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2003 CAF Champions League Final
Ismailia Stadium where the trophy was given to the winner
Event2003 CAF Champions League
Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Date30 November 2003
VenueEnyimba International Stadium, Aba
RefereeHailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Second leg
Date12 December 2003
VenueIsmailia Stadium, Ismaïlia
RefereeEddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Attendance20,000
2002
2004

The 2003 CAF Champions League Final was at the end of the 2003 CAF Champions League.

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2003 between Ismaily of Egypt, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Enyimba won the final with aggregate score of 2-1 and became the 1st Nigerian club to win the cup.

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)
Nigeria Enyimba WAFU (West Africa) none
Egypt Ismaily UNAF (North Africa) 1969

Road to the final

Match details

First leg

Enyimba Nigeria2–0Egypt Ismaily
Report
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Enyimba
Ismaily

Second leg

Ismaily Egypt1–0Nigeria Enyimba
(Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Ismaily
Enyimba

Notes and references