2009 North African Cup of Champions
International football competition
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The 2009 North African Cup of Champions was the second edition of the competition initiated by the North African Football Union (UNAF). Algerian side ES Sétif were crowned champions after beating Tunisian champions ES Tunis in a penalty shootout in the final. Midfielder Hocine Metref was chosen as the Best Player of the competition, while goalkeeper Faouzi Chaouchi was chosen as the Best Goalkeeper.[1]
DatesOctober 2009 – 19 December 2009
Teams4 (from UNAF confederations)
Champions
ES Sétif (1st title)
ES Sétif (1st title)Runners-up
ES Tunis
ES Tunis| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 2009 – 19 December 2009 |
| Teams | 4 (from UNAF confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | ES Sétif (1st title) |
| Runners-up | ES Tunis |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 15 (2.5 per match) |
| Top scorer | Abdelmalek Ziaya (3 goals) |
| Best player | Hocine Metref |
Participating teams
- ES Sétif (2008-09 Algerian Championnat National Champions)
- ES Tunis (2008-09 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle Champions)
Ittihad Tripoli (2008-09 Libyan Premier League Champions)
Raja Casablanca (2008-09 Botola Champions)
Draw
The draw was made in Djerba, Tunisia on 25 July 2009 at an UNAF meeting.[2][3]
Semi finals
First Legs
Raja Casablanca  | 1 – 1 | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
Dia Cire  81'Nabil Masloub  44'  84'Omar Najdi 90+4' |
Report (in Arabic) | Nabil Hemani 34' Abdelmalek Ziaya 69' |
Referee: Adil Arra'ee
Adil Arra'ee| ES Tunis | 2 – 1 | Ittihad |
|---|---|---|
| Khalil Chemmam 19' Khaled Ayari 90+8' |
Report (in Arabic) | Ahmed Zuway 35' |
Referee: Abdallah Achiri
Abdallah AchiriSecond Legs
| ES Sétif | 2 – 0 | Raja Casablanca |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelmalek Ziaya 32', 49' |
Ismail Belmaalam 36' |
Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi
Aouaz TrabelsiES Sétif go through with an aggregate score of 3–1
| Ittihad Tripoli | 2 – 2 | ES Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Waleed Mhadeb 9' Ahmed Zuway 54' |
(Report) (in Arabic) | Henri Bienvenu 62' Wajdi Bouazzi 90+4' |
Referee: Mokhtar Amalou
Mokhtar AmalouES Tunis go through with an aggregate score of 4–3.
Final
First leg
| ES Sétif | 1 – 1 | ES Tunis |
|---|---|---|
| Bouazza Feham 65' |
Report | Syam Ben Youssef 83' |
Referee: Wahid Tamuni
Wahid TamuniSecond leg
| ES Tunis | 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) (5 – 6 pen.) | ES Sétif |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Eneramo 70' (pen.) |
Lazhar Hadj Aïssa 35' |
Referee: Khalil Rouissi
Khalil RouissiChampions
| 2009 North African Cup of Champions Winners |
|---|
 ES Sétif First title |