarek Hamed
CM	20	Mohamed Ibrahim	57'	83'
RW	18	Ibrahim Hassan		70'
AM	10	Youssef Obama
LW	11	Kahraba
CF	19	Hamid Ahaddad		88'
Substitutes:
GK	26	Omar Salah
DF	7	Hazem Emam	PSO'
DF	15	Bahaa Magdy
MF	14	Ayman Hefny
MF	17	Mahmoud Abdel Aziz		83'
MF	25	Ahmed Sayed		70'
FW	29	Khalid Boutaïb		88'
Manager:
Christian Gross


GK	12	Abdelali Mhamdi
RB	23	Omar Namsaoui	86' 90'
CB	4	Issoufou Dayo
CB	14	Ismael Mokadem
LB	25	Mohamed Aziz (c)
DM	8	Najji Larbi
CM	17	Amine El Kass	35'	84'
CM	26	Samir Ouidar		69'
AM	21	Bakr El Helali	42'	90+4'
CF	9	Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
CF	27	Hamdi Laachir
Substitutes:
GK	1	Ayoub Lakred
DF	5	Souhail Yechou
MF	11	Salman Ouald El Haj		84'
MF	15	Hamza Regragui		90+4'
MF	18	Abdellah Mohammed
MF	29	Mohamed Farhane		69'
FW	28	Bilal Bari
Manager:
Mounir Jaouani

Assistant referees:^[6]
Zakhele Siwela (South Africa)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:^[6]
Sadok Selmi (Tunisia)

Match rules^[2]

90 minutes.
Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals.
Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

References

^ "Road to the Final" (PDF). CAF.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
^ "Moteab and Mboma to conduct Interclubs quarterfinals draw". CAF. 20 March 2019.
^ "Last eight teams know their opponents". CAF. 20 March 2019.
^ ^a ^b "RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Media start list: Zamalek – Renaissance Sportive de Berkane" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 26 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

External links

Total Confederation Cup 2018/2019, CAFonline.com

[1] "Road to the Final" (PDF). CAF.

[regulations-2] "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.

[3] "Moteab and Mboma to conduct Interclubs quarterfinals draw". CAF. 20 March 2019.

[4] "Last eight teams know their opponents". CAF. 20 March 2019.

[first_leg_officials-5] "RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

[start_list_2nd_leg-6] "Media start list: Zamalek – Renaissance Sportive de Berkane" (PDF). CAFonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 26 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.

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2019 CAF Confederation Cup final

Contents

Teams

Venues

Road to the final

Format

Matches

First leg

Second leg

See also

References

External links