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2007 CAF Champions League
Confederation of African Football Champions League
Tournament details
Dates26 January – 9 November
Teams60
Final positions
ChampionsTunisia Étoile du Sahel (1st title)
Runners-upEgypt Al-Ahly
Tournament statistics
Matches played131
Goals scored282 (2.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu (9 goals)
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The 2007 CAF Champions League was the 11th occurrence of the CAF Champions League, the most prestigious club football competition in Africa. Étoile du Sahel of Tunisia became champions for the first time, beating Al-Ahly of Egypt 3–1 in a two-legged final. Étoile du Sahel participated in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan as the representative from CAF.

Qualifying rounds

Preliminary round

The 1st legs were played on 26–28 January 2007.
The 2nd legs were played on 9–11 February 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 1–1 (9–8 p) Mauritius Pamplemousses SC 1–0 0–1
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 6–2 Eswatini Royal Leopards 4–2 2–0
JS Saint-Pierroise Réunion w/o Mozambique Desportivo Maputo 1
Zamalek Egypt 5–1 Burundi Vital'O FC 4–1 1–0
Al-Hilal Sudan 6–0 Zanzibar Polisi 4–0 2–0
Asante Kotoko Ghana 1–1 (2–4 p) The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 1–0 0–1
ASFA Yennenga Burkina Faso 1–3 Nigeria Nasarawa United 1–1 0–2
Fello Star Guinea 0–4 Cape Verde Sporting Clube da Praia 0–1 0–32
ASC Diaraf Senegal 1–2 Togo Maranatha 1–0 0–2
FC Saint Eloi Lupopo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–4 Rwanda APR FC 1–2 0–2
USM Alger Algeria 3–3 (a) Niger AS-FNIS 3–1 0–2
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 4–0 Benin Mogas 90 FC 3–0 1–0
Canon Yaoundé Cameroon 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Saint-George SA Ethiopia w/o Malawi Super ESCOM 3
Wydad Casablanca Morocco 5–2 Mauritania ASC Mauritel Mobile FC 4–0 1–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–4 4 Senegal AS Douanes 1–2 0–2
Ocean Boys FC Nigeria 0–1 Sierra Leone Kallon 0–0 0–1
Petro Atlético Angola 2–1 Namibia FC Civics 1–0 1–1
Young Africans FC Tanzania 5–1 Comoros AJSM 5–1 5
Likhopo Lesotho 0–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 0–0 0–1
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 6–1 Chad Renaissance FC 4–0 2–1
Renacimiento FC Equatorial Guinea 0–2 Ghana Ashanti Gold SC 0–1 0–1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 7–2 Botswana Police XI 3–0 4–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–0 Seychelles Anse Réunion FC 0–0 3–0
JS Kabylie Algeria 5–2 Guinea-Bissau Clube de Futebol "Os Balantas" 3–1 2–1
CD Primeiro de Agosto Angola 1–2 Gabon AS Mangasport 0–1 1–1
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 3–0 Uganda Uganda Revenus Authority SC 3–0 0–0
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 3–2 Liberia Mighty Barrolle 3–1 0–1

1 JS Saint-Pierroise withdrew due to high travel costs; they were banned from AFC competitions for three years and fined $3500.
2 Sporting Clube da Praia refused to travel due to civil unrest and a violent general strike in Guinea.
3 Super ESCOM withdrew.
4 AS Douanes were ejected from the competition for fielding an ineligible player.
5 The tie was played over one leg because AGSM did not have an international-standard ground.

First round

1st legs were played on 2–4 March 2007.
2nd legs were played on 16–18 March 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Highlanders Zimbabwe 0–2 Egypt Al-Ahly 0–0 0–2
Desportivo Maputo Mozambique 1–3 South Africa Mamelodi Sundowns 1–1 0–2
Al-Hilal Sudan 4–2 Egypt El Zamalek 2–0 2–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 4–2 The Gambia Gambia Ports Authority 3–0 1–2
Fello Star Guinea 1–5 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–1 1–4
APR FC Rwanda 2–2 Togo Maranatha 2–0 0–21
Al-Ittihad Tripoli Libya 5–1 Niger AS-FNIS 4–1 1–0
Saint-George SA Ethiopia 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 1–0 0–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–3 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 0–0 1–3
Kallon Sierra Leone 1–3 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 0–1 1–2
Young Africans FC Tanzania 3–2 Angola Petro Atlético 3–0 0–2
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 6–1 Zambia Zanaco FC 2–0 4–1
Ashanti Gold SC Ghana 2–2 (6–7 p) Morocco FAR Rabat 2–0 0–2
AS ADEMA Madagascar 3–5 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 2–2 1–4
AS Mangasport Gabon 3–4 Algeria JS Kabylie 3–1 0–3
Séwé Sports Ivory Coast 1–4 Cameroon Coton Sport FC 1–0 0–4

1The match was abandoned in the 82nd minute with Maranatha leading 2-0 after APR FC walked off protesting a penalty award against them; APR FC were ejected from the competition and banned from CAF competitions for three years.

Second round

1st legs were played on 6–8 April 2007.
2nd legs were played on 20–22 April 2007.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mamelodi Sundowns South Africa 2–4 Egypt Al-Ahly 2–2 0–2
Nasarawa United Nigeria 3–3 (2–3 p) Sudan Al-Hilal 3–0 0–3
Maranatha Togo 0–3 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 0–0 0–3
Étoile du Congo Republic of the Congo 3–3 (a) Libya Al-Ittihad Tripoli 3–1 0–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–0 Morocco Wydad Casablanca 2–0 0–0
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia 3–0 Tanzania Young Africans FC 3–0 0–0
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–2 Morocco FAR Rabat 1–0 0–2
Coton Sport FC Cameroon 1–2 Algeria JS Kabylie 1–0 0–2

Group stage

Teams qualified for semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 6 3 2 1 6 2 +4 11
Libya Al Ittihad 6 3 1 2 6 4 +2 10
Algeria JS Kabylie 6 2 1 3 6 8 –2 7
Morocco FAR Rabat 6 1 2 3 2 6 –4 5


Al Ittihad Libya1–0Algeria JS Kabylie
Camara 83' (Report)
Attendance: 25 000
Referee: Modou Sowe (Gambia)
FAR Rabat Morocco0–1Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
(Report) Ben Frej 70'
Attendance: 32 000
JS Kabylie Algeria2–0Morocco FAR Rabat
Dabo 29' (pen), 44' (Report)
Referee: Coffi Codjia (Benin)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–0Libya Al Ittihad
(Report)
FAR Rabat Morocco1–0Libya Al Ittihad
Ouaddouch 90+3' (Report)
Referee: Emmanuel Imiere (Nigeria)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3–0Algeria JS Kabylie
Chermiti 1'
Ben Mohamed 48'
Silva Alves 53'		 (Report)
Referee: Rene Louzaya (Congo)
Al Ittihad Libya2–0Morocco FAR Rabat
Shibani 44'
Rewani 61'
JS Kabylie Algeria0–2Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Ogunbiyi 46'
Chermiti 90+2'
Referee: Abdel Rahman Khalid (Sudan)
JS Kabylie Algeria3–1Libya Al Ittihad
Athmani 22'
Hemani 54'
Saïbi 69'		 Rewani 19'
Referee: Aboubacar Sharaf (Ivory Coast)
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–0Morocco FAR Rabat
Referee: Alex Kotey (Ghana)
Al Ittihad Libya2–0Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Shibani 14'
Rewani 58'(pen)
Referee: Kokou Djaoupe (Togo)
FAR Rabat Morocco1–1Algeria JS Kabylie
Benkassou 22' (pen.) Derrag 85'
Referee: Diouf Abdou (Senegal)

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Egypt Al Ahly 6 4 0 2 8 4 +4 12
Sudan Al-Hilal 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 10
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 2 1 3 4 5 –1 7
Tunisia Espérance de Tunis 6 1 2 3 2 8 –6 5
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia0–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
(Report)
Al Ahly Egypt2–0Sudan Al Hilal
Flavio 84'
Hosny 90+2'		 (Report)
Al Hilal Sudan2–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Eze 29' 90+2' (Report)
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Muhmed Ssegonga (Uganda)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast0–1Egypt Al Ahly
(Report) Aboutreika 40'
Referee: Kenias Marange (Zimbabwe)
Al Ahly Egypt3–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Aboutreika 12'
Flavio 77'
Hosny 85'		 (Report)
Attendance: 30,000
Al Hilal Sudan2–1Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Eze 12'
Mohamed 90'		 (Report) Idrissu 52'
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–0Egypt Al Ahly
Kasdaoui 38'
Referee: Aldrin Ncobo (South Africa)
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast1–0Sudan Al Hilal
N'Gossan 30'
Referee: Divine Evehe (Cameroon)
Al Hilal Sudan3–0Egypt Al Ahly
Khan 56'
Korongo 67'
Eze 85'
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast2–0Tunisia Espérance de Tunis
Zaïem 60' (o.g.)
Diarra 78'
Referee: Jean-Marie Hicuburundi (Burundi)
Espérance de Tunis Tunisia1–1Sudan Al Hilal
Ltaief 41' Eze 44' (pen.)
Al Ahly Egypt2–0Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Flavio 76'
Aboutreika 90'

Final stage

Bracket

Semi-Finals Final
      
Sudan Al Hilal 3
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 4
Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 3
Egypt Al Ahly 1
Libya Al Ittihad 0
Egypt Al Ahly 1

Semi-Finals

The first legs were played on 21–23 September and the second legs on 5–7 October.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Al Hilal Sudan 3–4 Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 2–1 1–3
Al Ittihad Libya 0–1 Egypt Al Ahly 0–0 0–1
Al-Hilal Sudan2–1Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
Eze 62'
Osunwa 66'		 Rapport Felhi 38'
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia3–1Sudan Al-Hilal
Chermiti 16', 62'
Ben Frej 52'		 Rapport Eze 55'
Al-Ittihad Libya0–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Rapport
Al-Ahly Egypt1–0Libya Al-Ittihad
Hamadi 20' (o.g.) Rapport
Referee: Kotey Alex (Ghana)

Final

Main article: 2007 CAF Champions League Final
Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia 3–1 Egypt Al Ahly 0–0 3–1
Étoile du Sahel Tunisia0–0Egypt Al-Ahly
Rapport
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Evehe Divine (Cameroon)
Al-Ahly Egypt1–3Tunisia Étoile du Sahel
El-Nahhas 48' Rapport Gharbi 44'
Chermiti 90+3'
Narry 90+5'
Attendance: 74,000
Referee: Abderrahim El Arjoun (Morocco)

Top scorers

Place Player Club Goals
1st Democratic Republic of the Congo Mabi Mputu TP Mazembe 9
2nd Tunisia Mohamed Amine Chermiti Étoile du Sahel 8
2nd Nigeria Ndubuisi Eze Al Hilal 8
4th Mali Cheick Oumar Dabo JS Kabylie 7
4th Libya Salem Al Rewani Al Ittihad 7
6th Tunisia Amine Ltaïef Espérance 6
7th Nigeria Kelechi Osunwa Al Hilal 5
7th Angola Flavio Amado Al-Ahly 5

See also

External links

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