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

Event	2018–19 CAF Confederation Cup
RS Berkane Zamalek 1 1
on aggregate Zamalek won 5–3 on penalties
First leg
RS Berkane Zamalek 1 0
Date	19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)
Venue	Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane
Referee	Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Attendance	13,000
Second leg
Zamalek RS Berkane 1 0
Date	26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)
Venue	Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria
Referee	Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Attendance	70,000
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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.

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 v t e 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 v t e 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
Laba 90+4'	Report

19 May 2019 (2019-05-19)

22:00 UTC±0

Stade Municipal de Berkane, Berkane

Attendance: 13,000

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)

RS Berkane

Zamalek

GK 12 Abdelali Mhamdi RB 23 Omar Namsaoui CB 4 Issoufou Dayo CB 14 Ismael Mokadem  21' LB 5 Souhail Yechou  58' DM 26 Samir Ouidar  87' CM 17 Amine El Kass (c) CM 29 Mohamed Farhane AM 21 Bakr El Helali CF 27 Hamdi Laachir  90+5' CF 9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba Substitutes: GK 1 Ayoub Lakred DF 25 Mohamed Aziz  58' MF 11 Salman Ouald El Haj  87' MF 15 Hamza Regragui MF 18 Abdellah Mohammed MF 22 Redouane Zerzouri FW 28 Bilal Bari  90+5' Manager: Mounir Jaouani

GK 26 Omar Salah  90+2' RB 12 Hamdi Nagguez  60' CB 4 Mahmoud Alaa CB 5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani LB 22 Abdallah Gomaa CM 17 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz CM 3 Tarek Hamed RW 25 Ahmed Sayed  68' AM 10 Youssef Obama (c) LW 11 Kahraba  79' CF 9 Omar El Said  52' Substitutes: DF 7 Hazem Emam DF 15 Bahaa Magdy DF 28 Mahmoud Hamdy MF 14 Ayman Hefny MF 18 Ibrahim Hassan  68' MF 20 Mohamed Ibrahim  79' FW 19 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
Alaa 55' (pen.)	Report
Penalties
Boutaïb Alaa Gomaa Obama Sayed	5–3	Laachir Mokadem Laba Dayo

26 May 2019 (2019-05-26)

22:00 UTC+2

Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria

Attendance: 70,000

Referee: Bamlak Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)

Zamalek[6]

RS Berkane[6]

GK 16 Mahmoud Genesh (c)  42' RB 5 Mohamed Abdel Ghani CB 4 Mahmoud Alaa CB 28 Mahmoud Hamdy LB 22 Abdallah Gomaa CM 3 Tarek Hamed CM 20 Mohamed Ibrahim  57'  83' RW 18 Ibrahim Hassan  70' AM 10 Youssef Obama LW 11 Kahraba CF 19 Hamid Ahaddad  88' Substitutes: GK 26 Omar Salah DF 7 Hazem Emam  PSO' DF 15 Bahaa Magdy MF 14 Ayman Hefny MF 17 Mahmoud Abdel Aziz  83' MF 25 Ahmed Sayed  70' FW 29 Khalid Boutaïb  88' Manager: Christian Gross

GK 12 Abdelali Mhamdi RB 23 Omar Namsaoui  86'  90' CB 4 Issoufou Dayo CB 14 Ismael Mokadem LB 25 Mohamed Aziz (c) DM 8 Najji Larbi CM 17 Amine El Kass  35'  84' CM 26 Samir Ouidar  69' AM 21 Bakr El Helali  42'  90+4' CF 9 Kodjo Fo-Doh Laba CF 27 Hamdi Laachir Substitutes: GK 1 Ayoub Lakred DF 5 Souhail Yechou MF 11 Salman Ouald El Haj  84' MF 15 Hamza Regragui  90+4' MF 18 Abdellah Mohammed MF 29 Mohamed Farhane  69' FW 28 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] 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

• 2019 CAF Champions League Final
• 2020 CAF Super Cup

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.

External links

• Total Confederation Cup 2018/2019, CAFonline.com