The 2008

North African Cup of Champions The North African Cup of Champions was a tournament designed by the Union of North African Football (UNAF) that puts together the winners of the domestic leagues around North Africa. The tournament contains representatives from Algeria, Libya, Mo ...

was the first edition of the competition initiated by the North African Football Union (UNAF). Tunisian side

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were crowned champions after beating Moroccan side FAR Rabat 3-2 on penalties in the final, after both legs ended 0-0.

Participating teams

¹ Al Ahly will not compete as they have commitments with the

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Semi-Final

Draw

First Legs

2 - 1

Al Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

(''17 December'') JS Kabylie 1 - 1 FAR Rabat (''19 December'') ----

Second Legs

1 - 1

(''24 December'') FAR Rabat 1 - 0 JS Kabylie (''26 December'') ''

advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 3-2'' ---- '' FAR Rabat advance to the Final with an aggregate score of 2-1''

3rd/4th Place Play-Off

There has been an ongoing feud as to who will take 3rd place.

were originally given 3rd place as JS Kabylie did not play a penalty shootout, as they claim they won the tie on away goals. The Algerian club also said that Ittihad had an unfair advantage playing at home in a one-off match. As a result, CAF will meet on 19 January to discuss the match. The FNAF later decided that the two clubs would share 3rd place, and therefore share the $75,000 prize fund.

Final

First leg

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Second leg

References

External links

North African Champions' Cup 2008/09
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