The 11th MTN CAF Champions League 2007
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2007 Champions - Étoile Sahel (Tunisia)
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This is the premier club championship in Africa commenced in 1997,succeeding the African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964-96). It is open to all CAF-affiliated National League Champions and the Cup holder.
The competition comprises a maximum of 64 teams with 12 countries also entering the runner-up of their league championship. Selection of the 12 countries is based on those with the best results in the clubs competitions in the previous five years.
The last eight teams are divided into two groups with the group winners and runners-up qualifying for the semi-finals.
The 8 teams who are knocked out from the Last 16 stage of the Champions League are then integrated into the Confederation Cup and play, in a direct elimination round after a drawing of lots, against the last eight in the Confederation Cup.
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| Final |
1L |
2L |
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| 27 Oct |
Étoile Sahel
(Tunisia) |
0-0 |
3-1 |
Al Ahli (Egypt) |
9 Nov |
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| Semi-finals |
1L |
2L |
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| 21 Sept |
Al Hilal (Sudan) |
2-1 |
1-3 |
Étoile Sahel
(Tunisia) |
6 Oct |
| 23 Sept |
Al Ittihad (Libya) |
0-0 |
0-1 |
Al Ahli (Egypt) |
7 Oct |
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| Final Group Round |
| Group A Table |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Étoile Sahel (Tunisia) |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
| Al Ittihad (Libya) |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
10 |
| JS Kabylie (Algeria) |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
6 |
8 |
7 |
| Royal Armed Forces (Morocco) |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
6 |
5 |
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| Group B Table |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
| Al Hilal (Sudan) |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
12 |
| Al Ahli (Egypt) |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
5 |
10 |
| ASEC Abidjan (Ivory Coast) |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
7 |
| Espérance (Tunisia) |
6 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
5 |
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| The top two finishers in each group
advance to the two-leg semi-finals in September |
| Group A Matches |
Group B Matches |
| Round 1 |
| 23 Jun |
Royal Armed Forces |
0-1 |
Étoile Sahel |
Al Ahli |
2-0 |
Al Hilal |
24 Jun |
| 22 Jun |
Al Ittihad |
1-0 |
JS Kabylie |
Espérance |
0-0 |
ASEC Abidjan |
23 Jun |
| Round
2 |
| 6 Jul |
JS Kabylie |
2-0 |
Royal Armed Forces |
ASEC Abidjan |
0-1 |
Al Ahli |
8 Jul |
| 7 Jul |
Étoile Sahel |
0-0 |
Al Ittihad |
Al Hilal |
2-0 |
Espérance |
8 Jul |
| Round
3 |
| 21 Jul |
Royal Armed Forces |
1-0 |
Al Ittihad |
Al Ahli |
3-0 |
Espérance |
20 Jul |
| 21 Jul |
Étoile Sahel |
3-0 |
JS Kabylie |
Al Hilal |
2-1 |
ASEC Abidjan |
22 Jul |
| Round
4 |
| 3 Aug |
JS Kabylie |
0-2 |
Étoile Sahel |
ASEC Abidjan |
1-0 |
Al Hilal |
5 Aug |
| 3 Aug |
Al Ittihad |
2-0 |
Royal Armed Forces |
Espérance |
1-0 |
Al Ahli |
4 Aug |
| Round 5 |
| 17 Aug |
JS Kabylie |
3-1 |
Al Ittihad |
Al Hilal |
3-0 |
Al Ahli |
19 Aug |
| 18 Aug |
Étoile Sahel |
0-0 |
Royal Armed Forces |
ASEC Abidjan |
2-0 |
Espérance |
19 Aug |
| Round 6 |
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1 Sept |
Royal Armed Forces |
1-1 |
JS Kabylie |
Al Ahli |
2-0 |
ASEC Abidjan |
2 Sept |
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1 Sept |
Al Ittihad |
2-0 |
Étoile Sahel |
Espérance |
1-1 |
Al Hilal |
2 Sept |
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| Third Round (Last 16) |
1L |
2L |
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| The 8 teams knocked out compete in the Confederation Cup
Fourth Round |
| 7 Apr |
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
2-2 |
0-2 |
Al Ahly (Egypt) |
20 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
Nasarawa United (Nigeria) |
3-0 |
0-3 |
El Hilal (Sudan)
win 3-2 on penalties |
20 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
Maranatha Fiokpo (Togo) |
0-0 |
0-3 |
Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia) |
21 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
Etoile du Congo (Congo) |
3-1 |
0-2 |
Al Ittihad (Libya) |
22 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
ASEC (Côte d'Ivoire) |
2-0 |
0-0 |
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) |
22 Apr |
| 6 Apr |
Espérance (Tunisia) |
3-0 |
0-0 |
Young Africans (Tanzania) |
21 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
Royal Armed Forces (Morocco) |
21 Apr |
| 8 Apr |
Coton Sport de Garoua (Cameroun) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
JS Kabylie (Algeria) |
20 Apr |
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Second Round |
1L |
2L |
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| 4 Mar |
Highlanders (Zimbabwe) |
0-0 |
0-2 |
Al Ahly (Egypt) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Grupo Desportivo Maputo (Mozambique) |
1-1 |
2-0 |
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
17
Mar |
| 3 Mar |
El Hilal (Sudan) |
2-0 |
2-2 |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
17
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Nasarawa United (Nigeria) |
3-0 |
1-2 |
Gambia Ports Authority (Gambia) |
18
Mar |
| 11 Mar |
Fello Star de Labé (Guinea) |
0-1 |
1-4 |
Étoile du Sahel (Tunisia) |
17
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
APR FC (Rwanda) |
2-0 |
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Maranatha Fiokpo (Togo) |
18
Mar |
| 5 Mar |
Al Ittihad (Libya) |
4-1 |
1-0 |
AS FNIS (Niger) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
St George (Ethiopia) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
Etoile du Congo (Congo) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Stade Malien de Bamako (Mali)** |
0-0 |
1-3 |
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
FC Kallon (Sierra Leone) |
0-1 |
1-3 |
ASEC (Côte d'Ivoire) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Young Africans (Tanzania) |
3-0 |
0-2 |
Petro Atlético (Angola) |
18
Mar |
| 2 Mar |
Espérance (Tunisia) |
2-0 |
4-1 |
ZANACO (Zambia) |
17
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Ashanti Gold (Ghana) |
2-0 |
0-2 |
Royal Armed Forces (Morocco)
win 7-6 on penalties |
17
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
AS Adema (Madagascar) |
2-2 |
1-4 |
TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) |
18
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Mangasport (Gabon) |
3-1 |
0-3 |
JS Kabylie (Algeria) |
16
Mar |
| 4 Mar |
Sewe Sport (Côte d'Ivoire) |
1-0 |
0-4 |
Coton Sport de Garoua (Cameroun) |
18
Mar |
* match awarded to Maranatha after APR abandoned the game in the 87th
minute with Maranatha leading 2-0; APR banned from CAF matches for 3
years
** replace AS Douanes of Senegal expelled for using an irregularly registered player in first
round matchup |
| First Round |
1L |
2L |
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| 28 Jan |
Highlanders (Zimbabwe)
win 9-8 on penalties |
1-0 |
0-1 |
Pamplemousse SC (Mauritius) |
11
Feb |
| 27 Jan |
Mamelodi Sundowns (South Africa) |
4-2 |
2-0 |
Royal Leopards (Swaziland) |
11
Feb |
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St Pierroise (Reunion)* |
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Grupo Desportivo Maputo (Mozambique) |
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| 28 Jan |
Zamalek (Egypt) |
4-1 |
1-0 |
Vital'O FC (Burundi) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
El Hilal (Sudan) |
4-1 |
2-0 |
Polisi SC (Zanzibar) |
10
Feb |
| 3 Feb |
Kumasi Asante Kotoko (Ghana) |
1-0 |
0-1 |
Gambia Ports Authority (Gambia)
win 4-2 on penalties |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
ASFA Yennenga (Burkina Faso) |
1-1 |
0-2 |
Nasarawa United (Nigeria) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Fello Star de Labé (Guinea) |
0-0 |
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Sporting Club de Praia (Cape Verde Islands)** |
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| 28 Jan |
ASC Jaraaf (Sénégal) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
Maranatha Fiokpo (Togo) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
FC St Eloi Lupopo (DR Congo) |
1-2 |
0-2 |
APR FC (Rwanda) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
USM Alger (Algeria) |
3-1 |
0-2 |
AS FNIS (Niger) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Al Ittihad (Libya) |
3-0 |
1-0 |
Mogas '90 (Benin) |
11
Feb |
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28 Jan |
Canon Yaoundé (Cameroun) |
1-0 |
0-2 |
Etoile du Congo (Congo) |
11
Feb |
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St George (Ethiopia) |
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*ESCOM United FC (Malawi) |
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| 28 Jan |
Wydad Casablanca (Morocco) |
4-0 |
2-1 |
ASC Mauritel (Mauritania) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Stade Malien de Bamako (Mali) |
1-2 |
0-2 |
AS Douanes (Sénégal)*** |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Ocean Boys (Nigeria) |
0-0 |
0-1 |
FC Kallon (Sierra Leone) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Petro Atlético (Angola) |
1-0 |
1-1 |
Civics (Namibia) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Young Africans (Tanzania)**** |
5-1 |
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AGSM (Comoros Islands) |
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| 28 Jan |
FC Likhopo (Lesotho) |
0-0 |
0-1 |
ZANACO (Zambia) |
11
Feb |
| 26 Jan |
Espérance (Tunisia) |
4-0 |
2-1 |
Renaissance (Chad) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Renacimiento FC (Equatorial Guinea) |
0-1 |
0-1 |
Ashanti Gold (Ghana) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
TP Mazembe Englebert (DR Congo) |
3-0 |
4-2 |
Police XI (Botswana) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
AS Adema (Madagascar) |
0-0 |
3-0 |
Anse Réunion (Seychelles) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
JS Kabylie (Algeria) |
3-1 |
2-1 |
FC OS Balantas (Guinea Bissau) |
10
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Primeiro de Agosto (Angola) |
0-1 |
1-1 |
Mangasport (Gabon) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Coton Sport de Garoua (Cameroun) |
3-0 |
0-0 |
Uganda Revenue Authority (Uganda) |
11
Feb |
| 28 Jan |
Sewe Sport (Côte d'Ivoire) |
3-1 |
0-1 |
Mighty Barolle (Liberia) |
11
Feb |
* withdrew
** disqualified
*** subsequently expelled for using an irregularly registered player
**** qualify in tie reduced to one leg
because AGSM do not have an international-standard ground |
| In all cases the first named club plays at home in the first leg
Teams in BOLD advance to next round |