2002 CAF Champions League

2002 CAF Champions League
Tournament details
Dates22 February – 13 December
Teams41 (from 40 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsEgypt Zamalek (5th title)
Runners-upMorocco Raja Casablanca
Tournament statistics
Matches played78
Goals scored247 (3.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)Egypt Ahmed Belal
Ivory Coast Antonin Koutouan
Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane
(7 goals each)
Best player(s)Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane[1]
2001
2003

The 2002 CAF Champions League was the 38th of the CAF Champions League, the Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Zamalek of Egypt defeated Raja Casablanca of Morocco in the final to win their fifth title. The holders of the 2001 edition, Al Ahly took part in the competition.

Qualifying rounds

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Preliminary round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SO Emyrne Madagascar 4–1 Mauritius Olympique de Moka 2–0 2–1
Costa do Sol Mozambique 5–0 Burundi Prince Louis FC 4–0 1–0
Hintsa FC Eritrea 1–4 Rwanda APR FC 1–0 0–4
Red Star Seychelles 0–4 Tanzania Simba SC 0–1 0–3
Wallidan FC The Gambia 4–1 Guinea Horoya AC 3–0 1–1
Tourbillon FC Chad 3–2 Togo Dynamic Togolais 3–2 0–0
Olympique Réal Central African Republic 1–1 (6-7 p) Equatorial Guinea Akonangui FC 1–0 0–1
Mogoditshane Fighters Botswana 1–2 Lesotho LDF 0–1 1–1
Oserian Fastac Kenya 3–1 Ethiopia Mebrat Hail 1–0 2–1

First round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Petro Atlético Angola 1–1 (1–3 p) Madagascar SO Emyrne 1–11
Highlanders FC Zimbabwe 1–2 Mozambique Costa do Sol 1–0 0–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 8–2 Gabon FC 105 Libreville 4–0 4–2
Enyimba Nigeria 5–3 Burkina Faso EF Ouagadougou 4–0 1–3
Zamalek Egypt 6–0 Rwanda APR FC 6–0 0–0
Nkana FC Zambia 4–3 Tanzania Simba SC 4–0 0–3
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–2 The Gambia Wallidan FC 2–1 3–1
Coton Sport Cameroon 1–2 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 0–1 1–1
ES Tunis Tunisia 8–2 Chad Tourbillon FC 5–1 3–1
Al Madina Libya 5–5 (a) Equatorial Guinea Akonangui FC 3–1 2–4
Hearts of Oak Ghana 2–4 Mali Stade Malien 1–1 1–3
CR Belouizdad Algeria 1–2 Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 1–1 0–1
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 3–1 Lesotho LDF 2–0 1–1
Orlando Pirates South Africa 4–1 Réunion SS Saint-Louisienne 2–1 2–0
Al Ahly Egypt 2–1 Kenya Oserian Fastac 2–1 0–0
Al-Merrikh Sudan 4–3 Uganda SC Villa 2–1 2–2

1 The match was played over one leg due to civil unrest and a violent general strike in Madagascar.

Second round

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
SO Emyrne Madagascar 2–3 Mozambique Costa do Sol 2–1 0–2
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 5–4 Nigeria Enyimba 4–1 1–3
Zamalek Egypt 3–1 Zambia Nkana FC 2–0 1–1
Raja Casablanca Morocco 5–3 Republic of the Congo Étoile du Congo 3–0 2–3
ES Tunis Tunisia 5–2 Libya Al Madina 4–0 1–2
Stade Malien Mali 1–5 Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 0–3 1–2
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 4–2 South Africa Orlando Pirates 1–1 3–1
Al Ahly Egypt 3–3 (a) Sudan Al-Merrikh 2–0 1–3

Group stage

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Key to colours in group tables
Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RCA TPM JEA AHL
1 Morocco Raja Casablanca 6 4 1 1 10 8 +2 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 6 3 1 2 6 3 +3 10
3 Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 6 2 0 4 7 10 −3 6
4 Egypt Al Ahly 6 1 2 3 7 9 −2 5
Source: [citation needed]

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZAM ASEC ESP CdS
1 Egypt Zamalek 6 4 1 1 10 3 +7 13 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 4 0 2 12 6 +6 12
3 Tunisia ES Tunis 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10
4 Mozambique Costa do Sol 6 0 0 6 1 17 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
          
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2 0 2
Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 4 4
Morocco Raja Casablanca 0 0 0
Egypt Zamalek 0 1 1
Democratic Republic of the Congo TP Mazembe 1 0 1
Egypt Zamalek 1 2 3

Semifinals

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
ASEC Mimosas Ivory Coast 2–4 Morocco Raja Casablanca 2–0 0–4
TP Mazembe Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–3 Egypt Zamalek 1–1 0–2

Final

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Raja Casablanca Morocco0–0Egypt Zamalek
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Zamalek Egypt1–0Morocco Raja Casablanca
Report
Attendance: 67,310
Referee: Al-Shelmani (Libya)

Top goalscorers

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The top scorers from the 2002 CAF Champions League are as follows:

Rank Name Team Goals
1 Morocco Hicham Aboucherouane Morocco Raja Casablanca 7
Egypt Ahmad Belal Egypt Al Ahly
Ivory Coast Antonin Koutouan Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
4 Egypt Hossam Hassan Egypt Zamalek 6
Madagascar Nathalie Suivestin Madagascar SO Emyrne
3 Egypt Abdel Halim Ali Egypt Zamalek 5
Ivory Coast Mamadou Dansoko Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Ivory Coast Bakari Koné Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas
Cameroon François Endene Morocco Raja Casablanca
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References

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