2018 CAF Confederation Cup final

2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final

Event	2018 CAF Confederation Cup
Raja CA AS Vita Club 4 3
First leg
Raja CA AS Vita Club 3 0
Date	25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)
Venue	Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca
Referee	Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Attendance	45,000
Second leg
AS Vita Club Raja CA 3 1
Date	2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)
Venue	Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa
Referee	Victor Gomes (South Africa)
Attendance	75,000

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the 27th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Confederation Cup title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Raja CA from Morocco and AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by Raja CA at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 25 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by AS Vita Club at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on 2 December 2018.[1]

Raja CA won the final 4–3 on aggregate for their second CAF Confederation Cup title.[2][3] As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2018 CAF Champions League.[4]

Teams

Team	Zone	Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Raja CA	UNAF (North Africa)	None
AS Vita Club	UNIFFAC (Central Africa)	None

Venues

Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg.

Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted the second leg.

Road to the final

Further information: 2018 CAF Confederation Cup

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

Raja CA				Round	AS Vita Club
Confederation Cup					Champions League
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds (CC, CL)	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Bye				Preliminary round	Mighty Wanderers	6–1	4–0 (H)	2–1 (A)
FC Nouadhibou	5–3	1–1 (H)	4–2 (A)	First round	Difaâ El Jadidi	2–3	0–1 (A)	2–2 (H)
					Confederation Cup
Zanaco	5–0	2–0 (A)	3–0 (H)	Play-off round	CS La Mancha	6–1	1–0 (H)	5–1 (A)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
AS Vita Club	0–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Raja CA	0–0 (A)
Aduana Stars	3–3 (A)			Matchday 2	ASEC Mimosas	3–1 (H)
ASEC Mimosas	1–0 (A)			Matchday 3	Aduana Stars	1–2 (A)
ASEC Mimosas	4–0 (H)			Matchday 4	Aduana Stars	2–0 (H)
AS Vita Club	0–2 (A)			Matchday 5	Raja CA	2–0 (H)
Aduana Stars	6–0 (H)			Matchday 6	ASEC Mimosas	0–2 (A)
Group A winners Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF				Final standings	Group A runners-up Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Knockout stage	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
CARA Brazzaville	3–1	2–1 (A)	1–0 (H)	Quarter-finals	RS Berkane	4–2	3–1 (H)	1–1 (A)
Enyimba	3–1	1–0 (A)	2–1 (H)	Semi-finals	Al-Masry	4–0	0–0 (A)	4–0 (H)

Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6][7]

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.[4]

Matches

First leg

25 November 2018 (2018-11-25)

20:00 UTC+1

Raja CA	3–0	AS Vita Club
Rahimi 47', 61' Benhalib 66' (pen.)	Report

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Raja CA

AS Vita Club

GK 1 Anas Zniti RB 2 Abderrahim Achchakir CB 13 Badr Banoun (c)  90+2' CB 4 Sanad Al Ouarfali LB 25 Omar Boutayeb CM 19 Ibrahima Niasse CM 14 Lema Mabidi  84' RW 24 Mahmoud Benhalib AM 18 Abdelilah Hafidi LW 7 Zakaria Hadraf CF 21 Soufiane Rahimi  44'  76' Substitutes: GK 22 Mohamed Bouamira DF 6 Saad Lakohal  90+2' DF 16 Mohamed Oulhaj MF 8 Mohamed Douik  84' MF 23 Salaheddine Bahi FW 9 Mouhcine Iajour  76' FW 11 Anas Jabroun Manager: Juan Carlos Garrido

GK 16 Nelson Lukong RB 3 Djuma Shabani CB 26 Makwekwe Kupa CB 4 Yannick Bangala Litombo  25'  64' LB 14 Ngonda Muzinga  57' CM 22 Mukoko Tonombe  32' CM 6 Nelson Munganga (c) RW 11 Chadrack Lukombe  73' AM 8 Fabrice Luamba Ngoma LW 7 Mukoko Batezadio CF 29 Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele  24' Substitutes: GK 23 Hervé Lomboto DF 12 Dharles Kalonji DF 13 Ernest Luzolo Sita DF 15 Botuli Bompunga  73' MF 2 Emmanuel Ngudikama MF 5 Emomo Eddy Ngoyi  24' FW 21 Ducapel Moloko Manager: Florent Ibengé

Assistant referees:[8] Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Samba (Senegal) Fourth official:[8] Issa Sy (Senegal)

Match rules[4] 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

Second leg

2 December 2018 (2018-12-02)

20:00 UTC+1

AS Vita Club	3–1	Raja CA
Mundele 45+4' Batezadio 71' Ngoma 74'	Report	Hafidi 21'

Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

AS Vita Club

Raja CA

Assistant referees:[9] Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Johannes Moshidi (South Africa) Fourth official:[9] Joshua Bondo (Botswana)

Match rules[4] 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used.

See also

• 2018 CAF Champions League Final
• 2019 CAF Super Cup

References

1. "Road to the Final" (PDF). CAF.
2. "Goal blitz gives Raja big CAF final first leg lead". CAF. 25 November 2018.
3. "Raja end 15-year wait for CAF title". CAF. 2 December 2018.
4. "CAF Confederation Cup regulations" (PDF). CAF.
5. "Draw Procedure of the 15TH Edition of Total CAF CONFEDERATION CUP, CC 2018" (PDF). CAF. 2 September 2018.
6. "CAF Confederation Cup 2018 DRAW". YouTube. 3 September 2018.
7. "Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018 Draw" (PDF). CAF.
8. "Raja Casablanca vs. Vita Club – 25 November 2018". Soccerway. Perform Group. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
9. "Media Start list" (PDF). CAF. 2 December 2018.

External links

• Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com