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 TeamZonePrevious finals appearances (bold indicates winners) Raja CAUNAF (North Africa)None AS Vita ClubUNIFFAC (Central Africa)None
Venues
Road to the final
Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away). Raja CARound AS Vita ClubConfederation CupChampions LeagueOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legQualifying rounds (CC, CL)OpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legByePreliminary round Mighty Wanderers6–14–0 (H)2–1 (A) FC Nouadhibou5–31–1 (H)4–2 (A)First round Difaâ El Jadidi2–30–1 (A)2–2 (H)Confederation Cup Zanaco5–02–0 (A)3–0 (H)Play-off round CS La Mancha6–11–0 (H)5–1 (A)OpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResult AS Vita Club0–0 (H)Matchday 1 Raja CA0–0 (A) Aduana Stars3–3 (A)Matchday 2 ASEC Mimosas3–1 (H) ASEC Mimosas1–0 (A)Matchday 3 Aduana Stars1–2 (A) ASEC Mimosas4–0 (H)Matchday 4 Aduana Stars2–0 (H) AS Vita Club0–2 (A)Matchday 5 Raja CA2–0 (H) Aduana Stars6–0 (H)Matchday 6 ASEC Mimosas0–2 (A)Group A winnersFinal standingsGroup A runners-upOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd legKnockout stageOpponentAgg.1st leg2nd leg CARA Brazzaville3–12–1 (A)1–0 (H)Quarter-finals RS Berkane4–23–1 (H)1–1 (A) Enyimba3–11–0 (A)2–1 (H)Semi-finals Al-Masry4–00–0 (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
GK 1 Anas ZnitiRB 2 Abderrahim AchchakirCB 13 Badr Banoun (c) CB 4 Sanad Al OuarfaliLB 25 Omar BoutayebCM 19 Ibrahima NiasseCM 14 Lema Mabidi RW 24 Mahmoud BenhalibAM 18 Abdelilah HafidiLW 7 Zakaria HadrafCF 21 Soufiane Rahimi Substitutes:GK 22 Mohamed BouamiraDF 6 Saad Lakohal DF 16 Mohamed OulhajMF 8 Mohamed Douik MF 23 Salaheddine BahiFW 9 Mouhcine Iajour FW 11 Anas JabrounManager: Juan Carlos Garrido GK 16 Nelson LukongRB 3 Djuma ShabaniCB 26 Makwekwe KupaCB 4 Yannick Bangala Litombo LB 14 Ngonda Muzinga CM 22 Mukoko Tonombe CM 6 Nelson Munganga (c)RW 11 Chadrack Lukombe AM 8 Fabrice Luamba NgomaLW 7 Mukoko BatezadioCF 29 Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele Substitutes:GK 23 Hervé LombotoDF 12 Dharles KalonjiDF 13 Ernest Luzolo SitaDF 15 Botuli Bompunga MF 2 Emmanuel NgudikamaMF 5 Emomo Eddy Ngoyi FW 21 Ducapel MolokoManager: 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
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.
See also 2018 CAF Champions League Final 2019 CAF Super Cup
References
External links Total CAF Confederation Cup 2018, CAFonline.com