2008 CAF Champions League final
| File:Roumdé Adjia Stadium.png Cairo International Stadium hosted the first leg of the final | |||||||
| Event | 2008 CAF Champions League | ||||||
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| First leg | |||||||
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| Date | 2 November 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo | ||||||
| Referee | Jerome Damon (South Africa) | ||||||
| Second Leg | |||||||
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| Date | 16 November 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua | ||||||
| Referee | Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria) | ||||||
The 2008 CAF Champions League Final was a football tie held over two legs in December 2008 between Al-Ahly, and Coton Sport FC de Garoua.
Qualified teams
In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.
| Team | Region | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
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 Al Ahly
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UNAF (North Africa) | 1982, 1983, 1987, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
 Coton Sport
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UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | none |
Road to the final
Rules
The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[1]
First Leg
| Al-Ahly | 2–0 | Coton Sport FC |
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Gomaa  4'Flávio 15' |
Report |
Referee: Jerome Damon (South Africa)
      Al-Ahly
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Cotton Sport FC de Garoua
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Second Leg
| Coton Sport FC | 2–2 | Al-Ahly |
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| Lassina Abdoul Karim 45' Ousmaïla Baba 63' |
Report | Ahmed Hassan 38' Shady 89' |
Referee: Djamel Haimoudi (Algeria)
Cotton Sport FC de Garoua
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Al-Ahly
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