2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final
# 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final

The 2018 CAF Confederation Cup Final was the final of the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup, the 27th edition of Africa's secondary club football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 15th edition under the current CAF Confederation Cup title.

The final was contested in two-legged home-and-away format between Raja CA from Morocco and AS Vita Club from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The first leg was hosted by Raja CA at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca on 25 November 2018, while the second leg was hosted by AS Vita Club at the Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa on 2 December 2018.

Raja CA won the final 4–3 on aggregate for their second CAF Confederation Cup title. As winners, they earned the right to play in the 2019 CAF Super Cup against the winner of the 2018 CAF Champions League.

## Teams

| Team | Zone | Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners) |
| - | - | - |
| Raja CA | UNAF (North Africa) | None |
| AS Vita Club | UNIFFAC (Central Africa) | None |

## Venues

| Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, Morocco hosted the first leg. | Stade des Martyrs in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, hosted the second leg. |
| - | - |

## Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away).

| Raja CA | Raja CA | Raja CA | Raja CA | Round | AS Vita Club | AS Vita Club | AS Vita Club | AS Vita Club |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Qualifying rounds (CC, CL) | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Preliminary round | Mighty Wanderers | 6–1 | 4–0 (H) | 2–1 (A) |
| FC Nouadhibou | 5–3 | 1–1 (H) | 4–2 (A) | First round | Difaâ El Jadidi | 2–3 | 0–1 (A) | 2–2 (H) |
| | | | | | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup | Confederation Cup |
| Zanaco | 5–0 | 2–0 (A) | 3–0 (H) | Play-off round | CS La Mancha | 6–1 | 1–0 (H) | 5–1 (A) |
| Opponent | Result | Result | Result | Group stage | Opponent | Result | Result | Result |
| AS Vita Club | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | 0–0 (H) | Matchday 1 | Raja CA | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) | 0–0 (A) |
| Aduana Stars | 3–3 (A) | 3–3 (A) | 3–3 (A) | Matchday 2 | ASEC Mimosas | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) | 3–1 (H) |
| ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | 1–0 (A) | Matchday 3 | Aduana Stars | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) | 1–2 (A) |
| ASEC Mimosas | 4–0 (H) | 4–0 (H) | 4–0 (H) | Matchday 4 | Aduana Stars | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| AS Vita Club | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) | Matchday 5 | Raja CA | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) | 2–0 (H) |
| Aduana Stars | 6–0 (H) | 6–0 (H) | 6–0 (H) | Matchday 6 | ASEC Mimosas | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) | 0–2 (A) |
| Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A winners Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Final standings | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF | Group A runners-up Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1 Raja Casablanca 6 11 2 AS Vita Club 6 10 3 ASEC Mimosas 6 9 4 Aduana Stars 6 4 Source: CAF |
| Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg | Knockout stage | Opponent | Agg. | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| CARA Brazzaville | 3–1 | 2–1 (A) | 1–0 (H) | Quarter-finals | RS Berkane | 4–2 | 3–1 (H) | 1–1 (A) |
| Enyimba | 3–1 | 1–0 (A) | 2–1 (H) | Semi-finals | Al-Masry | 4–0 | 0–0 (A) | 4–0 (H) |

## Format

The final was played on a home-and-away two-legged basis, with the order of legs determined by the knockout stage draw, which was held on 3 September 2018, 19:00 EET (UTC+2), at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still tied, extra time would not be played, and the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner.

## Matches

### First leg

| Raja CA | AS Vita Club |
| - | - |
| GK | 1 | Anas Zniti |
| RB | 2 | Abderrahim Achchakir |
| CB | 13 | Badr Banoun (c) | | 90+2' |
| CB | 4 | Sanad Al Ouarfali |
| LB | 25 | Omar Boutayeb |
| CM | 19 | Ibrahima Niasse |
| CM | 14 | Lema Mabidi | | 84' |
| RW | 24 | Mahmoud Benhalib |
| AM | 18 | Abdelilah Hafidi |
| LW | 7 | Zakaria Hadraf |
| CF | 21 | Soufiane Rahimi | 44' | 76' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 22 | Mohamed Bouamira |
| DF | 6 | Saad Lakohal | | 90+2' |
| DF | 16 | Mohamed Oulhaj |
| MF | 8 | Mohamed Douik | | 84' |
| MF | 23 | Salaheddine Bahi |
| FW | 9 | Mouhcine Iajour | | 76' |
| FW | 11 | Anas Jabroun |
| Manager: ||
| Juan Carlos Garrido ||
| GK | 16 | Nelson Lukong |
| RB | 3 | Djuma Shabani |
| CB | 26 | Makwekwe Kupa |
| CB | 4 | Yannick Bangala Litombo | 25' 64' |
| LB | 14 | Ngonda Muzinga | 57' |
| CM | 22 | Mukoko Tonombe | 32' |
| CM | 6 | Nelson Munganga (c) |
| RW | 11 | Chadrack Lukombe | | 73' |
| AM | 8 | Fabrice Luamba Ngoma |
| LW | 7 | Mukoko Batezadio |
| CF | 29 | Jean-Marc Makusu Mundele | | 24' |
| Substitutes: ||
| GK | 23 | Hervé Lomboto |
| DF | 12 | Dharles Kalonji |
| DF | 13 | Ernest Luzolo Sita |
| DF | 15 | Botuli Bompunga | | 73' |
| MF | 2 | Emmanuel Ngudikama |
| MF | 5 | Emomo Eddy Ngoyi | | 24' |
| FW | 21 | Ducapel Moloko |
| Manager: ||
| Florent Ibengé ||
| Assistant referees: Djibril Camara (Senegal) El Hadji Samba (Senegal) Fourth official: Issa Sy (Senegal) | Match rules 90 minutes. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |

### Second leg

| AS Vita Club | Raja CA |
| - | - |
| Assistant referees: Zakhele Siwela (South Africa) Johannes Moshidi (South Africa) Fourth official: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) | Match rules 90 minutes. Penalty shoot-out if tied on aggregate and away goals. Seven named substitutes, of which up to three may be used. |
