2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
on aggregate
Zamalek won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
Date19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)
VenueStade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
RefereeJanny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance13,000
Second leg
Date26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
VenueBorg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
RefereeBamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance70,000

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

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
RS Berkane
Zamalek
GK12Morocco Abdelali Mhamdi
RB23Morocco Omar Namsaoui
CB4Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo
CB14Morocco Ismael MokademYellow card 21'
LB5Morocco Souhail Yechoudownward-facing red arrow 58'
DM26Morocco Samir Ouidardownward-facing red arrow 87'
CM17Morocco Amine El Kass (c)
CM29Morocco Mohamed Farhane
AM21Morocco Bakr El Helali
CF27Morocco Hamdi Laachirdownward-facing red arrow 90+5'
CF9Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Substitutes:
GK1Morocco Ayoub Lakred
DF25Morocco Mohamed Azizupward-facing green arrow 58'
MF11Morocco Salman Ouald El Hajupward-facing green arrow 87'
MF15Morocco Hamza Regragui
MF18Morocco Abdellah Mohammed
MF22France Redouane Zerzouri
FW28Morocco Bilal Bariupward-facing green arrow 90+5'
Manager:
Morocco Mounir Jaouani
GK26Egypt Omar SalahYellow card 90+2'
RB12Tunisia Hamdi NagguezYellow card 60'
CB4Egypt Mahmoud Alaa
CB5Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani
LB22Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
CM17Egypt Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
CM3Egypt Tarek Hamed
RW25Egypt Ahmed Sayeddownward-facing red arrow 68'
AM10Egypt Youssef Obama (c)
LW11Egypt Kahrabadownward-facing red arrow 79'
CF9Egypt Omar El SaidYellow card 52'
Substitutes:
DF7Egypt Hazem Emam
DF15Egypt Bahaa Magdy
DF28Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy
MF14Egypt Ayman Hefny
MF18Egypt Ibrahim Hassanupward-facing green arrow 68'
MF20Egypt Mohamed Ibrahimupward-facing green arrow 79'
FW19Morocco 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
Zamalek[6]
RS Berkane[6]
GK16Egypt Mahmoud Genesh (c)Yellow card 42'
RB5Egypt Mohamed Abdel Ghani
CB4Egypt Mahmoud Alaa
CB28Egypt Mahmoud Hamdy
LB22Egypt Abdallah Gomaa
CM3Egypt Tarek Hamed
CM20Egypt Mohamed IbrahimYellow card 57'downward-facing red arrow 83'
RW18Egypt Ibrahim Hassandownward-facing red arrow 70'
AM10Egypt Youssef Obama
LW11Egypt Kahraba
CF19Morocco Hamid Ahaddaddownward-facing red arrow 88'
Substitutes:
GK26Egypt Omar Salah
DF7Egypt Hazem EmamYellow card PSO'
DF15Egypt Bahaa Magdy
MF14Egypt Ayman Hefny
MF17Egypt Mahmoud Abdel Azizupward-facing green arrow 83'
MF25Egypt Ahmed Sayedupward-facing green arrow 70'
FW29Morocco Khalid Boutaïbupward-facing green arrow 88'
Manager:
Switzerland Christian Gross
GK12Morocco Abdelali Mhamdi
RB23Morocco Omar NamsaouiYellow card 86' Red card 90'
CB4Burkina Faso Issoufou Dayo
CB14Morocco Ismael Mokadem
LB25Morocco Mohamed Aziz (c)
DM8Morocco Najji Larbi
CM17Morocco Amine El KassYellow card 35'downward-facing red arrow 84'
CM26Morocco Samir Ouidardownward-facing red arrow 69'
AM21Morocco Bakr El HelaliYellow card 42'downward-facing red arrow 90+4'
CF9Togo Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
CF27Morocco Hamdi Laachir
Substitutes:
GK1Morocco Ayoub Lakred
DF5Morocco Souhail Yechou
MF11Morocco Salman Ouald El Hajupward-facing green arrow 84'
MF15Morocco Hamza Regraguiupward-facing green arrow 90+4'
MF18Morocco Abdellah Mohammed
MF29Morocco Mohamed Farhaneupward-facing green arrow 69'
FW28Morocco 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. 1 2 3 4 "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. 1 2 "RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "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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