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1998 African Champions' League draw

The 2nd CAF Champions League 1998

1998 Champions - ASEC Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)

The premier club championship in Africa, commenced 1997, succeeding the African Cup of Champions Clubs (1964-96). Open to all CAF affiliated National League Champions, plus the defending champion club. Preliminary, First & Second Rounds, provide eight teams then divided into two, four team leagues. Winners of each mini league, play off the Final to decide the championship. Traditionally, North African clubs dominate at the highest level and since 1981, only Asante Kotoko (Ghana 1983) and Orlando Pirates (South Africa 1995), have broken the monopoly. All ties played through two legs - home & away.
  
Finals
Nov 28
National Stadium
Harare
Dynamos (Zimbabwe) 0-0 ASEC Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
Dec 13
Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium
Abidjan
ASEC Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire)
Kamara Vassanogo 30, 37
Sie Donald Olivier 43
John Zaki 52
4-2 Dynamos (Zimbabwe)
Makwinji Soma-Phiri 60
George Onuju 81
League Stage
Group A Table P W D L F A P
Dynamos
(Zimbabwe)
6 3 1 2 6 3 10
Hearts of Oak
(Ghana)
6 3 1 2 7 6 10
Étoile du Sahel
(Tunisia)
6 3 0 3 11 7 9
Eagle Cement
(Nigeria)
6 2 0 4 3 11 6
  
Group B Table P W D L F A P
ASEC Abidjan
(Côte d'Ivoire)
6 4 1 1 10 4 13
Manning Rangers
(South Africa)
6 3 1 2 9 6 10
Raja Casablanca
(Morocco)
6 2 2 2 12 7 8
Young Africans
(Tanzania)
6 0 2 4 5 19 2
Group A Matches Group B Matches
Round 1
August 23 August 23
Dynamos
Mutasa 6
Mutambikwa 87,90
3-0 Eagle Cement Raja Casablanca 0-1 ASEC Abidjan
Baloki 52
August 22 August 22
Étoile du Sahel
Dos Santos 9,50-pen
2-1 Hearts of Oak
Amadou 48
Young Africans
Liseki 12 pen
1-1 Manning Rangers
Mushangazhike
Round 2
September 5 September 6
Eagle Cement
Abbah 25
Freeborn Etejere 30
2-1 Étoile du Sahel
Silver 52
ASEC Abidjan
Zaki 1
Tchiressoua 37
2-1 Young Africans
Kouassi 44-og
September 6 September 5
Hearts of Oak
Amadou 41
1-1 Dynamos
Soma-Phiri 32
Manning Rangers
Nduti (sub) 81
1-0 Raja Casablanca
Round 3
September 19 September 20
Dynamos
Harrison Shereni 40-pen
1-0 Étoile du Sahel Raja Casablanca
Mustapha Moustaoudia 27
Reda Ereyahi 72,82,85,90
Noureddine Ziyati 90-pen
6-0 Young Africans
September 19 September 20
Eagle Cement
Freeborn Etejere 44
1-0 Hearts of Oak ASEC Abidjan
Badra Alliou 12
Sie Donald Olivier 48
Mark Davies 74-og
3-1 Manning Rangers
Solo Ndimande 52
Round 4
October 11 October 10
Étoile du Sahel
Silva dos Santos 63
1-0 Dynamos Young Africans
Mohamed Hussein 18
Shabani Ramadhan 65,79
3-3 Raja Casablanca
Reda Eriyahi 28,55
Mohammed Khoubbache 90
October 11 October 9
Hearts of Oak
Joseph Fameyeh 69
1-0 Eagle Cement Manning Rangers
Dominique Abouo 66-og
1-0 ASEC Abidjan

 

Round 5
October 24 October 25
Eagle Cement 0-1 Dynamos
Lukaka 80
ASEC Abidjan
1-1 Raja Casablanca
October 25 October 24
Hearts of Oak
Fameyeh 55,69
Sarpong 85
3-2 Étoile du Sahel
Dos Santos 52
Dzir 85
Manning Rangers
Kerryn Jordan 8,18,58,67
4-0 Young Africans
Round 6
November 7 November 8
Étoile du Sahel
Mounir Boukadida 21, 58
Riadh Jelassi 71
Samir Raouene 81
Hakim al-Bargui 89
5-0 Eagle Cement
Young Africans 0-3 ASEC Abidjan
Guel 12
Badra 69
Tagio 89
November 7 November 8
Dynamos 0-1 Hearts of Oak
Joe Fameyeh 87
Raja Casablanca
Jallal Garmouss 59
Kassou Moueti 69og
2-1 Manning Rangers
Kerryn Jordan 24
 
Second Round
26 Apr Coffee FC (Ethiopia) 2-2 1-6 Young Africans (Tanzania) 9 May
26 Apr Dynamos (Zimbabwe) 1-1 1-0 Ferroviario (Mozambique) 10 May
25 Apr Power Dynamos (Zambia) 0-2 0-2 Manning Rangers (South Africa) 9 May
25 Apr Utalii (Kenya) 1-0 0-1 Etoile du Sahel (Tunisia)
Etoile win 4-3 on penalties
10 May
26 Apr Petro Atletico (Angola) 0-1 0-2 Eagle Cement (Nigeria) 10 May
26 Apr ASEC Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 2-0 2-2 FC 105 Libreville (Gabon) 10 May
26 Apr ASC Douanes (Senegal) 2-1 0-2 Raja Casablanca (Morocco) 10 May
26 Apr Cotonsport Garoua (Cameroon) 2-1 0-1 Hearts of Oak (Ghana) 10 May
  
First Round
22 Mar Coffee FC (Ethiopia) 1-1 2-2 El Ahli (Egypt) 3 Apr
22 Mar Rayon Sport (Rwanda) 2-2 1-1 Young Africans (Tanzania) 4 Apr
21 Mar Telecom Wanderers (Malawi) 1-2 1-2 Dynamos (Zimbabwe) 5 Apr
22 Mar Sunrise SC (Mauritius) 0-4 0-0 Ferroviario Maputo (Mozambique) 5 Apr
21 Mar Kampala City Council (Uganda) 0-1 1-2 Power Dynamos (Zambia) 5 Apr
22 Mar Lesotho Defence Force XI (Lesotho) 3-3 1-2 Manning Rangers (South Africa) 5 Apr
22 Mar Utalii (Kenya) 4-0 0-3 Al Merreikh (Sudan) 4 Apr
22 Mar AS Kamsar (Guinea) 1-2 2-3 Etoile Sportive du Sahel (Tunisia) 5 Apr
22 Mar Desportivo (Equatorial Guinea) 1-4 2-9 Petro Atletico (Angola) 5 Apr
22 Mar Eagle Cement (Nigeria) 4-1 0-2 Vita Club (DR Congo) 5 Apr
21 Mar Racing Club Bobo Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) 1-0 1-4 ASEC Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire) 5 Apr
22 Mar Dinamique Lome (Togo) 3-3 2-6 FC 105 Libreville (Gabon) 5 Apr
21 Mar ASC Douanes (Senegal) 2-1 0-0 CS Constantine (Algeria) 3 Apr
22 Mar Mogas 90 (Benin) 0-0 0-6 Raja Casablanca (Morocco) 5 Apr
22 Mar Tourbillion (Chad) 0-0 1-4 Coton Sport Garoua (Cameroon) 5 Apr
22 Mar Djoliba (Mali) 0-0 0-1 Hearts of Oak (Ghana) 5 Apr
Preliminary Round
30 Jan St. Michel United (Seychelles) 1-0 1-8 Coffee FC (Ethiopia) 15 Feb
1 Feb Rayon Sport (Rwanda) 6-1 w Maniema (Burundi)
31 Jan Telecom Wanderers (Malawi) 3-0 1-1 Botswana Defence Force XI (Botswana) 14 Feb
1 Feb Mbabane Swallows (Swaziland) 1-4 0-2 Lesotho Defence Force XI (Lesotho) 14 Feb
1 Feb Medlow Megbi (Eritrea) 0-1 0-1 Utalii (Kenya) 14 Feb
31 Jan St. Louisienne (Réunion) 1-2 1-2 Sunrise SC (Mauritius) 15 Feb
Desportivo (Equatorial Guinea) w/o w Munisport (Congo)
1 Feb Wallidan (Gambia) 0-0 0-2 AS Douanes (Senegal) 15 Feb
Mogas 90 (Benin) w/o w East End Lions (Sierra Leone)
Tempete Mocaf (Central African Republic) D w/o Tourbillon (Chad)