2018 CAF Confederation Cup final

Football match

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

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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.

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

Teams

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

Venues

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.

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.

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, CasablancaAttendance: 45,000Referee: 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:
Djibril Camara (Senegal)
El Hadji Samba (Senegal)
Fourth official:
Issa Sy (Senegal)

Match rules

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, KinshasaAttendance: 75,000Referee: Victor Gomes (South Africa)

AS Vita Club

Raja CA

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

Match rules

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

External links

Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com

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