1998 CAF Champions League group stage

The group stage of the 1998 CAF Champions League was played from 22 August to 8 November 1998. A total of eight teams competed in the group stage.^[1]

Format

In the group stage, each group was played on a home-and-away round-robin basis. The winners of each group advanced directly to the final.

Groups

The matchdays were 22–23 August, 4–6 September, 19–20 September, 9–11 October, 24–25 October, and 7–8 November 1998.^[2]

Key to colours in group tables
Group winners advance to the final

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Dynamos Harare	6	3	1	2	6	3	+3	10	Final
2	Hearts of Oak	6	3	1	2	7	6	+1	10
3	ES Sahel	6	3	0	3	11	7	+4	9
4	Eagle Cement	6	2	0	4	3	11	−8	6

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 August 1998

ES Sahel	2–1	Hearts of Oak

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

23 August 1998

Dynamos Harare	3–0	Eagle Cement

National Sports Stadium, Harare

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5 September 1998

Eagle Cement	2–1	ES Sahel

Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt

6 September 1998

Hearts of Oak	1–1	Dynamos Harare

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

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19 September 1998

Dynamos Harare	1–0	ES Sahel

National Sports Stadium, Harare

19 September 1998

Eagle Cement	1–0	Hearts of Oak

Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt

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11 October 1998

ES Sahel	1–0	Dynamos Harare

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

11 October 1998

Hearts of Oak	1–0	Eagle Cement

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

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24 October 1998

Eagle Cement	0–1	Dynamos Harare

Liberation Stadium, Port Harcourt

25 October 1998

Hearts of Oak	3–2	ES Sahel

Accra Sports Stadium, Accra

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7 November 1998

ES Sahel	5–0	Eagle Cement

Stade Olympique de Sousse, Sousse

7 November 1998

Dynamos Harare	0–1	Hearts of Oak

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	ASEC Mimosas	6	4	1	1	10	4	+6	13	Final
2	Manning Rangers	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
3	Raja Casablanca	6	2	2	2	12	7	+5	8
4	Young Africans	6	0	2	4	5	19	−14	2

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

22 August 1998

Young Africans	1–1	Manning Rangers

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

23 August 1998

Raja Casablanca	0–1	ASEC Mimosas

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

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4 September 1998

Manning Rangers	1–0	Raja Casablanca

Kings Park Soccer Stadium, Durban

6 September 1998

ASEC Mimosas	2–1	Young Africans

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

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18 September 1998

Raja Casablanca	6–0	Young Africans

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

19 September 1998

ASEC Mimosas	3–1	Manning Rangers

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

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9 October 1998

Manning Rangers	1–0	ASEC Mimosas

Kings Park Soccer Stadium, Durban

10 October 1998

Young Africans	3–3	Raja Casablanca

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

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24 October 1998

Manning Rangers	4–0	Young Africans

Kings Park Soccer Stadium, Durban

25 October 1998

ASEC Mimosas	1–1	Raja Casablanca

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

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8 November 1998

Young Africans	0–3	ASEC Mimosas

National Stadium, Dar es Salaam

8 November 1998

Raja Casablanca	2–1	Manning Rangers

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca