2008 MTN 8

The 2008 MTN 8 kicked off on the weekend of 9 August with the first two quarterfinals being played on Saturday and Sunday, and the next round of quarterfinals were played on the weekend of the 16 and 17 August. The first leg of the semifinals took place on 23 and 24 August and the second leg on the weekend of 30 August. The finals were scheduled for 21 September, World Peach Day, but the pitch was waterlogged due to heavy rain over that week. The finals were rescheduled for two days later on 23 September at the ABSA Stadium (Kings Park) in Durban.

2008 MTN 8
Country South Africa
Teams8
ChampionsKaizer Chiefs
Matches played9
Goals scored26 (2.89 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)3 Gert Schalkwyk (Kaizer Chiefs)
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Teams

The eight teams that competed in the MTN 8 Wafa Wafa knockout competition are: (listed according to their finishing position in the 2007–08 Premier Soccer League Season.

  • 1. Supersport United
  • 2. Ajax Cape Town
  • 3. Santos
  • 4. Mamelodi Sundowns
  • 5. Free State Stars
  • 6. Kaizer Chiefs
  • 7. Moroka Swallows
  • 8. Orlando Pirates

Quarter-finals
Orlando Pirates1 – 2Supersport United
Thembile Kanono  7' Fikru Tefera  21'
Anthony Laffor  82'
Coca-Cola Park, Johannesburg
Moroka Swallows4 – 3Ajax Cape Town
Lefa Tsutsulupa  8'
Sandile Ndlovu  37'
Morgan Shivambu  99'
Ryan Botha  119'		 Brett Evans  49'
Eduardo Ferreira  90'
Mabhuti Khanyeza  120'
Kaizer Chiefs4 – 0Santos
Gert Schalkwyk  4'  26'
Jose Torrealba  21'
Reneilwe Letsholonyane  58'
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Mamelodi Sundowns<1 – 0Free State Stars
Katlego Mphela  98'
Super Stadium, Pretoria

Semi-finals

1st Leg
Kaizer Chiefs2 – 0Moroka Swallows
Gert Schalkwyk  9'
Jose Torrealba  21'
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Mamelodi Sundowns2 – 1Supersport United
Jorge Acuna  11'
Surprise Moriri  58'		 Brent Carelse  45'
Super Stadium, Pretoria

2nd Leg
Supersport United3 – 2Mamelodi Sundowns
Daine Klate  55'  92'
Brent Carelse  90'		 Surprise Moriri  85'
Lerato Chabangu  118'
Super Stadium, Pretoria
Moroka Swallows1 – 0Kaizer Chiefs
Ryan Botha  49'
Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Kaizer Chiefs 2–1 Moroka Swallows 2–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns 4–4 Supersport United 2–1 2–3
  • Mamelodi Sundowns went through to the finals on aggregate due to their away goals.

Finals
Mamelodi Sundowns0 – 0
(a.e.t.)		Kaizer Chiefs
Penalties
Moriri
Nyandoro
Chabangu
Mabizela
Mngomeni 		3 – 4 Torrealba
Schalkwyk
Bhasera
Tshabalala
Letsholonyane

MTN8 WAFA WAFA
2008 Winners
Kaizer Chiefs FC
14th Title

Top scorers
Scorer Club Goals
Gert Schalkwyk Kaizer Chiefs 3
Daine Klate Supersport United 2
Brent Carelse Supersport United
Surprise Moriri Mamelodi Sundowns
Ryan Botha Moroka Swallows
Jose Torrealba Kaizer Chiefs
Anthony Laffor Supersport United 1
Fikru Tefera Supersport United
Thembile Kanono Orlando Pirates
Brett Evans Ajax Cape Town
Eduardo Ferreira Ajax Cape Town
Mabhuti Khanyeza Ajax Cape Town
Lefa Tsutsulupa Moroka Swallows
Sandile Ndlovu Moroka Swallows
Morgan Shivambu Moroka Swallows
Reneilwe Letsholonyane Kaizer Chiefs
Katlego Mphela Mamelodi Sundowns
Jorge Acuña Mamelodi Sundowns
Lerato Chabangu Mamelodi Sundowns
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