2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final

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.

2019 CAF Confederation Cup Final
Event2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
RS Berkane Zamalek
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

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 in February.

Teams
Team Zone Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
RS Berkane UNAF (North Africa) None
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).

RS Berkane Round Zamalek
Confederation Cup
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Al-Ittihad 4–0 3–0 (H) 1–0 (A) First round AS CotonTchad 7–2 7–0 (H) 0–2 (A)
ASC Diaraf 5–3 0–2 (A) 5–1 (H) Play-off round Ittihad Tanger 3–1 0–0 (A) 3–1 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
AS Otôho 1–1 (A) Matchday 1 Gor Mahia 2–4 (A)
Hassania Agadir 2–1 (H) Matchday 2 NA Hussein Dey 1–1 (H)
Raja Casablanca 4–2 (A) Matchday 3 Petro de Luanda 1–1 (H)
Raja Casablanca 0–0 (H) Matchday 4 Petro de Luanda 1–0 (A)
AS Otôho 3–0 (H) Matchday 5 Gor Mahia 4–0 (H)
Hassania Agadir 0–1 (A) Matchday 6 NA Hussein Dey 0–0 (A)
Group A winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 RS Berkane 6 11
2 Hassania Agadir 6 8
3 Raja Casablanca 6 7
4 AS Otohô 6 5
Source: CAF
 Final standings Group D winners
Pos Team Pld Pts
1 Zamalek 6 9
2 Gor Mahia 6 9
3 NA Hussein Dey 6 8
4 Petro de Luanda 6 7
Source: CAF
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knockout stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Gor Mahia 7–2 2–0 (A) 5–1 (H) Quarter-finals Hassania Agadir 1–0 0–0 (A) 1–0 (H)
CS Sfaxien 3–2 0–2 (A) 3–0 (H) Semi-finals 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 1–0 Zamalek
 Report
Attendance: 13,000
RS Berkane
Zamalek
GK12 Abdelali Mhamdi
RB23 Omar Nemsaoui
CB4 Issoufou Dayo
CB14 Ismail Mokadem 21'
LB5 Souhail Yechou 58'
DM26 Samir Ouidar 87'
CM17 Amine El Kass (c)
CM29 Mohamed Farhane
AM21 Bakr El Helali
CF27 Hamdi Laachir 90+5'
CF9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
Substitutes:
GK1 Ayoub Lakred
DF25 Mohamed Aziz 58'
MF11 Salman Ouald El Haj 87'
MF15 Hamza Regragui
MF18 Abdellah Mohammed
MF22 Redouane Zerzouri
FW28 Bilal Bari 90+5'
Manager:
Mounir Jaouani
GK26 Omar Salah 90+2'
RB12 Hamdi Nagguez 60'
CB4 Mahmoud Alaa
CB5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani
LB22 Abdallah Gomaa
CM17 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz
CM3 Tarek Hamed
RW25 Ahmed Sayed 68'
AM10 Youssef Obama (c)
LW11 Kahraba 79'
CF9 Omar El Said 52'
Substitutes:
DF7 Hazem Emam
DF15 Bahaa Magdy
DF28 Mahmoud Hamdy
MF14 Ayman Hefny
MF18 Ibrahim Hassan 68'
MF20 Mohamed Ibrahim 79'
FW19 Hamid Ahaddad
Manager:
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 1–0 RS Berkane
 Report
Penalties
 5–3
Attendance: 70,000
Zamalek[6]
RS Berkane[6]
GK16 Mahmoud Genesh (c) 42'
RB5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani
CB4 Mahmoud Alaa
CB28 Mahmoud Hamdy
LB22 Abdallah Gomaa
CM3 Tarek Hamed
CM20 Mohamed Ibrahim 57' 83'
RW18 Ibrahim Hassan 70'
AM10 Youssef Obama
LW11 Kahraba
CF19 Hamid Ahaddad 88'
Substitutes:
GK26 Omar Salah
DF7 Hazem Emam PSO'
DF15 Bahaa Magdy
MF14 Ayman Hefny
MF17 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz 83'
MF25 Ahmed Sayed 70'
FW29 Khalid Boutaïb 88'
Manager:
Christian Gross
GK12 Abdelali Mhamdi
RB23 Omar Nemsaoui 86'  90'
CB4 Issoufou Dayo
CB14 Ismail Mokadem
LB25 Mohamed Aziz (c)
DM8 Najji Larbi
CM17 Amine El Kass 35' 84'
CM26 Samir Ouidar 69'
AM21 Bakr El Helali 42' 90+4'
CF9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba
CF27 Hamdi Laachir
Substitutes:
GK1 Ayoub Lakred
DF5 Souhail Yechou
MF11 Salman Ouald El Haj 84'
MF15 Hamza Regragui 90+4'
MF18 Abdellah Mohammed
MF29 Mohamed Farhane 69'
FW28 Bilal Bari
Manager:
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. "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. "RSB Berkane vs. Zamalek – 20 May 2019". Soccerway. Perform Group. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. "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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