The 2008 CAF Super Cup was the 16th CAF Super Cup

CAF Super Cup

The CAF Super Cup is an annual African association football competition contested between the winners of the CAF Champions League and the CAF Confederation Cup. The competition was first held in 1993 and is organised by the Confederation of African Football...

, an annual football match organized by the Confederation of African Football

Confederation of African Football

The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...

 (CAF), between the winners of the previous season's CAF Champions League

CAF Champions League

The CAF Champions League is an annual international club football competition run by the Confederation of African Football . The top club sides from Africa's football leagues are invited to participate in this competition, which is the premier club football competition on the continent and the...

 and CAF Confederation Cup

CAF Confederation Cup

The CAF Confederation Cup is an international club association football competition run by the Confederation of African Football.-Qualification:...

 competitions. The match was contested by 2007 CAF Champions League winners, Étoile du Sahel

Étoile Sportive du Sahel

The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling...

, and 2007 CAF Confederation Cup winners, CS Sfaxien at the Stade 7 November

Stade 7 November

National stadium of Rades is a multi-purpose stadium in Rades, Tunisia. It is currently used mostly for football matches and it also has facilities for athletics. The stadium holds 65,000 and was built in 2001 for the 2001 Mediterranean Games and is considered to be one of the best stadiums in...

 in Radès

Radès

Radès is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated 9 kilometres south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbour installations of Tunis are located in Radès....

 on 23 February 2008.

This was only the third time that the African Super Cup was contested by teams from the same country (after all-Egyptian Super Cups in 1994 and 1997), and the first ever involving two Tunisia

Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...

n clubs.

Match details

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style="font-size:90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">	ETOILE DU SAHEL:
GK		Aymen Mathlouthi Aymen Mathlouthi Aymen Mathlouthi is a Tunisian footballer who plays for Étoile du Sahel. Mathlouthi is considered by many to be the best goalkeeper in Tunisia and one of the best in Africa at the moment...
DF		Mejdi Traoui Mejdi Traoui Mejdi Traoui is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Espérance Sportive de Tunis.-Career:On May 1, 2008, Traoui signed a contract at Red Bull Salzburg until summer 2011. He made two substitute appearances in the Austrian Bundesliga for Red Bull Salzburg during 2008...
DF		Souheïl Ben Radhia Souheïl Ben Radhia Souheïl Ben Radhia is a Tunisian footballer who currently plays for Widzew Łódź in the Polish Ekstraklasa.-Career:On March 2, 2010 Widzew Łódź signed him from Étoile Sportive du Sahel....
DF		Mehdi Meriah Mehdi Meriah Mehdi Meriah is a Tunisian football player who currently plays as a left back for Club Africain. He can also play as a midfielder....
DF		Radhouène Felhi Radhouène Felhi Radhouène Felhi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for Étoile du Sahel.- Career :Felhi began his career with SS Meknassi and joined later to Étoile Sportive du Sahel....
DF		Ammar Jemal Ammar Jemal Ammar Jemal is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for the Fußball-Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln on loan.-Career:On 11 June 2009, Jemal was linked with a move to French club FC Nantes on a four year contract. This move would have reunited him with his former coach Gernot Rohr, but the transfer...
MF		Mohamed Ali Nafkha Mohamed Ali Nafkha Mohamed Ali Nafkha is a Tunisian football player who is currently playing for Étoile du Sahel on loan from FC Zürich....
MF		Afouène Gharbi Afouène Gharbi Afouène Gharbi is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays for the Libyan Premier League club Shat as a midfielder.-Career:...
MF		Gilson Silva Gilson Manuel Silva Alves Gilson Manuel Silva Alves also known as Ja is a Cape Verdean football forward who plays for Étoile du Sahel in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-International career:...
MF		Mehdi Ben Dhifallah Mehdi Ben Dhifallah Mehdi Ben Dhifallah is a Tunisian footballer. He currently plays as a striker for Al-Merreikh.-Career:Ben Dhifallah scored his first league goal for Étoile du Sahel against Jendouba Sport during the 2nd round of the 2007-08 season...
FW		Amine Chermiti Amine Chermiti Mohamed Amine Chermiti is a Tunisian footballer who plays as a striker for FC Zürich.-Club career:Chermiti has been mentioned as one of the African players of the year due to his performance in the African Champions League, where he scored eight goals in the tournament...
Substitutes:
MF		Mouritala Ogunbiyi Mouritala Ogunbiyi Mouritala Ogunbiyi is a Nigeria-born, Beninese football midfielder. He currently plays in France for Nîmes Olympique....
FW		Moussa Narry Moussa Narry Moussa Narry is a Ghanaian-Nigerien football midfielder who currently plays for Le Mans UC 72.- Career :...
Manager:
Bertrand Marchand Bertrand Marchand Bertrand Marchand is a French former football player who is the manager of RCA Raja Club Athletic.-Teams as a player:* 1972 - 1980 : Stade Rennais* 1980 - 1982 : Montmorillon* 1982 - 1985 : Thouars Foot 79-Teams as a coach:...

style="font-size: 90%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align=center> CS SFAXIEN: | GK   Lotfi Saidi

Lotfi Saïdi

Lotfi Saïdi is a Tunisian soccer player who currently plays for Floriana in the Maltese Premier League, where he plays as a goalkeeper.-External links:* at transfermarkt...

DF   Fateh Gharbi  DF   Karim Ben Amor DF   Hamdi Rouid DF   Mohamed Bouzidi MF   Chaker Bargawi MF   Chadi Hammami

Chadi Hammami

Chadi Hammami is a Tunisian international footballer who plays for CS Sfaxien, as a midfielder.-International career:Hammami made his international debut for Tunisia in 2007, and represented them at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations. He has also appeared in FIFA World Cup qualifying...

  MF   Fraj Bnouni

Fraj Bnouni

Fraj ben Abdallah Bnouni is a Tunisian footballer currently playing for Ahly Benghazi. He is a midfielder, and wears the number 15. He measures 1.76 metres, and weighs 73 kilograms....

  MF   Naby Soumah

Naby Soumah

Naby Capi Soumah is a Guinean football midfielder, who plays for Liberty Professionals F.C..-Career:Soumah played for Tunisian club Sfaxien, having joined the team in 2007 from STIR S Zarzouna...

FW   Blaise Kouassi

Blaise Kouassi

Blaise Koffi Kouassi is a former Côte d'Ivoire football defender who currently works as Team chef of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team.-Career:...

FW   Agyeman Opoku

Agyeman Prempeh Opoku

Nana Opoku Agyemang-Prempeh is a Ghanaian professional footballer, who currently plays for Qatar Stars League club Al-Ahly Doha in Qatar, and the Ghana national team.-Career:...

Substitutes: MF   Ahmed Hleli  DF   Guy Lusadisu Basisila  DF   Dominique da Silva

Dominique Da Silva

Dominique Da Silva is a Mauritanian international footballer who is currently playing as a striker for Al-Ahly of Egypt.He made his debut for the Mauritanian national team in 2008....

  Manager:   Michel Decastel

Michel Decastel

Michel Decastel is a retired Swiss footballer. He is currently a manager of Wydad AC Casablanca .-As a player:*1974-1979 : Neuchâtel Xamax*1979-1981 : RC Strasbourg*1981-1988 : Servette FC...

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Étoile du Sahel Étoile Sportive du Sahel The Étoile Sportive du Sahel is a sports club from Sousse in the Sahel region of Tunisia, known primarily for its football team. The club also has sections for handball, volleyball, basketball, judo and wrestling... Second Title

See also

• 2007 CAF Champions League
• 2007 CAF Confederation Cup

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