2019 CAF Confederation Cup final

2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
RS Berkane Zamalek
Morocco Egypt
1 1
on aggregate
Zamalek won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
RS Berkane Zamalek
1 0
Date19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)
VenueStade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
RefereeJanny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance13,000
Second leg
Zamalek RS Berkane
1 0
Date26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
RefereeBamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance70,000
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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)
Morocco RS Berkane UNAF (North Africa) None
Egypt Zamalek UNAF (North Africa) None

Venues

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

Road to the final

Further information: 2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup

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

Morocco RS Berkane Round Egypt Zamalek
Confederation Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Libya Al-Ittihad 4–0 3–0 (H) 1–0 (A) First round Chad AS CotonTchad 7–2 7–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
Senegal ASC Diaraf 5–3 0–2 (A) 5–1 (H) Play-off round Morocco Ittihad Tanger 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 1–1 (A) Matchday 1 Kenya Gor Mahia 2–4 (A)
Morocco Hassania Agadir 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 1–1 (H)
Morocco Raja Casablanca 4–2 (A) Matchday 3 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–1 (H)
Morocco Raja Casablanca 0–0 (H) Matchday 4 Angola Petro de Luanda 1–0 (A)
Republic of the Congo AS Otôho 3–0 (H) Matchday 5 Kenya Gor Mahia 4–0 (H)
Morocco Hassania Agadir 0–1 (A) Matchday 6 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 0–0 (A)
Group A winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Morocco RS Berkane 6 11
2 Morocco Hassania Agadir 6 8
3 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 7
4 Republic of the Congo AS Otohô 6 5
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 9
2 Kenya Gor Mahia 6 9
3 Algeria NA Hussein Dey 6 8
4 Angola Petro de Luanda 6 7
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Kenya Gor Mahia 7–2 2–0 (A) 5–1 (H) Quarter-finals Morocco Hassania Agadir 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
Tunisia CS Sfaxien 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals Tunisia 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

RS Berkane Morocco1–0Egypt Zamalek
  • Laba 90+4'
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
RS Berkane
Zamalek
GK 12 Morocco Abdelali Mhamdi
RB 23 Morocco Omar Namsaoui
CB 4 Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo
CB 14 Morocco Ismael Mokadem Yellow card 21'
LB 5 Morocco Souhail Yechou downward-facing red arrow 58'
DM 26 Morocco Samir Ouidar downward-facing red arrow 87'
CM 17 Morocco Amine El Kass (c)
CM 29 Morocco Mohamed Farhane
AM 21 Morocco Bakr El Helali
CF 27 Morocco Hamdi Laachir downward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CF 9 Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Substitutes:
GK 1 Morocco Ayoub Lakred
DF 25 Morocco Mohamed Aziz upward-facing green arrow 58'
MF 11 Morocco Salman Ouald El Haj upward-facing green arrow 87'
MF 15 Morocco Hamza Regragui
MF 18 Morocco Abdellah Mohammed
MF 22 France Redouane Zerzouri
FW 28 Morocco Bilal Bari upward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Morocco Mounir Jaouani
GK 26 Egypt Omar Salah Yellow card 90+2'
RB 12 Tunisia Hamdi Nagguez Yellow card 60'
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa
CB 5 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani
LB 22 Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
CM 17 Egypt Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
CM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed
RW 25 Egypt Ahmed Sayed downward-facing red arrow 68'
AM 10 Egypt Youssef Obama (c)
LW 11 Egypt Kahraba downward-facing red arrow 79'
CF 9 Egypt Omar El Said Yellow card 52'
Substitutes:
DF 7 Egypt Hazem Emam
DF 15 Egypt Bahaa Magdy
DF 28 Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy
MF 14 Egypt Ayman Hefny
MF 18 Egypt Ibrahim Hassan upward-facing green arrow 68'
MF 20 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim upward-facing green arrow 79'
FW 19 Morocco Hamid Ahaddad
Manager:
Switzerland 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

Zamalek Egypt1–0Morocco RS Berkane
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 70,000
Zamalek[6]
RS Berkane[6]
GK 16 Egypt Mahmoud Genesh (c) Yellow card 42'
RB 5 Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani
CB 4 Egypt Mahmoud Alaa
CB 28 Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy
LB 22 Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
CM 3 Egypt Tarek Hamed
CM 20 Egypt Mohamed Ibrahim Yellow card 57' downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW 18 Egypt Ibrahim Hassan downward-facing red arrow 70'
AM 10 Egypt Youssef Obama
LW 11 Egypt Kahraba
CF 19 Morocco Hamid Ahaddad downward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK 26 Egypt Omar Salah
DF 7 Egypt Hazem Emam Yellow card PSO'
DF 15 Egypt Bahaa Magdy
MF 14 Egypt Ayman Hefny
MF 17 Egypt Mahmoud Abdel Aziz upward-facing green arrow 83'
MF 25 Egypt Ahmed Sayed upward-facing green arrow 70'
FW 29 Morocco Khalid Boutaïb upward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Switzerland Christian Gross
GK 12 Morocco Abdelali Mhamdi
RB 23 Morocco Omar Namsaoui Yellow card 86' Red card 90'
CB 4 Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo
CB 14 Morocco Ismael Mokadem
LB 25 Morocco Mohamed Aziz (c)
DM 8 Morocco Najji Larbi
CM 17 Morocco Amine El Kass Yellow card 35' downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM 26 Morocco Samir Ouidar downward-facing red arrow 69'
AM 21 Morocco Bakr El Helali Yellow card 42' downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF 9 Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
CF 27 Morocco Hamdi Laachir
Substitutes:
GK 1 Morocco Ayoub Lakred
DF 5 Morocco Souhail Yechou
MF 11 Morocco Salman Ouald El Haj upward-facing green arrow 84'
MF 15 Morocco Hamza Regragui upward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF 18 Morocco Abdellah Mohammed
MF 29 Morocco Mohamed Farhane upward-facing green arrow 69'
FW 28 Morocco Bilal Bari
Manager:
Morocco Mounir Jaouani

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

Match rules[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Road to the Final" (PDF). CAF.
  2. ^ a b c d "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.
  5. ^ a b "RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ 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.