CS Sfax make it two Cup titles in a ro
Sfax win Confedrations Cup
Posted: 2008-11-24 06:59
CS Sfaxien became the first club to win the African Confederations Cup twice after forcing a 2-2 draw at Etoile du Sahel in the second leg of an all-Tunisia final yesterday.
The first leg two weeks ago ended goalless and the Red Devils of Etoile were expected to use their home advantage and add to eight their African Football Confederation (CAF) trophies won in 13 years.
But Sfaxien got off to a dream start with Ghana-born striker Agyemang Opoku scoring after just two minutes to claim his fourth goal this year in the African equivalent of the European Uefa Cup.
It took Etoile until 12 minutes into the second half to level through another West African striker, Nigerian Emeka Opara, but had to score again under the away-goal rule.
However, Sfaxien regained the lead on 74 minutes via their midfielder and leading scorer Abdelkrim Nafti, only for Aymen Abdennour to trigger a thrilling climax with an equaliser soon after.
A third goal eluded Etoile, though, and Sfaxien collected the 330 000-dollar first prize plus a showdown with Egyptian champions Al-Ahly in Cairo next February for the African Super Cup.
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