2003 CAF Champions League Final
Ismailia Stadium hosted the podium where Enyimba lifted the trophy
Event2003 CAF Champions League
Enyimba Ismaily
Nigeria Egypt
2 1
Enyimba won 2–1 on aggregate
First leg
Enyimba Ismaily
2 0
Date30 November 2003
VenueEnyimba International Stadium, Aba
RefereeHailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Second leg
Ismaily Enyimba
1 0
Date12 December 2003
VenueIsmailia Stadium, Ismaïlia
RefereeEddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Attendance20,000

The 2003 CAF Champions League Final was at the end of the 2003 CAF Champions League.

It was a football tie held over two legs in December 2003 between Ismaily of Egypt, and Enyimba of Nigeria.

Enyimba won the final with aggregate score of 2-1 and became the 1st Nigerian club to win the cup.

Qualified teams

In the following table, finals until 1996 were in the African Cup of Champions Club era, since 1997 were in the CAF Champions League era.

Team Region Previous finals appearances (bold indicates winners)
Nigeria Enyimba WAFU (West Africa) none
Egypt Ismaily UNAF (North Africa) 1969

Venues

Enyimba International Stadium

Enyimba International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Aba, Nigeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches. It serves as a home ground of Enyimba International F.C. The stadium holds 16,000 people after the installation of seats.

It currently has a semi-artificial lawn of a high standard.

Ismailia Stadium

Ismailia Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt, and has a total capacity of 18,525. It is used by Ismaily SC, and was one of the stadiums used in the African competitions.

Aba, Nigeria hosted the first leg.
Ismailia, Egypt hosted the second leg.

Road to final

Nigeria Enyimba Round Egypt Ismaily
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Qualifying rounds Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea Satellite FC 8–2 3–0 (H) 5–2 (A) First round Zambia Zanaco FC 1–0 1–0 (H) 0–0 (A)
Senegal Jeanne d'Arc 4–0 4–0 (H) 0–0 (A) Second round Mauritius AS Port-Louis 7–0 1–0 (A) 6–0 (H)
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
Tanzania Simba SC 3–0 (H) Matchday 1 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 1–1 (A)
Egypt Ismaily 1–6 (A) Matchday 2 Nigeria Enyimba 6–1 (H)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 3–1 (H) Matchday 3 Tanzania Simba SC 0–0 (A)
Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–0 (A) Matchday 4 Tanzania Simba SC 2–1 (H)
Tanzania Simba SC 1–2 (A) Matchday 5 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 2–0 (H)
Egypt Ismaily 4–2 (H) Matchday 6 Nigeria Enyimba 2–4 (A)

Group A Winner
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
3 Tanzania Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Source:
Final standings

Group A Runner-up
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Nigeria Enyimba 6 4 0 2 14 11 +3 12 Advance to knockout stage
2 Egypt Ismaily 6 3 2 1 13 7 +6 11
3 Tanzania Simba SC 6 2 1 3 7 10 −3 7
4 Ivory Coast ASEC Mimosas 6 1 1 4 6 12 −6 4
Source:
Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg Knock-out stage Opponent Agg. 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria USM Alger 3–2 1–1 (A) 2–1 (H) Semifinals Tunisia ES Tunis 6–2 3–1 (H) 3–1 (A)

Format

The final was decided over two legs, with aggregate goals used to determine the winner. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule would have been applied, and if still level, the tie would have proceeded directly to a penalty shootout (no extra time is played).[1]

Matches

First leg

Enyimba Nigeria2–0Egypt Ismaily
  • Nwanna 28'
  • Anumnu 49'
 Report
Referee: Hailemalak Tessema (Ethiopia)
Enyimba
Ismaily

Second leg

Ismaily Egypt1–0Nigeria Enyimba
 (Report)
Attendance: 20,000
Ismaily
Enyimba

Notes and references

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