The 2003 season of the African Cup Winners' Cup football club tournament was won by Étoile Sportive du Sahel in two-legged final victory against Julius Berger (now Bridge Boys F.C.). Étoile Sportive du Sahel never had the opportunity to defend their title as the

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was merged with

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the following season into

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Thirty-six sides entered the competition. It was the first season when the CAF started to take disciplinary actions against teams withdrawing from the competition by banning them for three years. These actions were taken against Masvingo United from

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who withdrew before the first leg of the preliminary round and JS Pobè from

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who failed to show for their first leg match of the first round. Tanzania was not represented by JKT Ruvu Stars after the

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failed to confirm participation to CAF, while Liberian side Mighty Blue Angles were disqualified following failure to meet the deadline for submitting players' licenses. No disciplinary actions were taken against either team.

Preliminary round

'' Tanzania was not represented by JKT Ruvu Stars after the Tanzanian Football Federation failed to confirm participation to CAF''

First leg

''Masvingo United withdrew before 1st leg and were subsequently banned for 3 years by CAF'' ---- ---- ----

Second leg

''Olympique de Moka won 3-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Jomo Cosmos won 7-3 on aggregate'' ---- ''JS Pobè won 2-0 on aggregate''

First round

First leg

---- ''Match played in Kinshasa as

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pitch ( Stade Frederic Kibassa Maliba) considered into too poor condition'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ''JS Pobè did not show for the match and was subsequently banned for 3 years by CAF'' ---- ---- ---- ''Mighty Blue Angles disqualified following failure to meet dead-line for submitting players' licenses'' ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Second leg

''Wydad Casablanca won 2-0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Baladeyet El Mahalla won 4-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Kenya Pipeline 3-3 Anse Réunion. Kenya Pipeline won 9-8 on PSO'' ---- ''Power Dynamos won 3-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Africa Sports won 3-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Hafia FC won 3-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Al Hilal (Benghazi) 2-2 WA Tlemcen on aggregate. Al Hilal (Benghazi) won on

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(1-2)'' ---- ''Mount Cameroon won 2-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''APR FC won 9-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Étoile du Congo won 2-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Al Hilal (Omdurman) won 4-0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Julius Berger won 8-0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Cercle Olympique de Bamako won 3-0 on aggregate''

Second round

First leg

---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----

Second leg

''Africa Sports won 3-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Baladeyet El Mahalla won 4-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Power Dynamos won 3-0 on aggregate'' ---- ''Julius Berger won 4-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Asante Kotoko won 5-4 on aggregate'' ---- ''APR FC won 5-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''Wydad Casablanca won 6-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 4-2 on aggregate''

Quarterfinals

First leg

---- ---- ----

Second leg

''Julius Berger won 4-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Wydad Casablanca 2-2 Power Dynamos on aggregate. Wydad Casablanca won on

(1-2)'' ---- ''Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-1 on aggregate'' ---- ''APR FC 2-2 Asante Kotoko. APR FC won on

(1-2)''

Semifinals

First leg

----

Second leg

''Julius Berger won 3-2 on aggregate'' ---- ''Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-0 on aggregate''

Final

First leg

Second leg

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reported first goal as scored by Ibrahima Koné''
''Étoile Sportive du Sahel won 3-2 on aggregate''

External links

Results available on CAF Official Website

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Preliminary round

First leg

Second leg

First round

First leg

Second leg

Second round

First leg

Second leg

Quarterfinals

First leg

Second leg

Semifinals

First leg

Second leg

Final

First leg

Second leg

See also

External links