1998 CAF Champions League final

1998 CAF Champions League Final

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny where the trophy was given to the winner
Dynamos Harare ASEC Mimosas 2 4
on aggregate
First leg
Dynamos Harare ASEC Mimosas 0 0
Date	28 November 1998
Venue	National Sports Stadium, Harare
Referee	Karim Daho (Algeria)
Attendance	45 000
Second leg
ASEC Mimosas Dynamos Harare 4 2
Date	12 December 1998
Venue	Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan
Referee	Mourad Daami (Tunisia)
Attendance	50 000

The 1998 CAF Champions League Final is the final of the 1998 CAF Champions League, the 34th edition of Africa's premier club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format.

The final is contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Dynamos FC of Zimbabwe and ASEC Mimosas of Côte d'Ivoire. The first leg was hosted by Dynamos FC at the National Sports Stadium in Harare on 28 November 1998, while the second leg was hosted by ASEC Mimosas at the Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny in Abidjan on 12 December 1998. ASEC Mimosas won on aggregate and it earns the right to play in the 1999 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 1998 African Cup Winners' 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)
Dynamos Harare	COSAFA (Southern Africa)	none
ASEC Mimosas	WAFU (West Africa)	1995

Road to final

Further information: 1998 CAF Champions League

Dynamos Harare				Round	ASEC Mimosas
Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg	Qualifying rounds	Opponent	Agg.	1st leg	2nd leg
Telecom Wanderers	4–2	2–1 (A)	2–1 (H)	First round	RC Bobo	4–2	0–1 (A)	4–1 (H)
Ferroviário Maputo	2–1	1–1 (H)	1–0 (A)	Second round	FC 105 Libreville	4–2	2–0 (H)	2–2 (A)
Opponent	Result			Group stage	Opponent	Result
Eagle Cement	3–0 (H)			Matchday 1	Raja Casablanca	1–0 (A)
Hearts of Oak	1–1 (A)			Matchday 2	Young Africans	2–1 (H)
ES Sahel	1–0 (H)			Matchday 3	Manning Rangers	3–1 (H)
ES Sahel	0–1 (A)			Matchday 4	Manning Rangers	0–1 (A)
Eagle Cement	1–0 (A)			Matchday 5	Raja Casablanca	1–1 (H)
Hearts of Oak	0–1 (H)			Matchday 6	Young Africans	3–0 (A)
Group A Winner Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Dynamos Harare 10 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 Hearts of Oak 10 6 3 1 2 7 6 +1 ES Sahel 9 6 3 0 3 11 7 +4 Eagle Cement 6 6 2 0 4 3 11 -8				Final standings	Group B Winner Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD ASEC Mimosas 13 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6 Manning Rangers 10 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 Raja Casablanca 8 6 2 2 2 12 7 +5 Young Africans 2 6 0 2 4 5 19 -14

Matches

First leg

28 November 1998

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Dynamos Harare	0–0	ASEC Mimosas

National Sports Stadium, Harare

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Karim Daho (Algeria)

Second leg

12 December 1998

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ASEC Mimosas	4–2	Dynamos Harare
Camara 30', 38' Sié 43' Zaki 52'		Phiri 60' Owusu 81'

Stade Félix Houphouët-Boigny, Abidjan

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mourad Daami (Tunisia)

External links

• Champions' League 1998 - Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation