1998 CAF Champions League
# 1998 CAF Champions League

The 1998 CAF Champions League was the 34th awarding of Africa's premier club football tournament prize organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), and the 2nd edition under the current CAF Champions League format. ASEC Mimosas of Ivory Coast defeated Dynamos Harare of Zimbabwe in the final to win their first title.

## Qualifying rounds

### Preliminary round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| St.-Michel United | 2–8 | Ethiopian Coffee SC | 1–0 | 1–8 |
| Rayon Sport | 6–1 | Maniema FC | 6–1 | $w/o^1$ |
| Telecom Wanderers | 4–1 | BDF XI | 3–0 | 1–1 |
| Mbabane Swallows | 1–6 | LDF | 1–4 | 0–2 |
| Mdlaw Megbi | 0–2 | Utalii | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| SS Saint-Louisienne | 1–3 | Sunrise Flacq United | 1–2 | 0–1 |
| Deportivo Mongomo | $w/o^2$ | Muni Sport | – | – |
| Wallidan FC | 0–2 | AS Douanes | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Mogas 90 FC | $w/o^2$ | East End Lions | – | – |
| Tourbillon FC | $w/o^3$ | AS Tempête Mocaf | – | – |

$^1$ Maniema FC withdrew after the 1st leg.

$^2$ Muni Sport and East End Lions both withdrew.

$^3$ AS Tempête Mocaf were disqualified for not paying the entry fee.

### First round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethiopian Coffee SC | 3–3 (a) | Al Ahly | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Rayon Sport | 3–3 (a) | Young Africans | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Telecom Wanderers | 2–4 | Dynamos Harare | 1–2 | 1–2 |
| Sunrise Flacq United | 0–4 | Ferroviário | 0–4 | 0–0 |
| KCC | 1–3 | Power Dynamos | 0–1 | 1–2 |
| LDF | 4–5 | Manning Rangers | 3–3 | 1–2 |
| Utalii | 4–3 | Al-Merrikh | 4–0 | 0–3 |
| CI Kamsar | 3–5 | ES Sahel | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Deportivo Mongomo | 3–13 | Petro Atlético | 1–4 | 2–9 |
| Eagle Cement | 4–3 | AS Vita Club | 4–1 | 0–2 |
| RC Bobo | 2–4 | ASEC Mimosas | 1–0 | 1–4 |
| Dynamic Lomé | 5–9 | FC 105 Libreville | 3–3 | 2–6 |
| AS Douanes | 2–1 | CS Constantine | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Mogas 90 FC | 1–6 | Raja Casablanca | 0–0 | 1–6 |
| Tourbillon FC | 1–4 | Coton Sport FC | 0–0 | 1–4 |
| Djoliba AC | 0–1 | Hearts of Oak | 0–0 | 0–1 |

### Second round

| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Ethiopian Coffee SC | 3–8 | Young Africans | 2–2 | 1–6 |
| Dynamos Harare | 2–1 | Ferroviário | 1–1 | 1–0 |
| Power Dynamos | 0–4 | Manning Rangers | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Utalii | 1–1 (2-4 p) | ES Sahel | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Petro Atlético | 0–3 | Eagle Cement | 0–1 | 0–2 |
| ASEC Mimosas | 4–2 | FC 105 Libreville | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| AS Douanes | 1–2 | Raja Casablanca | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Coton Sport FC | 2–2 (a) | Hearts of Oak | 2–1 | 0–1 |

## Group stage

* Key to colours in group tables
* Group winners advance to the Knockout stage

### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | RCA | USM | PRI | ORL |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Raja Casablanca | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Final | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | USM Alger | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 11 | | 2–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Primeiro de Agosto | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 10 | | 1–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 |
| 4 | Orlando Pirates | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — |

### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GOL | ZAM | CA | FER |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Obuasi Goldfields | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 10 | Final | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| 2 | Zamalek | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 | | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Club Africain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 8 | | 0–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Ferroviário Maputo | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 7 | | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–0 | — |

## Top goalscorers

The top scorers from the 1998 CAF Champions League are as follows:

| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Aseged Tesfaye | Ethiopian Coffee SC | 6 |
| 1 | Reda Ereyahi | Raja Casablanca | 6 |
| 3 | Mustapha Moustawdaa | Raja Casablanca | 4 |
| 4 | Zico | Petro Atlético | 3 |
| 4 | Musa | Eagle Cement | 3 |
