2004 CAF Champions League Final

The 2004 CAF Champions League Final was the final of the 2004 CAF Champions League.

2004 CAF Champions League Final
Abuja Stadium hosted the podium where Enyimba lifted the trophy
Event2004 CAF Champions League
Étoile du Sahel Enyimba
3 3
First leg
Étoile du Sahel Enyimba
2 1
Date4 December 2004
VenueStade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse
RefereeMohamed Benouza (Algeria)
Attendance25,000
Second Leg
Enyimba Étoile du Sahel
2 1
After extra time
Enyimba won 5–3 on penalties
Date12 December 2004
VenueNigeria National Stadium, Abuja
RefereeCoffi Codjia (Benin)
Attendance60,000

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2004 between Etoile du Sahel of Tunisia, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Étoile du Sahel UNAF (North Africa) none
Enyimba WAFU (West Africa) 2003

Venues

Stade Olympique de Sousse
Stade Olympique in Sousse, Tunisia hosted the first leg.

Stade olympique de Sousse is a multi-purpose stadium in Sousse, Tunisia. It is used by the football team Étoile du Sahel, and was used for the 2004 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 28,000 people. It hosts within it the meetings played by the football team of the city: Étoile sportive du Sahel (ESS).

For many decades, Sousse footballers knew only the clay surfaces and knew the turf surfaces only when the stadium was inaugurated with an initial capacity of 10,000 places. It passes over the years to 15,000 seats and is then expanded again on the occasion of the 1994 African Cup of Nations with 6,000 additional seats to reach a capacity of 21,000 seats; A luminous panel is installed at the same time. The last expansion was carried out in 1999 to bring the capacity of the stadium to 28,000 seats for the 2001 Mediterranean Games, a reorganization of the gallery of honor was carried out, from a capacity of 70 to 217 places.

It hosted 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship, 1994 African Cup of Nations, 2001 Mediterranean Games and 2004 African Cup of Nations.

Abuja National Stadium
National Stadium in Abuja, Nigeria hosted the second leg.

Abuja National Stadium, Abuja is a multipurpose national sports stadium located in Abuja, in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. The stadium serves as a home to the Nigerian national football team, as well as a center for various social, cultural, and religious events. The Federal Government of Nigeria approved the contract for the construction of the National Stadium complex and Games Village on 18 July 2000. The stadium was constructed to host the 8th All Africa Games which took place in October 2003.

In fact, CAF refused to hold the match in the city of Aba, the stronghold of Enyimba, because it did not comply with the CAF standards adopted for the stadiums. Enyimba announced that the African Champions League final will be played in the National Stadium of Lagos, but the Confederation of African Football has announced the transfer of the match from Lagos to the Nigerian capital Abuja.

Road to final
Further information: 2004 CAF Champions League
Étoile du Sahel Round Enyimba
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Hassania Agadir 2–0 2–0 (H) 0–0 (A) First round ASC Diaraf 3–2 3–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
Hearts of Oak 1–1 (5-4 p) 0–1 (A) 1–0 (H) Second round Petro Atlético 3–2 1–1 (H) 2–1 (A)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Bakili Bullets 1–0 (A) Matchday 1 Africa Sports National 3–0 (A)
Africa Sports National 2–0 (H) Matchday 2 Bakili Bullets 6–0 (H)
Enyimba 1–0 (H) Matchday 3 Étoile du Sahel 0–1 (A)
Enyimba 1–1 (A) Matchday 4 Étoile du Sahel 1–1 (H)
Bakili Bullets 1–1 (H) Matchday 5 Africa Sports National 0–1 (H)
Africa Sports National 2–3 (A) Matchday 6 Bakili Bullets 1–1 (A)
Group A Winner
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
Enyimba 6 2 2 2 11 4 +7 8
Africa Sports National 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
Bakili Bullets 6 1 3 2 5 11 −6 6
Source:
Final standings
Group A Runner-up
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 8 5 +3 11
Enyimba 6 2 2 2 11 4 +7 8
Africa Sports National 6 2 1 3 6 10 −4 7
Bakili Bullets 6 1 3 2 5 11 −6 6
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Jeanne d'Arc 4–2 1–2 (A) 3–0 (H) Semifinals ES Tunis 2–2 (6-5 p) 1–1 (H) 1–1 (A)

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[1]

Matches

First leg
Étoile du Sahel 2–1 Enyimba
 Nwanna  15'
Attendance: 28,000
Etoile du Sahel
Enyimba
GK16 Austin Ejide
DF27 Oumar Kalabane
DF14 Kais Zouaghi
DF15 Lotfi Sellami 72'
DF5 Mohamed Miladi 88'
MF26 Hakim Bargui
MF6 Ahmed Hammi
MF7 Zoubeir Baya
MF25 Imed Mhadhbi 64'
MF12 Emeka Opara
FW30 Kandia Traoré
Substitutes:
GK8 Mohamed Jedidi 64'
DF28 Marouane Bokri 88'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali
GK1 Vincent Enyeama
DF4 Musa Aliyu
DF3 Obinna Nwaneri
DF7 Yusuf Mohamed
DF13 Ajibade Omolade
MF6 Jérôme Ezoba
MF8 Ekene Ezenwa 81'
MF29 David Tyavkase
FW28 Mouritala Ogunbiyi 89'
FW26 Onyekachi Okonkwo 31'
FW23 Emeka Nwanna 47'
Substitutes:
GK14 Damien Udeh 47'
DF10 Eric Fasindo 81'
DF21 Joetex Frimpong 89'
Manager:
Okey Emordi

Assistant referees:
Olivier Safari Kabene (DR Congo)
Waleed Ahmed Ali (Sudan)
Fourth official:
Sidi Alioum (Cameroon)

Second leg
Enyimba 2–1 Étoile du Sahel
 Report
Penalties
5–3
Nigeria National Stadium, Abuja
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Enyimba
Etoile du Sahel
GK1 Vincent Enyeama
DF4 Musa Aliyu
DF3 Obinna Nwaneri 54'
DF7 Yusuf Mohamed
DF13 Ajibade Omolade
MF14 Damian Udeh
MF6 Jérôme Ezoba
MF? Ndidi Anumnu
MF23 Emeka Nwanna 86'
FW29 David Tyavkase 90+3'
FW28 Mouritala Ogunbiyi
Substitutes:
GK? Dele Aiyenugba
DF8 Ekene Ezenwa
Manager:
Okey Emordi
GK16 Austin Ejide
DF27 Oumar Kalabane
DF? Saber Ben Frej
DF5 Mohamed Miladi
DF? Marouane Bokri
MF7 Zoubeir Baya
MF6 Ahmed Hammi
MF? Mejdi Traoui 60'
MF25 Imed Mhadhbi
MF30 Kandia Traoré
FW14 Kais Zouaghi 47'
Substitutes:
GK26 Hakim Bargui 60'
DF? Ogochukwu Obiakor 54'
Manager:
Abdelmajid Chetali

Assistant referees:
Jean-Claude Birumushahu (Burundi)
Marwa Range (Kenya)
Fourth official:
Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

Notes and references
  1. Regulations of the CAF Champions League
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